Totally Findable Tourist Caches
Welcome to Sydney
This series of geocaches is designed primarily with visitors to Sydney in mind who may have limited time and transport options and want a quick and easy find while out enjoying some sightseeing around this beautiful city.
All cache containers will be one of three types; a flat magnetic key case (MKC), a round film canister (FC or MFC for magnetic) or a fake rock (FR).
As always with city caching, the surrounding structures can affect GPS accuracy. If in doubt, use the hint however be mindful that the hint will indicate the type of container used and will be very specific to help you find the cache easily. If you want a challenge to find this cache and don't wish to know exactly where it's hidden, do not look at the hint.
At each location you’ll be given some information about the site you are visiting. I hope you find this information enlightening.
Enjoy!
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To Find This Cache:
1. Go to the published coordinates at the top of the round lookout tower and gaze into the distance to discover two words with green letters.
2. Now count the number of short "spikes" above the top horizontal railing of the fence surrounding the lookout tower.
3. Click on the Certitude Icon below and enter the two words and the number of spikes as one string of characters, no spaces. Eg, GREENLETTERS372
4. If you are correct, you'll receive the GZ coordinates and hint.
You can validate your puzzle solution with
certitude.
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Woolloomooloo
From atop the round lookout tower, you get a great view over the suburb known as Woolloomooloo.
The current spelling is derived from the name of the first homestead in the area, Wolloomooloo House, built by the first landowner John Palmer. There is debate as to how Palmer came up with the name with different Aboriginal words being suggested. Some of these include “Wallamullah”, meaning place of plenty and “Wallabahmullah”, meaning a young black kangaroo. Another suggestion is that the name came from “Wala-mala”, meaning an "Aboriginal burial ground". It has also been suggested that the name means field of blood, due to the alleged Aboriginal tribal fights that took place in the area.
Woolloomooloo was originally a working-class district of Sydney and has only recently changed with gentrification of the inner-city areas of Sydney. The redevelopment of the waterfront, particularly the construction of the housing development on the Finger Wharf, has caused major change. Areas of public housing still exist in the suburb.
A typical Woolloomooloo street
Image: TFTC_Sydney
During the 1920s and 1930s, criminal razor gangs ruled the streets of the area. They were called razor gangs due to their weapon of choice, straight edge cut-throat shaving razors that were used to threaten, disfigure (particularly faces) and even kill.
