Collie River, Eaton Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Balayang: I am regretfully archiving this cache since unfortunately there has been no action to restore it, or any communication from the cache owner, The Explorer, requesting additional time.

An ample opportunity has been provided for the Cache Owner to respond, but since this opportunity has been ignored, I can only conclude that the cache has been abandoned.

Caches archived under these circumstances are unable to be Unarchived, and this location is now available for the placement of a new cache, by somebody else.

Balayang
Community Reviewer -Australia

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Hidden : 2/7/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is located within a parkland area of the Collie River shoreline in Eaton. The grassed and treed foreshore of the Collie River offers ideal picnicking and fresh water fishing opportunities. Boat launching facilities. Opportunity to take the walk trail of some 3 kilometers along the shores of the river and walk the numerous boardwalks.

The Collie River, which rises in the Darling Range and flows into Leschenault Estuary near Bunbury, is named after Dr Alexander Collie. Dr Collie, a Royal Navy surgeon, and Lt. William Preston of H.M.S. Sulphur, explored this country and found the river in 1829, and Captain James Stirling, the Lieutenant Governor, named it in Collie's honour. Collie was appointed the first Resident Magistrate at Albany in 1831, was later appointed Colonial Surgeon, and died at Albany in 1836.

Excerpt from Preston’s Diary detailing their first trip up the river:

“23 November 1829: Arrived at Port Leschenault (note: Bunbury) at 8 hours 30 minutes. After giving the boats crew some refreshment we proceeded in one boat to examine the port and in the other with Mr Cudlip to pitch the tents, dig for water, and prepare the dinner &c &c &c.

About 2.5 miles up we discovered a river flowing over a shallow into the Estuary and immediately made for it. Everyone was obliged to get out of the boat and haul it over a short distance when the water became deep and very little salt. Good land appeared on both banks and we were soon amidst the natives who testified the greatest and most friendly eagerness to be allowed to approach us.

There are two mouths to the river with a low sandy island (note: Bar Island) between them, and the one we entered the westernmost was afterwards found to be the least shallow. A second Island is formed in the river, not a mile up (note: Alexander Island) and the water rather shallow, affording a good crossing place for the Natives. About 1/2 a mile above this (note: within ~200 metres of cache) the water being perfectly fresh we filled our barricoes and soon had our Native friends around. On returning between 30 and 40 had assembled on the banks and ran to the shallows at the mouth where they closely surrounded us carrying green boughs and without any weapons of offence or defence. The soil which we saw and productions on both sides of the river as far as we saw and there was a long and wide reach beyond where we stopped seemed good and luxuriant.” except on one or two heights where the sand predominated. So much as only to support a few shrubs, Banksias, and a few Eucalypti

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)


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