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Printable information sheet to attach to NZ Fun Sheep Tag #2 (copy tag)
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The original trackable went missing, so we made up this copy tag.
Sheep farming is a significant industry in New Zealand. According to 2007 figures reported by the United Nations, there are 39 million sheep in the country (a count of about 10 per individual). The country has the highest density of sheep per unit area in the world. Sheep numbers peaked in New Zealand in 1982 to 70 million and then dropped to about 40 million. There are 16,000 sheep and beef farms in the country which has made the country the world's largest exporter of lambs, with 24 million finished lambs recorded every year. Please move this Fun Sheep Tag to another cache soon, and log where it goes on geocaching.com Thanks !
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Wombatwandering took it to Discover The Dome
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Victoria, Australia
- 46.22 miles
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You joined Mother Wombat and me at a delicious lunch in Geelong, Victoria’s second largest city. It’s also the home of my football team, The Geelong Cats. They are going really well so far this year so it could all end in tears. The modern name of Geelong, established in 1827, was derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region, Djilang, thought to mean "land", "cliffs" or "tongue of land or peninsula". 😺
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Wombatwandering took it to 👜#13 sharkiefan's handbag series 👜
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Victoria, Australia
- 135.68 miles
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And back in Melbourne once again. I took you to the eastern suburb of North Balwyn today. I spent my tennage years here and my aunt still lives there. Now it’s an an are of super-sized faux French chateaux with giraffe compliant entrance ways. Came back via iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground so you could see that. I hope the Mighty Catters will be there in September. 🏟️
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Wombatwandering took it to Old Hume Hwy 31 - Bogong Lookout
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Victoria, Australia
- 55.66 miles
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A special treat was in store for you on the trip back to Melbourne. We stopped in Glenrowan for a unique tourist attraction. Kellyworld is a museum dedicated to the infamous bushranger, police killer, and folk hero Ned Kelly (and his gang). Ned is known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police at Glenrowan. Kellyland features “an animatronic show which brings to life the last stand of Ned Kelly and his gang”. It’s so bad, it’s hilarious. Bill Bryson gives a great account of his visit here in his book ‘In a Sunburnt country”. 👮
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Wombatwandering took it to No Fixed Address
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Victoria, Australia
- 150.06 miles
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What goes up, has to come down, and it was a steep and slippery walk back out. The rain has also brought the leeches out and I copped 17 itchy leech bites. Another learning lesson for geoson! We headed to the safety of our friends’ house at Mt Beauty. I was amused to see these two caches are only 16km apart. For you, it was really a 3- 4 hour walk out and then an hour drive. I imagine it’s a very tough bush bashing hike if you do the direct route. I’ve actually done it as a fantastic seven night ski tour via Falls Creek and Mt Loch - a fair bit longer than 16kms. 🪱
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Wombatwandering took it to Plumage
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Victoria, Australia
- 143.53 miles
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You’ve only just arrived in Melbourne but now you have driven back up the Hume halfway toward Canberra. The aim of this trip was to show geoson the difficult the Tom Kneen track up the North West Spur to the Melbourne University Mountaineering Club (MUMC) hut on Mt Feathertop. That was my club and now it’s son’s but he’s never done the hike and I didn’t want him to underestimate it.
Mt Feathertop (1922m) is the second highest mountain in Victoria but is one of the only mountains in the Australian alps that looks like a classic mountain. It is also known for its often dangerously icy slopes on which skiers and walkers have lost their footing with fatal results. Tom Kneen was a friend of Geoson’s grandparents. He died in an avalanche on the mountain.
The hike up was fine but the expected bad weather hit us just after he made it to the hut. Luckily for us, no one else was at the hut so we pitched our tent inside. Seriously wet and wild weather all night. I was glad to be cosy in the hut. 🛖
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contesta discovered it
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This trackable, along with many others, was enjoyed while traveling the globe while before heading off on the next chapter of their journey. Thanks to everyone who puts trackables out there that be admired and passed on. 🌟🙏🌟
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Wombatwandering took it to Bring Ya Rod - Altona Pier
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Victoria, Australia
- 40.04 miles
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Back in Melbourne and time for yum cha with my friend. She dropped us off in the western suburb of Altona so I could find a Wherigo for my calendar and I also took you for a walk out onto the pier. Bit of a grey day but it’s always nice to be by the sea. 🥟
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Dromaniax discovered it
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We had a ball at the Canberra Geobash and spotted these Trackables
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albida33 discovered it
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Discovered it at the Canberra Geobash.
Thank you for sharing.
Albida
Australia
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Wombatwandering took it to Clonbinane Park
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Victoria, Australia
- 166.34 miles
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Still driving down the Hume and back in my home state of Victoria. Stopped for a letterbox cache in a letterbox and a change of drivers. 📫
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