Coro history Coromandel Valley, South Australia, Australia
By stanleys on 18-Feb-07. Waypoint GC110B3

Thanks for the history tour

Excellent cache. Fav addedEnjoyed the history and the walkMany thanx to Team Crumble for the cache and ongoing maintenance

Absolutely loved learning more about the history and people of this suburb. Thank you for the time and effort put into this cache, and those in the community who help maintain it.

Up here in the area targeting the Linear Park Walk caches and any another’s I stumble across…….what a great trek, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thank you gif maintaining this cache and gif the PathTag Team_Crumble
TFTC

Cache has been replaced as original has gone missing. No finds or DNFs in 12 mths but it's ready to be found again.

Found on caching trip to Coro, nice area. Thanks for the history lesson. TFTC

A few weeks in the making, slowly gaining the wps and dodging the weather - finally signed the log today cheers!

Easy find on getting to the GZ with a muggle mate! Thanks for the adventure!

Adelaide Trip. May 2021. Day 4. Today dawned wet and windy, but after the family walk up the hill to get the paper I headed off for a walk around Blackwood for the Adventure labs there, before heading down to Coromandel Valley for a Multi and another set of Adventure Labs with a bonus for my puzzle of the day.

I am sure I have started this one before, but today with none of the information in hand i visited the two waypoints and calculated a GZ that looked good. I was happy when I walked over that I also found the cache in good condition. A few fun facts about the area. the signs are great value.

Thanks.

32323.5 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2020 Community Volunteer Tag A#428

**Albida**

While in Adelaide-town for a bit we headed out this afternoon for a jaunt around the hills and stopped by Coro-Valley to say g'day to a mate... While passing by Waving Willy, we stopped by and grabbed the info needed there (shame you can't get closer to the old biscuit factory really - we tried, sadly, it's private property now)... After a headed off to complete stage 2... Once at GZ the cache quickly revealed itself. Thanks much for highlighting the areas history and the hide here stanleys. We enjoyed this one - FP for you.

A lovely evening for a walk around a very pretty area. I had sir_spectre keeping me company and one track to the cache.
Thanks

Yaayyhh... tftc. . . AND ... guess what... there's a crossing... you dont have to get back in your car and drive around back roads like a doofas to find GZ

Solved easily and the cache was found reasonably quickly TFTC

Solved the coords, and soon uncovered the cache TFTC, we had fun

Looked long and hard for this one at GZ and found nothing. Confident my coordinates were right. Will be back, was a great and informative multi.

We have replaced the log book today.

I started 2020 with some improbable caching goals that only lasted until mid February.
Then came Covid-19 and caching began to take a back seat.
But with restrictions easing and socially responsible caching again possible it is time to start filling the calendars again.
Yet again I needed a multicache to fill the calendar and so I set off in pursuit of this one. The weather was overcast but the actual rain stayed away whilst I collected the information required. [^] No so on the final walk to GZ. The cache was found and stamped. It too had succumbed to the weather and the log book was damp and mouldy. unfortunately i was in no position to replace it. It will need a new log book!

***Thanks Team_Crumble for putting out this cache and maintaining it for our enjoyment. ***
Logs prepared and published through GSAK.

Found while on the hunt for smilies in the Coromandel Valley area.
Container was quite wet inside, log and contents also wet.
Needs maintenance.
Thanks Team_Crumble for the cache

I started this multi a few months ago when I was house sitting in the area, as a local council worker was mowing the grass near GZ, I thought I’d return another day. Back today and with no one in the area a quick fi d was made.
TFTC

Nice cache, very well thought out clues. Made good use of the multiple areas of information. Tftc

Th information was gathered without difficulty at the two waypoints and it was a quick find at GZ.

Thanks stanleys for the cache.

Took me longer then it should have, still, fun find, great spot! TFTC

Figured this out last month but had tonight to find it, TFTC

Cruising around in the area picking up a few stragglers and this one was on my map. Shortly afterwards, I was at GZ where a nice easy find was made. There was a bit of water inside, so I rescued the TBs so they don’t go rusty.

Thanks for the cache stanleys.
Found on 12 May 2019 at 2:36 pm.
Find #8894

Looking up nearby caches whilst getting some windmill info, looked at this multi and realised I was very close to WP2, info gathered , cache found , tbs dropped , thanks for keeping this oldie going

Out for a Sunday walk with both geo-pups. Nice to find this one after almost a year since it was last discovered. Great history and great multi, fave from us. TFTC

Out and about with TeamAstro and had some fun with this one. He had previously found but this one was new to me. TFTC

After briefing H four hundred and twenty three L about the fantastic little tour around the area with this cache, we did the cache. I'd done this cache over 10 years ago and remembered it was a quaint cache. So good we dropped off a TB here. There was finally consensus about the good to humanity these actions would bring. Clear skies from TeamAstro

Coro history was transferred from stanleys to user Team_Crumble

An outing today with a mission to find a handful of Stanleys caches. This was the first on the list. Found WP1 easily as we lived a few hundred metres from here years ago. Some very interesting history here. Off to WP2 and more great history. Then the rain started! Mr C wasnt prepared for rain, so we quickly walked to GZ , signed the log and decided to call off the mission and grab a coffee until it eased off. TFTC

This was a good multi. I enjoyed solving this over a few days, learning some Coro history along the way. Tftc

Out on a morning walk through this beautiful area. Nice little multi. Took a little bit of time to get info and a nice walk to get to each WP. Thanks for the history and the cache.

Nice little multi. Had to read information carefully. Completed over 2 days. Cache is wet on inside and needs attention. However the logbook is dry in its plastic bag. Thanks for the cache

Found it, forgot to log it.

found with getnict. We where in that much of a rush to get through the multi that both of us left our stamps in the car. Signed log in pencil. The storm hit us on the return 1/3 of the way back doing the linear trail. Some more history I didn't know about doing this multi. quick find at gz.

Found with Sir_Spectre before the severe weather kicks in
Nice little park tftc

Was out on a beautiful afternoon with Tomboy and we stopped off here after completing the Linear Park Walk. [^]
Tomboy had already found this one so I gathered all the required info and we headed off to WP2. [^]
Again gathered what I needed and worked out my coordinates for GZ. [^]
Headed off to GZ and after a little walk the cache was found.
I love these multis where I learn a bit of history while seeing some interesting places.
Thanks for the cache stanleys.

Stopped at WP1 after completing the Linear Park Walk and collected the required numbers before returning to our vehicle and driving to WP2 [8]. This place was familiar - again, collected the numbers, then walked around to GZ .
TN. Left a tennis ball. SL.
Thanks Stanleys.

We picked up the info on this one a month or so ago, but the final location seemed to be very busy at the time.

Today we were travelling through the area and the place seemed deserted, so went in for the find on the cache. We initially found ourselves on the wrong side of the water, and the fence! After finding an appropriate crossing point we soon had the nicely hidden cache in hand. Turns out the crowds probably wouldn't have noticed us here after all. Sweet!

Thanks stanleys.

Being on holidays I have been trying to cross a few multi caches of my list. Today I did this one. The info was grabbed easily and then a short walk to find the cache. TFTC

TFTC! Nice wander through the valley, interesting coro history.

Great hide, was great learning about the history of coromandal valley.

A great little multi, completed at night.

A nice fairly quick find as we were out and about on a stroll on a lovely winter's day.
TFTC

Had an hour to spare and wanted to tick this multi off my list. Did not know that Coro had a biscuit factory and loved the memorial. Learnt a bit, then tracked down the cache, signed the log and headed home with a smile on my face. The cache container had water in it and the log was slightly damp.tftc

Finally did this cache after completing all the traditional caches in Coro Valley and thought it was high time to tick this one off the list, and very pleased to do so as I learnt a lot about the history of the area. A nice easy multi that was fun to do, as I used to visit these areas as a kid back in the 80's. Found cache with lid open and log book next to the container, but the TB was still there after about 3 months. Signed log and took TB to continue its travels. TFTC Stanleys

Nice morning for a walk. TFTC.
Left TB

Have had this one the radar for a while now but only got around to doing it today found each way point quite easy and after a short stroll to gz the cache was in hand. Signed the log and replace.
tftc

Found It!
I've been meaning to stop and have a go at this multi for some time now - today I finally did! Some interesting history - I never knew there was once a world famous biscuit factory down here! A nice little walk and a quick find at GZ!
TFTC

A Rat, an Owl and a Locus set out for a day of adventure.
Doctor Owl had done the working out on this one.
Loved the art work on the rocks and building.
We wandered over to GZ, a lovely spot.
Locus made the find. tftc

Doctor Owl asked me to accompany her and SA Sewer Rats on a caching day.
An early start and an early finish made it a very different day for me
All up, it was a quality not quantity caching day as we targeted specific caches for a variety of reasons.
At the end of the day, I was very happy with my 14 finds

Thanks to Doctor Owl's efforts, we had a multi to find [^]
A nice place for a wander and to watch some energetic dogs running, playing and enjoying the sunny day
It was also funny watching a less energetic dog growl at SA Sewer Rats as she got too close to its human beings and its food

TNLN. SL. TFTC stanleys

Owl was out with Locuscache and SA Sewer Rats. Having completed the necessary waypoints on 2 previous trips, only to be halted by torrential rain, Owl was keen to finish this little multi off and was prepared to share the glory with her fellow cachers. A nice walk in a very pleasant area got them to a logical hide. Thanks for the fun!

Found with vj187 on a glorious spring day. A lovely spot. TFTC

Found with 2011*turtle. Interesting to read about the history of this area. TFTC

Lucky for us we parked at WP2 to go for a walk after dropping the geomiss off at the community centre for a party. Once we returned it was a quick calculation of the final coordinates and a short walk to gz to sign the log. TFTC.

Found with Debandy and the geo kids on the first dry day in ages.

Thanks stanleys for the cache.

A quick find on a quick caching outing'
TFTC

Out hunting with the Froghoppins.
Nice walk. in the park. Logged together
Tftc

Out with Mattycat for a few caches, having collected some of the info a long while back it was time to finish this one of, a nice day for a walk in the park TFTC stanleys

First multi and second find...We're on a roll!

This was my first multi... Loved it.. TFTC

This was my first multi...Loved it...TFTC

This was my first multi. And my first night time cache. Very well done, makes you really think and I wish more caches were a mix of educational and enjoyable like this one. This is a favourite of mine for sure. Thanks

Found on a cold, wet Wednesday night. So much fun it was even worth stepping into a knee deep puddle. TFTC

Replaced log book. Removed old torn, illegible pages. Left a few swaps for the kids. Enjoy!

Lovely spot. Nice to find one so close to home I didn't think there were any here! As per previous log the log book was torn up so didn't bother to sign. Will drop off a new one on our next walk by so others can enjoy. TFTC

Had done the first waypoint a week ago, and today sorted out the second waypoint & found GZ. Seemed to be well hidden now, but as a previous log mentioned - log book in tatters. Some interesting history doing this cache - thanks for taking us to these spots Stanleys & TFTC.

Needs serious maitenance as log book is torn in to pieces and contents missing. Probably needs new coordinates as GZ is obviously too obvious.

This was a very disappointing cache. Was looking on the Geocaching map for caches with Trackables in them and saw this cache. Easy first clues took us to WP2. Got the wrong coordinate so was looking for a cache in 2ks away. Knew it wasn't there so went back to WP2 to try and see where we made a mistake. Fixed the mistake and walked to GZ. At GZ found the cache easily because it was out in the open without its lid with the contents splayed out all over the ground. Picked everything up and put it all in the cache. But the one thing that I couldn't find was the one thing I wanted, The Geocoin.

Started on the 16th and finished on the 17th.
Left Highly addictive coin TB4R5FG
Thanks for the cache stanleys

Decided to hit some caches on the other side of Coromandel valley.
As the weather was acceptable any a long week-end ensured a day of caching to have.
This cache proved a great start, didn't walk this one. Good things too as I had some walking trails on my list. Thanks for the history lesson, no one at the park today, all the better for me though

Started walking from WP1 but changed my mind because of the busy road, from WP2 had to back track a few times to find a way to the cache. I didn't realize the park was as extensive. Interesting cache in an interesting area. Left a keyring. TFTF

Picked up two trackables and dropped off two others.

This entry was edited by Coro cachers on Wednesday, 28 March 2012 at 10:04:01 UTC.

Paid a visit to drop off a couple of trackables

Great geocache
Really enjoyed the clues and learning more about Coromandel
Thanks Stanleys

Some interesting local history here. Stopped along the way to watch the local cricket team take on St George's - use your feet boys!
Cache found in the expected spot. TFTC stanleys.

Lots of fun finding out history and enjoying a short walk. TFTC

Revisited cache to drop off Bret the Rhymenocerous. Bret is a TB travelling from Canada to New Zealand. I found Bret on the other side of Coromandel Valley at Sandalwood secrets which was a pretty hard find. I have not helped Bret achieve his goal very well but I think at least he might move on a bit quicker from here than where he was before.

Found with BlueBeardOz after a nice wander around the area.
Water in the creek but no fish this time.
SLTNLNTFTC

Did this one in multiple stages. As a resident of Coromandel Valley I was familiar with the local landmarks if not the details so no trouble finding WP 1 and 2 and working out the coodinates for the GZ which turned out to be very close to my daily dog walking route. I would not recommend walking between WP 1 and 2 as there is a busy road and an absence of footpaths. I have often reflected on what it was like for the residents of what must have been a very small community back in the time of WW1 and WW2.

My local knowledge hindered me in locating the cache itself as I kept being drawn to a spot my kids used to play, considering it an ideal spot for hiding a cache. I ignored the fact that this spot was right on the edge of the GZ and was thrown out by some clues in the previous logs. Overall it took me three trips to find this cache, one for WP1, one for WP2 and the GZ (cache not found on first visit) and nearly an hour to find the cache on my return to the GZ. The hiding place eventually discovered was a very short stone's throw from my dog walking route and I must have walked close by the hiding spot a hundred times or more (most of it as a muggle).

This is a good multi. Broke the pencil, will return equivalent next time I'm out with the dog!

Thanks for the history lesson. Loved the bit about the biscuit factory. I can just imagine the lovely aromas drifting across the valley from the factory. TFTC stanleys.

This one has been on my to do list for 8 or 9 months. Today was the day. I didn't know about the Biscuit factory at WP1, most interesting and possibly would have been delicious. Drove to WP2 because it was raining. Gathered the numbers at WP2 a location I had visited before. Then a nice short walk to GZ in the rain. I must come back with Toddler Tardis to play on the nearby playground and oval. SL. TFTC.

I have driven past the monument and memorials for years but never stopped to look further. This gave me the opportunity to do so. Took a TB. Thanks for the history lesson.

My first multi cache in awhile. This one was done in stages. Did stage 1 in the morning. In the late afternoon headed to stage two but couldn't work out how to get to the compass when inputting the waypoints....so back to the house for the google map. Then got a lift to waypoint 2. In my eagerness to find the cache nearly fell in the river. Took my new geocaching buddies Phil and Bill. Bill found the cache and I was able to deposit in a geocoin I'd brought with me from the United States. TFTC stanleys

We drove past the starting point to find a toilet and then decided to have a look at this one.
We enjoyed the finding of info. It was an impressive biscuit factory in it's day. And it made jam! Mmmm
Second WP was interesting because when we were here earlier I placed a gnome (GCA travel cache) in the tree planted and dedicated to Pve Alltree.
I wonder what the President of Turkey's address was? Why did he give it out - was he inviting everyone to come around for a cup of tea and some bikkies?
Made our way to the final WP past a party near the playground. I think it must have been for a youngun because there was a lot of babies and toddlers attending.
Find was quite straight forward, except for nasty looking cobwebs. Nicole was the final finder.
TFTC stanleys
1:03 PM #757

Great to finally tick this off the list. TFTC. TNLN. SL.

Our first go at caching - really good, easy to follow and find. TNLNSL TFTC

canipa

Got a history lesson while visiting Coro for a FTF. There are some nice old buildings in this area, although these days it's all pretty much joined up from Belair to Coro. TFTC stanleys.

Found with the kids on a family caching day in the hills. There is no Travel Bug in the cache.

T: Nothing
L: Jedi, P

TFTC

Found it nice hide safely.Good question.T.N.L.N.S.L.

T.F.T.C

Great little multi around Coro. The biscuit factory looks like a cool old house to live in. TFTC
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Arrived at the final site and thought 'Great" 2 picnics+ dogs, Children everywhere and an outside function in full swing in a nearby establishment. I smiled at them all as I followed the GPS which thankfully lead me out of sight to GZ. Swapped a NZ military button for a little jug TFTC and the time spent gathering the second clues.Our freedom cost many men everything.

Great Little tour of Coro. Thanks for the 20baht - duaghter was most impressed, thanks Fido&Rover!

Good fun cache. Found a money clip in the cache sorely lacking in cash, so we gave it 20 Baht.

Note: 20 THB is currently worth about 0.7 AUD but we have been steadily doping against the Baht for the last six months. So if you want to get the full 70 cents worth of value, you'd better be quick

I've had this one ready to be found for some time but never seems to get up this way, except for buying the annual Xmas tree.

A quick find on a dodgy morning, but the rain help off.

TNLNSL

TFTC

Very enjoyable few hours out with the geokids and a friend + more geokids + dog. Quite a troop !

Found WP2 easily enough - local knowledge meant I didn't really need the co-ords to find it ! But, then couldn't find the final WP3 - kept ending up in people's backyards however the math was done. After re-checking the geokids facts, remembered that I had just changed batteries on GPS for first time and maybe was the wrong datum ?

Yes ! - was about 240m due E and then found the cache in very likely place.

Left TB, took rubber spider.

Be careful with kids and this road - it's very busy. Would a new WP1A down the end of McNamara road be safer by taking people off the main road ?

TFTC and a great afternoon.

Co-ods slightly out, but easy find anyway.
TN
L Red Cross Blood Donor Bookmark
TFTC

There were Muggles playing Tennis from one end and Muggles playing Cricket at the other end,
I wasn't sure if i could find this without being seen but they couldn't see me anyway
Thanks Stanleys

Knew about the PO and a bit about the Biscuit factory from my loal knowledge back in the 60's and 70's, before these signs went up. Nice to see the historical perspective, TFTC.

Driven past here many times so it was time to check this one out. All waypoints worked out beautifully and the hide was obvious close to gz. Thanks for an interesting hunt stanleys.