Historic Australia-The Old Alice Springs Courthouse. Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
By
Gullivers Travels54 on 16-Apr-17. Waypoint GA10047
Cache Details
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Type: | History |
Container: | Virtual |
Coordinates: | S23° 41.901' E133° 52.924' (WGS 84) |
53K 386025E 7378722N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 583 m |
Local Government Area: | Alice Springs |
Description
The Old Courthouse, built 1927-1928, is valued by the community, for not only does it represent a tangible reminder of the past, but it is for many, the location where decisions were made or actions taken which directly affected their life, whether it be for better or worse.
It was originally proposed to build the courthouse from stone but concrete was chosen as a cheaper option. The hollow concrete blocks which resemble stone, were made on site in patterned metal moulds.
The courthouse was designed for use as the Administrative Offices of Central Australia, which was established in 1926 to prepare for a measure of self government in the Northern Territory.
It represents a brief period between1926 and 1931 when Central Australia was an independant administrative region and managed separately from the remainder of the Territory.
To log your find go to GZ where you will find an information board.
Answer the questions correctly to receive a codeword, then choose 'ACTIONS' on the right hand side of the tool bar, (Questions and answers/get codeword), you then copy and paste the codeword to claim your find.
Happy caching.
Q1. The building was specially designed for the (.........) zone enviroment.
a. desert
b. arid
c. vegetionless
Q2. Although a Local Court of Alice Springs had been proclaimed in 1892. Its offices were originally at the (...............) Find the missing words.
a. Alice Springs Golf Course
b. Pitchi Richi Sanctuary
c. Overland Telegraph Station.
Q3. The Old Courthouse was declared a heritage place on (................................) Find the date.
a. 19 April 1995
b. 20 March 1996
c. 21 May 1996
Hope you have enjoyed the history lesson.
Hints
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Logs
I was armchairing and was not meant to log this cache,
Please accept my apologies,
James0116
Thanks for bring us here.
TFTC
Took a couple of photos.
Will post them when we get home.
Another perfect Winter day for a few more caches.
Thanks for the cache, cheers from the Riverina, NSW,
Roostaman
Thanks for the cache, cheers from the Riverina, NSW,
MrsRoosta
Thanks
Albida
Thanks Gullivers Travels54 for another history cache
Thanks heaps for setting up these caches.
Thanks Gullivers Travels54 for creating this History Cache.
thanks GULLIVERS TRAVELS54 for the virtual cache.