Rutherglen Wine Bottle Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
By JohnoMawbs on 13-Mar-23. Waypoint GA27155

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	History
Container:	Virtual
Coordinates:	S36° 3.020' E146° 28.130' (WGS 84)
	55H 452157E 6010338N (UTM)
Elevation:	184 m
Local Government Area:	Indigo

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Description

Rutherglen Wine Bottle

The Wine Bottle is the perfect spot to have a picnic or a rest stop while walking or cycling around the area and enjoy the views of Mount Buffalo and Chiltern Ironbark Forest.

Head to GZ and read the information signs. To claim a find on this history cache answer the following questions. Please DO NOT place spoilers in your logs.

Questions:

1. The water tower was taken out of service in the 1960's.

a) True

b) False

2. In which year did the Rutherglen Wine Festival Committee decide to turn it into a 'Giant Wine Bottle'.

a) 1963

b) 1965

c) 1967

d) 1969

3. How much did the Indigo Shire Council pay so they could obtain ownership.

a) Free

b) $1

c) $100

d) $100000

4. This icon rests on the _______ elevation in Rutherglen. (missing word)

a) Lowest

b) Equal Lowest

c) Equal Highest

d) Highest

5. What is the overall height?

a) 80ft

b) 95ft

c) 117ft

d) 139ft

6. In the nearby Solar System Geocache series, what does the wine bottle represent?

The Solar System geocache series, is now archived. The answer to this question is: Sun.

a) Sun

b) Moon

c) Stars

d) Asteroids

Hints

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ROT 13:	ABCDEFGHIJKLM
	NOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Logs

15-May-24

On a geo day in Rutherglen.

28-Oct-23

I was sight seeing with my dad [TemoGeoDad] and my mum today. We ended up in Rutherglen and headed to the Rutherglen Big Wine Bottle and saw that there was a cache close by. So after a quick photo taken with the Wine bottle, and quick read of the history we soon found ourselves finding this cache. TFTC! Very Happy

Very Happy

06-Oct-23

This was the second of the 3-for-1 one visit to the wine bottle this afternoon. What a great historic spot with some marvellous views to cap things off. Dancing

Dancing

Thanks JohnoMawbs.

Rated: for Overall Experience

30-May-23

This is a bit of a late log from the mega. Looked at my notes for mt next trip to Victoria and saw this one was still there. TFTC

Rated: for Overall Experience

15-Apr-23

Watawieh from Norfolk Island

I am in Rutherglen for the weekend to attend the Mega and stopped here to log the Adlab location, GC virtual and this GCA virtual

11-Apr-23

Love it here.
So grateful to visit here.
I learn something about it.
Thanks

11-Apr-23

Passed the Big Wine Bottle numerous times on the Mega Weekend. it certainly stands out. Thanks.

10-Apr-23

Our first cache in Rutherglen.... this or the AL?
We arrived, unpacked and decided to start here, then had a great weekend at the mega and caching the area...

Rated: for Overall Experience

09-Apr-23

In town for the mega and the wine bottle was the site for a couple of virtuals and Ad Labs. Thanks for a fun one

09-Apr-23

Found while in town for the Rutherglen Mega Event.
An amazing structure it is.
Thanks for the cache young fella,
Roostaman.

Rated: for Overall Experience

09-Apr-23

Spotted, on more than one occasion, while attending the Mega. Answers all good.

Thanks JohnoMawbs...nicely done.

Rated: for Overall Experience

09-Apr-23

Tassie Trekkers

Thanks JohnoMawbs for creating this History cache and highlighting this location. Some interesting facts.

Rated: for Overall Experience

09-Apr-23

Have stopped here many times and finally remembered to log this cache today.

Rated: for Overall Experience

08-Apr-23

themd

Sorry a little late missed this log.

Had a great weekend at the mega.

Met many new and old faces.

Enjoyed a ton tour here.

TFTHC Very Happy

Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

08-Apr-23

#GA5730 - 13:45; Day 4 of the Rutherglen Mega mission and out caching with Sol de lune for a couple of hours while waiting for some other partners in crime before heading off with them to finish off some geoart. Stopped by the Wine Bottle and had no problems gathering the information I needed for this history cache. TFTC JohnoMawbs Very Happy

Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

07-Apr-23

First find of the day. What a great piece of history and art work.

Rated: for Overall Experience

07-Apr-23

Despite the threatening rain, a group of us managed to get out for a decent morning's caching. This included this cache and thanks Johnomawbs for placing it here. Clapping

Clapping

Clan Cerberus

Clan Cerberus

Rated: for Overall Experience

07-Apr-23

Up here for the mega.
I own a gc virtual here so a must do cache.
Cheers

Rated: for Overall Experience

06-Apr-23

Visited the Wine Bottle numerous times on our visit to Rutherglen. Took a photo of the info so we could log when we had more time. Fantastic views from the big icon. TFTHC JohnoMawbs.

Rated: for Overall Experience

05-Apr-23

great location

thanks for the cache

James0116

31-Mar-23

Thanks for the history lesson great spot. TFTC Very Happy

Very Happy

26-Mar-23

I have visited this landmark many times on my visits to Rutherglen and enjoy the views of the surrounding area. There are many interesting places full of history in the area and this is one of them.
Thanks JohnoMawbs for creating this cache.

Rated: for Overall Experience

17-Mar-23

Thanks JohnoMawbs it’s a long time since I got a FTF.
Luckily I have been visiting this area quite a bit in preparation for the MEGA at Easter.
Will we be seeing you there?

Rated: for Overall Experience

13-Mar-23

Ready for finding. Very Happy

Very Happy

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