Black Bunny's Bushrangers (T) - Ned Kelly Glenrowan. Glenrowan, Victoria, Australia
By
Just a cacher on 07-Oct-18. Waypoint GA10818
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S36° 27.744' E146° 13.383' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 430385E 5964482N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 236 m |
| Local Government Area: | Wangaratta |
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Description
Bushranger Series - Ned Kelly Glenrowan.
Glenrowan. The Big Ned.
For Ned Kelly and the Kelly gang, you just can’t go past the Big Ned. J
A six metre statue immortalises the bushranger, Ned Kelly. Glenrowan is the place of the last siege of the Kelly Gang and the deaths of three of its members.
Bushrangers.
Over 2,000 bushrangers are estimated to have roamed the Australian countryside, beginning with the convict bolters and drawing to a close after Ned Kelly's last stand at Glenrowan.
Bushrangers were originally escaped convicts who had the survival skills necessary to use the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities. By the 1820s, the term "bushranger" had evolved to refer to those who abandoned social rights and privileges to take up "robbery under arms" as a way of life, using the bush as their base.
Bushranging thrived during the gold rush years of the 1850s and 1860s when the likes of Ben Hall, Frank Gardiner and John Gilbert led notorious gangs in the country districts of New South Wales. These Wild Colonial Boys typically robbed small-town banks and coach services.
In other infamous cases, such as that of Dan Morgan, the Clarke brothers, and Australia's best-known bushranger, Ned Kelly, numerous policemen were murdered.
The number of bushrangers declined due to better policing and improvements in rail transport and communication technology, such as telegraphy. Kelly's capture and execution in 1880 effectively represented the end of the bushranging era.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushranger
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Logs
Found around the other rocks as described. Still intact and good condition.
Great hiding spot in a cool little town!
Great hiding spot in a cool little town!
Back in the area again as I head to Corowa / Wodonga to catch up with family. Had a couple of Adventure Labs on my radar today but then detoured via some ‘roads less travelled’, letting my GPS be my guide. I have seen many wonderful sights and taken many photos around this fantastic area. Does it get any better than travelling this great land of ours?? Coffee, caches, waymarks and photographs.
While doing the local Ned Kelly Adventure Labcache we were able to pick up some GA caches at the same time.
What interesting history here.
Cheers for the cache Just a Cacher.
While doing the local Ned Kelly Adventure Labcache we were able to pick up some GA caches at the same time.
What interesting history here.
Cheers for the cache Just a Cacher.
Rated: for Overall Experience
I was half expecting this to be missing when it's such a busy touristy spot. But no problems, the cache was tucked away nicely but still easy to find. Thanks for another in the BB Bushrangers series Just a cacher.
Rated: for Overall Experience
really enjoyed being in glenrowen getting some GCA cache hot and humid weather thanks for sharing this interesting location signed and replaced...TFTC
Found whilst in Wangaratta area for the Mega. Thanks for the cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Wangaratta Mega trip Day 2. It has taken quite some time to get this trip going so it is a great feeling to be on the road for a great weekend away with great caching with friends and new friends. Today was a day in two parts. I spent the morning with Nibbletricecakes, Gliss! & Smitten Granny doing as many of the city LAB caches as possible. So much variety there. We did a few of the caches we came across along the way. The after noon we were joined by Fitzy_1965 & MinnieK and headed down to Glenrowan to do the Ned Kelly caches. We also did the labs in Glenrowan before heading back to Wangaratta for a few high D/T caches. This was a great way to spend the day before the Mega !
Thanks for the cache Just a Cacher
Albida
Thanks for the cache Just a Cacher
Albida
A quick find as we explored some of the history of Glenrowan. Thanks for bringing us here!
I parked the car up the road a bit as I could walk to three GCA cache placements from there. Walking towards this one and spied something and I thought about the container and put my hand in and there it was. All good with the log. Signed log YOF. TFTC. 
Thanks for this one. I am enjoying my time in Glenrowan. All good with your cache
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While doing the local Ned Kelly Adventure Labcache we were able to pick up some GA caches at the same time.
What interesting history here.
Cheers for the cache Just a Cacher.
What interesting history here.
Cheers for the cache Just a Cacher.
Rated: for Overall Experience
e're doing a loop today from Wangaratta to Wangaratta via the painted silos. Along the way we tried to pick up as many GCA caches as possible. The town was fairly quiet this morning but by the time we'd done our thing tourists were starting to arrive by the busload. A quick find once we reached GZ. TFTC
#GA3854 - 16:20; Headed home solo after dropping the geoson in Melbourne to collect a car and decided a bit of caching as I head north is in order. After a few stops along the way, it was time for a detour into Glenrowan for a couple more. This was a bit easier than the previous caches in the series I collected today. Went to the obvious spot and quickly had the cache in hand. TFTC Just a cacher 
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A quick and easy find of the 4th in this series tackled today.
Have found a lot of these but the way this one is done is one of the best. No chance of a sodden log this way.
Thanks.
Have found a lot of these but the way this one is done is one of the best. No chance of a sodden log this way.
Thanks.
a and I have had a wonderful couple of weeks away starting with the Tumut Invasion which was lots of fun with fellow cachers from ACT and the Goulburn region. We continued on through Omeo, Licola and the Howitt High Plains before dropping down to Mansfield and Bonnie Doon. Today we stopped in Jugiong having made quite a long day of it by collecting as many GCA caches as possible to take advantage of the double points. This was one of those caches and we thank all COs for placing these caches which add interest and fun to our trip.
Found this cache on the way to, at or on the way home from the Mega at Clearwaters. My trip to the Mega was great, found lab caches which while like gadgets are new icons to me. Found some great caches and brought back some neat ideas for new caches in Tasmania.
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Passing through Glenrowan and another in the Black Bunny Bushranger series found. Cache and contents in good condition.
Many thanks Just A Cacher for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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Today's adventure saw me taking a bus load of primary school children back home to Wang then returning to Echuca in a car. Perfect. It gives me a few minutes to find a few caches on the return trip.
A quick find after snapping a photo nearby.
A quick find after snapping a photo nearby.
Thanks for this traditional Just A Cacher found on our way to an event at Porepunkah today.
What a bonus, we also found a history, virtual, and Moveable Anthhropoid which we are currently moving on.
What a bonus, we also found a history, virtual, and Moveable Anthhropoid which we are currently moving on.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A quick find whilst passing through Glenrowan today. TFTC
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan
On the way to Melbourne for another event and stopped in here for lunch. Took the walk over from the main street and soon had the cache in hand. Blends in nicely. Log was signed, cache replaced and it was back to car and back on the road again.
Thanks JAC....always an interesting part of Australia to visit.
Thanks JAC....always an interesting part of Australia to visit.
Rated: for Overall Experience
We were heading south for the Parkville event and made a detour to look for some Glenrowan caches. This was one. We have enjoyed all the Black Bunny's Bushrangers series. It was raining when we stopped to look for this cache. Fortunately we were able to make a quick find due to accurate coordinates. The container and contents were in good condition.
Thanks for this cache Just a Cacher.
Thanks for this cache Just a Cacher.
Found between the waves of muggles sightseeing the Bed Kelly sites in the area.
Found easily enough. Now to rehide! Delightfully in no hurry.
TFTC Just a cacher.
Found easily enough. Now to rehide! Delightfully in no hurry.
TFTC Just a cacher.
Woo-Hoo! FTF number two for the day for us as we take a leisurely Sunday drive around grabbing all the new ones up here.
We initially drove past this spot on the way into town, then we plugged the co-ords into the old pointing box, then turned around and went back.
Dad went solo for the cage while the girls kept a lookout for muggles, all under the watchful eye of a muggle horse across the road.
Cheers
We initially drove past this spot on the way into town, then we plugged the co-ords into the old pointing box, then turned around and went back.
Dad went solo for the cage while the girls kept a lookout for muggles, all under the watchful eye of a muggle horse across the road.
Cheers
Rated: for Overall Experience
