The Old Dame Bellmere, Queensland, Australia
By
tasry on 24-Nov-12. Waypoint GC41WA0
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No response from the owner within the last 28 Days and as per my original note this cache has been archived. If you wish to replace it please submit a new cache via [this link](https://www.geocaching.com/play/hide).
My friend and I had look for a good two and a half hours but still could not find this one, but i'll be back and good luck to the next cachers who go looking for this one.
Out and about in the area finding all of those caches I have not found on past visits. 
After finding the 'new ones' around Ewen Dam I am now heading south and home.
But it could that all day with all of these caches to find as I zig-zag my way through Caboolture.
A short search before spotting this one.
Unfortunately there is old clothes, broken glass and other rubbish scattered around the tree.
Thanks for the cache.
After finding the 'new ones' around Ewen Dam I am now heading south and home.
But it could that all day with all of these caches to find as I zig-zag my way through Caboolture.
A short search before spotting this one.
Unfortunately there is old clothes, broken glass and other rubbish scattered around the tree.
Thanks for the cache.
**Smilie #3859**
Checking our map & there are way too many green spots around Caboolture for our liking! LOL ...
Time to make a few changes!
12 of 30 found today!
WOW!
That is some tree!
The 'Old Dame' certainly is a most suitable name!
Parked roadside & approached GZ thinking this was going to take a little time.
How wrong could I be!
Geo-Mamma turned up the cache in short order.
The log was all screwed up & just squashed back in but we straightened it out & tidied up the cache.
You would think people would take more care, really?
Signed & replaced as found.
**TFTC tasry
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Checking our map & there are way too many green spots around Caboolture for our liking! LOL ...
Time to make a few changes!
12 of 30 found today!
WOW!
That is some tree!
The 'Old Dame' certainly is a most suitable name!
Parked roadside & approached GZ thinking this was going to take a little time.
How wrong could I be!
Geo-Mamma turned up the cache in short order.
The log was all screwed up & just squashed back in but we straightened it out & tidied up the cache.
You would think people would take more care, really?
Signed & replaced as found.
**TFTC tasry
**Took a while - so many places to hide. Finally got the prize on the second time round.
TFTC
TFTC
Lived around here for 5 years, never been here tho, great tree, the contents of the cache is funny
A wonderful location and beautiful tree. Looked around using the hint and found it. Glad the greedy developerd did not touch this tree. Must I hope have a preservation order
#7506 Cache Found
Early morning start this morning leaving home around 4:30am, Heading South towards Caboulture then a loop home through Woodford. With the view of finding a few caches and to have some adventures along the way.Grand old Dame indeed the stories she could tell, Nice cache thanks for bringing me here
Thanks for the great cache and adventure tasry
This Day in History
Monday, February 28, 1944. : Nazi soldiers arrest Dutch Christian Corrie ten Boom and her family for harbouring Jews.
Corrie ten Boom was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 15 April 1892. She was instrumental in assisting Jewish refugees to safety during the WWII holocaust, and her family was very active in the Dutch underground, hiding refugees. Although Corrie's family was Christian, they helped Jews unconditionally, even providing Kosher food and honouring the Sabbath. During any given time in 1943 and into 1944, the ten Boom family averaged 6-7 people illegally living in their home, usually 4 Jews and 2 or 3 members of the Dutch underground. It is estimated that the family saved around 800 Jews during the holocaust.
On 28 February 1944, Nazi soldiers arrested the entire ten Boom family. They were sent first to Dutch prisons, where they were interrogated. Corrie's father died ten days after the family's arrest, and other family members were sent to different prisons. After being shunted around various prisons, Corrie and Betsie were interred at the notorious Ravensbrück concentration camp, which held around 35,000 women, in September 1944. There, Betsie actively led daily Bible studies with the women, bringing hope in a place where torture and death was commonplace. Betsie died a week before Corrie was released, and it was years later that Corrie discovered her release was due to a "clerical error", and should not have been permitted. A week after her release, all women of her age were executed.
The story of Corrie ten Boom's family and their work during World War II is told in the book 'The Hiding Place'. Corrie actively used the rest of her life to aid others after the war, and to spread the ministry of the gospel of Christ around the world. She died on 15 April 1983, on her 91st birthday.
Early morning start this morning leaving home around 4:30am, Heading South towards Caboulture then a loop home through Woodford. With the view of finding a few caches and to have some adventures along the way.Grand old Dame indeed the stories she could tell, Nice cache thanks for bringing me here
Thanks for the great cache and adventure tasry
This Day in History
Monday, February 28, 1944. : Nazi soldiers arrest Dutch Christian Corrie ten Boom and her family for harbouring Jews.
Corrie ten Boom was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 15 April 1892. She was instrumental in assisting Jewish refugees to safety during the WWII holocaust, and her family was very active in the Dutch underground, hiding refugees. Although Corrie's family was Christian, they helped Jews unconditionally, even providing Kosher food and honouring the Sabbath. During any given time in 1943 and into 1944, the ten Boom family averaged 6-7 people illegally living in their home, usually 4 Jews and 2 or 3 members of the Dutch underground. It is estimated that the family saved around 800 Jews during the holocaust.
On 28 February 1944, Nazi soldiers arrested the entire ten Boom family. They were sent first to Dutch prisons, where they were interrogated. Corrie's father died ten days after the family's arrest, and other family members were sent to different prisons. After being shunted around various prisons, Corrie and Betsie were interred at the notorious Ravensbrück concentration camp, which held around 35,000 women, in September 1944. There, Betsie actively led daily Bible studies with the women, bringing hope in a place where torture and death was commonplace. Betsie died a week before Corrie was released, and it was years later that Corrie discovered her release was due to a "clerical error", and should not have been permitted. A week after her release, all women of her age were executed.
The story of Corrie ten Boom's family and their work during World War II is told in the book 'The Hiding Place'. Corrie actively used the rest of her life to aid others after the war, and to spread the ministry of the gospel of Christ around the world. She died on 15 April 1983, on her 91st birthday.
Found by pure luck or skill hahah while hubby was looking with gps hahahah. Cache all in tact ☺ someone even left a pair of sneakers there hahah
I am reasonably confident I could find this one if not for the almost constant stream of people walking/riding past or through the park. A very visible location combined with me visiting at the wrong time of day (just after school finishing) means I gave up and will come back another time.
What a glorious tree!
What a glorious tree!
So many spiders and someone left a pair of underwear covered in number 2 . Try again another time
Beautiful old big fig.. found it after getting rid of a few spiders tftc....
I finally found my first Geocach YAY FOR ME LOL but there is no trackable item geocoin is missing and needs new pen I have to go home and get a pen
Looked and looked. Had a friend with us who has found it before and after a long search she double checked where they found it and it wasn't there. Either moved or removed
Quick easy find. Had to wait for muggles to leave to replace after signing log. Tftc
With a little help from the neighbours and a scare from a rubber snake curled up we eventually found it. Thanks for taking us to see this beauty.
Well that is most definitely one large tree, I could have likely got away with leaving the GPSr and phone in the car. There was really no need for them here, they really would not help much it is just a matter of looking. Which of course soon enough resulted in a find and my name in the log.
TFTC
TFTC
[font=Comic Sans MS]Hi there tasry. We found your cache "The Old Dame" at 12:25:00 PM today. This cache makes our find count 11591.
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Today we started off at a random cache and navigated to the one the GPS said was next closest. We ended up logging 6 and DNF'd 0.
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Coordinate Accuracy: We found the cache around 8m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
Cache Condition: The container and log book are in good shape, but [Red]the listed trackables "GO EAST" & "Happy Caching - Horseshoe Geocoin" are not in the cache, could tasry (or the Trackable owner) please "Mark each Item as Missing" so they can be removed from the cache inventory. (This option is under Actions on the trackable's web page).
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Took: Nothing.
Left: Nothing.
Thanks for the hunt,
Regards
Ian & Penny.[font=Verdana]
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Today we started off at a random cache and navigated to the one the GPS said was next closest. We ended up logging 6 and DNF'd 0.
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Coordinate Accuracy: We found the cache around 8m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
Cache Condition: The container and log book are in good shape, but [Red]the listed trackables "GO EAST" & "Happy Caching - Horseshoe Geocoin" are not in the cache, could tasry (or the Trackable owner) please "Mark each Item as Missing" so they can be removed from the cache inventory. (This option is under Actions on the trackable's web page).
[/Red]Took: Nothing.
Left: Nothing.
Thanks for the hunt,
Regards
Ian & Penny.[font=Verdana]
Great cache tasrey, geo family set out on another outing and came up with the goods after a little search, beautiful tree and view tftc
Hello
Found this cache after returning from our Simpson Desert trip, together with Aussie Vikings.
TFTC. Placed a travelbug, that ihad found in my home country Denmark.
Regards
TeamAsi
Found this cache after returning from our Simpson Desert trip, together with Aussie Vikings.
TFTC. Placed a travelbug, that ihad found in my home country Denmark.
Regards
TeamAsi
Hello
Found this cache again after returning from our Simpson Desert trip, together with Aussie vikings, TeamAsi and JB Dunlop.
TFTC
Regards
Pomcla
Found this cache again after returning from our Simpson Desert trip, together with Aussie vikings, TeamAsi and JB Dunlop.
TFTC
Regards
Pomcla
Second attempt after reading some logs. There is a discreet marker so have your specs on! Excellent condition. Left a badge took a domino.
[Blue]# 12710[/Blue] Found on our 2015 Winter escape trip to Qld.
Another fine and cloudy winter day for a drive around in Caboolture.
I expected a tricky hide, but it was found quicker than expected.
Cheers from Wagga Wagga in the Riverina, NSW.
Thanks for the cache tasry,
[Red]Roostaman[/Red].
Another fine and cloudy winter day for a drive around in Caboolture.
I expected a tricky hide, but it was found quicker than expected.
Cheers from Wagga Wagga in the Riverina, NSW.
Thanks for the cache tasry,
[Red]Roostaman[/Red].
What a beautiful old lady We had a really good look around her skirts before finding something under there. It was lovely and fresh and had all the makings of a geo-cache SL, TNLN, TFTC Oh, and thanks for the heads up that the cache was still there from over the fence [^] 
. After some DNFs it was good to find a cache at last.
We had a really good look around her skirts before finding something under there. It was lovely and fresh and had all the makings of a geo-cache SL, TNLN, TFTC Oh, and thanks for the heads up that the cache was still there from over the fence [^] . After some DNFs it was good to find a cache at last.We looked for ages on the wrong side of the tree..! Haha!
Second ever geocache!
Really good find!
Second ever geocache!
Really good find!
Drove around Caboolture, visiting a variety of lovely parks.
Cache found exposed, signed and re hid better.
Many thanks for placing this cache, tasry, for us and others to find.
Cache found exposed, signed and re hid better.
Many thanks for placing this cache, tasry, for us and others to find.
The weather has been so beautiful and it was no exception on this lovely Saturday. We successfully found this cache while travelling not too far from where we are staying with our caravan. Nice one Thanks to tasry.
Thanks to tasry.my third visit but this time I found it! don't know why I did not see it last time .
Easy find with secret 7 p and red dwarfs . Beautiful tree. Love the energy. Gracias
GraciasA Happy Mothers Day to all.
Today is our last day at Caboolture, after the morning at the markets we headed out to find the caches closer to town. We found all but one that we had placed on out to find list.
Such a big tree with an amazing root sysyem. Luckily we had 2 people looking for the cache.
Thanks for placing this cache tasry
Today is our last day at Caboolture, after the morning at the markets we headed out to find the caches closer to town. We found all but one that we had placed on out to find list.
Such a big tree with an amazing root sysyem. Luckily we had 2 people looking for the cache.
Thanks for placing this cache tasry
What an awesome tree!
I was working late and just needed a quick find.
I snuck up underneath and started searching by torchlight. Lucky for me, I found it in the second place I looked!
TFTC
I was working late and just needed a quick find.
I snuck up underneath and started searching by torchlight. Lucky for me, I found it in the second place I looked!
TFTC
Out with Meerkat Madness and theweirdone
Found after a couple of screams from the others due to spiders
Found after a couple of screams from the others due to spiders
Have to bring the camera back to this one. It's an amazing tree. Found with the help of Charliee_bug and theweirdone. Found after reading the hint. Couldn't see a place to sign on the log so I popped a new one in.
