WanAus 182 - Water Storage 3 - Water Towers Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
By
WanderingAus on 14-Nov-10. Waypoint GA2757
Cache Details
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| Type: | Locationless |
| Container: | Other |
| Proximity: | 31m |
Description
This is a locationless cache, which can be logged by anyone from around the world, and is for Water Towers or Elevated Water Storage Tanks.
In 2009 while hunting down GC1AXD3 RAAF Base Siding by NTSTROM, I came across an impressive water tower which looks to me like some sort of spaceship.There are lots of different styles of water towers and this is just a small sample.
There is a Water Bubbler in the foreground of the "spaceship" part of the photo which just happens to be the one chosen by NTSTROM to illustrate his cache GA0908 Water Bubblers.
There are five separate caches for separate types of water storage as follows:
- GA2726 WanAus 180 - Water Storage 1 - Above Ground Water Storage
- GA2756 WanAus 181 - Water Storage 2 - Below Ground Water Storage
- GA2757 WanAus 182 - Water Storage 3 - Water Towers
- GA2758 WanAus 183 - Water Storage 4 - Railway Water Tanks
- GA2759 WanAus 184 - Water Storage 5 - Dams and Reservoirs
You are welcome to log other Water Towers or Elevated Water Storage Tanks subject to the following cache rules:
- (a) The Water Tower or Elevated Water Storage Tank must have been originally constructed to provide domestic and/or fire fighting water supply to a town, locality or military base - not for a farm, private home, mine, or industrial complex;
- (b) Elevated Water Storage Tanks which were constructed beside railway lines to provide water for steam trains are specifically excluded from this cache, but can be logged for WanAus 183 - Water Storage 4 - Railway Water Tanks;
- (c) The base of the actual Water Storage Tank must NOT be in contact with the ground. It must be supported by either a pylon, a pedestal, or multiple legs. The image above shows several qualifying styles;
- (d) A photo with your GPSr MUST, yes MUST be included in your log - no gpsr, no log, UNLESS you can't include your gpsr in the photo.
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If your camera is your phone and your gpsr or whatever, and you can't make "your gpsr visible in the photo", then you need to shoot past yourself so that YOU are in the photo. Sometimes it takes two or three or even more attempts to get a good photo that way, but YOU'RE NOT USING FILM, IT DOESN'T MATTER, keep going until you get an acceptable one. It gets easier with practise.
If that's too hard, lash out on a CAMERA. My latest one cost less than $50 from Harvey Norman, only has 12 meg and 5 times optical zoom, but is WAY MORE THAN ADEQUATE.
- (e) An individual Water Tower or Elevated Water Storage Tank can only be logged once; and can only be logged in one of the five caches, except for those Water Towers which were initially logged into WanAus 180 - Water Towers, which has since been re-named to WanAus 180 - Water Storage 1 - Above Ground Water Storage. The posters of those logs, which have been included in the image above, may log the same tank into this cache.;
- (f) A caching team can log as many Water Towers or Elevated Water Storage Tank as they wish;
- (g) The Water Tower or Elevated Water Storage Tank must be visited after the publication of this listing - no retrospective finds (except as above for the change of cache name);
If you were hunting a cache when you found the Water Tower or Elevated Water Storage Tank include the details of the cache and whether your hunt was successful. Also if you hid a cache there, include details of that cache.
Any history of the Water Tower or Elevated Water Storage Tank you can include in your log would be greatly appreciated, as well as details of it's current use if it is no longer part of the water supply system.
Note that the Water Tower near GC1AXD3 RAAF Base Siding by NTSTROM is availabe to be claimed by the first to get there.
Logs
A short break in Cohuna. You can't miss this water tower.
Water Tower across the road from the Barham Koondrook Hospital
Bourke, NSW
Colourful water tower
Logging for the Cacheopoly Game.
Colourful water tower
Logging for the Cacheopoly Game.
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Water Tower in Main St Bairnsdale. It appears to not be in use.
Water Tower just inside the main gate at RAAF Base Forest Hill east of Wagga Wagga NSW
Water tower at Koorawatha. Koorawatha is a small rural village about 22 km south of Cowra. It is part of the Cowra Water Supply system
Wangaratta Water Tower adjacent to Wangaratta Railway Stn.
Culcairn Water Storage Tower. An unusual design this one.
Having a search at the showgrounds (unsuccessful) for a GC and spotted the water tower. West St Reservoir managed by Shoalhaven Water
In Murrayville trying to locate a GC cache (unsuccessful) and this water tower was right there. S35.15.935 E141.10.909
On our way west and grabbing a few caches on the way. Tooleybuc Water Tower
Driving through Owen in Sth Aust on our way south. Spotted these towers from some distance out. Noy sire the significanc e of the windows but the only way to the top is by external means and there were no external stairs attached S34.16.242 E138.32.574
WERRIBEE
VICTORIA
I drove past this colourful water tower in Werribee.
VICTORIA
I drove past this colourful water tower in Werribee.
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LITTLE RIVER
VICTORIA
Initially I thought this may have been a railway water tower but on further investigation I fount that it was not. Perhaps it is there to provide water pressure for the township of Little River.
VICTORIA
Initially I thought this may have been a railway water tower but on further investigation I fount that it was not. Perhaps it is there to provide water pressure for the township of Little River.
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We found this interesting looking water tower in Umina while looking for the trig point located on top of it. This distinctive structure can be seen from quite a distant on the peninsula and is quite an interesting drive to get to up some steep and windy little streets.
Here is the log for the trig point we were looking for:
TP6293 Umina
S33° 31.161' E151° 17.972'
Drove up the nice steep road to park at the bottom of this interestingly shaped reservoir. We used to live in a place at Horsnby that had all the same street names as here, so that was fun!
The reservoir itself can be easily seen from quite a way away in this area and has always caught our eye as we drove through the peninsula. Thanks for giving us a reason to head up for a closer look!
Here is the log for the trig point we were looking for:
TP6293 Umina
S33° 31.161' E151° 17.972'
Drove up the nice steep road to park at the bottom of this interestingly shaped reservoir. We used to live in a place at Horsnby that had all the same street names as here, so that was fun!
The reservoir itself can be easily seen from quite a way away in this area and has always caught our eye as we drove through the peninsula. Thanks for giving us a reason to head up for a closer look!
S41 05.778 E146 49.660 GEORGE TOWN TASMANIA
This colourful tower is located in George Town Northern Tasmania.
This colourful tower is located in George Town Northern Tasmania.
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While caching between castlereagh and cranebrook we found this water tower
TFTLC
TFTLC
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Whilst in Tongala to find a Trig Point I realised this was a perfect spot for a water tower photo too.
This cute little township is slowly transforming itself with murals on lots of walls.
Thanks for the locationless Wandering Aus.
This cute little township is slowly transforming itself with murals on lots of walls.
Thanks for the locationless Wandering Aus.
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We found this impressive water tower (see pic) in the South Australian Murraylands whilst doing a cache called Rapunzel's Tower (GC15B1G).
Thanks WanderingAus for organising this locationless cache.
Thanks WanderingAus for organising this locationless cache.
Easy to get a good picture of this one from Peace Park, Ashbury. There are some great views from the park tower also.
The Ashfield reservoir, WS3 is listed on the Sydney Water web site as a heritage item and the site has some interesting information about it. It is one of a group of four similar elevated reservoirs in the Sydney Water system, build in 1912 and has a capacity of 4.6ml. The others being WS10 Bellevue Hill, WS38 Drummoyne, and WS87 Penshurst.
The Ashfield reservoir, WS3 is listed on the Sydney Water web site as a heritage item and the site has some interesting information about it. It is one of a group of four similar elevated reservoirs in the Sydney Water system, build in 1912 and has a capacity of 4.6ml. The others being WS10 Bellevue Hill, WS38 Drummoyne, and WS87 Penshurst.
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This water tower is the water supply for the town of Forest Hill, Qld.
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This water Tower is beside a much larger above ground reservoir, both beside Casuarina Drive, Medowie.
I am still trying to work out a name for the trig on the neighbouring reservoir. This one is well elevated on braced legs.
(The trig for the other reservoir I would say is situated at: -32.737575 151.874729)
I am still trying to work out a name for the trig on the neighbouring reservoir. This one is well elevated on braced legs.
(The trig for the other reservoir I would say is situated at: -32.737575 151.874729)
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DudleyGrunt and I were doing some alternate site caching in the Charlotte, NC area and went for this one specifically because it is actually in South Carolina (SC) not NC. Our only find on the Opencaching.us site in South Carolina this trip. The cache is a BIT cache (a physical type of cache with a QR code as a way to log it or password if you cannot use the QR code. It is named: WTF BIT Indian Land - OU0745 ( WTF = Water Tank Find ). So I think this one is very appropriate for this locationless find. TFTC
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There is a series of caches near me that specifically follows water towers. This is one of the water towers closest to me. The cache I was looking for is called WTF BIT Harmons Park - OU075C and can be found here: http://opencaching.us/viewcache.php?cacheid=1884 (WTF stands for Water Tower Find)
Water storage at Mitchell Qld. Mitchell is west of Roma in the Maranoa. The land around here is extremely flat. Water is for domestic and fire services. TFTC
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This tower is located in Chinchilla Qld. Chinchilla is located on the Western Fringe of the Darling Downs and the eastern fringe of the Warrego. This tower provides water for domestic and fire fighting purposes. Recently the exploration and production of CSG has stretched this towns services.
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This tower is located on the Northern side of Dalby Qld. Dalby is located on the plains of the Darling Downs and is really flat. This tower provides water for domestic and fire fighting purposes.
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This tower is located on the Eastern side of Dalby Qld. Dalby is located on the plains of the Darling Downs and is really flat. This tower provide water for domestic and fire fighting purposes. TFTC
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Helensburgh Water Tower
Found right next to a trig.
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I was in Mundubbera Qld to get two FTF's on caches published on the 16th January and 3weeks later they were still waiting to be found. Not any more. This water tank perched high on its concrete tower base is located in the highest point of the town so that the water gravity feeds down to the town. Provides water for domestic use and for fire fighting purposes. TFTC
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This water tower of riveted steel construction is part of a 4 reservoir and pumping station on Forrester Road in Tregear near North St Marys, NSW.
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This water tower of concrete construction is part of a 4 reservoir and pumping station on Forrester Road in Tregear near North St Marys, NSW.
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This water tower of concrete construction is part of a 4 reservoir and pumping station on Forrester Road in Tregear near North St Marys, NSW.
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Very nice elevated all steel construction reservoir in Lugarno near the Georges River in Sydney. This is also the home of the local Trig.
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South Australia 2013 with Sol de Lune. With a bit of help I managed a raft of locationless caches on this trip. Lots of fun. 956
Thanks.
Albida
Thanks.
Albida
This is the Tempe water reservoir of all concrete construction, it stands between South Street and Old Street in Tempe near the reserve.
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A water tower in Ulladulla. I had just located Ulladulla CORS (type of trig) so stopped here on the way back. Sits on a rise so not as tall as some.
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A water tower in south Nowra dwarfs the surrounding houses. I had just located a cache, Stimson Park GC3YQ31, when I noticed the water tower in the background. There are a number of this particular type in the Shoalhaven.
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I was in fact not looking for water tower, I was walking by on the way to a Trig station and this one just appeared in front of me.
Welded steel construction it serves the local of Macquarie Hills near Cardiff in NSW.
Welded steel construction it serves the local of Macquarie Hills near Cardiff in NSW.
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This tower is part of the Evandale water supply in Tasmania
The scheme was officially opened in 1896
The tower holds 40,000 gallons (80,000 litres)
Its 40 ft (12 metres) high and has a diameter of 20 ft (6 metres) at the base. It supplied the town with water until 1968. The tower is kept full with water to preserve its structure.
Thanks for the cache
The scheme was officially opened in 1896
The tower holds 40,000 gallons (80,000 litres)
Its 40 ft (12 metres) high and has a diameter of 20 ft (6 metres) at the base. It supplied the town with water until 1968. The tower is kept full with water to preserve its structure.
Thanks for the cache
This water storage tank is situated on top of a tall base. It has the appearance of a Childrens Spinning top. It is located on the Western edge of Toowoomba Qld and supplies water to the adjacent above ground water tank. The tower was erected due to the fact that Toowoomba was spreading westward and this area is nearly flat. The tower provides water for domestic use and provides water under pressure for the mains and fire hydrants.
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Augusta WA
Doing a job in Augusta today and i drove past the water treatment plant and saw the water tower so decided to stop and get a pic.
Doing a job in Augusta today and i drove past the water treatment plant and saw the water tower so decided to stop and get a pic.
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This water tower and tank situated on top was the talk of the town back in the early 1980,s or maybe even 1970,s when it was constructed because of its unique design for that period. The tower was erected to provide water to the ever increasing residential development in the Rangeville and Picnic Point Areas of toowoomba Qld. The water is used for domestic purposes and as well to have pressure to supply the fire brigade when needed. The actual location is alongside the cafe and reception areas of Picnic Point Kiosk. TFTC
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Hi WanderingAus
These water towers are located at Tarraleah in Tasmania and some how are part of the water system that feeds the hydro station below the before mentioned village.
Most of Tasmania's electricity is gained through the dams established for that purpose.
TFTC and cheers;
OldSaint.
These water towers are located at Tarraleah in Tasmania and some how are part of the water system that feeds the hydro station below the before mentioned village.
Most of Tasmania's electricity is gained through the dams established for that purpose.
TFTC and cheers;
OldSaint.
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I discovered this water storage tower whilst visiting Alcatraz Island near San Francisco recently. Not sure that it still contains water, but it must once have been a very important water-source for the island.
Petersham elevated reservoir of welded steel construction on a concrete tower base, on New Canterbury Road in Petersham, NSW. Currently undergoing renovations, also used to have a Trig on top but this has now been removed.
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Margaret River Water tower (2)
Situated in Glouster Park
Situated in Glouster Park
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Margaret River Town Water Tower
Located at the top of the hill overlooking town on Wilmott Ave
Its a double water tower on stilts
Located at the top of the hill overlooking town on Wilmott Ave
Its a double water tower on stilts
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This very rusty looking water tower is in Deloraine, Tasmania.
Hornsby Heights reservoir of welded steel construction, part of a 2 reservoirs complex at the end of Mackay road in Hornsby Heights, NSW.
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Old tower reservoir of all concrete construction on the corner of Villier Road and Dilke Road in Padstow, NSW. For some reason it is called the East Hills Reservoir!
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Erskine Park Reservoirs (Tower)
Found this classic water tower with rogerw3 while looking for trigs in this general area.
We parked on Hydra Place, in Erskine Park, NSW and snapped easy photos.
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This is the smaller of a 2 reservoirs complex near Hydra Place in Erskine park. Welded steel construction on a concrete tower base.
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The model of the Woolpunda Water Tower is a memorial to the original tower that was demolished in 1979. The model was erected by the Riverland Group of the National Trust.
WanderingAus wandered by heading to the Waroona Visitors Centre to give some advice on Geocaching to the Visitors Centre Manager and her colleague from the Harvey centre. They are enthusiastic about attracting people to the district through geocaching, and plan to buy several gpsrs to lend out for free. They also plan to place a number of geocaches to supplement those already there, and probably will also hold an event sometime in the future.
On the northern outskirts of North Dandalup I finally stopped to take a photo of this Water Tower which provides water pressure to the small locality. I've probably passed here a couple of hundred times in the past, because it leads to some of the nicest parts of the southwest of Western Australia.
My Locationless Find number 1986, Geocaching Australia Find number 2140, and overall find number 4857.
On the northern outskirts of North Dandalup I finally stopped to take a photo of this Water Tower which provides water pressure to the small locality. I've probably passed here a couple of hundred times in the past, because it leads to some of the nicest parts of the southwest of Western Australia.
My Locationless Find number 1986, Geocaching Australia Find number 2140, and overall find number 4857.
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WanderingAus wandered by, heading from Esperance to Ongerup with the WanderingMrs and our three oldest grandchildren, after spending a week in Esperance with our son, his wife, and our two youngest grandchildren.
After setting up in the Ongerup Caravan Park I spotted this Water Tower just outside the caravan park.
After setting up in the Ongerup Caravan Park I spotted this Water Tower just outside the caravan park.
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Elevated water reservoir in the Sydney harbour National park, on North Head in Manly. This supplies water for the few local residents and the tourists in the area,
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On a recent drive to Biloela was doing the usual geocaching and spied this one in Mundubberra Qld. Very well maintained little town in the North Burnett region. There is another water storage tank to the rear of the block so I must presume that these tanks are supplied from the nearby river and the tank is part of the town water supply and the tower is for pressure for fire fighting purposes if required.
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Pitt Town Reservoir
Hall Street
Pitt Town, NSW
Found together with rogerw3 & GazMag while geocaching in the area.
Hall Street
Pitt Town, NSW
Found together with rogerw3 & GazMag while geocaching in the area.
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Wilberforce Reservoir
Kurmond Road
Wilberforce, NSW
Found together with rogerw3 and GazMag while geocaching in the area.
Kurmond Road
Wilberforce, NSW
Found together with rogerw3 and GazMag while geocaching in the area.
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Castlereagh Reservoir
The Northern Road
Castlereagh, NSW
Photographed this one with rogerw3 while logging the nearby Allen Trig.
The Northern Road
Castlereagh, NSW
Photographed this one with rogerw3 while logging the nearby Allen Trig.
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Glossia Reservoir
Spotted this tower reservoir in Glossodia, NSW while geocaching with rogerw3 and GazMag.
Photo taken from down Spinks Road. It's nearly impossible to see the reservoir (and trig on top) from anywhere nearby.
Spotted this tower reservoir in Glossodia, NSW while geocaching with rogerw3 and GazMag.
Photo taken from down Spinks Road. It's nearly impossible to see the reservoir (and trig on top) from anywhere nearby.
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Welded steel construction elevated water reservoir on the Northern Road in Castlereagh, NSW.
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Pitt Town elevated reservoir WS0243 of 0.22 Megalitres capacity, welded steel construction. Found on Hall Street in Pitt Town, NSW.
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Glossodia tower reservoir WS0349 of 1 Megalitre capacity, welded steel construction. On Spinks Road in Glossodia, NSW.
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Wilberforce tower reservoir WS0236 capacity 0.4 Megalitres. Of welded steel construction, part of a 2 reservoir complex in Wilberforce NSW on Kurmond Road.
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#1 Elevated water reservoir of welded steel construction WS047, on Bottle Forest Road in Heathcote, NSW. Part of a 2 reservoir and pump station complex.
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This wonderful structure is a historic water tower built to supply water to the small township of Evandale just outside Launceston. It was opened in 1896, and although decommissioned in 1968 it still holds water in order to preserve the structure. I thought that in itself was amazing, but a bit like a swimming pool is better kept full I suppose. No gps I realise after taking the photo, but I'm hoping you'll allow this one because it is such an unusual water tower and so photogenic. Thanks WanderingAus.
Elevated Reservoir
Condell Park, NSW
Found this one with rogerw3 while hunting for trig.
But there's definitely no trig attached to this water tower!
I felt I had to log it, because its colours exactly matched my Oregon 300 GPSr.
There's also another reservoir located nearby.
Condell Park, NSW
Found this one with rogerw3 while hunting for trig.
But there's definitely no trig attached to this water tower!
I felt I had to log it, because its colours exactly matched my Oregon 300 GPSr.
There's also another reservoir located nearby.
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Condell park elevated reservoir of 0.23 Megalitres capacity of welded steel construction, part of a 2 reservoirs complex in Condell Park, NSW.
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Spotted these two water towers while out caching around Wagait Beach - Mandorah ... across the harbour from Darwin ....
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This tall water tower is beside the Pacific Highway at Wahroonga. Nearby is a large round low 'tower' and across the road is a brick water storage.
This one also doubles as Wahroonga trig.
This one also doubles as Wahroonga trig.
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WS0020 Reservoir number #1 of a 3 reservoirs complex on Port Hacking Road in Caringbah South, NSW. This is a welded steel plate construction, also home for a Trig Station.
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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 137 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was over a week of line dancing at the Wentworth Services Club, so after a couple of cold, wet and windy days in Horsham, and a night in Ouyen, we made our way to Curlwaa and booked in for five nights.
Once the line dancing competition was over the WanderingMrs was ready to head for home. We were heading for Waikiri and pulled into Renmark for lunch. We found a nice spot beside the mighty Murray River, and I noticed this interesting Water Tower at SA Water's Renmark Depot.
Once the line dancing competition was over the WanderingMrs was ready to head for home. We were heading for Waikiri and pulled into Renmark for lunch. We found a nice spot beside the mighty Murray River, and I noticed this interesting Water Tower at SA Water's Renmark Depot.
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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 133 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was over a week of line dancing at the Wentworth Services Club, so after a couple of cold, wet and windy days in Horsham, and a night in Ouyen, we made our way to Curlwaa and booked in for five nights.
After a bit of night caching I checked the laptop and discovered all the multi-caches and mysteries had failed to make the long journey into the two gpsrs I carry. I would have preferred one of the four multi-caches around Wentworth for my milestone find, but that's the way the Cookie crumbles.
I spent an hour fixing my geocache uploads, then I dropped the WanderingMrs at the Wentworth Services Club for a two hour line dancing workshop and headed out for a bit of multi-cache hunting. First on the books was GC26B17 Hawdon's Ford by branda1707, which led me to the confluence of the Murray and Darling Rivers. I didn't have time to do the more than two kilometre round trip to finish the cache, but I did have time to take a photo of this very old water tower near Wentworth Hospital.
After a bit of night caching I checked the laptop and discovered all the multi-caches and mysteries had failed to make the long journey into the two gpsrs I carry. I would have preferred one of the four multi-caches around Wentworth for my milestone find, but that's the way the Cookie crumbles.
I spent an hour fixing my geocache uploads, then I dropped the WanderingMrs at the Wentworth Services Club for a two hour line dancing workshop and headed out for a bit of multi-cache hunting. First on the books was GC26B17 Hawdon's Ford by branda1707, which led me to the confluence of the Murray and Darling Rivers. I didn't have time to do the more than two kilometre round trip to finish the cache, but I did have time to take a photo of this very old water tower near Wentworth Hospital.
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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 131 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip, after 11 weeks in Darwin and a couple of weeks meandering across and down through Queensland then slowly down the Kidman Way to Griffith, through Jerilderie and on to Finley where we booked in to the caravan park for two nights, then on to Cobram for a night, and then to Rochester for a couple of nights.
The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was line dancing that night in Kangaroo Flats, just south of Bendigo, so off we went again, and checked in to the A Line Caravan Park in Big Hill a little further south for two nights. Once again the WanderingMrs had chosen the caravan park through the Information Superhighway, and it was a top choice, excellent facilities and well laid out.
Before leaving the City of Greater Bendigo area I placed an "I've Cached Everywhere Man (ICEM)" cache, GA3409 WanAus 201 - Bendigo ICEM. After two nights at Big Hill we did a right turn and headed West through Saint Arnaud and Murtoa to Horsham, where sadly the Information Superhighway incorrectly stated that there was line dancing that night.
The WanderingMrs had also determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was over a week of line dancing at the Wentworth Services Club, so after a couple of cold, wet and windy days in Horsham, we headed towards Ouyen as our "halfway house" to the Wentworth area.
After checking in to the Ouyen Caravan Park we headed off to explore the town, and were surprised to find a very nice Bakery open at 3:00 PM on a Sunday, so we treated ourselves to some very nice cappucino and cakes for afternoon tea.
We then continued to explore the town and after hunting down TP0340 Ouyen Area by Geocaching Australia I spotted this water tower on Dakers Street.
The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was line dancing that night in Kangaroo Flats, just south of Bendigo, so off we went again, and checked in to the A Line Caravan Park in Big Hill a little further south for two nights. Once again the WanderingMrs had chosen the caravan park through the Information Superhighway, and it was a top choice, excellent facilities and well laid out.
Before leaving the City of Greater Bendigo area I placed an "I've Cached Everywhere Man (ICEM)" cache, GA3409 WanAus 201 - Bendigo ICEM. After two nights at Big Hill we did a right turn and headed West through Saint Arnaud and Murtoa to Horsham, where sadly the Information Superhighway incorrectly stated that there was line dancing that night.
The WanderingMrs had also determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was over a week of line dancing at the Wentworth Services Club, so after a couple of cold, wet and windy days in Horsham, we headed towards Ouyen as our "halfway house" to the Wentworth area.
After checking in to the Ouyen Caravan Park we headed off to explore the town, and were surprised to find a very nice Bakery open at 3:00 PM on a Sunday, so we treated ourselves to some very nice cappucino and cakes for afternoon tea.
We then continued to explore the town and after hunting down TP0340 Ouyen Area by Geocaching Australia I spotted this water tower on Dakers Street.
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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 128 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip, after 11 weeks in Darwin and a couple of weeks meandering across and down through Queensland then slowly down the Kidman Way to Griffith, through Jerilderie and on to Finley where we booked in to the caravan park for two nights, then on to Cobram for a night, and then to Rochester for a couple of nights.
The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was line dancing that night in Kangaroo Flats, just south of Bendigo, so off we went again, and checked in to the A Line Caravan Park in Big Hill a little further south for two nights. Once again the WanderingMrs had chosen the caravan park through the Information Superhighway, and it was a top choice, excellent facilities and well laid out.
Before leaving the City of Greater Bendigo area I placed an "I've Cached Everywhere Man (ICEM)" cache, GA3409 WanAus 201 - Bendigo ICEM. After two nights at Big Hill we did a right turn and headed West through Saint Arnaud and Murtoa to Horsham. While seeking out a suitable spot for lunch at Murtoa I spotted this water tower ahead near Lake Marma, a great lunch spot.
The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was line dancing that night in Kangaroo Flats, just south of Bendigo, so off we went again, and checked in to the A Line Caravan Park in Big Hill a little further south for two nights. Once again the WanderingMrs had chosen the caravan park through the Information Superhighway, and it was a top choice, excellent facilities and well laid out.
Before leaving the City of Greater Bendigo area I placed an "I've Cached Everywhere Man (ICEM)" cache, GA3409 WanAus 201 - Bendigo ICEM. After two nights at Big Hill we did a right turn and headed West through Saint Arnaud and Murtoa to Horsham. While seeking out a suitable spot for lunch at Murtoa I spotted this water tower ahead near Lake Marma, a great lunch spot.
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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 125 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip, after 11 weeks in Darwin and a couple of weeks meandering across and down through Queensland then slowly down the Kidman Way to Griffith. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was line dancing a couple of nights in Griffith, so we checked in to the caravan park for six nights.
After that we continued on down the Kidman Way, through Jerilderie and on to Finley where we booked in to the caravan park for two nights, then on to Cobram for a night, and finaly to Rochester for a couple of nights. Rochester was hard hit by the floods early in 2011, and the caravan park we stayed at was still being repaired. Power was suppplied by a 125KVA portable generator, and in talking to the manager they were happy for any business they could get. We had no complaints and were very comfortable for the two nights we spent there. Had we been there at the time of the floods, the water would have been higher than the stove in the caravan.
After setting up the caravan in the caravan park at Rochester we did a bit of exploring around the town, then spruced ourselves up to head for Echuca for Sunday night dinner at the Workers and Services Club.
The next day we went for a long drive, South to Corop, then East along the Midland Highway through Stanhope, Byrneside, Mooroopna, Shepparton, then back to Mooroopna and turning North on the Echuca Road as far as Undera, then South on the Tatura-Undera Road, West on the Lancaster-Mooroopna Road, through Lancaster and on to the Byrneside-Kyabram Road, through Kyabram and on to the Kyabram-Rochester Road and back to Rochester, a pleasant 180 Km of meandering through some very nice farmland.
On our way round we did some exploring around Shepparton, and I spotted this interesting water tower in the Goulburn Valley Water Operations Centre compound on Florence Street. After taking a photo through the gates we drove along Old Dookie Road to get a closer waypoint.
After that we continued on down the Kidman Way, through Jerilderie and on to Finley where we booked in to the caravan park for two nights, then on to Cobram for a night, and finaly to Rochester for a couple of nights. Rochester was hard hit by the floods early in 2011, and the caravan park we stayed at was still being repaired. Power was suppplied by a 125KVA portable generator, and in talking to the manager they were happy for any business they could get. We had no complaints and were very comfortable for the two nights we spent there. Had we been there at the time of the floods, the water would have been higher than the stove in the caravan.
After setting up the caravan in the caravan park at Rochester we did a bit of exploring around the town, then spruced ourselves up to head for Echuca for Sunday night dinner at the Workers and Services Club.
The next day we went for a long drive, South to Corop, then East along the Midland Highway through Stanhope, Byrneside, Mooroopna, Shepparton, then back to Mooroopna and turning North on the Echuca Road as far as Undera, then South on the Tatura-Undera Road, West on the Lancaster-Mooroopna Road, through Lancaster and on to the Byrneside-Kyabram Road, through Kyabram and on to the Kyabram-Rochester Road and back to Rochester, a pleasant 180 Km of meandering through some very nice farmland.
On our way round we did some exploring around Shepparton, and I spotted this interesting water tower in the Goulburn Valley Water Operations Centre compound on Florence Street. After taking a photo through the gates we drove along Old Dookie Road to get a closer waypoint.
Rated: for Overall Experience
WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 124 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip, after 11 weeks in Darwin and a couple of weeks meandering across and down through Queensland then slowly down the Kidman Way to Griffith. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was line dancing a couple of nights in Griffith, so we checked in to the caravan park for six nights.
After that we continued on down the Kidman Way, through Jerilderie and on to Finley where we booked in to the caravan park for two nights, then on to Cobram for a night, and then to Rochester for a couple of nights. Rochester was hard hit by the floods, and the caravan park we stayed at was still being repaired. Power was suppplied by a 125KVA portable generator, and in talking to the manager they were happy for any business they could get. We had no complaints and were very comfortable for the two nights we spent there. Had we been there at the time of the floods, the water would have been higher than the stove in the caravan.
After setting up the caravan in the caravan park we headed out to explore the town, and I spotted this interesting old water tower at the back of the water compound on Campaspe Street.
After that we continued on down the Kidman Way, through Jerilderie and on to Finley where we booked in to the caravan park for two nights, then on to Cobram for a night, and then to Rochester for a couple of nights. Rochester was hard hit by the floods, and the caravan park we stayed at was still being repaired. Power was suppplied by a 125KVA portable generator, and in talking to the manager they were happy for any business they could get. We had no complaints and were very comfortable for the two nights we spent there. Had we been there at the time of the floods, the water would have been higher than the stove in the caravan.
After setting up the caravan in the caravan park we headed out to explore the town, and I spotted this interesting old water tower at the back of the water compound on Campaspe Street.
Rated: for Overall Experience
WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 124 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip, after 11 weeks in Darwin and a couple of weeks meandering across and down through Queensland then slowly down the Kidman Way to Griffith. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was line dancing a couple of nights in Griffith, so we checked in to the caravan park for six nights.
After that we continued on down the Kidman Way, through Jerilderie and on to Finley where we booked in to the caravan park for two nights, then on to Cobram for a night, and then to Rochester for a couple of nights. Rochester was hard hit by the floods, and the caravan park we stayed at was still being repaired. Power was suppplied by a 125KVA portable generator, and in talking to the manager they were happy for any business they could get. We had no complaints and were very comfortable for the two nights we spent there. Had we been there at the time of the floods, the water would have been higher than the stove in the caravan.
After setting up the caravan in the caravan park we headed out to explore the town, and I spotted this very interesting combined water tower and clock tower on Campaspe Street.
After that we continued on down the Kidman Way, through Jerilderie and on to Finley where we booked in to the caravan park for two nights, then on to Cobram for a night, and then to Rochester for a couple of nights. Rochester was hard hit by the floods, and the caravan park we stayed at was still being repaired. Power was suppplied by a 125KVA portable generator, and in talking to the manager they were happy for any business they could get. We had no complaints and were very comfortable for the two nights we spent there. Had we been there at the time of the floods, the water would have been higher than the stove in the caravan.
After setting up the caravan in the caravan park we headed out to explore the town, and I spotted this very interesting combined water tower and clock tower on Campaspe Street.
Rated: for Overall Experience
I photographed this water tower on the way home after a caching run around Bundaberg. There is actually a cache very close to the base, which I have found previously. It is located near the Bundaberg Base Hospital.
WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 119 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip, after 11 weeks in Darwin and a couple of weeks meandering across and down through Queensland we continued on down the Kidman Way to Griffith. The WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was line dancing the night before in Griffith, as well as a few nights later, so we checked in to the caravan park for at least four nights.
After a couple of days wandering close to Griffith we headed out on a longer tourist drive, and finally made our way to Leeton. After lunch in the park near GCQYK3 Graham Park by Roostaman, we headed back towards Griffith, and while exploring the town of Yanco I spotted this very interesting old water tower just off Main Street.
After a couple of days wandering close to Griffith we headed out on a longer tourist drive, and finally made our way to Leeton. After lunch in the park near GCQYK3 Graham Park by Roostaman, we headed back towards Griffith, and while exploring the town of Yanco I spotted this very interesting old water tower just off Main Street.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Warragamba Reservoir
Warragamba, NSW
This one is located close to the famous Warragamba Dam. Found with rogerw3 while hunting trigs.
Warragamba, NSW
This one is located close to the famous Warragamba Dam. Found with rogerw3 while hunting trigs.
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Warragamba elevated reservoir, not far from Warragamba Dam, of welded steel construction.
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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 115 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip, after 11 weeks in Darwin and a couple of weeks meandering across and down through Queensland and New South Wales we spent a night in Lake Cargelligo, because the WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was line dancing that night in Lake Cargelligo, before continuing on to Griffith where there was line dancing the following night.
After leaving Lake Cargelligo we stopped at Rankins Springs for morning tea, and then took a drive around town and I spotted this water tower near the end of Forest Street.
After leaving Lake Cargelligo we stopped at Rankins Springs for morning tea, and then took a drive around town and I spotted this water tower near the end of Forest Street.
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WanderingAus wandered by with the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) on day 114 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip, after 11 weeks in Darwin and a couple of weeks meandering across and down through Queensland we decided to spend a couple of nights in Cobar before continuing down the Kidman Way to Lake Cargelligo, because the WanderingMrs had determined through the wonders of the Information Superhighway that there was line dancing that night in Lake Cargelligo, as well as in Griffith the following night.
First stop was the Tourist Information Centre, then armed with lots of useful information we headed off to Dead Man's Point, then on the way back I spotted this water tower on Uabba Street.
First stop was the Tourist Information Centre, then armed with lots of useful information we headed off to Dead Man's Point, then on the way back I spotted this water tower on Uabba Street.
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