The yarn so far...................
It was a stinking 38 degrees while enjoying an ice cold beer at the bar of the Royal Hotel in Barham that I got talking to an old bloke known in the area as "Which Way Creek Jackie Jackie". Jack to his mates. Jack was a 1900's boy drover running mobs of cattle between Perricoota Station and Barham. It was on one such drive along the banks of the Murray River that a steer broke away un-noticed from the mob and was left behind.
It would be a month before Jack returned and it was within this time Jack believes that the steer and the big Murray River cod became close, (really, really close.)
On Jack's return journey, he rounded what is known as Nursery Bend and noticed the steer pushing the cod from a waterhole which was evaporating with the continuing drought to the safety of the flowing river. Jack was amazed as the cod swam around the steer as if saying goodbye to each other. As years went by stories of nets torn apart, hooks stripped from the wire traces and snags that resembled horns were rife around the district.
It wasn't until a Riverboat captain heading to Echuca experienced trouble with one of his paddle wheels and on inspection noticed Horney an entangled mess. Eager to share his remarkable find, he went to the first hotel (The Royal) to only be ridiculed and called a hoax and sent packing leaving Horney's mangled body behind. There was only one person that didn't laugh at him that day, and can you guess who?
So Jack finished the last of his beer and gave me a wink before saying goodbye. It was then that Len the barman came up to me, "Mate, can you believe that story? I think it's a load of Cod's Wallop".
You be the judge..........
From the start location, please answer the question:
Q1. WHAT IS THE YEAR ON THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE? (Up high)
ANSWER. (ABCD)
GO TO:
S 35 37 ABCD - (minus) 1092 E 144 07 ABCD - (minus) 1361
HINT:
"EAGLE"
Q2. IN WHAT YEAR DID THE FAMILY SETTLE IN THE BARHAM DISTRICT?
ANSWER: (EFGH)
FROM YOUR CALCULATIONS, YOU CAN NOW PROCEED TO THE CACHE WHICH IS LOCATED AT:
S 35 37.EFGH - (minus) 1034 E 144 07 ABCD - (minus) 1302
PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT THIS AREA MAY HAVE A VERY HIGH MUGGLE RATE, AND IF SO, PLEASE TRY LATER.
ALSO, PLEASE HIDE IT WELL.