Historic Hartley Vale Cemetery Hartley Vale, New South Wales, Australia
By
Joshwa27 on 26-Jul-15. Waypoint GC60701
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Logs
A nice walk up the lane to this historic cemetery.It took me longer to find the cache that it should have. I just needed to go deeper.SL TNLN TFTC
Great spot , amazing location, beautiful view quiet tranquil spot under a tree. Great walk and view for a peaceful relax.
I came to Collets Inn for lunch and here researching early settlers in this area. Love the history of Colletts Inn. I am soon impressed with the quality of the old headstones and the refurbishment of this historical cemetery. Worth a favourite point. TFTC. Logbook very wet.
Tftc - nice easy find with Storeyteller, log is saturated and unable to be signed.
Reperio 16:56Heading home from Newcastle today after a short overnight trip, and this is one historic spot I had seen on the map but never visited. Parked at the gate and walked in, and soon was at GZ where the cache was found. Lovely little cemetery. Lot wetGratias Joshwa27As a well spent day brings happy sleep, a well spent life brings happy death - LDV
A quick find , while driving past filling in time and noticed the cemetery. Thanks for the cache. Cache is in excellent condition, didn't have a pen on me but was able to sign with a key and some dirt.
Found OCW jennyfromthefarm today. TFTC
Found a while back, just catching up on logs
Found a while back, just catching up on logs
TFTC! Beautiful / peaceful place in one of my favourite places in NSW. Found with Ezanihao
Found this one quite quickly and a lot of our ancestors are buried here. Irondale pointed out several graves bearing the name Morris and Field. There were some kangaroos lazing in the cemetery grounds when we got there and they were very upset with us disturbing them. I put a Koala TB into the cache that has been with me for a while. TFTC
TFTC. Windy day with the burnt trees can make this a pretty creepy place on your own. Log was wet.
A very nice walk and a beautiful spot. Very quiet surroundings with only the bird-life to be heard. TFTC
We got to the locked gate (for vehicles) at Fields Rd, we didn't have enough light to leg it, and with another couple to find, left it for another day.
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OCW Calypso62, Smurfyguy and LucasSmurf for a boys weekend of caching.
Stopped here to take a look at the location and find this cache.
TFTC
The cache is wet and needs some TLC from the CO.
OCW Calypso62, Smurfyguy and LucasSmurf for a boys weekend of caching.
Stopped here to take a look at the location and find this cache.
TFTC
The cache is wet and needs some TLC from the CO.
Walked up the road and through the couple of gates to find this cache. Guess with all the gates on here, they really want to keep the residents of this cemetery in here!!!!
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TFTC
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TFTC
#4789
I was heading out west with some of the boys from my family for a caching weekend. We were supposed to have gone to find some of the Ying Yang series of puzzle caches that we had solved. Unfortunately, the recent rains meant that some bridges and roads were flooded and preventing access. Heading west was Plan B.
A little bit of a walk in passing three locked gates. I guess they want to keep all the residents in! Cache found and log signed. Things were a bit damp so some TLC suggested. Thanks.
I was heading out west with some of the boys from my family for a caching weekend. We were supposed to have gone to find some of the Ying Yang series of puzzle caches that we had solved. Unfortunately, the recent rains meant that some bridges and roads were flooded and preventing access. Heading west was Plan B.
A little bit of a walk in passing three locked gates. I guess they want to keep all the residents in! Cache found and log signed. Things were a bit damp so some TLC suggested. Thanks.
This is one of the best historic cemeteries I’ve visited. So much history. I wasn’t planning on visiting today but had a random chat with an old fella walking his dog in Lithgow who mentioned his ancestors being laid to rest there. So off I went to say hello to them and naturally had to check the cache status!
MAINTENANCE:
Retrieval was relatively easy. The container wasn’t in great shape, water logged (both container and ziplock) emptied as much as possible but was unable to sign the log. (Naturally it was the only time I didn’t have ziplocks and paper on me)
MAINTENANCE:
Retrieval was relatively easy. The container wasn’t in great shape, water logged (both container and ziplock) emptied as much as possible but was unable to sign the log. (Naturally it was the only time I didn’t have ziplocks and paper on me)
Couldn't reach it and covered in spiderwebs. Might need someone to come and save it and rehide it
On our way back home and stopped off to find a few more traditional caches. Parked down near the road and walked up to the cemetery to GZ to make a quick find. With the cache in hand, we signed the log before replacing it as found. The container and log are in good condition, a little wet, but ok. Thanks for the cache Joshwa27.
The following TBs came through for the mileage : Vanlith The Youngling, Bob geoMinion, Dave geoMinion, Evil geoMinion, Larry geoMinion, Jerry geoMinion, Stuart geoMinion, teamMerlin's 7 Deadly Ducks Tag (Lust), teamMerlin's Football, Mary Hyde's Treasure, Hidden Creatures Geocoin TB, Merlin's Steed, Darrel, Breast Cancer Travel Tag Geocoin, Horse riding Cherub, Happy Holidays Tag
The following TBs came through for the mileage : Vanlith The Youngling, Bob geoMinion, Dave geoMinion, Evil geoMinion, Larry geoMinion, Jerry geoMinion, Stuart geoMinion, teamMerlin's 7 Deadly Ducks Tag (Lust), teamMerlin's Football, Mary Hyde's Treasure, Hidden Creatures Geocoin TB, Merlin's Steed, Darrel, Breast Cancer Travel Tag Geocoin, Horse riding Cherub, Happy Holidays Tag
Second time finding this cache. My favourite spot to spend a quiet day. Everything inside the box was wet so dried it out a bit and hopefully it’ll be ok now. Took a bit to get the pen to work but it’s working now. Signed log and placed back in same spot. Great cache ️
Short walk into this hidden historic cemetery.
Cache was located and log signed.
Spent a bit of time looking about.
TFTC Joshwa27
Find 6978 logged from cgeo:
Cache was located and log signed.
Spent a bit of time looking about.
TFTC Joshwa27
Find 6978 logged from cgeo:
Right to go. A green tag about covid19 is on gate. The turn style next to gate is right to use. Walk down to the cemetery. Field Road is now a sealed road.
Will have to check if gate is locked for access. Field Road was also closed when I was nearby a week ago.
Parked outside the gate and strolled up the hill to the cemetery. Once at GZ there was only one possible place to hide the cache and there it was. TFTC Joshwa27.
It was not as obvious as you wousld have thought but I found it very fast
Found it
Found it
Beautiful quiet location for the old cemetery tucked away in the bush. I was surprised at the number of headstones it contained. Only hiccup was that I parked on top of an ants nest at the entry which made getting back into the vehicle a bit tricky!!!
Got around to this cache today, I feel I earned it. Walk from Mt Vic station to Mt York then down Coxs Road and onto the cemetery and then back up via Lokyers Road and back to Mt Vic station, 25km all up.
Thanks for the cache.
Thanks for the cache.
Found it, coordinates sent us abit around the bush. We were barking mad. Found with Tilly Holmes
Bring a new pen
Took something, left something
Bring a new pen
Took something, left something
A quick stop during my caching in the Blue Mountains! I really like the whole area here a bit further away from the busy Katoomba. Had some really asome views today and been to a lot of locations I had not been before!
TFTC Wilbert67
TFTC Wilbert67
On a Winter's afternoon, just as the sun was fading... We took a stroll to an almost forgotten cemetery...
Full of memories of lives lived in a time far removed from now...
Signed the log, left some booty and replaced the cache...
TFTC!!
P.S. We "donated" some pirate coin at the last gate...
Aaarrrgghh!!
Full of memories of lives lived in a time far removed from now...
Signed the log, left some booty and replaced the cache...
TFTC!!
P.S. We "donated" some pirate coin at the last gate...
Aaarrrgghh!!
Our first geocache! Didn't really know what we were looking for, but persistence paid off. I think this could become very addictive!
We had decided that we would pick up some more JOSHWA27 caches from our list of completed puzzles. We still have a lot to work out but it is fun researching the answers. We also have some traditional caches on the list for the day. Thank you for your contribution to the caching world.
A longish stroll in the afternoon heat, and there it was in an obvious spot.
TFTC Thank you for going to the effort of hiding this cache. You have shown us a new place and have helped make geocaching an enjoyable activity.
My 41st (and last) cache for the day and I finish with a Joshwa cache in a very beautiful setting. I got a Joshwa FTF early in the day and should have spent a fave point on it, but I forgot. So this one gets it. Deserves it too. I am very much enjoying your cemetery series. Funny, as a stopped a year or so ago to place a cache in the cemetery at Cullen Bullen, but could not find a good spot for it. TFTC
Careful of the poles @ the entrance, it has a 2nd bar up top after the 1st horizontal bar, almost got me lol.
I just love this graveyard ! Its so nice, peaceful and looks great with, what i assume is, a recent facelift.
Found cache easy enuff as it was exposed sum what, so i put sum extra local camo ons it. Will hav to return 1 nite to see why it's day access only ?!? Is it werewolves ? Ghouls ? Zombies maybe ? Probably just kittens tho, zombie kittens !
I just love this graveyard ! Its so nice, peaceful and looks great with, what i assume is, a recent facelift.
Found cache easy enuff as it was exposed sum what, so i put sum extra local camo ons it. Will hav to return 1 nite to see why it's day access only ?!? Is it werewolves ? Ghouls ? Zombies maybe ? Probably just kittens tho, zombie kittens !
