Pioneers Park Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
By
whitewebbs on 18-Sep-17. Waypoint GA10770
Cache Details
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| Type: | History |
| Container: | Virtual |
| Coordinates: | S42° 47.093' E147° 33.853' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 546148E 5262918N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 13 m |
| Local Government Area: | Sorell |
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Description
Pioneers Park
Pioneers Park in Sorell was previously a caravan park for several years. The Sorell Council did extensive renovations after the caravan park closed and a competition was run to rename the park. Pioneers Park was chosen to honour the early settlers of the district.
The park is a popular picnic spot to visit with bbqs, play equipment, car park and toilets.
If you continue along the Sorell Rivulet and follow The Waterway Trail you will find more interpretative boards outlining the early history of Sorell. The cemetary nearby also has interpretative boards and is an interesting spot to visit.
Please answer the following questions from the information board at GZ and select the correct answers by choosing questions and answers under Actions on the RH side of the cache page. When you select the answers correctly you will receive a code to log to claim a smiley. Please copy and paste this code into the "Codeword" box when logging the find.
1. What was Pioneers Park previously called?
(a) Hoods Park
(b) Hawthorn Park
(c) Willow Park
2. What year is shown in the photo of Pioneers Park before it was redeveloped?
(a) 2001
(b) 2002
(c) 2003
3. The photo of Pelham House shows which animal outside?
(a) Cat
(b) Dog
(c) Horse
4. What year was Pelham House built?
(a) 1864
(b) 1865
(c) 1866
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Logs
Thanks for the history lesson, muggles have no appreciation of what can be tucked away right under their noses.
Rated: for Overall Experience
After a bright and early start to have an onslaught on some southern caches we left well before daylight negotiating the fog, icy conditions and the odd slow driver to make our way to sorell after grabbing some caches there we made our way down towards Port Arthur to find most of the caches in the area, the view from the Eaglehawk lookout was brilliant. Met up with Oldsaint near the golf course where he needed assistance to turn the hazards off on his Ranger. At the second last cache in the area we meet up with Goose and Stainless Steel Rat, after a catch up and discussing some caching we headed off for seven mile beach where we located all but one of the caches we had targeted in the area.
then continued onwards to Sanford to find the rest of Whitewebbs MMMM games caches and a few others that were close by. Needing to be in New Town at 5 to pick up a heater we stopped in at Rosny Hill to grab the caches there to fill in some time, all were located and solved. After loading the heater onto my ute we decided that was enough caching for the day and headed back north arriving home around 10pm.
A quick and easy find on our way past TFTC
then continued onwards to Sanford to find the rest of Whitewebbs MMMM games caches and a few others that were close by. Needing to be in New Town at 5 to pick up a heater we stopped in at Rosny Hill to grab the caches there to fill in some time, all were located and solved. After loading the heater onto my ute we decided that was enough caching for the day and headed back north arriving home around 10pm.
A quick and easy find on our way past TFTC
Grabbed info while passing on Sunday.
Many tftc...much appreciated....cheers ST.
Many tftc...much appreciated....cheers ST.
Rated: for Overall Experience
nice history cache but only 2 because its raining TFTC TNLN Plaque wet.
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Quick find on our way to Port arthur. lovely area. thanks for bringing us here.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Have been to this park a few times, visiting from Launceston i thought i’d tick this history cache off before heading home, was simple and straightforward just how i like them 
tftc
tftcRated: for Overall Experience
Good evening whitewebbs, thanks for the history cache, which I found in the fading light after dinner while out and about with AlbyDangles. As it turned out, our last find for the night at approx 9pm.
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Caching between Swansea and Hobart today. TFTC whitewebbs.
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Hello whitewebbs thank you for the cache.
I had tried to find this cache a while ago at night when I was tied but the cords put me in someones house.
Today I had another go and the cords still put me in someones house so I wandered around until I found a sign that had the information that I required to answer the questions.
TFTC
found on Sunday, 3 June 2018 2:51 PM
I had tried to find this cache a while ago at night when I was tied but the cords put me in someones house.
Today I had another go and the cords still put me in someones house so I wandered around until I found a sign that had the information that I required to answer the questions.
TFTC
found on Sunday, 3 June 2018 2:51 PM
Out with stainless-steel-rat for the first time in weeks so we stopped in for me to grab this one. A quick stop! Great little park that we've stopped at many times.
Rated: for Overall Experience
#GA2849 - 10:05; The plan for today was to head down to the Tasman Peninsula for some sightseeing and perhaps a cache or two. Driving through Sorell, the geohoney and I both commented on how much it had grown since our last visit about 5 years ago. Stopped off at the park to grab the information needed to log this cache before grabbing a coffee at Macca's on the way through. TFTC whitewebbs 
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Staying at my geofriend's place nearby.
Thanks for bring me here and virtual cache.
Thanks for bring me here and virtual cache.
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Stopped here on our way to Dunalley today - always learn something from your history caches.
Thanks whitewebbs for publishing this History Cache and highlighting this location.
Thanks whitewebbs for publishing this History Cache and highlighting this location.
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Have cached in this park before but the lure of 2 new caches here brought us back again. After finding the GC cache we wandered around until we located the necessary information to complete this one.
Thanks, a nice simple history cache!!
Thanks, a nice simple history cache!!
Very nice park - good to learn its history. Thanks, whitewebbs, for another history cache.
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Nice read.
I really enjoyed these ones. Learn lots too
Play at park with jr too.
I really enjoyed these ones. Learn lots too
Play at park with jr too.
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Found the answers for this cache while in the area recently but just catching up on logging. We've visited the park previously looking for other caches, lovely area, and now we know a bit more about it's history. TFTC
We had come through the Sorell area early today to look for several caches so stopped to collect the information needed to complete this cache. Fortunately data collection was quick as rain had started to fall. Always a nice spot to visit.
Thanks Whitewebbs for another history cache.
Thanks Whitewebbs for another history cache.
Had the fortune (and timing) to drive past here recently, but not quick enough to beat OldSaint !
It's always interesting to read the history and get a taste for how life was in the early days
Thanks for the cache, whitewebbs !
It's always interesting to read the history and get a taste for how life was in the early days
Thanks for the cache, whitewebbs !
Hi whitewebbs
Have been to this park many times
When the two oldest sons were little, used to take them camping in a tent here
On many occasions, there have been caches placed and muggled here
Sainted at 1030hrs.
Always a nice walk down near the creek, Sorell Creek I think
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
Have been to this park many times
When the two oldest sons were little, used to take them camping in a tent here
On many occasions, there have been caches placed and muggled here
Sainted at 1030hrs.
Always a nice walk down near the creek, Sorell Creek I think
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
