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First Northern Settlement Multi-Cache

Hidden : 4/12/2004
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Your trek today takes you through some historical areas of the North of Tasmania, but they are close together. This cache highlights the first permanent settlement in the North of Tasmania

Final Location South YZ WW.ZVV East ZY6 YU.XXX

First head to a spot not far from Beauty Point, follow the A7. S 41.09 970 E 146 46.280

Stop and appreciate what it mush have been like to settle here two hundred years ato. From the information provided here, begin to complete the final location.

When was this location discovered? Use the last three digits for XXX. (XXX)

How many Norfolk Islanders established farms here? Use this digit for U. (U)

Now travel up the road to S 41 09.112 E 146 45.907

Using the information here, which is well worth taking in, answer the following questions:

The Buffalo arrived on the Y (4th) of November. (Y)

Instructions from Gov. King to Capt. Kent were sent on the Z (1st) of October. (Z)

There was a short excursion from Western Arm on the WW (09th) of February. (WW)

When did Governor Bligh write to Paterson? 27 Sep 18VV (1805). (VV)

Now you have the final location, begin a nice short walk, taking in the other historic notes on the way. Muggles shouldn't be a problem here and don't get cut extracting the cache from its' resting place.

The general area of the final location has BBQ and shelter, so you could consider staying for a while.

Listing has been updated with the answers you cannot find. Thanks Dean_Erwin

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yrsg bs genpx, arne n gerr, haqre fpeho. Abg haqre gur phggvat tenff.

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)