This Is the House That Jack Built Gilberton, South Australia, Australia
By Mother Freddo on 24-Feb-13. Waypoint GC461NH

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Logs

19-Nov-21
No luck, maybe when someone ticks it of, ill have another look for it
 
19-Nov-21
Jack has stolen this cache for the last time.
 
18-Oct-21
I looked like a silly old bugger in my corporate clothes trying to find this one - so after getting myself off the ground - much to the amusement of nearby cars - i have up and logged a dnf
 
13-Oct-21
Didn't understand the hint
 
21-Sep-21
Enjoyed a day of multis and challenges with goingplaces2. Did quite a distance so more LGA's will be coloured in on the map. Thanks for placing this cache.
 
21-Sep-21
Today was another effort to get some smileys in Adelaide LGA's where no finds were yet recorded. Came along with ilook4geo after picking some random caches off the map. Both names were soon added to the log of each cache found. Thanks for this cache placement go to Freddo.
 
12-Sep-21
A nice easy find this visit. Made a short detour from an event in the hills to find this
Thanks for maintaining

Tftc
 
12-Sep-21
Thanks Freddo for the cache and maintenance. It was good to turn the previous sad blue face into a smiley. On the way home from CP Wanderer's event at Monarto. A successful afternoon caching with Makingpie.
 
09-Sep-21
Replaced and ready to go.
 
08-Sep-21
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06-Aug-21
Didn’t find it
 
02-Aug-21
DNF no smiley today

We will be back
 
04-Jul-21
Found but couldnt reach
 
04-Jul-21
Fount it , but could not reach as do not have a big enough arm span to reach it.
 
26-Jun-21
K
 
14-Jun-21
Hmmm, had a good search up and under but no luck, will come back and try again
 
09-Jun-21
Well this is a dnf unfortunately

We searched long and hard but no luck for us tonight

We will be back
 
09-Jun-21
No smiley today.
 
18-Mar-21
No luck tonight... but we will be back!
 
29-Nov-20
Spoiler picture made this way too easy.. thank you
 
05-Oct-20
Thanks for the hint as my GPS was off by quite a few metres
 
27-Sep-20
Oh I do love to replace a dnf with a smiley. Tftc
 
10-Sep-20
Revisited and easily found by 6yo Smile
 
02-Aug-20
TFTC !!
 
26-Jul-20

Yay
 
23-Jul-20
Dnf
 
13-Jul-20
Cache replaced.
 
13-Jul-20
Looks like the cache has fallen behind the cement ledge. We could see a plastic bag but unable to reach it.
 
12-Jul-20
We could see a plastic bag which looks like the cache but it's fallen behind the hiding spot and not able to be reached.
 
11-Jul-20
Unable to find with all clues and comments/photos.
 
09-May-20
Love returning to a DNF, found had in hand but couldn’t get it out of the whole and it slipped couldn’t sign the log but have a pic
 
03-May-20
Found it clue was hopeless took awhile
 
29-Mar-20
Nice hide cheers for cachee
 
29-Mar-20
Great hide, impressed with the spot, cheers cobber
 
04-Mar-20
Found it, TWICE! Pretty obvious which cache is the imposter, which is in my possession for now, CO has been notified.

I remember being intrigued by this structure as it was being built - what on earth was it??

TFTC.
 
24-Jan-20
I couldn’t see anyone while signing the log so surely they couldn’t see me either right? Thanks.
 
14-Oct-19
It was just lying on the Ground. So we put it back where the hint says.
 
10-Oct-19
We were there for quite a while and couldn’t find it. We looked around for a bit but eventually gave up.
 
07-Oct-19
TFTC. Have driven past this one so many times but found the time to stop today
 
07-Aug-19
Team kumbo Kruk
 
17-Jul-19
Nice hide in a location with plenty of traffic around but a great building. Must have looked funny with a few 'headless' people looking in various places! TFTC
 
03-Jul-19
Cool find
 
12-May-19
Unfortunately I had no luck here as I searched round for 10 minutes. 15 finds in 18 attempts on the day now...
 
06-Apr-19
On a nce sunny Saturday afternoon, it was time to visit Stan & Marg. TFTC Smile
 
27-Mar-19
Jumped on the mountainbike at lunch on a glorious autumn day and rode out of the CBD to this cache. The hint certainly helped with this one. Groped around a bit and made the find - neat hiding spot! Log signed.
 
19-Mar-19
Little jack horner sat in the corner, as he did on no less than two previous occasions. Setup ready for a detailed extensive search and put my hand right on it. What. Won’t let my mind go down the path of what happened before. Chuffed that I conquered the house that jack built and retreated back through the countless ped crossings. Thanks house builder Freddo.
 
03-Mar-19
After my recent DNF, the CO contacted me to advise that the cache was in fact still there, but perhaps a little further in than I had anticipated.

This morning I returned for another look, nice and early so as to minimise the number of potential 'observers'. This time I reached deeper into one of the blind recesses, only to feel something soft and wet. Yuk! No idea what that was. However, a check in another similar area revealed what I was after - much further in than I had previously explored.

Despite my early start to avoid muggles, when I re-emerged after signing the log two elderly runners jogged past with a cheery, "Good morning!" as if it was an everyday occurrence.

When I first saw this cache published five years or so ago, I thought it was a most appropriate name for the location. It was nice to be able to convert this one to a find.

Thanks Mother Freddo for the cache.
 
25-Feb-19
Cache is definitely still there. I found the bag of names throw down and included it in the cache.
 
24-Feb-19
I had a good search here this morning, but there was no sign of a cache. I think it might be gone again.
 
17-Feb-19
The GPS is taking me everywhere
 
17-Feb-19
Another fail
 
16-Feb-19
Great cache but found dismantled photo atatched

(Spoilers)
 
28-Jan-19
TFTC Freddo. After thinking about the hint, made the find straight away. A good quiet day to attempt this
 
18-Jan-19
Quickly found. Thanks Freddo
 
25-Dec-18
??
 
10-Dec-18
Nice hide, however, hard to spot!
 
10-Dec-18
Very hard to find, took us 4 attempts throughout the year! But so satisfying to find, the clue makes perfect sense when you find it but still tricky to spot, have to feel around a lot in where you think it could be.
 
10-Dec-18
Found
 
12-Nov-18
Found while in SA for work. Today is my day off so I am collecting some more LGAs closer to Adelaide. My goodness, I’m glad I found this one in the dark. I should have worn my camouflage pants, that’s the only stealth technique I can think of in this instance. TFTC Smile
 
29-Oct-18
Looked in good hiding spots but no cache was found
 
11-Oct-18
I was making the most of the glorious evening by heading out for a walk to close my rings on my iWatch. Conveniently there were 3 caches on the route I chose and this was one of them. I have driven past this cache many times but not been able to stop. Took a while to locate the cache but eventually found it tucked away in its hiding spot. TFTC Freddo
 
02-Oct-18
Out and about in the area grabbing a few caches for the latest souvenir. TFTC
 
01-Oct-18
Out for a day with allister w, and rcambo and wikkid76 targeting solved puzzles and high favourite caches.

How can stealth be used here haha. Wonder what the motorists thought of only seeing 4 bodies from the waist down

TFTC Mother Freddo
 
01-Oct-18
In the area completing caches for the latest souvenir. Container was found quickly. TFTC.
 
01-Oct-18
Found this whilst in the area with Allister, wikkid76 and rod81w. Pretty busy area but we made it work with as little muggle attention as possible. TFTC
 
30-Sep-18
TFTC! I found this one a while ago with Smersh, Trimthecat, GeckoJ and Fluffymaxi, but I must have forgotten to log it.
 
30-Sep-18
I’m missing the Jack connection, but the hint made for a simple find and replace between traffic stoppages.
Found with fluffymaxi, JayG10, TrimtheCat and Smersh.
TFTC Freddo.
 
30-Sep-18
A cache in Adelaide's smallest council. TFTC
 
30-Sep-18
Looked for a little bit and then put my hand right on it tftc
 
30-Sep-18
This is the fourth cache in my trip with trimthecat, Smersh, GeckoJ (
 
08-Aug-18
Today marks 10 years since the Beijing Olympics started. So to get into the groove why not attempt a walk.

Off I went to find a puzzle that I had recently solved then onto this one. This is a rather simple find it’s just the constant muggle flow going last that I was worried about.

TFTC
 
29-Jul-18
Mr Emily and son had to head into town tonight so headed in early to get some caching along the way. TFTC
 
04-Jul-18
Couldn’t find
 
04-Jul-18
Couldn’t find it! Read The comments but couldn’t find it, still! TFTC
 
25-May-18
Dnf
 
27-Apr-18
Finally found on - what feels like - my 4th attempt - but to be fair it was missing for most of those attempts so my caching skills aren’t getting rusty thankfully. TFTC Freddo Always happy to turn a frown upside on the cache map.
 
23-Apr-18
Replaced the missing cache. Ready, set, go.
 
11-Apr-18
Two days in a row I tried, and no luck. Had my head there, just didn’t see it. It can wait now til I do an inner north east set. You will be found, it’s inevitable OZGrumpy
 
28-Jan-18
On a unsuccessful very hot weekend in Adelaide. This is another to the list. Managed to get my head up and felt along everywhere. Great spot for cache Not sure what the drivers thought as they saw two legs standing there
 
27-Jan-18
Had a look at the likely spot but it was too hot (40) to keep at it.
 
03-Nov-17
Followed the hint and looked as best as I could on a Friday afternoon. Did not find Sad
 
29-Aug-17
Tftc
 
13-Aug-17
No sign of a bean stalk here.

Lucky for me I was positioned in the right spot.

Soon I had my hand on a likely GZ.

While I signed the log a zillion cars passed.

TFTC Smile
 
01-Jul-17
Got it after a yummy lunch up the road. Tttc
 
01-Jul-17
Thank you, Jack! Cool architecture!
 
19-Jun-17
Its actually the house that we nearly demolished looking for a @#$÷%^& cache. Der Im sure I looked there. A typical Frog house perhaps? TFTC Sir Frog.
 
19-Jun-17
Not sure that it was built by Jack.
But built by a frog. Hmmmmm
This was a good hide.
Had us looking for a bit.
But the snake slithered in and found the cache. Tftc
 
18-Jun-17
Found in the more quiet time of later on a Sunday night after a great pub event at the Walkers Arms. Pulled up on the deadly treadly and noticed there was only 2 cars at the lights way over on the other side. In I went for a bo-peep with torch in hand.... turns out I didn't need the 'light' ...I 'felt' for the booty and it was soon in hand. So good [^], as I have been wanting to get this one bad, but have always been turned off by the Intense Muggle factor and this spots' exposure. Gotta love night time on a Sunday [^] SL at 20:14 on 18/6/17. TFTC Freddo Smile
 
31-May-17
TBs visited
 
16-May-17
Good one
 
25-Apr-17
TFTC! Tricky spot with muggles in cages everywhere! My 250th find!
 
23-Apr-17
Found it after giving a few good reach arounds
 
01-Apr-17
Found on a day out with Brisal5 and Mogni. This was on the Must Do list for the day for Mogni as she had been to visit unsuccessfully on a couple of previous occasions.

Thanks for the cache Freddo. Found on 1 Apr 2017 at 4:41 pm. Find #4456.
 
01-Apr-17
In Adelaide for a weekend of laughing and geocaching, quite often in that order. Joined up with Anymules and brisal5 so I could use their combined brain power and puzzle solving prowess to get myself many more smilies.
Third time lucky for this one!
Thank you for hiding this cache.
 
21-Mar-17
Lots of traffic and had a quick look as lights turned green and they stayed moving. TFTC
 
10-Mar-17
Don't you love it when you find the missing cache as you are replacing it with a new cache. Original logbook is in the new cache. Look harder people. A black cache in a black slot is a hard hide.
 
06-Mar-17
Will check the cache condition.
 
04-Mar-17
I suspect this has been muggled. Contacted the owner for further clarification. On my DNF list for later.
 
23-Oct-16
Yay
 
23-Oct-16
Good find