Cache #188
While recenty traversing another of the back roads from Burrumbuttock (enjoying the drive through the roadside White Box trees) I came across this lonely memorial. The plaque gives information on a church that was once located nearby. Thought this would make a nice simple multi. Answer the following questions and take a quick walk to find the cache.
A = the last number on the plaque
B = the number of letters in the last word of the second row
C= the number of letters in the first word of the fourth row
D = the number of letters in the first word of the first row
S 35 49.AAA E 146 44.BCD
Checksum S 42 E 34
Greater Hume Back Roads Series
Surrounding the NSW city of Albury is the Greater Hume Shire. The Shire was formed in 2004 incorporating Culcairn Shire, the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire. The population in 2016 was 10351, but it is scattered over lots of small towns – Jindera (2222), Holbrook (1715), Culcairn (1473), Henty (1237) and Walla Walla (836) and a number of smaller villages including Morven, Gerogery, Walbundrie, Burrumbuttock, Bungowannah and Woomargama. I suspect many of the residents commute to Albury/Wodonga for work, but there are also a lot of small farms that would be a key income source for many of the residents.
While there are a number caches within the shire, compared to the adjacent north east Victoria and Albury, they are still few and far between. This series hopefully fills some of this gap - there are so many back roads where a cache could be placed. We have also tried to add a little bit of local history or information to make the caches interesting.
There are a variety of hides in the series, but each should be near a safe spot to park – they are all on sealed roads though some of the connections may be gravel (check in wet weather). You should be able to get your car well off the road (or if keen you could ride a bike!), and there should be no need to cross the road either. Despite most of these roads being relatively quiet, as always please be careful with kids and dogs. Snakes in warmer weather may also be a hazard. You will need your own pen for this one. Please return as found (including returning camouflage) to ensure this one stys in place.
We hope you enjoy this series.