John Henry Davies Grave Woomera, South Australia, Australia
By
sevabo on 12-Mar-09. Waypoint GA1423
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Virtual |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S31° 10.442' E136° 50.537' (WGS 84) |
| 53J 675569E 6549649N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 118 m |
| Local Government Area: | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
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Description
John Henry Davies Grave
We drove along and saw the sign 'John Henry Davies Grave' so we stopped and had a look at the grave and found fa few others beside him too, not sure if they are related because they were different surnames. Anyway he died at only 24 yrs old at a homestead across the road (see the attached photos) so...... Cachers need to go to the cemetry first to jot down the date of his death then go to the homestead and look for the stove.
The cache is inside the stove ensure a photo is taken of the yourselves, gps and stove unless you are travelling alone then a photo or yourself is not necessary. I would like an email with date of death first before logging your photo.
Good luck everyone :)
Logs
What a fine home JD must have had back in the day. If only he knew what the SA Government might have paid him for his land back then, he might have tried to stick around a bit longer.
The stove was an easy find, and is still in relatively good condition. To think of the meals cooked on this range all those years ago.
Logged with owner approval.
Thanks sevabo.
The stove was an easy find, and is still in relatively good condition. To think of the meals cooked on this range all those years ago.
Logged with owner approval.
Thanks sevabo.
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Coming by with Purrfect Di and Jack on a crazy outback whirlwind tour.
Stopped and paid respects at the grave, then checked out the home with great reno potential!
Stopped and paid respects at the grave, then checked out the home with great reno potential!
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Our journey towards Quorn for the SA June Long Weekend continues.
Spending a few days in and around Woomera using Geocaching as our tour guide.
TFTC
Spending a few days in and around Woomera using Geocaching as our tour guide.
TFTC
Found It!
Must have been a very different place here all those years ago. Hard to imagine living out here on your own in the middle of nowhere...
TFTC
Must have been a very different place here all those years ago. Hard to imagine living out here on your own in the middle of nowhere...
TFTC
Found on our 2018 mega trip with Roostaman.
Thanks for the cache, cheers from the Riverina, NSW,
MrsRoosta
Thanks for the cache, cheers from the Riverina, NSW,
MrsRoosta
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Found on our 2018 mega trip from NSW to QLD, the NT, SA and beyond.
Another perfect Winter day for a few more caches.
Thanks for the cache, cheers from the Riverina, NSW,
Roostaman
Another perfect Winter day for a few more caches.
Thanks for the cache, cheers from the Riverina, NSW,
Roostaman
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I visited the cemetery and saw the grave, then crossed the road, found the GC cache and then photographed the stove. I am travelling alone, so my fingers on the GPS will have to do. Answer sent by GC message. TFTC sevabo.
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Love old historic sites. Answer sent to the CO. If it wasn't for geocaching we would never have visited the site. Thanks for taking us there.
Love caches that bring us to some historical place.
Day 2 of our trip to The Red Centre Experience in Alice Springs for Easter.
TFTC SL
Day 2 of our trip to The Red Centre Experience in Alice Springs for Easter.
TFTC SL
Alice trip 2017. Day 7. Today we drove from Whyalla to Glendambo via Roxby Downs. It was interesting to see this remnant of times past as we headed to Roxby.
Thanks
Albida
Thanks
Albida
#GA1459 - 13:35; Day 9 of the Alice Mega Road Trip with Sol de lune and albida33. After a day of caching in and around Whyalla, it was time to head further north for our next stop at Glendambo with a detour into Woomera, Roxby Downs and Olympic Dam. After a caching tour of Woomera, we were now headed to Roxby Downs for more of the same when we stopped off to visit John Henry Davies the crossed the road to check out the stove for this cache. TFTC sevabo 
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Stopped at the grave site for the GC cache and then headed over here to grab the required photo. Photo is attached....
Thanks Sevabo.....another interesting spot in SA.
Thanks Sevabo.....another interesting spot in SA.
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On a cache tour around Woomera and this interesting bit of history was next. This would have been a great house in it's day, certainly wouldn't have been cold with those fireplaces.
TFTC sevabo
TFTC sevabo
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On our way to Alice Springs we stopped and located the info required (email sent) and then across the road to the old ruins for the photo. TFTC
I dropped by here at 17:05 while on the way along the track to the trig point out yonder. This was the second time I've been to this location but unfortunately, I lost the camera with all the shots on it last time. 
At least this time, they were on my phone so all was good. 
An interesting spot that helps appreciate the harshness of those long ago times.
Thanks sevabo.
At least this time, they were on my phone so all was good. An interesting spot that helps appreciate the harshness of those long ago times.
Thanks sevabo.
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We're constantly amazed at the number of ruins still standing in outback SA. Something we never see in our home state, unless they've been preserved that is & usually collecting $$ at the door. TFTV Sevabo.
Logging with permission - one of several caches we found while exploring the Woomera area. Thanks for sharing this location with us.
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Hard to imagine the incredible isolation and living in this harsh environment, great to explore the area, approved to log TFTC
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An interesting story at an interesting location. Looged with the permision of the owner. TFTC Sevabo
Great spot that we had passed on the way up to Roxby Downs. Good to have a poke around. Noticed a dingo approaching the ruins quite closely but unfortunately it spotted us and took off. Also watched a wedge tailed eagle that was close by. Thanks.
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Travelling with SA Parrothead from Finke to Dalhousie then down the Oodnadatta Track and Borefield Track to the Flinders. Finally a dry day on the track
Found the grave and the stove - will email soon. TFTC.
Found the grave and the stove - will email soon. TFTC.
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Found on the way home after a couple of rather warm days in Roxby. It must have been very lonely and desolate out here in the 1880's, with no near facilities of any kind.
Found some flowers growing in the creek behind the house, small daisies and sunflowers.
TFTC
Found some flowers growing in the creek behind the house, small daisies and sunflowers.
TFTC
Saw the sign on the way out to another cache and decided to pick this one up on the way back to Woomera. Located the grave, obtained the required information and then wandered over to the homestead and located the stove to take the attached photo.
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Interesting about history. Thanks Sevabo for organising the virtual. Worth to visit.
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