Buried Rivers of Gold - Berry No. 1 Lawrence, Victoria, Australia
By sully1 on 11-Aug-12. Waypoint GC3TBZB

Checked on this one today, and it has gone.

Very interesting to read about sadly didn't have much time to look but great stop

Don't know what happened at this cache but it managed to remain hidden from us today. We spent quite some time looking around the area but decided eventually to move on and hope it was just a case of cache blindness. Maybe another time.

Located but we chickened out and didn't sign the log due to a massive resident spider! Haha.

I detoured on my drive from Melbourne to Ballarat to visit Creswick and I'm glad I did. Plenty of caches to find and a scenic little town to explore. Thanks for the cache.

Came up from the south to have a try at collecting a few caches while having a
look about at the same time. Found it retrieved it signed it and replaced it.
Thanks sully1 FTC.

Another fun cache visited today.
*Soon found!*
SL TFTC

Another cache done along the trail in the company of Maccamob, Micaparamedic, and Team Crackers
Our thanks to Saint_Anthony for the cache
Regards
The Coffee's

Found by Mary & David, in convoy with micaparamedic, the Coffees and Team Crackers (MMCC), at 1415. Making our way home after the weekend in St Arnaud. The country looks wonderful! Interesting history here. Retrieved a pathtag. Our thanks to sully1.

found quick once we found the correct path

took tb

tftc

Nice hide
Thanks sully1 for bring me here and cache.

Discovered a cowboy tb here, which funnily enough suited the tumbleweed that rolled past in all the wind. Great cache, good to see one big enough to house trades/tb's.

TB drop. Love this location!

Find number 5468 at 4:55:21 pm
Travelling home to Melbourne after a couple of days working in Maryborough and I need a cache or two to break up the trip.
Nice quick find, amazing view.
**Thanks for placing this cache sully1**

Find #1112 for me. This was a quick find for me this morning, on my way to Ballarat with my 4yo daughter. I let my daughter make the find making it a little exciting for her. Fantastic location and great for taking some interesting photos. We took a tiny dinosaur and left a mini-football. Thanks for bringing us here today sully1 and thanks for the cache!

We attended an event today at Gong Gong & decided to continue our day out this way. So many mines, it must have been a busy area in its day! TFTC

Again, accurate coordinates and the hint led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks sully1 for the cache.

Find number 1475
Found with Snap Happy, Happy Pants, Happy Feet...sounds like a very "HAPPY FAMILY"....Thanks Jordy for clocking up a few km in your log book and driving us around.
Cache and log in good order
Thanks sully1 for placing and maintaining this cache.

**Found whilst House Sitting in Clunes**... Beautiful little town...

*Found with Tomboy* and family while visiting for my 50th Birthday... Out and about letting our GPS be our guide...

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment sully1...

A nice quick find with good co-ord's... Cache condition - Fine...
- P

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Stamped log...

**#8524**

Staying in Creswick for weekend and took the opportunity to grab some caches in the area. Found with other geo family. Some interesting history.
Thanks again sully1 for placing & maintaining the cache for us to find.
#3471

Fascinating to see all these mines, current and disused. No TB was spotted in the cache. Everything was AOK. TFTC Sully1

Cool, Found with GenieJoan. TFTC

Another find with the fam. Terrific area for history and caches. Tftc

We specifically made this trip with the weather in mind, especially the forecast of snow and we weren't disappointed. By the time we worked our way through this series of mime caches, the weather had turned pretty bad and along with rain, we got sleet, hail and what we came here for - snow.

This was a great series to showcase these old Deep Lead Gold Mines and it's good to see the spoils being recyclyed and put to use.

Thank you sully1 for bringing us here and also for the cache placements.

An easy find, li,ed the container and admiring the nearby lanscape, especially observing the old buildings close by. TFTC

Quick easy find.

2:24:00 PM. It is nice to be out and about and away from muggles. So much history out here. You don't realise how many old mines are around the area and some still being worked. Log signed. Thanks sully1 for placing this cache.

Found it

Find #917. A quick easy find for geohubby. Thanks sully1 for a scenic cache

Found with Emthegem while searching for the Mine caches in this area. Quick, easy grab to add to the days count. Tftc.

Found with TeamLauren. Thanks for the cache.

Late Entry :We headed off for a lovely day in a lovely area, We were out finding some of the mine series and just couldnt go past this one, very interesting area, and history, TFTC

Out completing the mining series. This old structure has quite an interesting history. Thanks for the info and the cache sully1

We have had our eyes on this area for a while now. With both of us having a day off, we decided to head up the highway and collect some smiley faces. Even though it was a cold start to the day, as soon as the sun showed itself, it was a perfect day. We had a blast exploring this area, we never realised just how many mines are in the area !! There was a nice variety in the cache containers and the cache notes were very informative as well. A successful day with no DNF's !! Thanks to all of the CO's for a great afternoon, we can't wait to return. TFTC sully1

We found your cache Buried Rivers of Gold - Berry No. 1
Found with misscheif18 on a cleanup around Creswick.
The cache is in good shape.
Thanks for the cache!

Out and about with Wozzle68 today to get afew finds in before the weekend so I can get many more for on the weekend

tftc

Out and about with my caching mates the suscoe cachers today and North of Ballarat so a few caches in the bush where the 4x4 White Beast would have enjoyed the fairly easy bush tracks and climbed the occasional steep hill. The silver falcon was a little out of it's comfit zone but did a great job.
The morning we had a little drizzle and then the sun tried to shine through but the day was fairly cool for this time of the year.
We were past here a week or so ago so back to sign these guys that I missed.
Thanks sully1 for placing these caches.

Found at sunset.
TFTC

Found on a late night caching run while in Creswick for the weekend. This one proved to be a quick park and grab and we signed the log under torch light, thanks sully1 for the hide and the history of the area.

Thanks for this cache and series. A Most enjoyable and informative drive

Thanks for the quick drive by. We couldn't miss this one! Tftc

Thanks for the quick drive by in a very interesting place.

Out caching for the day with Yogster and pack of Geo Retrivers. What a great day for it. Thanks for the cache.

TFTC. Out caching today with clan McStormy. Enjoying this area with the old mines and historical significance.

Out this way finding a few caches and enjoying the scenery and places they were bringing me to. I enjoyed visiting several mine sites today. The cache was a straightforward find. TFTC sully1 and the info you shared.

We had come to this area following a report of a Bills Horsetrough being found nearby, and decided to search out a few caches while there. tftc.
Crusty.

Found with The Drovers today. A quick find as we once more commented about the number of hills in the area.

Day 3 camped at Creswick with Alansee, we headed out for a country drive, to grab some caches.
With a good variety of hides, most caches were found after short search.
Many thanks for placing this cache, sully1, for us and others to find.

Quick find and grab

Out with dehands on this gorgeous day! What amazing history we have around here!

Quick find and grab with boydclan123

Found whilst out and about enjoying a caching afternoon in the area with Wozzle68. It was the last cache for the afternoon and we nearly didn't come up this road, but Chook noticed the grand structures from a distance and we all decided to go for a closer look. As we neared the area, we also noticed there was a cache here, which thankfully gave us the background we were after for this magnificent and important piece of Victorian gold mining history. TFTC sully1

In Ballarat today to clean up this area of new caches and some old ones we were yet to tackle. We must admit to not ever investigating this great farming area out here with all its history of volcanoes and mining. So on this lovely sunny day it was great to catch up on some unfound caches and some history.
We both got out this time, the male Triton to find the cache and me to take some photos of the ruins.
Thanks sully1 for the history.

An empty paddock with stones everywhere in the great room that is sitting on the front of this property would love to have been able to go in and have a look around thanks for bringing me here

Just love coming to look at all these old mines. Thanks Sully1 for bringing me here. Tftc

2/08/2015 #3064

We were in Maryborough for Saturday night, so on the way home we spent some time caching before heading to Melbourne town.

Last cache before hitting the road in earnest!! Quick find by Campbell and Trent, container went flying as Campbell realised a little spider was underneath.

Thanks for the cache!!!

doing a loop from creswick
I enjoy the history and great places caching brings us.

Yet another cold day in Smeaton! Nice to have a cache to find while visiting family.

Nice easy find on a freezing cold day.

Headed the long way to Creswick for a day of Geocaching with Wonder Woman WW so we could grab this one and a few others nearby. A nice quick find at an interesting spot. Freeezing today, couldn't feel my fingers by the time the log was signed! TFTC sully1

Nice easy cache and a great photo opportunity

TFTC

Tftc. Ants everywhere Geo Mum had to brave it.

We arrived from NZ yesterday evening to spend a couple of nights in Daylesford. With the time difference I was awake at 5:30 this morning so I decided to get full use out of the rental car and headed out to explore the area, and find a few caches along the way. I spent a most enjoyable couple of hours exploring the country roads, taking in a most beautiful sun rise along the way. Cheers and TFTC

Nice view TFTC.

Wow! The things you find caching. This is a beautiful old engine house, even in its disrepair. I love the pride and workmanship that was so common back in the day for such things. Thanks for bringing us here and for the hide.

Maintenance check has this one all in order.

Third in the series and they all proved easy which was just as well as I couldn't do hard today!!
Whilst logging the cache the farmer came down his drive had a good look at me who was taking pics by then, drove slowly up the hill and turned around and came back by which time the cache was safe and sound in its hiding place.
Love the countryside around here
Thanks Sully

A quick easy find today whilst visiting family in Kingston

Fourteenth find on a beautiful Spring day out with geobuddy BJ. TNLN. TFTC sully1

Nobody else around today so could take my time looking at the remains of the mine-from the right side of the fence! An easy find. Left friendship braid. TFTC

What a great spot. Lucky I could pretend to use my phone to take pictures whilst numerous cars drove past!

Interesting spot TFTC

Thanks for the cache.

Australia Day! A great time to catch up with the family, do a spot of camping and of course find a few caches. We were off to Lake Bolac to spend an extra long weekend of fishing, telling a few stories and a round of golf.

Of course, the fishing and golf provided great fodder for the story telling, the fish that got away or the golf shot that was almost a hole-in-one so a self-perpetuating vicious cycle was created.

Alas, today I had to pack up and head off early as I needed to be elsewhere for the day with my side of the family.

I was on my way back to St. Arnaud from the family function I decided to take a detour and grab some caches on the way home.

What an awesome piece of construction. I would love to be able to look through the cornish pump house one day. I know not a lot remains but I love looking through at old constructions.

The cache was found easy enough and the log signed. I sat down for a while longer and just stared.....amazing.

TFTC

Found with the geokids cleaning up some caches to the north of Creswick. TFTC.

Found it !

A nice quick find on our way to the Earthcache down the road on a hot morning. Thanks for making us stop and appreciate what has happened here so many years before. Thanks sully1.

Thanks for the cache. Cool swaps.

With crazycatwoman and 1geokid. Nice views of berry mine and found cache a little off GZ though. TFTH.

What a fascinating area, great history, great old structures. Cache found OK.

After doing the fireworks for the Ararat carols last night we decided to come home via a slight detour to pick up some caches along the way.
We were very impressed with the historic details on the cache page and being ex prospectors we are always keen to find out more about anything to do with gold. We saw the mullock heaps from quite a distance away and were very impressed with what remains of the pump house. The cache itself took a little longer than expected to find but only because we started looking by instinct and not concentrating on the GPSr.
Thanks sully1 for the cache.

Staying close by for the weekend so popett11 and myself decided to go for a drive and get some caches and history tftc

Find #854 @ 1431

After having to go to Ballarat for an appointment I decided to take the long way home to grab some caches.

man what a road, heaps of history and heaps of interesting structures and areas.


TFTC

My first personal find. Great placing, we had to look for a little while. Great view and the building with the mine backdrop was spectacular. TFTC

What an incredible area to hide a cache. Thanks for bringing us down this road to seek out the caches. I never knew any of these mines were here, and have been travelling to Ballarat along the same Creswick-Newstead Rd for 20 years!
Thanks for the cache - was found by AzzB.

We found these three in a row with mum, on a wet afternoon. Thanks sully1.

Dianne and I were staying at Creswick for a long weekend. Today we were exploring some of the smaller towns.
Found this cache on the road between Clunes and Daysford.
TFTC

Suscoe and the sister's 6th find of the day so far.
A very frosty start has given way to beaut sunshine.
A nice quick find here for us.
Log signed and all returned.
Thanks to sully1 for bringing us here, Mr. S's grandfather shared the stories with us about the great mines around here as he was born in Allendale in the 1800's.

Wet day, late at night, still a nice view.

An unexpected day off in the middle of the week and some lovely sunny weather meant a trip to Creswick and a few caches was in order.
It is great to see so many new caches around this area and we enjoyed finding a few of them.
We had been meaning to get out this way to find this mini series and the morning was just perfect for a drive. Eddie loved finding this one all by himself.
Thanks sully1.

I had a great morning in Creswick with Dad finding a few geocaches.
Some great spots and some cool hides.
Thanks to everyone who hid the caches we found today.

Decided to take our time travelling home from kids cross country run and collect this threesome, quite easy finds with a nice little local history lesson for miss 11.

This was find 6 of 11 for this mornings caching effort. I was making my way up to the CVGT VI event in Echuca and was keen to make the most of some dedicated caching time. The weather was perfect and I wasn't troubled by muggles at any of the locations.

Being ANZAC day it was all quite here. The cache was quickly spotted and then I wasn't here either.

Thanks sully1 for placing this cache and bringing me here.

Found after attending some appointments in Ballarat and heading for the earthcache. Lots of activity in the area today with some burning off happening. TFTC

Geo-kitten #2 lept from the car again but this one proved a little more challenging. With some assistance the good sized cache was found and logged. Thanks sully1.

Found it. We were visiting the impressive Anderson Mill in Smeaton for the festival and decided to check out a few of the local caches whilst in the area. TFTCSL

Beautiful sunny day for caching. Another great old mine site. Quick find.
TFTC

Lovely place

A nice easy find with a view of an amazing structure. So many old mines in the area. TFTC.

Quick find, didn't even need the GPS!