On the way to Gordonbrook Wooroolin, Queensland, Australia
By
youngoldfella on 11-Sep-13. Waypoint GC4MRXA
Cache Details
This cache is listed on an external listing site.
By visiting the external cache listing you are leaving the Geocaching Australia website.
Geocaching Australia is not affiliated with the original listing site for this cache.
Please click here to view the caches listing.
If you wish to log this cache, you will need to log it on the external site.
This will require a separate user account on that site. (More Details)
By visiting the external cache listing you are leaving the Geocaching Australia website.
Geocaching Australia is not affiliated with the original listing site for this cache.
Please click here to view the caches listing.
If you wish to log this cache, you will need to log it on the external site.
This will require a separate user account on that site. (More Details)
Archived Cache Notice:
This cache is currently listed as Archived in our database.
The could be for one of several reasons:
This cache is currently listed as Archived in our database.
The could be for one of several reasons:
- The cache is archived on the cache's listing site.
- Geocaching Australia has not received any data in our feed for this cache in a reasonable amount of time and it has been auto-archived.
- The cache's status has only recently changed on its listing site and we don't know about it yet (can take up to 7 days).
- The cache has been incorrectly set as 'Archived' by a user.
If you know that this geocache is incorrectly listed as archived you can click the 'Set Available' link on the right. This will temporarily re-activate the cache.
You must be logged in to do this
Logs
Found it! The cows even came over to say hello while we were searching... Thanks youngoldfella!!! Sandy & Harvey
Almost a park and grab but did need to step out of the car
TFTC YOF, all good here
TFTC YOF, all good here
Found while visiting near-by Kingaroy for a night of stargazing. Interesting spot for a cache. Must mean something to someone 
Nice to drive around and see vegetation and landscape that we don’t see near home.
TNLNSL.
TFTC.
Nice to drive around and see vegetation and landscape that we don’t see near home.TNLNSL.
TFTC.
Found on a sunny Winter day for a drive to Kingaroy.
while on a stopover for a few days.
Many good safe hides and not many muggles around today.
Cache condition is OK/good.
Thanks for the cache youngoldfella,
***Roostaman***
while on a stopover for a few days.
Many good safe hides and not many muggles around today.
Cache condition is OK/good.
Thanks for the cache youngoldfella,
***Roostaman***
Obviously not cut out for treasure hunting as my kids call it. Looked for 3 today found 0
Hard to think of something original, and I dont like generic logs "in Kingaroy for a couple of days etc." Found ok after wandering around for short while, TFTC.
Starting to head back home now attempting a few at night. the boys wanted to do some night caching. This one was an easy find with the good coordinate
Found while in the area visiting family with my muggle partner thank you for placing this cache here for us to find.
While your looking head to memerambi gardens on the way. So awesome. Thanks for placing
While staying in the Barambah Bush Caravan Park we headed off to try for a few more smilies nearby.
Our main aim was the ‘Walk With The Dinosaurs’ series near Kingaroy but we grabbed any we could find while passing by.
....and another quick find
Thanks again youngoldfella
Our main aim was the ‘Walk With The Dinosaurs’ series near Kingaroy but we grabbed any we could find while passing by.
....and another quick find
Thanks again youngoldfella
On our roadtrip to and from Proston today Burdons5 and I stopped along the way for a few smilies. A quick find here thanks to the hint and off we went again. Tftc youngoldfella 
Out caching with the Tough Mothers (Jemillalucy, Bennyboppers and Lisylou). Nice hide. TFTC!
Nice little hide TFTC
We were out and about doing the Dinosaur series and just had to grab this cache from YOF
MrGravel and I decided that today we would take the drive out to Kingaroy and collect a few more caches. Then I saw that there was this Dinosaurs series and the decision was made - let's do it.
We have enjoyed the different views, sights, sounds and scratchy trees and bushes not to mention the slippery red dirt LOL
We had started at the bottom and just parked in a nice little nook off the dirt road so were able to collect quite a few on our way to the lookout.
Then we were rewarded with a couple of Youngoldfella's caches.
TFTCWe were out and about doing the Dinosaur series and just had to grab this cache from YOF
MrGravel and I decided that today we would take the drive out to Kingaroy and collect a few more caches. Then I saw that there was this Dinosaurs series and the decision was made - let's do it.
We have enjoyed the different views, sights, sounds and scratchy trees and bushes not to mention the slippery red dirt LOL
We had started at the bottom and just parked in a nice little nook off the dirt road so were able to collect quite a few on our way to the lookout.
Then we were rewarded with a couple of Youngoldfella's caches.
Enjoying a 2 day stopover in Kingaroy and doing some geocaching. A nice easy find for the early morning. TFTC.
While camping in the Nanango area with my geodog Scruffy, we just had to get out & about finding some caches in the surrounding areas.
All Good .. TFTC ..
All Good .. TFTC ..
On the way out from Gordonbrook Dam we stopped here, today it was a case of is it here? no how about over here? no now the GPS tells me that it is here. I suppose that is what you get sometimes for being over keen.
Thanks youngoldfella
Thanks youngoldfella
Found while enjoying a days caching with Geo-Gypsies. Unfortunately found this on the way back from Gordonbrook dam as the navigation took us the long way around the dam. Grrr. TFTC!
Wow, who knew Kingaroy was holding a little secret with that Explorers Restaurant, that place was gold. Last night after a full day of caching we stayed the night at Burke and Wills and had a dinner stretched over a couple of hours at Explorers. We know where we are staying again just for the food!
Even with all the wine we knocked back last night, we were still keen to grab a few more caches today. We took the drive out to try and pick up a certain cache that we had solved but that came up busted so we decided to pick up a few others out here.
On these dirt roads we can’t believe that the speed limit is 100, we were doing about 40 as it was so early there were roos bouncing over the road everywhere we looked…
TFTC youngoldfella
Even with all the wine we knocked back last night, we were still keen to grab a few more caches today. We took the drive out to try and pick up a certain cache that we had solved but that came up busted so we decided to pick up a few others out here.
On these dirt roads we can’t believe that the speed limit is 100, we were doing about 40 as it was so early there were roos bouncing over the road everywhere we looked…
TFTC youngoldfella
Last day in Kingaroy and had a coffee in town. Grabbing caches on the way back to Aunty's house
TFTC
TFTC
I thought I would head for Gordonbrook
And along the way,
a cache was found [^]
Too easy
TFTC
And along the way,
a cache was found [^]
Too easy
TFTC
Decided it was a day for caching. We enjoyed a lovely countryside drive as we went around visiting some small towns and many a back road.
TFTC
TFTC
Decided it was a day for caching. We enjoyed a lovely countryside drive as we went around visiting some small towns and many a back road.
TFTC
TFTC
After driving out to the dam, we decided to find this cache on our way back. It was quickly located and the log signed. TFTC
Time now for Mrs RoddyC and Selva Girls (#1) to do some caching in the Kingaroy area.
On a previous visit to this cache we went away without the smiley. This time was a success. Thank you YOF for replacing the cache for our return.
Found 3.45pm on 24th March 2017. TFTC.
On a previous visit to this cache we went away without the smiley. This time was a success. Thank you YOF for replacing the cache for our return.
Found 3.45pm on 24th March 2017. TFTC.
On our way home to Vic after our holiday at Woodgate and found this well hidden cache in its good hiding spot. Always good to find another one of your great cache hides!
TFTC youngoldfella
TFTC youngoldfella
Found our very first one. Bit behind in the times. But having family fun. Nice easy find, know what we r looking 4 now. Thanks.
Could not get tightly wedged cache out, even with tools, so have taken photo. TFTC!
#7784 Cache Found
After being idle and tied up with household chores over the last few weeks, It didn't take to much prodding to decide a mini road trip was in order.
After consulting the trusty map decided that a little adventure North through Yarraman, Narango and Kingaroy. And because youngoldfella places his caches along some great country roads the marjority of attempts would be on his caches, With a few others thrown in for good measure Nice cache thanks for bringing me here and for the adventure.
Thanks for the great cache and adventure youngoldfella
This Day in History
Monday, August 10, 1874. : American President Herbert Hoover, who worked for some time in Australia as a mining engineer, is born.
Herbert Clark Hoover was born on 10 August 1874, in West Branch, Iowa, USA, into a Quaker family. Hoover went on to become the 31st President of the United States. However, as a young man, he spent a year working for Bewick Moreing Company as a mining inspector, overseeing its Western Australian gold mines. In 1897, he arrived at Coolgardie, a remote town in Western Australia, on the tail end of the WA goldrush. As a mining engineer, his job was to select the mines which had the best prospects. A manager's house was built for him at Leonora, about 830km east of Perth. He was promoted before it was finished, however, and shipped off to China to oversee the coal mines.
In 1902, Hoover returned to Australia with his young bride, as Director of Bewick Moreing, and Manager of their Western Australian operations. He did not stay in Australia, but continued to travel, using his mining expertise around the world. In 1907, he finally inhabited the house built for him at Leonora, but it was not long before he returned permanently to the US.
After being idle and tied up with household chores over the last few weeks, It didn't take to much prodding to decide a mini road trip was in order.
After consulting the trusty map decided that a little adventure North through Yarraman, Narango and Kingaroy. And because youngoldfella places his caches along some great country roads the marjority of attempts would be on his caches, With a few others thrown in for good measure Nice cache thanks for bringing me here and for the adventure.
Thanks for the great cache and adventure youngoldfella
This Day in History
Monday, August 10, 1874. : American President Herbert Hoover, who worked for some time in Australia as a mining engineer, is born.
Herbert Clark Hoover was born on 10 August 1874, in West Branch, Iowa, USA, into a Quaker family. Hoover went on to become the 31st President of the United States. However, as a young man, he spent a year working for Bewick Moreing Company as a mining inspector, overseeing its Western Australian gold mines. In 1897, he arrived at Coolgardie, a remote town in Western Australia, on the tail end of the WA goldrush. As a mining engineer, his job was to select the mines which had the best prospects. A manager's house was built for him at Leonora, about 830km east of Perth. He was promoted before it was finished, however, and shipped off to China to oversee the coal mines.
In 1902, Hoover returned to Australia with his young bride, as Director of Bewick Moreing, and Manager of their Western Australian operations. He did not stay in Australia, but continued to travel, using his mining expertise around the world. In 1907, he finally inhabited the house built for him at Leonora, but it was not long before he returned permanently to the US.
When working on a list of caches for today between Murgon and Kingaroy I noticed these 2 out this way. I knew that as soon as Mr Beetle saw the Dam sign we'd be coming out here for a look so grabbed them ready.
This one was a nice little hide and gets a favourite point from us. It's good to have one along the way to a cache and place you want to visit anyway.
This one was a nice little hide and gets a favourite point from us. It's good to have one along the way to a cache and place you want to visit anyway.
Diamonjs and I have been staying in Nanango for a couple of days sight seeing and also grabbing the caches along the way today we decided a trip to Kingaroy was in order, we decide to go up one way and come back another way. TFTC
Do you ever have cache blindness, then a minute later go you have to be kidding, well that was us today. Great hide. TFTC
We decided to head off for a couple of days in the caravan and do some caching while our non geocaching friends were red clawing on the Bjelke Peterson Dam. We loved the rural countryside we encountered and while we were on our rounds we did maintenance as we went given that we were there at gz and sometimes it is not so easy for the owner to attend. Thanks to youngoldfella for placing this cache and adding to our enjoyment of the location. 
Must have visited this cache before youngoldfella did maintenance on it. Oh well, next time I am up this way I will try to find.
This was one of the very few DNF's we had all week in this District. You are all very vigilant on your cache maintenance and we are very impressed. We see this one was replaced the same day we were out there but unfortunately for us it must have been after we were here. One for another time. Cheers!
I have noted the DNF but due to our event on Saturday I will not have time tomorrow to get out there but will check on it on Monday the 6th December.
Out and about with one half of The Drovers from the South Burnett to Gympie areas for a couple of days caching. We found a variety of caches and containers along the way and plenty of different hides to keep us on our toes along the way and this was one of them.
Thanks to all the CO's for placing and maintaining the caches along the way.
TFTC youngoldfella
Thanks to all the CO's for placing and maintaining the caches along the way.
TFTC youngoldfella
Mr Drover joined up with Konie and headed off, for a 2 day caching & camping trip.
Drove from Caboolture to cache the hills, travelling 600 kms in a loop & back to Caboolture.
We found a variety of cache hides and containers, some a little tricky to find.
Thanks to the CO's for all the effort of placing and maintaining these caches, we had an awesome 2 days.
Many thanks for placing this cache, youngoldfella, for us and others to find.
Drove from Caboolture to cache the hills, travelling 600 kms in a loop & back to Caboolture.
We found a variety of cache hides and containers, some a little tricky to find.
Thanks to the CO's for all the effort of placing and maintaining these caches, we had an awesome 2 days.
Many thanks for placing this cache, youngoldfella, for us and others to find.
What a lovely peaceful area to stop and find a cache.
Gordonbrook Dam is a great place to visit!
Tftc
Gordonbrook Dam is a great place to visit!
Tftc
[font=Comic Sans MS]Hi there youngoldfella. We found your cache "On the way to Gordonbrook" at 2:03:00 PM today. This cache makes our find count 11401.
[Blue]
Today was just the sort of day for another sight seeing tour around some of the back roads in the area. In our travels we found 13 many and varied caches ranging in size from micro to large. A big thank you to all the CO's for placing the caches we found.
[/Blue]
Coordinate Accuracy: We found the cache around 2m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
Cache Condition: The container and log book are in good shape.
Took: Nothing.
Left: Nothing.
Thanks for the hunt today,
Regards
Ian & Penny.[font=Verdana]
[Blue]
Today was just the sort of day for another sight seeing tour around some of the back roads in the area. In our travels we found 13 many and varied caches ranging in size from micro to large. A big thank you to all the CO's for placing the caches we found.
[/Blue]
Coordinate Accuracy: We found the cache around 2m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
Cache Condition: The container and log book are in good shape.
Took: Nothing.
Left: Nothing.
Thanks for the hunt today,
Regards
Ian & Penny.[font=Verdana]
