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Yararoo Well Multi Multi-Cache

Hidden : 1/8/2025
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


WP 1 will take you to a modern plaque giving you a very brief snapshot of Yararoo Station's history.

to find WP 2 you will need the following from the plaque.....

The year Fowler Died : ABCD

The Year Slatter Died : EFGH

the final location is approx 2 km away at.....

S 34 CH.B(A+E+G)(F-D)

E 138 CG.(GxG)(GxG)(H-D)

Checksum: South - 28 East - 16                   

The final location takes you to the site of the Yararoo well that was dug by the chineese for Fowler in the 1800's to a depth of approx 170 feet. The underground water supply surfaces at Port Arthur and is the reason the large trees grow so well there right on the beach also the main reason the mangroves have never closed in that section. The water was of poor quality and was only used to water livestck and the bullock teams that came from the copper mines at Moonta and kadina. Two large water tanks stored the water raised by a horse works pump initially then later an oil engine was used. a long water trough feeds off these tanks.Across the road a feed trough is visable where they fed the hungry bullock teams.

Please stay off the private property and replace cache as found. the local wildlife can be quite inquisitive of plastic containers!

TB in cache for FTF. 

Goodluck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ynetr ebpx

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)