Black Bunny's Bushrangers (T) - John Bow. Oolong, New South Wales, Australia
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Black Bunny on 04-May-19. Waypoint GA6017
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Regular |
| Coordinates: | S34° 47.342' E149° 10.663' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 699245E 6148190N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 616 m |
| Local Government Area: | Upper Lachlan |
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Description
Bushranger Series - John Bow
John Bow.
At the age of 14 John Bow started work as a stockman. He acted as a ‘Bush Telegraph’ for Frank Gardiner and was the youngest member of that gang. The gang robbed the Eugowra gold escort on Sunday the 5th June, 1862, and Bow was arrested at Nolan’s Station 21st August 1862. He was tried and sentenced to be hanged. As he was 20 years old at the time the public submitted 15,000 signatures and three days before the date due his sentence was commuted to penal servitude for life. In 1874 Bow was given a special pardon, after 12 years of gaol. After he was released he took up a section near Lake Cargelligo. He died 5th March 1895, aged 54 years, and is buried in the Catholic portion of the Lake Cargelligo Cemetery. It is recorded in the history of the Catholic Church that John Bow loaned the money for the land on which their first church was built. (From the late K.W MacRae: - I knew John personally and classed him to be a gentleman).
Bushrangers.
Over 2,000 bushrangers are estimated to have roamed the Australian countryside, beginning with the convict bolters and drawing to a close after Ned Kelly's last stand at Glenrowan.
Bushrangers were originally escaped convicts who had the survival skills necessary to use the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities. By the 1820s, the term "bushranger" had evolved to refer to those who abandoned social rights and privileges to take up "robbery under arms" as a way of life, using the bush as their base.
Bushranging thrived during the gold rush years of the 1850s and 1860s when the likes of Ben Hall, Frank Gardiner and John Gilbert led notorious gangs in the country districts of New South Wales. These Wild Colonial Boys typically robbed small-town banks and coach services.
In other infamous cases, such as that of Dan Morgan, the Clarke brothers, and Australia's best-known bushranger, Ned Kelly, numerous policemen were murdered.
The number of bushrangers declined due to better policing and improvements in rail transport and communication technology, such as telegraphy. Kelly's capture and execution in 1880 effectively represented the end of the bushranging era.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushranger
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Logs
Eventually found this one after digging through a large amount of leaf litter; it has apparently shifted from its seat and has been damaged by falling branches. It is now home to a wide variety of creepy crawlies feeding on the sodden log book. Thanks for the cache Black Bunny, but this one could use some attention
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#GA5328 - 13:05; I missed out on the last mission to collect more caches in this series, so after a meeting in Goulburn, I took the long way home to make up for my previous absence and to pick up some ammo for the current Battleships game. I was accompanied by Sol de lune, who had skippered the previous mission, but who had some of the more recently placed caches in the series to find. The contents of this cache were a bit damp as the lid of the container has a large crack in it. TFTC Black Bunny 
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Have been looking at this series since it was published but never got around to driving out for it. Made today the day and headed off with Smittengranny, who offered to drive me around while I grabbed them. No problems at any of them and all were found in good condition. Would be great if more cachers would find them, but hopefully that will happen.
Thanks to both Just a Cacher and Black Bunny for a few more caches in the every growing Bushranger series.
Thanks to both Just a Cacher and Black Bunny for a few more caches in the every growing Bushranger series.
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Hit the road HARD & travelled over 700km today to move movables 250km + from last location. So, on the way home completed some trigs & caches – all your Bushrangers series. These caches were very enjoyable – this was the 6th of completed – – enjoyed this cache – sorry to say but the lid on cache is cracked, cache is dry, will need to be replaced if the wet weather keeps up – thanks for the history of these interesting people - TFTC / TFTH / SL 
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With a day off and the eagerness to get out for a cache or two, 
I headed out for a run along the back-roads and Hume-HWY between Yass and Gunning. I chose this route to collect caches that has popped up, to avenge DNF’s and to collect caches I missed last time, I did this run (back in 2016). I found a good mixture of caches both in sizes and types of hides. Most were quick finds and all caches were signed and replaced except for three DNF’s and one NA. Out of 45 attempted caches, which is a mixture of both GC and GCA, I ended up finding 41 of them. I would like to thank all CO’s of the caches I found and for allowing them to bring enjoyment to me and the rest of the caching community. 
TFTC’s and TFTTP’s
I headed out for a run along the back-roads and Hume-HWY between Yass and Gunning. I chose this route to collect caches that has popped up, to avenge DNF’s and to collect caches I missed last time, I did this run (back in 2016). I found a good mixture of caches both in sizes and types of hides. Most were quick finds and all caches were signed and replaced except for three DNF’s and one NA. Out of 45 attempted caches, which is a mixture of both GC and GCA, I ended up finding 41 of them. I would like to thank all CO’s of the caches I found and for allowing them to bring enjoyment to me and the rest of the caching community. TFTC’s and TFTTP’s This was the only cache in this series along this road that we actually spotted as we pulled up. Mr Beetle grabbed this one and again said it was a Sistema. How unlucky is that? 7 caches, 5 of which were great PVC pipe containers and he got the 2 that were sistemas!!!!
Thanks.
Thanks.
John Bow was another bushranger unfamiliar to us. We enjoyed his story as he was one of the few young villians who survived to go on to become a good citizen after his release.
We found his stash hidden securely in some trees. Container and contents were in good condition.
Thanks for the information about John Bow and the cache Black Bunny
We found his stash hidden securely in some trees. Container and contents were in good condition.
Thanks for the information about John Bow and the cache Black Bunny
Today I decided to take advantage of the fabulous weather and the May Madness and go caching with the GCA caches in my sight. There were plenty to be had so I planned a circuit up to Gunnong and then across through Sutton and home again. Thanks for this series Black Bunny and Just a Cacher. Learned lots and it is great to see a series placed carefully so there's room to park up and not in sight of a gate or homestead. All logs have been signed and caches returned to their hidey holes. 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Noticed this series while in Gunning. Did the other end a few weeks ago.
Nice to get off the highway and travel the old road again (which I had done many many times over the years). All caches found OK.
Thanks,
Nice to get off the highway and travel the old road again (which I had done many many times over the years). All caches found OK.
Thanks,
Rated: for Overall Experience
After breakfast (and lunch in bed) and some lovely Mother's Day presents, fitzy_1965 and I decided to do a bit of GCA caching for May Madness.
Quick find on all these once we realised they were on the Old Hume. Thanks for the history lessons too.
Quick find on all these once we realised they were on the Old Hume. Thanks for the history lessons too.
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GCA 2,348. Found during a Mother's Day GCA run along the Hume with minniek.
With all these nice new GCA Trads in the area plus May Madness bonus points up for grabs we headed out for a mostly GCA run. It was a easy run along the old Hume picking these up one by one. Some interesting stories about the Bushrangers - most of which I never knew before. All were quick finds once at GZ.
Thanks Just a Cacher and Black Bunny !!
With all these nice new GCA Trads in the area plus May Madness bonus points up for grabs we headed out for a mostly GCA run. It was a easy run along the old Hume picking these up one by one. Some interesting stories about the Bushrangers - most of which I never knew before. All were quick finds once at GZ.
Thanks Just a Cacher and Black Bunny !!
Rated: for Overall Experience
*FTF with Joolay on a day trip to Crookwell to attend an event and then picked up a bunch of caches on the way home. I love the BBB series ! Thanks for the cache
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Found with Kittykatch out and about after travelling to Crookwell for a GC event by Gliss. Decided to pick these up on the way back.
So that must have been a hard life. But he came good in the end.
So that must have been a hard life. But he came good in the end.
Rated: for Overall Experience
