Some say Ben Hall was a likeable bushranger who could charm the rings off ladies fingers and the money from their purses. He was known to tip his hat and bow to tellers as he left with the cash holdings of the bank. Stories state that he was a hardworking, dedicated cattleman, driven to crime as a result of harassment by the local chief of police.
Others will tell you that he was a thug with a chip on his shoulder and a dangerous outlaw. They say he was a thief like his father, a womaniser, a liar and a foul mouthed rogue.
We will never know - we do know for certain that in 1865 Ben Hall was gunned down not far from the Goobang Creek. His body was slung across a horse and brought back to police barracks at Camp Hill. This cache visits some important sites from Ben Hall's final day.
At WP1
A = the last number in the age
B = the number of pickets on the back fence
C = the number of gates
D = the number of pickets on the left side, less 11
E = divide your answer for D by 2
WP2 is at:
S 33° 23.ACB
E 148° 00.BED
At WP2
There is a film canister containing the coordinates for WP3 and a number. Find it and note the information.
G = ___
At WP3
F = the number of letters in the 3rd word on the 3rd line of text
J = the number of times the site has been used as a general store
WP4 is at:
S 33° 13.FGA
E 147° 54.CBJ
*WP4 is on private property, however there is public access to the site. Please show respect to the farmer by staying on the track and making sure the gate is shut when you leave.
At WP4
H = the number that is printed twice in the date 'the morning of...........'
I = the second number on line 2 of the bottom plaque, divided by 2
The cache is at:
S 33° CF.EJE
E 147° HI.GFB