A Sunburnt Country Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
By
geono. on 02-Dec-18. Waypoint GA13014
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Virtual |
| Container: | Virtual |
| Coordinates: | S30° 58.970' E150° 15.226' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 237733E 6569063N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 278 m |
| Local Government Area: | Gunnedah |
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Description
Dorothea Mackellar, author of the poem "My Country", was said to be inspired by her love of the country, particularly her experiences in the Gunnedah district.
The Mackellar family owned several properties in the Gunnedah area including 'Kurrumbede' and 'The Rampadells'.
In 1983 Gunnedah celebrated the unveiling of a bronze statue of the famous Australian poet. The lifesize statue in ANZAC Park was sculpted by Denis Adams. The Maas Walk winds it's way to the Dorothea Mackellar statue and features two of her poems, 'Dawn' and 'Burning Off', set amongst native floral plantings.
In 1984 a Gunnedah resident, Mikie Maas, created the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards which has grown into a nationwide poetry competition for Australian school students. So............ in recognition of such a poetically inspirational cache subject, to gain a smilie you'll need to get a little creative.
Logging the cache involves 2 things
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a photo of the statue/memorial
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your log should include (or be) a poem on a subject of your choosing. This can be as light hearted and simple or deep and complex as you wish but it should be an original from you.
Congratulations 2Wagtails - FTF
Hints
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Logs
After arriving and unpacking the car, we made the most of the available daylight with a lap around Gunnedah, grabbing a dozen assorted finds, GC and GCA. It seems we've basically cleared the town now....
This was a nice spot, and with two finds up for grabs, a bonus....
We had some help with this one, but based on our ideas, I hope it turns out....
go
you
tree
green
all micro
a geocache you
my all micro green
tree he ever so tall so micro
all micro ever so green we so micro
all micro ! ever so tall ever so tall
ever so tall ever so tall extremely hard
all awesome stiff rocks piling, richly
its troublesome stones piling, richly
ever so ambitious shakes spile, richly
ever so alcoholic shakes spile, richly
backbreaking shakes pile, richly
petrous cradles piling, richly
we erect rocks piling, richly !
no ever so herculean shakes spile, richly
little geocache, tall tree diagram, tough stones
small geocache, rangy tree diagram, solid rocks
its statuesque tree diagram concealing, promptly
little geocache, tall tree diagram, tough tilts
small geocache, stately tree, arduous tilts
little, long, small rather frustrating
decidedly green ! a geocache
tree sneaky! ! so micro
a tree ! sneaky!
tree ! tree
in !
!
This was a nice spot, and with two finds up for grabs, a bonus....
We had some help with this one, but based on our ideas, I hope it turns out....
go
you
tree
green
all micro
a geocache you
my all micro green
tree he ever so tall so micro
all micro ever so green we so micro
all micro ! ever so tall ever so tall
ever so tall ever so tall extremely hard
all awesome stiff rocks piling, richly
its troublesome stones piling, richly
ever so ambitious shakes spile, richly
ever so alcoholic shakes spile, richly
backbreaking shakes pile, richly
petrous cradles piling, richly
we erect rocks piling, richly !
no ever so herculean shakes spile, richly
little geocache, tall tree diagram, tough stones
small geocache, rangy tree diagram, solid rocks
its statuesque tree diagram concealing, promptly
little geocache, tall tree diagram, tough tilts
small geocache, stately tree, arduous tilts
little, long, small rather frustrating
decidedly green ! a geocache
tree sneaky! ! so micro
a tree ! sneaky!
tree ! tree
in !
!
Rated: for Overall Experience
I Still Call Australia Home
by Peter Allen
I've been to cities that never close down
From New York to Rio and old London town
But no matter how far
Or how wide I roam
I still call Australia home.
I'm always travelin'
And I love bein' free
So I keep leavin' the sun and the sea
But my heart lies waiting over the foam
I still call Australia home.
All the sons and daughters spinning 'round the world
Away from their families and friends
Ah, but as the world gets older and colder
It's good to know where your journey ends.
And someday we'll all be together once more
When all the ships come back to the shore
Then I realize something I've always known
I still call Australia home.
No matter how far
Or how wide I roam
I still call Australia home.
by Peter Allen
I've been to cities that never close down
From New York to Rio and old London town
But no matter how far
Or how wide I roam
I still call Australia home.
I'm always travelin'
And I love bein' free
So I keep leavin' the sun and the sea
But my heart lies waiting over the foam
I still call Australia home.
All the sons and daughters spinning 'round the world
Away from their families and friends
Ah, but as the world gets older and colder
It's good to know where your journey ends.
And someday we'll all be together once more
When all the ships come back to the shore
Then I realize something I've always known
I still call Australia home.
No matter how far
Or how wide I roam
I still call Australia home.
Rated: for Overall Experience
An RFS job
To Save Gunnedah from floods
But Floods did not come
At least there were a few geocaches to pass the time.
To Save Gunnedah from floods
But Floods did not come
At least there were a few geocaches to pass the time.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Thankyou for bringing us here to see this lovely sculpture. I apologise for the length of the poem but it was written to comply with another cache.
We’ve travelled up to Gunnedah
Through many sweeping plains
Praying that the highways
Aren’t swept by flooding rains.
We’ve seen the fences coated
With debris high and dry
Left there from recent flooding
Along the Condamine.
The road crews are all working,
Road damage to repair
Along New England Highway
They slowed us everywhere.
But it hasn’t stopped us caching
There’s so many to be found.
We leave smilies along the highways,
And one in every town.
We’re loving all the new
Adventure Labs along the way.
They show us the best of every town,
We’re learning more each day.
The churches and the abbeys,
The cathedrals and their spires,
The architecture amazing
Still stands to be admired.
The painted tanks and silos
Have added a new dimension,
The artwork is amazing
They’re too numerous to mention.
Sculptures are springing up everywhere,
And goodness, gracious me
What some consider artistic
Is a wonderment to me.
But then from out of nowhere
A steel sculpture will appear
Then you appreciate the talent
And dedication here.
Such is the one I gazed upon
Of lovely Dorothea,
And Thunderbolt astride his horse
Long gone, from yesteryear.
Decision time at Gunnedah,
Flooded roads up at Moree,
We had to travel eastward
On roads that were flood free.
From Tamworth towards Stanthorpe
Past million dollar views
Finding some fun letterboxes,
But listening to the news.
Enjoying new Adventure Labs,
Like ‘Ralla Where are U?’
Seeing distant mountain ranges
In every shade of blue.
The colour palette God creates
Is pleasure for the eyes.
Then we stopped at Deepwater
To replenish our supplies.
The Standing Stones at Glen Innis
Like stepping back in history
Were fascinating to walk amongst
And learn about their mystery.
Whilst looking for a cache
This itenerant traveller
Searched and found one at
The Tenterfield Saddler.
The journey continued onward
Keeping everything in order
With Covid closures threatening
We crossed the Queensland border.
Wallangarra’s survey mark
Led us to Ballandean
Then forward to Glen Aplin
And straight through Severnlea.
Overnight at Stanthorpe
Where we found a measuring gum,
A letterbox at Applethorpe
Then many miles to come
To Thulimbah where
My mapping finally fails
Where were we? In Queensland?
Or in New South Wales?
Cottonvale we went through
Dalveen and The Glen,
In Warwick were Adventure Labs,
Some of the best we’ve seen.
Then another four in Allora,
Before we travelled down
The highway through Spring Creek
Overnighting at Newtown.
Toowoomba is a pretty place
Especially Laurel Bank Park
We really enjoyed the Ad Labs there.
To do them was a lark.
Then a Mary MacKillop at Highfields,
And a drive around Cabarlah
Gathering Ad Lab info
So the bonus wasn’t a failure.
Another two Adventure Labs
We found whilst in Crows Nest,
And Jimmy Crow’s good sculpture
Was surely one of the best.
Time now to make a mile
Through Toogoolawah and Harlin,
Needing to get to the Sunshine Coast
Before the rain set in.
We made it in the nick of time,
And it rained for the next six days.
But we made the trip to Dayboro
And there we were amazed.
The quality of onsite labs,
And quantity as well
Made for a pleasant morning
Before the next rain fell.
Now doing Locationless caches
Is happily filling my time
And I hope you’ve enjoyed our journey
Portrayed in this amateurish rhyme.
We’ve travelled up to Gunnedah
Through many sweeping plains
Praying that the highways
Aren’t swept by flooding rains.
We’ve seen the fences coated
With debris high and dry
Left there from recent flooding
Along the Condamine.
The road crews are all working,
Road damage to repair
Along New England Highway
They slowed us everywhere.
But it hasn’t stopped us caching
There’s so many to be found.
We leave smilies along the highways,
And one in every town.
We’re loving all the new
Adventure Labs along the way.
They show us the best of every town,
We’re learning more each day.
The churches and the abbeys,
The cathedrals and their spires,
The architecture amazing
Still stands to be admired.
The painted tanks and silos
Have added a new dimension,
The artwork is amazing
They’re too numerous to mention.
Sculptures are springing up everywhere,
And goodness, gracious me
What some consider artistic
Is a wonderment to me.
But then from out of nowhere
A steel sculpture will appear
Then you appreciate the talent
And dedication here.
Such is the one I gazed upon
Of lovely Dorothea,
And Thunderbolt astride his horse
Long gone, from yesteryear.
Decision time at Gunnedah,
Flooded roads up at Moree,
We had to travel eastward
On roads that were flood free.
From Tamworth towards Stanthorpe
Past million dollar views
Finding some fun letterboxes,
But listening to the news.
Enjoying new Adventure Labs,
Like ‘Ralla Where are U?’
Seeing distant mountain ranges
In every shade of blue.
The colour palette God creates
Is pleasure for the eyes.
Then we stopped at Deepwater
To replenish our supplies.
The Standing Stones at Glen Innis
Like stepping back in history
Were fascinating to walk amongst
And learn about their mystery.
Whilst looking for a cache
This itenerant traveller
Searched and found one at
The Tenterfield Saddler.
The journey continued onward
Keeping everything in order
With Covid closures threatening
We crossed the Queensland border.
Wallangarra’s survey mark
Led us to Ballandean
Then forward to Glen Aplin
And straight through Severnlea.
Overnight at Stanthorpe
Where we found a measuring gum,
A letterbox at Applethorpe
Then many miles to come
To Thulimbah where
My mapping finally fails
Where were we? In Queensland?
Or in New South Wales?
Cottonvale we went through
Dalveen and The Glen,
In Warwick were Adventure Labs,
Some of the best we’ve seen.
Then another four in Allora,
Before we travelled down
The highway through Spring Creek
Overnighting at Newtown.
Toowoomba is a pretty place
Especially Laurel Bank Park
We really enjoyed the Ad Labs there.
To do them was a lark.
Then a Mary MacKillop at Highfields,
And a drive around Cabarlah
Gathering Ad Lab info
So the bonus wasn’t a failure.
Another two Adventure Labs
We found whilst in Crows Nest,
And Jimmy Crow’s good sculpture
Was surely one of the best.
Time now to make a mile
Through Toogoolawah and Harlin,
Needing to get to the Sunshine Coast
Before the rain set in.
We made it in the nick of time,
And it rained for the next six days.
But we made the trip to Dayboro
And there we were amazed.
The quality of onsite labs,
And quantity as well
Made for a pleasant morning
Before the next rain fell.
Now doing Locationless caches
Is happily filling my time
And I hope you’ve enjoyed our journey
Portrayed in this amateurish rhyme.
GCA 2,778 Found with albida33 during a caching run around the Tamworth/Armidale region.
We were in a bind,
Because we wanted a find.
Said albida is that a Horse?
I said of course!
We stopped for a look,
and I remembered the book,
with a famous poem.
And soon again we were goin...
(Groan)
TFTC !!
We were in a bind,
Because we wanted a find.
Said albida is that a Horse?
I said of course!
We stopped for a look,
and I remembered the book,
with a famous poem.
And soon again we were goin...
(Groan)
TFTC !!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Tamworth and Amrmidale Trip March 2020. Day 2. I headed north with Fitzy_1965 along the New England Highway towards Tamworth. Today we went from Scone to Tamworth via Gunedah. We stopped at some Trigs and CORS along the way today.
I followed the GPS
Stopped at a spot
and took a picture
(sorry, you asked ...)
Thanks
Albida
I followed the GPS
Stopped at a spot
and took a picture
(sorry, you asked ...)
Thanks
Albida
Made my way out west to Gunny
But don't laugh, it ain't funny
About my ability to make words rhyme
I can do it...almost always.
But don't laugh, it ain't funny
About my ability to make words rhyme
I can do it...almost always.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Heading to Tamworth with whitewebbs and geovans in tow we stopped and visited this location Using geocaching as a guide
We travel round the countryside
Seeking smilies here and there
We love caching everywhere
Rated: for Overall Experience
Day 27 Mainland trip
On the move from Dubbo to Tamworth, travelling with Tassie Trekkers with the geovans in tow. We parked a short distance away to locate the tasteful statue. TFTV
"On the road with the van in tow geocaching as we go.
We like to stop at places new to gain a smiley one or two."
On the move from Dubbo to Tamworth, travelling with Tassie Trekkers with the geovans in tow. We parked a short distance away to locate the tasteful statue. TFTV
"On the road with the van in tow geocaching as we go.
We like to stop at places new to gain a smiley one or two."
Rated: for Overall Experience
A poem, ya say, we gotta write
To claim this cache as ‘found’?
Well here’s our photo as required
Now we’re off to look around.
To claim this cache as ‘found’?
Well here’s our photo as required
Now we’re off to look around.
Rated: for Overall Experience
