APM -- 1975-83 -- Malcolm Fraser Barabba, South Australia, Australia
By firesafe on 16-Apr-10. Waypoint GC26WV4

Picking up some Prime Ministers on the way back to Owen Thanks Firesafe for the hide Tftc

Today out and about on 209 of 274 days to get my daily cacher Emerald Using my Garmin Etrex 22X and MacBook Air!Thanks for the cacheTFTC

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Picked wrong tree at first! TFTC

Found it! A lazy morning today after a full day caching yesterday and a late night drive out to get some photos of the Aurora. Finally decided to get out of the house about 2pm, chose to knock off this fairly local series. Quick find here! TFTC!

Out and about caching early this morning before it gets really hot. Found the cache and signed the log. TFTC OxFireSafe

Staying at Andrews Farm and came up early this morning while it is cooler to visit the Prime Ministers and some other caches around about. Thanks to the COs.

Found with the Nelson crew on our way back to Adelaide for the mega. Nearly there now just wasting a bit of time now so we don't hit rush hour traffic.

We are now making our way back to Adelaide for the leap day mega tomorrow. Sidewaze, Paddle Chick, Bullertrout, IsisNZ and Nanzie are signing our logs as SPBINZ or sometimes SPINZ as BT has done a large number of caches on the Peninsula. TFTC OzFiresafe#16171

Found as part of the SPBINZ team (Sidewaze, Paddle Chick, Bullertrout, IsisNZ, and Nanzie). Today we've taken a slower and more scenic route along the coast as we head back towards Adelaide for the main event tomorrow and trying to target caches Bullertrout hasn't found on his previous visits. We have just completed the big 6 0 on the map and have decided to sign off a few of this series before we finish for the day. At least I'm familiar with this list of names unlike the PSA series where I don't think I knew any. TFTC OzFiresafe and kia ora from Aotearoa/New Zealand # 21,766**tepoti/Dunedin is the place to be 26-27 October, 2024 for GCA7ZHD - Geo Toroa Mega! Please come and join in the fun, find heaps of caches and experience some wonderful Southern hospitality.**

Caching as team SPBINZ: Sidewaze, Paddlechick, Bullertrout, IsisNZ and Nanzie from Nelson, New Zealand. Having had one record day caching (430+) and then another quite full on (200+) were a bit more laid back today, taking our time for a good look around, several AdLabs some earthcaches and generally a more laid-back sort of a day.People sometimes ask how you can see much of the scenery when youre so busy caching but I find I see more than the average tourist who keeps to tar-sealed roads and drives from town to town. So, another awesome day exploring rural and small town South Australia. And learning a bit of history along the way.Greetings from the Shaky Isles across the ditch and many thanks for the hide.

Found with SPINBNZ Team Another nice easy find on this great trail thanks for placing this trail for us to find .I am starting to remember these Prime Minsters now firesafe

TFTC OzFiresafe your cache APM -- 1975-83 -- Malcolm Fraser that we found today. Day 4 in Mallala as we wait for the Leap Day Mega. After a solo trip around town we headed off to find the Australian Prime Minister series from Mallala toward Owen. We needed to replace a couple of containers as they were damaged beyond use. Find Count: 18409

A quick drive by here today TFTC

On my way to Adelaide to watch T20 World Cup and grab some caches on the way. Tftc

Found it

Maintenance run today – cache checked and all OK

Quick find. All good TFTC

Out with the Waldo’s. Thanks for the Pm series. No21

Good ol’ Malcolm
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Another quick find for littlewhyle5. Tftc

Found it tftc found with franson69

Found this was a tough one in the fading light. Our last prime minister for Good Friday. TFTC

Love these back roads…we’ve seen a kangaroo bounding along the fence line on road and a bunny and plenty of birds. TFTC

Getting these cache numbers up whilst on holiday. Another quick find. TFTC

Thanks firesafe for the cache and the series. A successful day of caching in the hot conditions.

Today I had a number in mind, a required number of caches for 2021 and for many reasons, I was a little behind as December rolled through. Today was the last day to bolster some numbers for 2021 but the weather was not on the same page. So I rose early and hit the trail by 6.30am to avoid some of the heat. With a few of the OTD’s missing from the set, and several others that didn’t want to play ball, I ended up at 2.30pm with 9 more to get. Balaklava was not forthcoming so went south to Owen to complete the haul. A great day out, with the temperature ranging between 40 and 45 degrees from 11am onwards. Thanks to all the CO’s for their placement and ongoing maintenance.

On the hunting trail again with SeasonedBird. TFTC OzFiresafe
Find #7180 at 10:59.

Out on caching adventures on the APM Series with Wollaston.

Thanks to the many hands and minds taking time to set out and maintain hides and for showing us your special part of the world

Log signed in first open spot in logbook with stamp

TFTC OzFiresafe

Find # 4807

Thanks for the cache! Found with conardel

Thanks for the cache found with Webberg! As Otter eluded to, Mal is remembered for loosing his trousers.

I saw MF somewhere near the Twelve Apostles in the mid eighties. The was a host of staff, and yes, he had pants on.

I’ve just finished what I can of the “60” Geoart, and I popped across the Highway to log Bob Hawke, and just kept going. I’d already started this series at the south end earlier, so close to finishing the series now. Thanks OzFiresafe; for the caches, the history and the recent maintenance.

Ahh Malcolm, life wasn't meant to be easy. Thanks OZFiresafe for the replacement cache.

Out on a maintenance run today - a new container and log sheet for this one. Good to go.

the lid has broken in and the cache is filled with dirt

Found 13/06/2021

Day 2 - (bit bummed that today's finds wont make Feb stats!) A drive to Hamley Bridge to surprise an old bud (yes, not that far I know, but add time from Happy Valley!!) .. and I've grabbed a few caches on the ring rout!!! Let's add this one... tftc firesafe

cache requires CO attention, please. lid brittle and shattered.

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

All stamped up

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Cool spot but container needs replacing

I’m just logging caches that I have found on my old acc

Day 182 (Thursday 27th) of our trip. Caching along the way. In Tailem bend today. A total of 10 for the day and 3490 for the trip. TFTC.

Dusty caching day. Thank you FireSafe!
Snug hide!

found

A quick find while taking a break in the area.TFTC

Nomads travelling in their caravan around Australia. We have been on the road since July 2011 and discovered caching in August 2013. We travel with a bunch of travel bugs belonging to our sons and grand children. Where ever possible, we will maintain your cache as we travel.

Left Kadina this morning, and took a long roundabout drive to Mallala, via Lochiel and Balaklava.

Cache is ok, love this area. Thanks firesafe.

What really happened the night when Malcolm Lost his trousers?

found

It was a lovely sunny autumn day so with our N T cachers Peerages we decided to do the Prime Ministers series which we thought appropriate as by tomorrow a new one may need to be added after we have all voted.
Thanks a good series

TFTC. SL. While on holiday from the NT. Thanks to firesafe, out for a history lesson today with local caching team Pegasus46.

Oopsy. Previous DNF should be a found.

Quick drive by.

Easy find. TFTC Jones Family

This was a nice quick find as we spotted it on approaching Ground Zero. We signed the log book and then replaced as found. Thanks so much for the cache and for the interesting information on the cache page. Greetings from Zimbabwe

An afternoon caching expedition had been organised with Michells&hound to tackle the February OTD series and the Prime Ministers series along with a few others along the way. [^]

M&h had also targeted three multis which we added to the list, and we also found. We had a successful afternoon (4 finds and 2 DNF's) which ended up extending into the early evening, but hey when you are on a roll... It was a beautiful day for caching, warm with a breeze which turned into quite a cool wind at the end of our day so it didn't bother us too much. Saw lots of wildlife with one huge paddock containing hundreds of goats running around...I had never seen so many goats in one place.

We had finished the OTD series, grabbed a few multis and a couple of random trads on the way to the Prime Ministers. We started with the last one, wondering how long before the next cache will need placing. [?][?] We didn't know how far we would get but in the end we completed them all with no DNF's. It was a fun series with long gaps between caches and a few different containers.

Thanks for the cache and series OzFiresafe.

After lots of dramas at work it was nice to finish at lunch time and head out on an afternoon caching expedition with JJ52.
The plan was to tackle the February OTD series and the Prime Minister series.
I also requested the add in of 3 multis as I am trying to qualify for the SFE multi challenge which is still a long way off.
We had a great afternoon/early evening out finding over 60 caches and only 2 dnf which both appeared to be missing.
The weather was glorious, not too hot and made for a super afternoon.
Thankfully no snakes were seen but we were vigilant as it seemed like perfect snakey weather. Plenty of birds were seen as well as a rabbit, lizard and many many goats and other farming animals.
TFTC and this series we found all. Really enjoyed this series was nice to have some big gaps between them and enjoyed the rural dirt road drive.

Today was a prime day to minister to the needs of these geocachers, so along with ilook4geo the hunt was on to collect most of the caches placed in honour of our Australian Prime Ministers to the current one. Each cache was a nice easy find, all log books had two more names duly noted and each was then hidden again to await the next finder.
Thank you to firesafe for placing all these caches and for the cache pages with some history about each Prime Minister.

Found this series while out caching with goingplaces2. Interesting series and page notes. It took us on a tour of the countryside with some different sights. We had a fun and successful day. TFTC.

Malcolm, you always were out spoken, so it didn't surprise me in the slightest your cache was out in the open. After signing log, I out you back in nearest safe and logical spot and covered you with camo ready to greet the next constituent. Personally I think you were kicked out by a marsupial so hope you stay in where I put you.

Left the Yorke Pen, today for another years visit. reasonably successful on the fishing line, returning to Gawler before heading up to the OZ Mega. What a winds, hot day today picking up the remainder of the APM series commenced a couple of years ago with scroungers54. caches all good
Find No.5376
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A day of epic geocaching that became my most number of caches in a day of 101. I was geocaching with gridge98 as we found half the Australian Prime Minister series, two OTD series for February and April, a small cluster of recently published Watervale caches that were FTFs, a selection of riding our bikes down the Rattler Trail, and finally driving finding caches back to home.

A good day out caching in and around the are Clare valley area, a total of 101 cache with a few way point issues for some of the multis. Our main target was the near by OTD series.

Along the way we picked up some of the APM series which were mostly easy finds TFTC

Stamped as "Fabulous Randoms"

The weather was average but the day was enjoyable as there were caches to find

Thanks so much for the series OzFiresafe! [^]

Quick drive-by. Tftc firesafe

Found with FUF009.
Day 6 of an 8 day epic tour of SA.
Based in Tarlee, today's goal was some OTD caches and the APM series.
Various side tracks to get other finds along the way were added in as they presented themselves.
The OTD series are so different in style of hide so that kept things interesting.
The APM was a long drive for few caches which we didnt really enjoy but it was heading in the direction of our accommodation so was convenient.
Again, I was impressed by the diversity of the SA countryside and it was a pleasant day.
204 caches found today. Apologies for the generic log.
All caches were found in good condition unless mentioned at the start of my log.
Tftc

Find # 6371
Day 6
On the list was OTD April and February, then onto the PSA series and the big 60 onthe map. After that it was a look at and completion of the APM, long and bumpy, trail. This took us all day and just to the brink of the night.

Found with sharkiefan

A Big week was planned to travel around South Australia, staying in Minlaton, Tarlee and Adelaide. We cache along a number of Trails, managed to grab a few off the beaten track, some well known caches and the odd one that
came up on the map as we were travelling around.

It ended up being a massive week of 2960 odd kilometers travelled, with day find counts of 25, 256, 361, 318, 66, 205, 104 and 76 (yep thats 1411 for the 8 days)
1062 micro, 238 small, 60 Regular, 45 large, 3 Virtual and 3 Other.


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found with bluewrentit. getting some points for the Planetary Pursuit: Explore the geocaching universe souvenir challenge. After doing the Premiers of South Australia Series and the 60 series. quick find. 139 finds for the day and all the points needed plus extra points.

A quick find with sir_spectre on 25/3/18. TFTC

A nice easy drive by. Took a TB. TFTC

Ended up getting a silver medal for the win haha

Nice drive by cache Tftc

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TFTC THIS Ws an easy drive by in such beautiful green scenery

Found with Larayugal on a fine afternoon of caching. TFTC.

found it with troyyugal

Found it with TICE [Hiltsu, J&T, kapeka & laalaa]

We had fun with caching few weeks here in Australia ( South Australia and Northern Territory ). Lots of geocaches and many sort of them too. We saw awesome places, weather was good all the time and people were friendly and polite. Caches were pretty similar like in our home country. Of course there were some exeptions. Nice and huge country!

Greetings from Finland!

Tice (Team Ice: laalaa, J&T., Hiltsu and kapeka) in Australia. Sun was shining and we had fun. Today in APM trail.
Thanks for the cache.
Greetings from Finland.

Team ICE on a two week geocaching trip in Australia. Our main target was the Red Centre Experience at Alice Springs but of course we did some caching in other places too. We drove from Adelaide to Alice Springs and then back. We saw lots of interesting and beutiful places like opal mines at Coober Pedy, Ayers Rock and Kata Tjuta. Our rental travelled almost 6500km on gravel and tarmac roads. The weather was great, only on last day we got some rain.

All the caches logged as Team Ice, T-ice or Tice with kapeka, laalaa and Hiltsu. We had a great trip!

Today our journey continued from Adelaide to Port Augusta. Some trail caches and others logged on the way.

Thanks for the cache and greetings from Finland!

Our Spring Geocaching trip go this year to Australia...yes you read right, in Finland is spring now.
We visit in Australia (Adelaide, Murray Bridge, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Coober Pedy, Uluru, Alice Springs, Port Vincent and other place which are on the way those places) on April 05.-20.

We see many beautiful place where we visit and enjoy every cache what we found, so humble thanks every cache owner that you hiding this cache!

We (kapeka, laalaa, J&T. and Hiltsu) use common nickname Team ICE, T-ICE or TICE that we saves space in the logbook.

Thanks For To Cache OzFiresafe!
Greetings from Finland

Had a day off work Friday decided that I would do some more caching so planned to make a serious dent in this neck of the woods, I must say that it wasn't a to bad of a day only missed a couple but there were some caches that may need to be checked as these were unsignable due to water damage or logs full. Big thankyou to all cache owners who maintained their caches it makes it worth the trip and a good day all round.

Watch out for the bull ants found with superman_22

So many ants! Found with Northstar76

Found on the way to Pt Hughes for the weekend. TFTC

Another one on our prime minister trail! Thanks Malcolm! With kebe

Rockies Burns!

When we were on holiday I visited your cache with EDG and JV
Thanks for the cache and the information.

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Hier im Dorf, aber einmal eine schöne Wanderung auf Fertig. Es ist immer ein Vergnügen, wenn wir einen Cache Begegnung und einen gelben Schnabel busin Karte DAT zaubern kann uns dann Zeh Wetter lachen. Je mehr sterben gelb busin Kiefer dort kommen die schönere Landschaft Will. Auch hier haben wir die Umwelt genossen und viel gesehen. Met ein zufriedenes Gefühl wieder nach Hause wir zurückgeführt werden. Vielen Dank an die CO für die Verlegung und Wartung dieser Cache

Ici, dans le village, mais une fois Une belle promenade Fait. Il est toujours un régal quand nous Une rencontre de cache et un bec jaune busin peut évoquer la carte DAT nous alors toe Météo Peut-rire. Plus meurent mâchoires de Busin jaunes, il viendra le plus beau Will paysage. Encore une fois, nous avons apprécié l'environnement et vu beaucoup. Met A Feeling Satisfait Encore une fois, nous sommes rentrés chez nous. Merci au CO pour la pose et l'entretien de ce cache.

Aquí en el pueblo pero una vez al hermoso paseo Hecho. Siempre es un placer cuando un Encuentro caché y un pico amarillo neg puede evocar mapa DAT, pues, dedo del pie El tiempo puede reír. Cuanto más mueren mandíbulas busin amarillo que antes venga la más bella Will paisaje. Una vez más hemos disfrutado de la Medio Ambiente y visto muchas cosas. Conoció a una sensación de satisfacción Una vez más estamos de volver a casa. Gracias a la CO para la instalación y mantenimiento de este caché.

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Needed a cache for the day, so why not make that twenty!
Went for a short run to pick up a few PMs I hadn't been past before
I remember some graffiti near home when I was young announced "Australia is MalFunctioning"... nothing's changed LOL.
TFTC OzFiresafe

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qu find. TFTC. SL.

All good to go

New container & logbook

This cache has been temporarily disabled due to a recent fire in the area. An extensive area of farmland has been burnt out and poses a potential risk to public safety. For safety reasons, visitors should keep clear of all areas that have been affected. See updates at http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/warnings_and_incidents/pinery_fire_information.jsp

A lovely day to go caching so we decided to shake the NSW/Qld dust out of the geo-bag and find some good old "Croweater" caches A good day with 38 smileys. The only frustration was the merry-go-round called the GPS, but it did not bet us!.
TFTC TNLN

Sort of gives away our ages, Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister when both D & V were born
Shame he pasted away recently he seemed to be a true gentleman.
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Had our eldest geoson T stay over night & it was my day of work. We had done a few things together this morning & then decided we would check out what geocaching there was around here before I take him back home to his mum as I'm back to work tomorrow. Thank you for bringing us here, we've had fun today caching. TFTC

[green]Find #11 of the day and Find # 5672[/green]...

Found this while House Sitting in Virginia... Grabbing some caches as I took around this beautiful area, letting my GPS be my guide... A glorious day to be out & about...

A bit of a stroll, a short search, found cache, stamped and returned... A beautiful, typical country area...

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment OzFiresafe... A nice idea for a series...
- P

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Stamped Log...
[green]Cache Condition - All Good[/green]...

A day of caching on the dry weather roads only! TFTC