Hidden History 12 - A Short Tour
A Short Tour will take you on a walk around some of the remnants of early Sydney. You will be able to read interpretive signs and view the remains of old buildings and other historical places.
The waypoints below are reasonably close to locations you should visit to find the answers to the crossword. You can visit in any order.
To find the cache you will use the information you have collected to complete the crossword but there is a twist. The crossword clues have letters but the crossword has numbers so you have to work out the value of each letter by answering these questions from your walk.
The cache is on the small size, so large swaps are out. You need your own quill to mark the log book
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Number of green bottles in the privy pit |
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| B |
1/10 of the time the paddock was used by local children |
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| C |
Arthur lived at |
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| D |
Charles resided at |
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The number of houses in Sgt Majors Row |
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| F |
Sum of digits in the date the Suez Canal was formed |
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| G |
First digit of number of copper screwpins |
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| H |
Sum of digits in year Dawes point Battery was demolished |
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| J |
Sum of digits in length of second hospital |
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| K |
Sum of digits in height of second hospital |
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| L |
One more than the sum of digits in the year of John Rae’s watercolour |
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| M |
Sum of digits in the year the “Young Princess Hotel” was built. |
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| N |
The units of the year the Palisade Hotel was licensed |
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The sum of the digits in the last year the Red Coats went to Morning Prayer |
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The sum of the sum of digits in the year the window was dedicated |
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The hour of the morning service |
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| R |
The first and last digit of the year of Sydney’s oldest pub |
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| S |
One half of the above |
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| T |
The number of straight poles |
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| U |
The number on the pink wall above Capt Tench Arcade |
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| V |
Sum of the digits in the year the first General Hospital was built – 20 |
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The crossword clues
Across
T. In what month were 488 people being treated?
K. Where did the ferry that berthed at the bottom of ferry lane go.
E. What covered the roof of the Military Moveable Hospital?
C. what was used as a rubbish dump
Q. Who was the first person to contact bubonic plague in 1900?
M. What bacame the Suez Canal in 1979 (first word)
F. What stood at 79 Lower Fort St in 1842?
L. What transmitted the bubonic plague?
O. What colour coats attended morning prayer?
R. An aerial photograph of Sydney Harbour, looking south was taken in 1904. From what was it taken?
A. In which month was the foundation stone for the Garrison Church laid?
J. How many local residents are standing at the corner of Windmill St. and Ferry Lane?
V. How many hammers were in the military chest?
P. From where did the soup kitchen operate?
N. Hero of?
D. Who had a bond store alongside the longshore wharf?
S. What were Parbury and Downshire Lanes used for in the 1880's?
U. One of the rocks push was named after a fruit. What was it?
H. What is the first word in the name of Sydney's oldest Hotel
After you have completed the crossword, use this key to locate the cache.
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The cache pointer is at S33 F8 H12 . N8 F13 B13 E151 C10 O6 . A1 P5 F7
Please replace it exactly as you have found it.
Take some time to look around the area.
All the information is available on this page.
Bearing in mind that this is a short tour, after you apply the information found on the pointer, you will have to travel about 22 perches to locate the cache.
If you want to double check your answer before wandering off you can visit GeoChecker.com.