RSL War Artefacts/Memorabilia Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
By MADSTARS on 31-Jan-09. Waypoint GA1381

Spotted this huge propeller at the RSL at South Arm, Tasmania. A lovely Memorial set up around the propeller as well. TFTL

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Lightning Ridge Anzac Memorial we were lucky to be here for Anzac day

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I have taken a photo of historical military uniforms on mannequins at the Evans Head RSL. Thanks for the cache Madstars

S42 01.860 E147 29.530 ROSS TASMANIA

This gun forms a part of the Ross War Memorial. It is a B.L. 15 Pounder Mk 1 No. 788 and is a relic of the ASnglo-Boer War of 1899 - 1902.

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S41 55.489 E147 29.611 CAMPBELL TOWN TASMANIA

These two guns were placed near the War Memorial in Campbell Town in memory of deceased members of the Midlands Branch of the Returned Soldiers League.

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S41 34.506 E147 10.372 WORLD WAR 1 CANNON

I found this WW I Cannon in the War Memorial Park in Perth Tasmania. There was no information available but I could see on it that in was manufactured by sir W G Armstrong Whitford & Co in Newcastle on Tyne in 1905. It has the serial Number 15418.

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Found some big gun thingies at Woomera. S31° 11.916 E136° 49.489
RSL types keep an eye on them!

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This is the RSL monument on the foreshore at Recliffe Qld

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This is the monument on Russell Island outside the RSL club

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We stopped in Darwin on our criuse ship and visited the Darwin Cenotaph

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We stopped here at the RSL memorial at Inverell NSW

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We stayed a few days in Narabri and on our drive round town we have located the RSL memorial park

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S32° 30.061' E137° 46.721' - Port Augusta RSL

We came here in 2012 and had a look through the Military Museum. Was a good display and a lovely chat with a nice gentleman.

We stayed in Parkes for a few days and visited the War memorial here

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We spotted this howitzer in the Memorial park at condobolin

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Behind the RSL at Euroa there is a new GC cache placed on an article of War memorabilia.
Our son dalerious and I were the lucky first to finders.
I’m not going to give you the coordinates. Find Euroa, find the RSL, then find the cache.
Thanks for the locationless MADSTARS

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Outside the Canberra Services Club - the club burnt down and looks like it is getting ready to start construction of the new one. This tank is a favourite of my family kids.

Went out to dinner tonight with rellies, to the Cheltenham RSL (Melbourne VIC).
They shook their heads as we made them wait while we took this selfie for the cache

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On our visit to the Gong we stopped and checked out the cannon in this park at Thirroul RSL

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These two 25 Pounder Field Guns can be found outside Panania Diggers on Macro Ave Panania.
The photo shows my geoboy exploring the guns, he also likes climbing over these objects investigating them. No cache placed here by me as these guns and the information panel about them form WP1 of a difficulty 4.5 multi which I am still yet to crack but I am working on! (GC27839)
Thanks for the interesting locationless Madstars.
Logged as part of the States of the Nation games.
GCA find #53

Underwater mine outside Rockingham Naval Club.
Next to this is a plaque, info from which I may make into a Multi!

Rosebud R.S.L.

There are two of these guns outside the Rosebud RSL, one at each end of the carpark.

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We saw this 25 pounder Howitzer in Cameron Park, Wellington, NSW.
It was donated to the town of Wellington by the RSL to commemorate all the servicemen and women from Wellington and surrounding district who served in the second world war.
This is another cache we can use in the current summer game.
Thanks Madstars.

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During a day of GCA caching around Bendigo we made a quick stop and the Bendigo RSL to grab a couple of photos for this cache.

This cache has been logged for States of the Nation game. Go Victoria.

Thanks Madstars

This German 77mm gun is located at the City of Clarence War Memorial in the grounds of the Clarence R.S.L..

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Was staying in Cootamundra with my sister and she was happy to go out and grab some caches and take photos for the SON game and we remembered the memorial FLT/SGT Jenkins and SGT Sutherst so out we went. It was good to see that the long grass had been mown around the area and tidied up. tftc MADSTARS

This tank is at the RSL in Sheppparton. Commonly known as Snoopy.
I had a cache all ready to place on this but they moved it to a fenced off area with signs, virtually asking you to look, but do not enter.
Although this morning on closer inspection I reckon there's an accessible spot that loks promising.
The enclosed photo gives all of the relevant details about it.
There is a gun placed beside it. If I am allowed to log this one twice, next time I'll take a shot of that too.

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We recently stopped at Barmednman to locate a GC cache here. This field gun is located in the same park. TFTC

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Scottsdale Tasmania RSL and Military Museum

This museum was opened in 2015 and houses memorabilia from wars Australia has been involved with. A centrepiece is an Iroquois helicopter (Hueys) - the only one on public display in Tasmania. At time of visiting $5.00 per person entry.

Thanks Madstars for creating this locationless.

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When prompted to find this cache by the States of the Nation competition, I instantly thought of the Sale RSL and the Fleur De Lis cache that was hidden on or near the artillery out front. Today, I happened to be working in Sale so off to photograph the gun I went. TFTC Madstars

Outside the Sherwood RSL is a Krupp 7.7cm Field Gun, taken as a war trophy in WW1.
Thanks for the cache, MADSTARS.

Greensborough R.S.L.

I drive past this RSL often but it is on a very busy road so I have never stopped to examine the 'old military item' on display.
I don't know any details about it apart from it being a gun, having two wheels and is painted army green.

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Pretty much the whole of Seymour is one big RSL display. My favourite is the helicopter - nice change from tanks and guns.

Found an old fighter jet outside of Cranbourne RSL.
Thanks for the locationless!

TFTC, Brainiac03

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This RSL Memorial used to be at the RSL Club in Narrabundah, ACT. The club closed in 1984 and it became the Australian Hungarian Club. But years later this club closed and the old building was sold off and replaced with housing. The memorial was moved down the road to outside community gardens and tennis courts and it is still there today, with a small garden around it.


https://the-riotact.com/anzac-day-in-narrabundah-in-the-1960s/71574
"In the 1960s on ANZAC Day veterans would march from the Narrabundah Shops to the Kingston Narrabundah RSL on Kootara Cresc. When the club folded in 1984 and taken over by the Australian Hungarian Club the Kokoda Statue was moved to the Canberra Services Club in Manuka. In 2003, with development imminent, the Lest We Forget stone was moved to the Tennis Courts & Garden Centre by Old Narrabundah Community Council."

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Out and about in the West Tamar area and spotted this tank near the war memorial at Beaconsfield, Tasmania. Very impressive. Will use this find as part of the States of the Nation games. TFTL

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Hi madstars
This picture was taken at the Greenbank RSL and is a tribute to all who have served in the armed forces of Australia
It is memorabilia of those who gave their all, were injured, came home with from service with PSS etc.
How much do we owe these people
LEST WE FORGET
Sainted at 0810hrs
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint

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The war memorial located at Longford in northern Tasmania. Memorial has a pair of captured Leichte Minenwerfers (light mine launcher). These short range mortars were used extensively during the Great War by the German Army.. thanks..!!

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There is a sub branch of the RSL at The Rock, south-west of Wagga Wagga. Along the main street- Urana Street - there is an Avenue of Honour. In Feb 2016 The RSL installed an "armored personnel carrier". We visited family there last year and took this photo.

RSL Sir Lesley Moresehead Manor, Lyneham ACT
This RSL is a home for elderely veterans and has items from the three forces out the front. I chose to photograph the big 25 pounder gun. TFTC

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The previous cache at this spot was our very first geocache and that spawned an obsession that still runs strong today .

This monument commemorates Australian servicemen and women from the Rockingham district who died in service or were killed in action in conflicts in which Australia has been involved.

Front Inscription
"LEST WE FORGET"

In memory of the men and women of the Rockingham District who at the call of duty gave their lives for their country

Plaque :

This is hallowed ground

Let silent contemplation be your tribute

Lest we forget

Plaque :

This plaque commemorates the dedication of the City of Rockingham War Memorial by the Hon Mark McGowan MLA member for Rockingham Minister for Tourism ; Racing and Gaming ; Youth ; Peel and the South West

Barry Sammels Mayor, City of Rockingham
Mark Stevens President, City of Rockingham RSL sub-branch

13 August 2005

Lest we forget

The Returned & Services League of Australia (WA Branch Incorporated)

Text taken from monumentaustralia.org.au

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I am surprised no one has logged the Sherman Tank outside the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. An outstanding piece of War memorabilia. Thanks Madstars for providing this locationless cache.

77 mm Field Gun - RSL Club, Coonamble, NSW

This Field Gun is located near the entrance to the RSL Club in Coonamble. The gun was captured by the 45th Battalion A.I.F. east of Villers Bretenneux France during the opening phase of the great Australian advance of August 8, 1918.

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A couple of very impressive field guns located at the war memorial at Campbell Town in the midlands of Tasmania.. thanks..!!

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Hello MADSTARS thanks for the cache.

I was out and about caching on the Tasman Peninsula and on the way back home I spotted the RSL in Nubeena. The cannon is like ones that I have seen many times while caching most of the time they have caches hidden in them. Usually very small ones that take forever to find , that’s if your lucky.
I’m sorry the photo isn’t the best as I was a bit tied after a bug day of caching and wanted to get back home.
The Nubeena Ex Service man’s Club is located 10 kilometres west of Port Arthur along Nubeena Road. The RSL Club is 700 metres past White Beach Road on the corner of Alfred Street.
It has camping facilities if you feel the need to stay for a night or two.
This is an area at the rear of the RSL Club. It is part gravel and part grass.
Facilities include : NO picnic tables : NO barbecues : Toilets and showers – at the clubhouse with a fee for usage : Rubbish bins provided : Dogs are OK : Suitable for all size caravans : Maximum stay of 48 hours : Camping fees apply – pay at the Club when you arrive.

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TFTC

This Leopard Tank is at the RSL Port Augusta South Australia. Fulham Road. There is a GC cache nearby.

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RSL Park in Beaconsfield in northern Tasmania. For a small country town they have an impressive inventory: a field gun and a Leopard Tank.. thanks..!!

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Primrose Sands RSL

Staying next door to the RSL Club at Dungog

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US Army Halftrack
Lithgow, NSW

One of many pieces of old military equipment maintained by the local enthusiasts.

That's me in the picture . . .

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We found a cache today at this beautiful big Leopard Tank in McLaren Vale South Australia.

The cache itself is not on the tank but very close by. The tank is located in a small park just off the main street in this small town. The local RSL Sub-Branch meet in Aldersey St about 350 metres from the tank.

We both commented on how difficult it would be to steer this monster when the only 'windows' you can see through are approx 15x7cm in size. There are six of these little lookouts on the front of the tank.....three on each side.

Many thanks for the locationless MADSTARS

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Kilcoy RSL, Qld.

This old Leopard tank stands proud at the entrance to the Kilcoy RSL Club.

There is a geocache here - GC2RROX Leopard Tracks - which we found.

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Near these coords-lost my notes so had to guess. Spotted while in the south recently.

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This gun is located in the memorial park adjacent to the Gayndah Qld RSL. It is located on the main street which forms part of the Burnett Highway. Well maintained area as it also forms part of the memorials to all the locals who participated in conflicts from 1889 up to the present.

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URALLA MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
A favourite hangout in Uralla is at 'The Gun' in Bridge Street. Placed here on 31/10/85 to honour those who served their country.

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A German 77mm field gun on display at the front of the RSL Club in Port Kembla. This field gun was manufactured by Spandau Arsenal in 1906 & captured by 45 Battalion AIF on the morning of 8 August 1918 between Warfusee and Morcourt in France.

The plaque from which this information was obtained gives an historical perspective to that day. It states:

The great allied offensive of this day used the lessons of General Sir John Monash' capture of nearby Hamel and was so successful it forced the German general staff to realise that the war was lost. The German general Ludendorff called 8 August 1918 "the blackest day of the German Army".

The gun's wooden spokes are still in good condition but the metal work is showing signs of rust. A canopy protects the gun from the elements.

There is no cache on the gun & even if there was I'd give it a miss.

Edit: Found already but prefer my write up, stet.

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Windsor RSL Club
Argyle Street
South Windsor, NSW

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One of two guns (Team Robins have logged the other one) outside the Tenterfield & District Soldiers Memorial 1914-1918 Hall. A new GC cache was placed on this so we gave it a fairly good inspection.

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South Australia 2013 with Sol de Lune. With a bit of help I managed a raft of locationless caches on this trip. Lots of fun. 933

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Albida

This memorial looks out over the town of Seddon in NZ.

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RSL Artefact in Oberon, NSW

Found this interesting artillery shell while geocaching nearby.

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Next to a memorial in Cust, NZ

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This cannon stands outside Anzac park in lindesfarne tasmania. Thanks for the cache

Whangamata RSA, Whangamata, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.

Found whilst doing a GC cache that is very nearby. Not much detail on this cannon unfortunately.

TFTC,
GammaPiSigma.

This artillery piece stand opposite the RSL building next to the RSL War Museum near the corner of Oberon Street and Dudley Street in Oberon, NSW.

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Took photos of the guns at Seaford RSL when I was here tackling the then very unloved "Herring and Chips at Seaford", and promptly forgot to use them... In addition to the two guns (which are dated from 1939 -41), there is a very large shell casing. TFTC

Whilst in Ivanhoe grabbing a geocache this afternoon I also stopped to get a photo of these field guns sitting outside the RSL hall (not far from the Loquat trees I used for Fresh is Best (http://geocaching.com.au/cache/ga3388) These seem to be your typical RSL artillery - I'm pretty sure the Seaford RSL has two identical to these too. TFTC

Outside the RSL in New Norfolk TAS is this canon. There was too much muggle traffic nearby to even consider placing a cache on this visit.

KEILOR EAST RSL, Essendon, Melbourne.



A very busy day for me today, and I needed a find for the GeosportZ marathon, so this was the perfect locationless for me. This weapon is on the front corner of the carpark. Interesting naming of this RSL, as it is actually in Essendon, not Keilor East, which is about 1km away.

Thanks for the opportunity to explore my local RSL more closely. Cheers!

KINGSTON BEACH RSL, Tasmania
Unfortunately there weren't any guns in the yard but there were some very nice memorials.
Some of the ex vets came out and said hello
Thanks for the cache MADSTARS

Love the Gun outside my local RSL building. They have even covered it to protect from the elements.



Not able to place a cache on the gun as it is to close to an existing cache.

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Cloncurry RSL is the quaintest little building in the main street with a small gun out the front

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Not quite an RSL, but there's a lovely little piece of artilliary outside the 11th Light Horse Caboolture Troop and Military Museum at the Caboolture Historical Village. TFTC

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WanderingAus wandered by after attending GC2Q4JF Oz Mega Albury Wodonga and GC3CVXW Flashing Up The Icons (FlashMob) Event By Gunnie69 in Yackandandah before flashing down to Melbourne in a hired Wicked Camper for my flight home to Western Australia.

My journey from Yackandandah took me through the picturesque cathedral city of Wangaratta, then the historic town of Glenrowan, the 'Keeping Place of the Kelly Legend', before I finally got back onto the Hume Highway and made my way slowly to Seymour for the night.

As I was leaving the Seymour Caravan Park the next morning I asked TomTom to direct me to Wicked Campers in West Footscray. After a series of three or four 'Turn left then turn right' instructions TomTom had just told me "At the end of the road turn left, Hume Highway" when I spotted a Leopard Tank directly in front of me on the far side of the highway.

Treating TomTom with the contempt it often deserves, I turned right instead and parked in a side street near the Leopard Tank.



This Leopard Tank bears the name 'Ogre', and is also home to the geocache GC2Y2G5 Seymour's big green "Ogre" By iamapom.



It might seem strange that a Leopard Tank is on display in Rotary Park in a very militarily orientated area, but shortly after I was able to determine the reason why.

Seymour is proudly honouring all who served in Vietnam with the construction of the Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk. I chatted with one of the 'Wardens' of the project, and he advised me that, when it is completed and opened late in March 2013, it is expected to have on display a Centurion Tank, an Iriquois UH1H 'Huey" Helicopter, and a 105mm Howitzer. They hope to also have an M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier, but that hasn't yet been confirmed.

The Leopard Tank is "The tank that never fired a shot in anger for Australia".

The Centurion Tank served with distinction with the Australian 1st Armoured Regiment in Vietnam.

The 'Huey" Helicopter was used extensively for insertion, extraction, resupply, and dustoff (medical evacuation) throughtout Australia's involvement in Vietnam. It's familiar 'Wocka Wocka' evokes powerful memories in all Vietnam Veterans, including me. I commend the displays and videos at the Australian War Memorial Iriquois Display to those interested in this tireless workhorse. The 'Light and Sound' show of 'The Battle of Long Tan' is also a must see and hear (complete with 'Wocka Wocka').

Among it's other significant history, the 105mm Howitzer played a pivotal role in Vietnam. I'm uncertain whether the gun on display will be an Italian made gun or the later US made guns. The earlier Italian made guns, designed for mountain warfare, were crucial to Australia's success in 'The Battle of Long Tan', during which 12 Australian 105mm Howitzers of 1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, and 6 New Zealand 105mm Howitzers of 161st Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery , together with 6 United States 155mm Howitzers of Bty A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Artillery Regiment, US Army, provided fire support to the beleagured Australians. The accompanying Forward Observation Officer (FO) with D Coy, New Zealand Captain Morrie Stanley, continuously called fire support missions and counter battery fire, including the historic 'Fire Mission Regiment' in which all 24 guns fired on the same 'Mission'. Fire missions are often tasked with one gun (Fire Mission), two guns (Fire Mission Section), or six guns (Fire Mission Battery), but to my knowledge this is the only time an 'Anzac' Artillery Forward Observer (FO) has called 'Fire Mission Regiment'. The gunners in the audience might dispute my terminology, after all I am only a proud Infantryman, but I'm sure they won't dispute the facts.

Bob Buick was a member of D Coy 6 RAR/NZ at the time of 'The Battle of Long Tan'. His memoirs at Bob Buick's Viet Nam Page make very interesting reading. Bob also mentions "Three Troop, 1APC Squadron, with Alpha Company 6RAR on board". My late brother Michael was 'FO Ack' attached to A Coy, when they rushed through the night to support and relieve D Coy.

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T4TC MADSTARS
Keith

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Stopped by the St Marys RSL with pjmpjm today to do the 'Train to Nowhere' cache (GC3EKJ4)we noticed the 3 artillery pieces at the front very nicely displayed but fenced so you can't get too close but well worth a good look anyway.

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St. Marys RSL Club
St. Marys, NSW

There are three very well preserved artillery pieces outside this RSL Club, not far from the old steam train and carriages.

Well worth a visit!

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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs and our three oldest grandchildren, hunting down GC30VV0 Tank Doesn't Change Its Spots By Goosebumpers which was hidden on this Leopard Tank at the Esperance RSL.



Sadly we were seriously muggled out and couldn't last them out, so we didn't find the cache, but when I checked later there was no mention of this tank in the logs for this cache, so I was happy to make the claim.

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Keith

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At the Christchurch RSL.

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I'm surprised that no one else in Canberra has logged this yet - a Leopard tank recently placed in front of the Canberra Services Club, or where the Club was until it burnt down some months ago. (I see an earlier log by Sol de Lune logs the nearby gun.) Acquired in 1976, the Leopards were retired in 2007 and are being placed at RSL clubs all over the country. This is also the site of a new GC cache 'Sleeping Leopard' GC38N93. Thanks Madstars.

At a military museum at Waiouri in NZ.

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Another Auckland sighting.

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In Takapuna, Auckland, NZ.

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In Auckland, NZ.

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We found these World War I German Trench Mortars outside the Deloraine Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Emus Bay Road, Deloraine, Tasmania
The mortars were captured by Australian troops in France.

This gun looks almost good enough to use, at the very least it has brand new tires! This is to be found outside the Burwood RSL on Shaftesbury Street in Burwood, NSW.

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Near these coords. Visited on Remembrance Day.

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Near these coords.

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This Bofors Gun is found outside the Katoomba RSL in the Blue Mountains, NSW. Originally mounted on the HMAS "Katoomba".

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On the way to a gc cache.A well kept area.

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In Seymoour, Victoria.

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This was located on the grounds of the Darwin North RSL in Darwin northern suburbs.... lots of interesting memorabillia to be found here...

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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 142 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was over a week of line dancing at the Wentworth Services Club, so after a couple of cold, wet and windy days in Horsham, and a night in Ouyen, we made our way to Curlwaa and booked in for five nights.

Once the line dancing competition was over the WanderingMrs was ready to head for home. After a night in Waikiri and a night in Jamestown we headed for Port Augusta via a roundabout way, and after three nights in Port Augusta we were finally on the last almost straight leg of our trip.

We bush-camped at the Old Perlubie School campsite overnight, then by 10 AM the next day had booked into the caravan park in Ceduna for the night.

When we arrived in Ceduna I needed four more finds before my 4,400th find, and I had chosen GC2VB9J In Memory of the Crew of A16-144 by howie_sf to be that milestone find. After finding three caches I started on GC2VB9J In Memory of the Crew of A16-144, expecting to be able to pick up a fourth on the way, which turned out to be the case. After completing GC2VB9J In Memory of the Crew of A16-144 I was heading for GC1ZFVD Linky Dink by howie_sf and stopped at the Ceduna RSL to take a photo of this Quick Firing 25 Pounder Mk II Field Gun.



Once again when I checked later there was no mention of this gun in the logs for this cache, so I was happy to make the claim.

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Keith

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This bunker is open to the public and has a very interesting display and a lot of information on the war memorablia in this area.

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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 140 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was over a week of line dancing at the Wentworth Services Club, so after a couple of cold, wet and windy days in Horsham, and a night in Ouyen, we made our way to Curlwaa and booked in for five nights.

Once the line dancing competition was over the WanderingMrs was ready to head for home. After a night in Waikiri and a night in Jamestown we headed for Port Augusta via a roundabout way, and after checking into the caravan park for three nights we went for a drive.

On the second day in Port Augusta after dropping the WanderingMrs at the Cooinda Club for a couple of hours she gave me a two hour leave pass. After finding seven caches and being held up talking to mobdx at the eighth, GC21W5C One for the Birds by diggers09, I ran out of time, so I rang the WanderingMrs through the magic of Bluetooth and she gave me a short extension. mobdx had told me that GC2K5Q1 Thats one big cat ! by mobdx was on a Leopard Tank at the Port Augusta RSL, which was just off my return route, and I really like these tanks, so I parked pretty close to it, hunted, and found it.



Once again when I checked later there was no mention of this tank in the logs for this cache, so I was happy to make the claim.

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Keith

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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 139 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was over a week of line dancing at the Wentworth Services Club, so after a couple of cold, wet and windy days in Horsham, and a night in Ouyen, we made our way to Curlwaa and booked in for five nights.

Once the line dancing competition was over the WanderingMrs was ready to head for home. After a night in Waikiri and a night in Jamestown we headed for Port Augusta via a roundabout way, and after grumbles from the WanderingMrs the day before, I decided not to hunt many caches on the way.

We stopped in Wirrabara to use the facilities, then as I was getting the rig up to speed I noticed Quick Firing 25 Pounder Mk II Field Gun, and immediately thought of claiming a find of this cache .



After taking a couple of photos of the gun I stepped up to the gun and as I went to mark a waypoint noticed that GC23243 Wirrabara's First by mobdx seemed to be directly under the cursor. Since the gpsr was set at a range of 400 metres to one centimetre a lot of ground could be under the cursor, and with the name "Wirrabara's First" I didn't expect it to be here, so after marking my waypoint I switched to the "geocache" page and was surprised to see Wirrabara's First was two metres away. This ws the second time in two days I'd "gone for the gun" instead of hunting for a cache, I must try to avoid making a habit of it.

Having prior experience with the 25 pounder both as a target for the hunt and an item of equipment I had hidden about six caches on, I checked the traversing ring, then under the barrel, then noticed an anomolous projection, and made an extremely quick and easy GAFF 0 find. I was surprised to find when I checked later that there was no mention of Wirrabara in the logs for this cache, so I was happy to make the claim.

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Keith

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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 138 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was over a week of line dancing at the Wentworth Services Club, so after a couple of cold, wet and windy days in Horsham, and a night in Ouyen, we made our way to Curlwaa and booked in for five nights.

Once the line dancing competition was over the WanderingMrs was ready to head for home. After a night in Waikiri we headed for Jamestown, and after setting the caravan up in the Jamestown Caravan Park, I went for a walk. After finding GC2A82M Highland Question by Freddo the Chocolate Frog I continued up the street. I hadn't done a GoTo on the gpsr, but I knew GC2A5PX Air Mail by shonkypost was somewhere up ahead, and was about to hunt it down when I spotted a 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun about thirty metres ahead. I immediately abandoned all thought of the cache and headed over to take some photos of the Bofor with the thought of claiming a find of GA1381 RSL War Artefacts/Memorabilia, as I usually do.



After taking the photos I stepped up to the gun and as I went to mark a waypoint noticed that Air Mail seemed to be directly under the cursor. Since the gpsr was set at a range of 400 metres to one centimetre a lot of ground could be under the cursor, and with the name "Air Mail" I didn't expect it to be there, so after marking my waypoint I switched to the "geocache" page and was surprised to see Air Mail was two metres away. Having prior experience with the Bofors both as a target for the hunt and a place I had hidden a cache I reached for the nearest cavity, then the next cavity, and made an extremely quick and easy GAFF 0 find of the cache.

In front of the Bofors is a memorial to Trooper H.E. Goodes, Regimental Number 98, a local resident who was killed in action at Bethel, South Africa on 23 May 1901 at the age of 25 years while serving with the South Australian Imperial Bushmen during the Boer War. I understand Jamestown provided the largest number of volunteers for the Boer War of any South Australian town. A perusal of the Boer War Name List at http://www.tributesofhonour.info/php/wm_names_list_b.php shows how many there were.

*Overall Experience: 3*

T4TH MADSTARS
Keith

Rated: for Overall Experience

WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 138 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was over a week of line dancing at the Wentworth Services Club, so after a couple of cold, wet and windy days in Horsham, and a night in Ouyen, we made our way to Curlwaa and booked in for five nights.

Once the line dancing competition was over the WanderingMrs was ready to head for home. After a night in Waikiri we headed for Jamestown, and on the way stopped for lunch at Spalding. While the WanderingMrs was making lunch I walked across the road to take a couple of photos of this 2 Inch Mortar and Quick Firing 25 Pounder Mk II Field Gun in the front of the Spalding RSL.



The 2 Inch Mortar was manufactured by Bryant Engineers of Clare South Australia during World War II, and was donated to the RSL by the Clare CMF (now ARes) unit.

*Overall Experience: 3*

T4TH MADSTARS
Keith

Rated: for Overall Experience

Wow.... Wandering Aus and others have really turned this cache page into a fantastic history lesson.

Cheers

Madstars

WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 133 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was over a week of line dancing at the Wentworth Services Club, so after a couple of cold, wet and windy days in Horsham, and a night in Ouyen, we made our way to Curlwaa and booked in for five nights.

After a bit of night caching I checked the laptop and discovered all the multi-caches and mysteries had failed to make the long journey into the two gpsrs I carry. I would have preferred one of the four multi-caches around Wentworth for my milestone find, but that's the way the Cookie crumbles.

I spent an hour fixing my geocache uploads, then I dropped the WanderingMrs at the Wentworth Services Club for a two hour line dancing workshop and headed out for a bit of multi-cache hunting.

After solving all four multi-caches in Wentworth I picked up the WanderingMrs and we returned to the caravan park for lunch, then headed towards Mildura for a bit of sight-seeing. We took the long way back and stopped at the Coomealla Club in Dareton to use the facilities. As we rounded the corner I spotted this 120mm Battalion Anti-Tank Gun.



*Overall Experience: 3*

T4TH MADSTARS
Keith

Rated: for Overall Experience