Home #2 Bourke, New South Wales, Australia
By Bourkebornandbred on 02-Aug-14. Waypoint GC5A9G8

thank you it was a bit tricky but it was a really good place

Nice quick find in a very interesting place. TFTC

GCLOGAN TripInteresting to read about Fred Hollows. Found with GrimRaider on a hot morning drive. I am travelling with GrimRaider to GCLogan and then to western NSW on our first trip with the van. Thanks for hiding this cache Bourkebornandbred

After making it to the Northernmost point of Australia from Melbourne we are now on the return journey south. We are currently camped in Bourke and out exploring the area. After a visit to Fred Hollows grave we wandered further into the cemetery to find the cache. TF placing this cache for us to find on our travels.

Making our way towards home over the next few weeks travelling with 2 dogs and a cat we have found caching a great way to give the fur babies a break. Thanks to the COs for placing and maintaining.

TFTC

Tftc, Lou and Paul from yhe Blue Mountains NSW. Travelling with Savannah. Cache in good irder.

Nice easy find on a balmy evening looking for Fred Hollowes grave. TFTC

Came to visit Fred! TFTC

Found with MoSSau Tftc

Thanks for cache found with Lonely RA while doing a self guided tour of cemetery.

Nice easy find after visiting the nearby burial site of a significant Australian, what an amazing man he was TFTC

The tree is slowly winning - TFTC

04.08.24 tftc found with pest77

Found while in Burke while on holiday - cemetery was great stop for a walk a TFTC

Paid our respects.Great man.Funny the sign just says he was born but not where.NZ as it happens as my brother in law worked for his brother.Another fav for the significance of the location. Signed The RoosTftc

Veni. Vidi. Vici. Scripsi.In Bourke for a day on the way home to Adelaide after a 9 week sojourn through NSW, and decided to visit the Fred Hollows grave. Saw this cache was nearby, so, after the respects were paid, on the way back to the car and visiting some of the graves of the local characteres, this cache was in the target. Wandered over to GZ, and as I approached, the hide was observed. Extracted the cache, signed the log and then replaced as found. Visited some more characters and then to the car to visit the Warf, Crossley engine and also complete the Bourke AD Lab.Gratias Pro Cachce Bourkebornandbred

Found it TFTC

Nice easy find TFTC

Pen dry but photo available. Found on our way the BRB at Birdsville. Stopped here to visit wifes relatives . TFTC

First thing after packing up and preparing to get on the road we made our way down to the cemetery to see Fred's grave. Apparently he was so well known in the area a first name was only required. A lovely tribute. Cache all good. But I could hear a nearby bee's nest. Thanks for the cache.

Found it with rex46

With dot558 after doing the pet cemetery walked down for this smileThankyou for placing the caches

Been working around Canungra for a couple of months and on the road back home to Manda.Stopped here for a quick cache grab on the way past.Interesting cemetery, full of history. TFTC

Left new log. TFTCSL

quick find today tftc

Gotcha what a contrast of the old and new. Quick find of cache TFTC

Day 4 of my tour of Central NSW. Hoping to chase some LGAs and other points of interest. Left Gilgandra and headed West with Bourke as the target for the end of the day. First stop was Nevertire where a slosh through the wet found this cache. Luckily it's a fine sunny day and the shoes will dry out. Next stop was just a quick pitstop but cache is not quite the way it should be. Arrived at Nyngan and collected a few outback caches then rolling on down the Mitchell Hwy for a few more. Arrived in Bourke and headed to see Fred Hollows grave. Not seen kangarroos in a cemetery too often. Tftc

A nice easy find and a very interesting location TFTC.

TFTF. An easy pick up. New log needed.

Easy cache, lovely old quiet place for a chat with Fred.

With a handful of tears falling from heaven, we explored the cemeteryworld. Reading names, stories, and dates it really brings home how difficult life was in years gone by. Having just laid to rest Genghicat's father, wandering the cemetery brings us a sense of gravitas. Still, there is a peacefulness to be found in the cycle of life. We found the cache in good condition. Tftc

Find#6034Nice hiding place What a epic road trip exploring Australia Thanks for the cache

Awesome spot to visit and grab a cache or 2 Tftc

The gates are all locked. I guess they do not want anyone getting out

A great man. Found on a sojourn all around during QOGM 2023 adventure. A fun jaunt with lots of dust, mud and starry skies. Thanks Bourkebornandbred and clear skies from TeamAstro. ?? Cache the planet! Cache found in the company of deanside. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *SAs Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Keep looking up!

Well that was a quick find after a previous DNF! Nice to pay homage to Fred Hollows again too!Caching the area during Longreach QOGM 2023. Just loving these outback trails, red dust, green foliage and blue skies!Thanks Bourkebornandbred for placing these caches,for bringing me here and contributing to this great game for others to enjoy. Happy trails, Deanside

Exploring outback NSW with the family and picking up some random caches along the way. Amazing story about Fred Hollows here. Incredible man. Thanks for the cache.

Lovely opportunity to see Fred Hollows grave. Thank you

Fabulous cemetery.

Found the cache easily enough but was saddened by the state of neglect that the pet cemetery was in.

Thanks for the cash from Argentina!

TFTC ??

Plenty of bees around. Bees behaved themselves - maybe a Geo bee?

Stopped to see Fred. Never knew he was here - WOW Huge Rock,,,,Are they tryingto keep
him in there. Found a Cache nearby as a Bonus.

Our find number 100!!!!! Whoo whoo

Freddo and Team Waldron headed to warmer climes around Broken Hill, Cobar, Bourke, Cunnamulla
and Charleville.

After a cold start in Broken Hill the weather improved once we got further north. Sadly our last night in Broken was wet which, pardon the pun, put a dampener on things.

All up it was a great week away and lots of caches were found with only 3 dnfs.

Thanks to all who placed and maintained their caches. The occasional cache was damaged and we refurbished it and we also left new logbooks as required.

A quick find as we toured Bourke early on a chilly morning.

TFTC

Quick find here. I see dead people.

Freddo and Team Waldron are heading north for a long delayed trip to the caching fields of Cunnamulla. This cache was found on our journey. Caches were fixed where necessary. Fresh log books added. Containers refreshed.

Warning, this hobby can be addictive. It can lead to exercise, meeting new people and finding interesting places you might not have known existed otherwise. Beware: you may have fun.

Thanks for the cache. Merci la cache. Danke für den Cache. Gracias por el caché. Bedankt voor de cache. Kiitos kätköstä. Zikomo posungira. Terima kasih untuk cache. Hvala cache. Köszönöm a cache. Nga mihi mo te keteroki. Dankie vir die kas.

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SA’s Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Can’t wait!!

Found July 8, 2023 @ 2:19 PM(Apologies for the late log)A quick stop in the the cemetery on the way home from Big Red Bash had me checking my geocaching app... just in case there was anything close by.I was in luck - 2 caches nearby!After an interesting walk around we quickly found and signed the log here.Thanks Bourkebornandbred for the cache.

Another interesting Cemetery Cache.
Thankyou
Little Squirell

I mainly stopped here to pay my respects to Fred.

Well if you know you know.

Then bonus was to have a cache nearby.

So a quick walk over and log signing.

TFTC

Staying in town for the night and grabbed this cache while here. Used the hint to be quick. Thanks for the cache tnln replaced as found sl

Quick find thanks. Pen is dead so took a photo of the log.

Nice quick find on our way to cobar

Quick find on a hot day wander through this historic cemetery. TFTC

Cairns to Sydney Road Trip
Day Six: Charleville to Bourke
Weather: all over the place.

Greetings from a transiting South Australian.

One of five Bourkebornandbred caches found as I wandered around and familiarised myself with town.

This one was rather exposed, so I’ve covered it so it doesn’t go in the next cemetery clean up.

Thanks for the cache BB&B!

It’s on! GCA1DNA “The Great Leap Forward”
Adelaide, South Australia, February 29, 2024.
Register your interest now. We’d love to see you there!

Arrived in Bourke while road tripping from Brisbane to Adelaide. Stopped by the historical cemetery to visit and read up on some interesting life stories. Noticed a cache nearby and went to collect it.

Thanks for the cache!

A trip to Perth checking out some of the awesome places along the way in ACT, NSW, outback Qld and NT. Grabbing some old caches and missing LGAs. TFTC.
Looks like a lovely dedication wih all the signatures.

We made this very much harder than it needed to be. Well hidden. TFTC.

TFTC smile 14769 out and about with miss millie geo dog Signed and replaced on our way to Canberra with TBU2Uwe001 and TBU1Bikesu hope we make it because of all the rain and flooding

Thank you, Bourkebornandbred, for placing this cache for our enjoyment.

We spent time at the QOGM 2022 Murweh and are now on a camping trip in NSW.

CACHING with TBU1Bikesu and Grannysmith1947.

TFTc

We are travelling South towards Dubbo.

Stayed in Bourke for the night.

Tftc Bourkebornandbred

A fitting grave stone for such a big character.

There is another character buried in Burke in a paupers grave - Elijah Upjohn, otherwise known as ‘The man who ended Ned’ listen to his story on the podcast on 29/09/22 “In Black and White” by Jen Kelly.

Thanks Bourkebornandbred for taking time to set out and maintain this hide and for showing us this very special part of the world

Log signed in first open spot

Find # 9164

#LockitupintheOutback

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19th / 20th November 2022 – GC8EW40 – Whittlesea – Victoria

Found on the trip home after another awesome, annual QOGM event. On the hunting trail again with SeasonedBird (aka Mrs Geo, Salty Chook, the Old Boiler, Old Chook, Dirty Bird, Angry Bird & occasionally even Love Bird). It’s a great day for caching.
TFTC Bourkebornandbred
Find #11523

Finally found this sneaky hide brute heading off to pay my resurrects to Fred Hollows

Unfortunately I couldn't find this easy cache, couple of empty jars and a broken toy, but maybe overlooked it. But got to visit a famous grave,so that was a bonus!

Interesting cemetery to look around.
Worth to visit here.
Thanks

Easy little park and grab. The cache is in good condition, signed and replaced. Thanks Bourkebornandbred for placing the cache.

TFTC enjoyed exploring the cemetery and visiting Fred Hollows resting place

Easy find

No pen on hand, so dis
Dn’t sogn
Log was full

TFTC Will.log properly later. All good at GZ.

Great find

Beats me DNF

Quick find after spending some time looking at some of the historical graves. TFTC.

I had a long wander around here after arriving from Lightning ridge. There were so many emotional stories here but one which really cut me deeply. I have attached a photo for this particular Family. Heartbreaking. The cache is dry and does need a new logbook/sheet very soon

We had planned a road trip to Queensland to visit family in 2021, but our travel plans were stalled due to border closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the world was trying to get back to a semi normal state, we decided to have another go at getting away from the cold and head up north for some sunshine and warmth. Day 3 of our trip saw us tackle Bourke and cross the border to Cunnamulla for the Paroo puzzles. Again the wildlife showed themselves, some a bit too close for comfort. The roads for the trails were all in good condition which made the driving between them bearable and an enjoyable day in the red dirt.

Our apologies for the generic log, but thank you to all the cache owners for the placements.

Revisiting Bourke for the third time from TAS, but this time its mostly to see the town from a geocacher's perspective. So far so good on these bornandbred caches. Thanks for giving us an incentive for a few laid back cruisey days Bourkebornandbred.

Checked out Fred Hollows resting point then made the short walk to find this one. TFTC

We have arrived in Bourke and put the caravan at the information center while we used geocaching as our tour guide. We have had a wonderful day. SL TFTC

Great to see the new life with the old. TFTC

Easy find. Needs new log.

Found after searching tractor decoy.

Gotcha - Found with a bit of searching. Tftc

We opened the door here to locate the cache. Thank you for placing it for us to find.

Fun, adventure, travel, history, geology, mental stimulation, social gatherings, support and friendship are just some of the elements of geocaching.

Out and about enjoying the opportunity to grab a few caches, yours being one of those I targeted on my journey today. Thanks ??

Thanks Bourkebornandbred for placing this cache and adding to our game.

Found with tassie expat while exploring this interesting area. Sunny day, nice for walking around a cemetery. Easy find, cache is in good condition. Thanks

A quick find with frmen1. We love cemeteries (the older the better) and will wander around them even if there isn't a cache lol
The older section is very soft under foot in places at the moment. There were some very touching memorials. Thank you for bringing us here.

Watch for spiders. Good find

Quick find before checking F Hollows grave RIP. TFTC

Thank you for bringing us to this beautiful old cemetery one of the special things about it was saying Fred hollows grave which I did not know was here I’m so pleased we came thank you for hiding this and bringing me to this beautiful place

A tractor provided a decoy for me. I spent too long looking all over the tractor when the cache was nearer to my toes.

Day 9 of the long road trip from Western Australia to Townsville, Queensland for the Mega.

Leaving New South Wales today and ended up reaching Charleville in Queensland doing a few caches along the way as well as an Adventure Lab at Cunnamulla.

Cache found without problems. Log signed and cache returned as it was found.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for cachers to find.

Day 9 of the long road trip from Western Australia to Townsville, Queensland for the Mega.

Leaving New South Wales today and ended up reaching Charleville in Queensland doing a few caches along the way as well as an Adventure Lab at Cunnamulla.

Cache found without problems. Log signed and cache returned as it was found.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for cachers to find.

#16946 @1630
Day 2 of a 3 week holiday driving from Canberra to Townsville and back to attend the Mega. Today was Forbes to Bourke, via Euabalong, Mount Hope and Cobar. Approx 600km. Apart from a couple of DNF's all caches were found in good condition. Cache easily found. TFTC.

Easy find while walking through the dead centre of town. SL and replaced. TFTC.

Found yesterday with sixftundernover

Day off on deployment for Covid...Found with Hintonites...Will need new log

TFTC

Found 9/8/21 at 11.56

East find. Love old cemeteries. (Needs new paper)

Cheers, Bulba's