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While ya cachin' Multi-Cache

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ZED!: Thank you all who have enjoyed my hides, time has come to bid farewell.

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Hidden : 7/29/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Offset Multi 2L clip top hidden below trunk of fallen tree.

Wyalkatchem (strange name, beut place) is 192 km east north east of Perth and tidy too, has won "Tidiest Town" 4 times since year 2000. Wyalkatchem is an Aboriginal name first recorded for a waterhole spelt Walkatching in the 1870's but the meaning is unknown.

Coordinates will find you at the tourist layby in town where you'll find a BBQ, gazebos, toilets and attractions such as the CBH museum (housed in a 1930's style wheatbin and Open Friday - Monday 10am to 3.30pm July until November) and an endangered species garden.

To find the physical cache you will need to locate the Pioneer Wall and specifically the plaque that ‘honours the pioneers of the Wyalkatchem Shire’.
Identify the family name atop the 3rd column and use it to solve the following puzzle.

You will find the cache at S31 10.ABC E117 22.DEF (about 700m away)
(A=1, B=2, C=3…… Z=26)

A= First letter plus one
B= Fifth letter plus two
C= The number of letters in the name minus one
D= Fifth letter minus second letter
E= Fourth letter minus four
F= Second letter minus one

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur anzr vf cebonoyl gurve bpphcngvba nf jryy

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)