HOTT - Winchendon Vale New South Wales, Australia
By JohnoMawbs on 02-Oct-23. Waypoint GA27440

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Type: History
Container: Virtual
Coordinates: S34° 39.030' E147° 22.200' (WGS 84)
  55H 533906E 6165651N (UTM)
Elevation: 321 m
Local Government Area: Coolamon

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Welcome to the 'History of Temora Tour' (HOTT) - Cache #47

Lets discover another part of the history of Temora. Head to GZ and find the sign that is labeled Winchendon Vale. To claim a find on this history cache answer the following questions. Please DO NOT place spoilers in your logs.

Also, while you are here, don't forget to find: Winchendon Vale Crossroads by moonshadow98 (GC99XHY) as it is hidden nearby.

Questions:

1. The hall - Affectionately known as the:

a) Cave

b) Grand Ball Room

c) Mud Hut

 

2. The first hall opened on the 18 July of which year?

a) 1911

b) 1913

c) 1915

 

3. William Lawrence drew a block of land by ballot in the subdivision of the 55000 acre Big Mimosa Station.

a) True

b) False

 

4. How many people attended the last ploughing carnival?

a) 9300

b) 8000

c) 7800

 

5. At the schools peak, how many children were attending?

a) 20

b) 25

c) 30

 

6. In which year did the school close?

a) 1935

b) 1936

c) 1937

 

7. Which sport is in "quotation marks"?

a) Aussie Rules Football

b) Cricket

c) Tennis

 

8. The first postal service was by?

a) Car

b) Horse and Carriage

c) Horseback

Hints

Ernq gur fvta
ROT 13: ABCDEFGHIJKLM
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20-Oct-24
It was a great history lesson.
TFTHC! Smile
 
02-Nov-23
On a trip to see family and friends and dropping in to grab a cache or two as we passed by.

A quick find here.

Thanks for the cache Johno
 
02-Nov-23
On a trip with Black Bunny to see family and friends north of the boarder and doing a bit of caching on the way.

A quick find here today.

Thanks for the cache JohnoMawbs
 
15-Oct-23
Been here before for the GC cache.
Amazing how much history is around.
Another HOTT ticked off the list and a bonus *FTF*.
Thanks Johno.
 
02-Oct-23
Enjoy! Big Grin