Northbrook House Malvern, Victoria, Australia
By Hoeinir on 21-Sep-16. Waypoint GC6TD7Z

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For the life of me I could not find this. I looked all around the chairs and in the bells, checking every so often that no one was watching from the library. At one point there was, so I decided to leave. On the way out I had one more look up the alley, oh that's just perfect! The clue struck home, and the cache was in hand within seconds. TFTC - I love cryptic clues so much better that a total give away.

Thanks, good one. Now we're taking the opportunity to ring the bells and read a book

First geocache found

Found it!

If I had put my eyes on this morning I would have found it quicker. TFTC.

No one but me standing or crouching around here

Too easy, thank you! - Sashinka

Found it

Found it

Nice hint haha

A bit too caught up with the co-ords, but with the help of the hint and some perspective we got there in the end! TFTC

Found on Good Friday on a cache run with the kids. Thanks.

Quick find on the way to St kilda thanks )

A quick find toay with the aid of the hint. A good thing too as it gave me more time to look at the interesting architecture around here. Many thanks Hoeinir.

We needed to take geobub out for a run around and so decided to combine that with a couple of caches. The bell sculpture close to this cache was VERY popular. We got some spectacular ringing happening. I can't it's too popular with the neighbours. Cache was in goid condition. TFTC

Find #2071 logged at GZ at 9:51 pm while out on a very long walk from Auburn. Needed the hint. T4TC Hoeinir!

I'm not slow at logging.....

It was on a nice night i remember about getting a notification of a cache on the other side of the oval, we set out in the car and made a dash for it, after the FTF we drove around the park to grab this cache.

Kate told me where to look and then the cache was in hand, whilst dad and n0w0rries was somewhat 6 meters away

Thanks for another cache, also log for MCG will be updated in the next ten minutes
TFTC

Found with n0w0rries, 4bait and Mark9375

Found by mark9375 after 1k2ate told him where to look. While 4bait and I were 6 metres away.
Thanks kids.

Found with n0w0rries, 1k2ate and mark9375 while out on an FTF hunt on the other side of the oval. TfTC

**Find #5053**
**12:30 PM**
**17 February 2017**
Looked in some fabulous hiding places before I looked at the hint, and that nailed it immediately.
**Thanks for placing this cache Hoeinir**

On a pleasant sunny afternoon I found myself in Malvern with a few hours to fill in...so what better way is there than looking for a cache or two. Making my way back up the hill towards the shops, this cache was my second stop off during my stroll. A relatively simple find, thanks Hoeinir for putting it here.

TFTC! Lovely Sunday afternoon find with mrx02

TFTC found with Monica_is_evil

Out and about on this awesome Australia day holiday . I often work just across the road, but today was the perfect time.
Cheers for the cache

A quick find here. What a beautiful old tree and the buildings are an architectural delight. Thanks for the hide and bringing us here.

Quick drive by on a quiet Saturday afternoon after a great breakfast around the corner. Beautiful building hidden away. TFTC Hoeinir.

Found by Facitman at 18:50
A last minute decision to supplement dinner with some Chinese Takeaway left me with 15 minutes to waste between order and pickup. A quick look at the phone for an easy Traditional identified this cache, a Sunday evening sounded ideal for this location so off I set. Arrived near GZ and found a perfect park near the dog walkers but as I approached GZ I enjoyed a clear path with no likelihood of disturbance. I checked a few spots before scanning other opportunities and soon had the container in hand. My pen took a moment to come to life but my log was completed and the cache returned with sufficient time to return to pickup our order without it sitting on the counter for too long!
Thanks Hoeinir for bringing me to another Stonnington landmark.

Clue definitely made it easy. Tftc

A quick find and a minor distraction on the way to work. Admired the building and I was back on my way. Tftc

Quick, easy find. TFTC!!!

Find #3062

A warm sunny Sunday afternoon and I unexpectedly had a couple of hours to go caching. So I targeted on a bunch of relatively local hides that were either newish caches or ones I just hadn't got to for some reason. This was my second of ten finds and a return visit here after failing to find it a few months back. I had checked a heap of other places last time but with the help of the hint I was able to zone in on this one and make the find easily enough this time around. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log and visited some trackables. Thanks for the cache Hoeinir.

Started looking around the wrong hint interpretation but then looked up and got the hint

New Years Day a great quiet day to grab a few caches with Happy pants. We wandered about searching in all the wrong places before spotting what was needed. Thankfully there were no muggles about.
Thanks Hoeinir for placing & maintaining the cache for us to find.
#4308

Found this morning while making the most of an early start and no real traffic around due to the New Years Day public holiday. We parked out the front and wandered into the gz and initially searched all the wrong areas before the hint was used and the cache was soon in hand, thanks Hoeinir for the hide and for highlighting this old House.

Found 15:25, our last find for 2016. A happy new year to all.

TNLN, thanks Hoeinir.

Daddy found this one!

Nice spot, nice cache

I know this area quite well, but thanks for letting me appreciate it again, such a lovely peaceful space. Great clue and TFTC!

Benni,maya,Andrea found it

Interesting little area.
Glad you provided a clue as I was heading for another feature nearby.
Sat on the nearby seat and soaked up the serenity in the courtyard.
TFTC

Find #1348. A quick easy find while in Malvern. This looks like a beautiful library. Thanks Hoeinir for a good cache and a nice break.

Nice quick find on a sunny Tuesday morning ride. Lovely spot! TFTC

Doh!!! Thanks for the hint it took us longer than it should to find. What a peaceful garden and melodious bells. We both rang them.

Easy find after taking a moment to sit and look around tftc

Found this cache on the first day of my Surf Event 2016 at Anglesea this weekend. My day started with getting up early in the morning to go and meet up with Lukie1987 at Holmesglen station but due to PTV being itself I was given the wrong timetable and was late to meeting with him and instead had to meet at Caulfield . This cache was a combined effort between me and Lukie1987 before meeting up with Noworries to head over to the Mega event. I would like to thank you for the cache and taking me to this new place

Out with buhfuhguh getting a few caches while waiting for n0w0rries to finsh work so we can head off for the mega. TFTC.

wow what a gorgeous little spot,

thanks Hoeinir [:x]

Today (Cup Day) is GMelb's birthday but is also the date of MMelb's first Uni exam for the end of the year... on Cup Day, at Caulfield Racecourse at 9.30am .....
Oh well the only thing to do is we will drive MMelb to his exam & go caching until it is time to pick him up again! We tried to access the cache in the Lake Reserve via the tunnel under the racecourse but the gate was locked so we headed back to the car and headed off to other caches in the area
We love caches like this!!
Not being from the area, we would never have known this was here so we loved seeing this lovely old building and the tree! Cache was a nice easy find.
TFTC Hoeinir, a fave point from us - GJMMelb

Found it, thanks to the hint

Super easy find, glad I found out about this area

I haven't been caching much since I returned from overseas a few weeks ago but the opportunity of a souvenir this weekend was all the encouragement I needed.

I dropped by this cache on the way home from visiting my mother. There were no muggles around, although I couldn't tell if anybody was looking through the nearby library windows. My GPSr was playing up today as the pocket query I did at home didn't seem to load properly. I searched a likely spot without success and then decided to have a squiz at the hint. I soon found the cache and signed the log at 7:05 pm. TNLN. I had just returned the cache to its hiding spot when a security guard approached me and asked if I was alright. I said that I was looking at the historic house. He seemed OK with that response and he left. Older women like me can get away with looking a bit strange.

Thanks Hoeinir for the well-hidden cache in an awesome location. I really enjoyed the lovely little garden area and the bells. I will be back soon to have a look at the interior of historic Northbrook House during opening hours....10 am until 4:30 pm I think.

I thought I had cleverly found a break in the cold wet windy weather today to pop out and find a cache or two but alas, just as I pulled up at GZ it started pouring with rain. I took a few quick forays out of the car to check likely spots, but no success. Then I realised that the co-ords were probably reasonable and I was looking in entirely the wrong spot, so when the rain eased off a bit, I head towards the co-ords and it wasn't long until I spotted the cache. Have never been here before despite knowing the area reasonably well - thanks for showing me this lovely little spot! TFTC

No luck for me here on a late evening sortie that had yielded 8 finds up to this point. I spent a lot of time focussing on one particular area which in hindsight wasn't smart. Thanks anyway.

4th cache in this area late this morning. This one took me to a lovely garden where I sat and ate my lunch. The bells were appealing! and the cache was a straightforward find.
Thanks Hoeinir

Fun cache, very smart clue and cool hiding space. Tftc

I visit this library sometimes but never knew this was here! Lovely spot, I needed the clue, thanks

Found with Block. Good to see a few new ones around

I left work early today so I had time to look for this and the other new one nearby so I jumped off the tram and went for a walk.
It was nice and quiet in here tonight and I made an immediate find hoping no one was watching from the surrounding buildings.
Thanks Hoeinir for the cache, the adventure, the hunt and the fun.

Initially not quiet sure where to look, however a search soon found the container and we were able to SL and replace. Everything appeared quiet but not sure who might have been watching from nearby windows. TFTC

Find #2674. Found @ 19:15.

These were published while I was away (with work and holiday), so after a visit to my chiropractor, I went for a bit of a longer stroll than normal.

Another quick find which I spotted as I arrived at GZ. The historical locations that you have highlighted are great, but there is no mention of the historic tree out front of Northbrook House.

Took nothing, left nothing, signed log and visited some trackables.
Thanks for the cache Hoeinir.

Fabulous that some new caches have appeared in the area. Cute little resting spot. I even rand the bells. TFTC.

Fabulous that some new caches have appeared in the area. Cute little resting spot. I even rand the bells. TFTC.

We found it! Helpful hint

Thank the heavens, another local cacher who has put out some new caches which require hardly any travel! A relief for those of us trying to maintain a streak and who may not have the time each day to travel far afield.
I'd write all of the above no matter the quality of the hide but as someone partial to a bit of history as well as a very pleasant GZ I want to add that this is a quality placement. It even has a bench and interactive sculpture enhancing GZ. A great find and as a newish local I thank the CO for showing me this spot and look forward to finding their other caches.

Its been a while, but we finally got our fifth 'ftf'. Couldn't believe our luck when we checked the gizmo after dropping mummy at work around the corner and saw this newie up the road. Geokids liked the nearby bells.

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