This is a bonus cache to the Adventure Lab: Woodvine Homestead.
Woodvine Homestead is an historic 377 hectare property that was donated to the Crown by Mr Herbert Ernest “Ernie” Shaw in 1998, who wanted to protect the plants and animals that lived there. The farm originates back to 1862, shortly after the oldest building on the site was built by Ernie’s great-great grandfather, Daniel Long.
In 2001, a few years after the farm was donated to National Parks, the area was proclaimed 'The Woodlands Nature Reserve'. Ernie had a residential license over the property and was the only person in Tasmania living in a nature reserve. The main cottage was erected in 1902 and was Ernie’s home until 2003 when he left Woodvine due to health issues.
Woodvine Nature Reserve is a magnificent time-capsule of artefacts and buildings that wonderfully depict how farming life used to be in Victorian and Federation Tasmania. It's a beautiful and serene place to visit, and you can almost feel the presence of old farmers going about their daily business in these idyllic surroundings.
Take notes of the answers given by completing the Adventure Lab stages. The cache can be found at:
S42 47.ABC E147 42.DEF