Munro Martin Parklands Cairns City, Queensland, Australia
By Smittengranny on 04-Aug-19. Waypoint GA13943
Cache Details
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Type: | Traditional |
Container: | Micro |
Coordinates: | S16° 55.120' E145° 46.208' (WGS 84) |
55K 369024E 8129033N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 12 m |
Local Government Area: | Cairns |
Description
Munro Martin Parklands was Cairns' first recreation reserve, being gazetted in 1882. Formerly known as Norman Park, after Sir Henry Norman, Governor of Queensland (1888-1895) , it was renamed after two half sisters in 1956. They were Janet Munro and Margaret Martin who were well known and respected for their work and generous support for such public recreational spaces.
This park has undergone an incredible transformation from when I first saw it and is now the pride of Cairns for outdoor Arts Entertainment Events ranging from ballet, to Opera and popular entertainers such as Angus and Julia Stone and Neil Finn who appeared on the largest stage of its kind in Australia.
The beautifully manicured lawns, hedges, shrubs and covered pergolas are a wonder to behold, especially considering it is only 3 years from its reopening to the placement of this cache. Bring your family and enjoy a picnic after strolling around the grounds. Oh yes and find the cache as well!
The D rating reflects the muggle value of the GZ of the cache.
Hints
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Logs
I had a look for this one last year, but failed to find it. Today I decided to have another look before requesting it be replaced, and what do you know ? I found it ! Neatly hidden, exactly where I would expect a cache to reside.
Thanks for the cache Smittengranny
TNLN
Albida
I had a good look around the trellis poles, but, did not manage to locate this one.
Thanks
Albida
This one ended up being an easy find as the magnet was loose and it was on the ground. We have replaced it 'behind the vine' at the same elevation but there is no guarantee it will stay in place.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks for this geocache experience here for us today.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 1