Rock into Cherbourg Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia
By TG47 on 05-Aug-22. Waypoint GA26897

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	Traditional
Container:	Micro
Coordinates:	S26° 16.902' E151° 57.001' (WGS 84)
	56J 395168E 7092693N (UTM)
Elevation:	292 m
Local Government Area:	Cherbourg Aboriginal

Map

Whodunit Terrain

Queensland Government Department of National Parks Park Alerts

Description

This cache can be found as you drive towards the township of Cherbourg. During our travels we have visited many First Nation LGAs and towns, but never have we seen one like Cherbourg. It is the neatest, cleanest we have seen. I am not sure if they participate in the Tidy Towns programme but they would certainly do extremely well if they did. I recommend a visit and drive around the well laid out streets of this pretty town.

Originally known as Barambah, firstly as a Mission and then as an Aboriginal Settlement, in 1932 the name was changed to the Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement. It was initially populated with a few local aboriginal people but later people were forcibly removed from their own homes and resettled into Cherbourg.

During the 1980s Cherbourg was granted a Deed of Grant in Trust giving its local council formal recognition as a Local Government.

Hints

Vg vf va gur anzr. OLBC

ROT 13:	ABCDEFGHIJKLM
	NOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Decode

Logs

11-Jul-23

Tassie Trekkers

Caching in the area we found your cache along the way.

Cache and contents are in excellent condition.

Thanks TG47 for the cache.

Rated: for Overall Experience

05-Aug-22

Smittengranny

I was travelling with TG47 when he hid this cache so I am not claiming the first to find. We had been out exploring around Murgon and the Bjelke Petersen Dam when he saw the turn off to Cherbourg. As this LGA had hit the headlines this year thanks to an outstanding young Rugby League player he decided to investigate and I am so glad he did. It is a model of an LGA in regards to neatness and cleanliness. Thanks for leading me to this beautiful area TG47. SL Very Happy