Melton Cemetery Melton, Victoria, Australia
By Benjamin Screamer on 05-Oct-18. Waypoint GC7YKN6

There are earthworks at the cemetery and GZ is no more. Cache is gone.

Wasn’t able to find it. However suspect it is inside the closed off area that they are working on at the cemetery. Will try again soon.

Ripper at night with the kids, cool location and pays not to be super precise with co ordinates.

Found it after a wander through the cemetery and after correcting a transcription error in the waypoints. Tftc. Greetings from Adelaide

13:41
After the Intervening Days get-together, I accompanied Posums and suss vulture on a walk to the other side of the golf course to see if we could find a nearby cache. With success there, they headed south to tackle the Adventure Lab.

I might have stayed with the others, but had noticed another irresistible target: a cemetery multi. So I kept going, to pay my respects.

And it was totally worth the walk.

Half way through the waypoints, I noticed a car slowly rolling through the little cemetery from the other side. That stopped right by a grave I'd just visited. Well, g'day, Phetlern.

They caught up with me at GZ, where, while Helen and I were examining the greenery, Peter's better honed senses led him to an object I'd glanced at and he came up with the goods.

Thanks, Benjamin Screamer. I learnt about some interesting people during this visit. Then learnt a bunch more as I completed my "blockie" by way of the Adventure Lab.

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13:40
After attending the "Intervening Days Revisited" Event we spent the afternoon dodging roadworks, in and around Melton and to the east (Screamer Country really), in an effort to dot our geo-map with smiles, rather than green droplet icons. We enjoy cemetery caches, this one certainly tested our powers of observation, concentration and knowledge. Ladies attending to a small morseleum certainly helped with the script question.

Thanks Benjamin Screamer for placing such interesting and imaginative caches
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Nice easy multi. These kinds are always bitter sweet and we never seem to be able to just cache. We always end up talking about what we see and how sad some of it is (or really all or it)

Yet another lockdown *(6.0)* and whilst we can't travel to regional areas to catch up with family , our travel bubble has been raised and we are free to travel around Melb Metro.
Out and about around the area to finish off the nearby Adventure Lab and managed to grab a few more as I passed by. A nice little multi around an interesting cemetery.
Thanks for the cache Benjamin Screamer. Appreciate your efforts.
- P

*Took*: Nothing
*Left*: Nothing

**Warning**, *this hobby can be addictive. It can lead to exercise and finding interesting places you might not have known existed otherwise.*

Cache on!
**#16681**

Really cute drawing!

It was easy

Thanks for the cache. Wanted to find and get out as soon as possible. Took out a Bic lighter as didnt think it would be safe if children found it

First multi! Really cool location, loved wandering round following the coords

First multi-cache find! Cool little adventure and a great way to see some really interesting graves at the cemetery!

pays to do this one in the light, not the dark. finally found this one.

Sorry for the late log and a generic log. A combination of some heath issues making me not able to look at the computer for any length of time and a mishap with my phone that has caused me to lose my list of saved caches.
Found on a trip out with AusFox; and Neville_devil.
Thank you for the hide

Out for the day caching with SimsFamily and Neville around Stieglitz, Brisbane Ranges, Bacchus Marsh and Melton grabbing a few D/T’s and Wonders of the World.
We searched most areas looking for required information which eventually took us to GZ.

Log signed and replaced as found.

Thanks for the Multi Cache Benjamin Screamer
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Nice Find
TFTC Benjamin Screamer

This was our favourite hunt so far. It was our first multi site cache find so was nice to mix it up. It was really interesting location. Thank you.

May they rest in peace

4 February 2021,I have relatives buried here,being related to the early Pioneers the Missens. So many names that a Meltonian would know as Parks,reserves, streets were named after these early settlers. Thanks for making me walk this again, always find things I didn't know!

Thank you we had an beautiful time checking out this gorgeous cemetery x

This ticked both boxes for me .... my love of multis and cemeteries! Loved the wander around, did make a little boo boo but was quickly rectified. Great hide too .... giving you a favourite

Thoroughly enjoyed the wander around the cemetery. The multiple choice answers were easy to follow- did make a mistake but was able to correct it. Co-ords were accurate. A favourite point for a great cache. TFTC

After having a great weekend away caching with micaparamedic, goodluck chook n chunk it was time to head home but there was still a few cache to get on our way.

We always enjoy multi's in this type of place as you can learn so much about the area and this one was no different. We liked the idea behind this one and enjoyed our wander picking up the various wpts.
Once we were at the end we had the answer of where we had to go and were a little concerned as we approached as there didn't appear to be a place to hide a container but as we drew closer Diane spotted something out of the ordinary and we soon had the much bigger than expected container in hand and the logbook now contains our name.

Thanks Benjamin Screamer for a novel multi.

It seems COVID safe enough to enable the cache. Be careful. I don't want to disable this one again.

This cache has been temporarily disabled to reduce the chances of spreading the COVID-19 virus. It will be back in business when health authorities say it is safe to go bush walking etc. Stay safe. Wash your hands. Maintain social distancing.

Spiffy- and I decided a few multi caches were in order for today plus a few other random caches. The forecast was for lots of rain, but we managed to stay dry.

This was tricky at one point but we made the find.

Thanks to Benjamin Screamer for the placement and fun.

Found at 2:27 pm.
Fleabag- and I had a few hours today and thought we would slowly start working our way towards a couple of different multi cache challenges plus a few other random caches. Forecast was for showers but we managed to avoid them the whole time which was brilliant.
A nice walk around, wasn't sure on one of the clues but we soon got to the right place and continued on.
Thanks Benjamin Screamer for the cache, the adventure, the hunt and the fun.

Found this item by accident, upon reading the sticker on it I decide to join up to this game I added the American coin and I’m ready to continue this game. Let the fun begin.

Geocaching is back in business. Happy caching!

This geocache is currently disabled because I support the government's non-essential activities restrictions that have been introduced because of the COVID-19 virus crisis. I encourage you all to suspend your geocaching activities ASAP. We must all work together to stop the virus spreading. The cache will be enabled in the future.

Was really fun, found it with the family. Be careful of spiders!

Could not find .

That was absolutely amazing !!! Great cach !

Clue :- some times you need to sit down stop and think about where it could be !

Yay! After coming back for the second time with my nephew we managed to find this cache. We followed the clues correctly the first time, but ran out of time to find the cache.
TFTC! This was my first multi - so much fun!

Visiting from Iowa, USA with Mrs. iowaPete. I saw this cache on the map and thought it would be a wonderful chance to do a neat cemetery cache in Australia.

Arrived mid-afternoon and discovered that an employee of the cemetery was just finishing an interment. Part of the path around the cemetery was blocked by excavating equipment. We made a mental note and decided that we might need to park and walk if we needed to head that way.

We started in with the stages and things went smoothly for the first and second, but that third stage gave us fits! We wound up visiting all 4 locations with no luck. Mrs. iP and I had a debate on which answer was most likely the correct one, and returned to that location. As we got about 50 feet away, Mrs. iP stopped short, stared hard for a second, then smiled, shook her head and pointed....

Oh MY! How did we miss THAT the first time?? Well, it all makes sense now! Sheesh. We made our way over to gz and I had cache in hand after a brief search. Cache is in great condition. Able to sign on the next available line in the log sheet. Then, reset the whole thing as before. I can personally vouch that no amount of grass mowing equipment should have any effect on this physical container.

That was fun. Thank you and Greetings from Iowa, USA!

iowaPete

9 inch pvc capped pipe under rock at edge of cemetery. Too two guesses as we should have gotten out of car the first time. Also missed the headstone the first time. Found cache without difficulty once located the headstone. Left tee and die

We left the Intervening Days Event and moved on to the cemetery to check out this multi. Wandered around in the splendid company of Fergzter, enjoying a bit of Melton's history. Mr Fergzter made the find at GZ, using the "where would I hide it" practice.
After the Fergzter team left, we continued exploring some very interesting old, but well maintained graves.
Thanks for bringing us here, we love the stories that we can sense behind the inscriptions on old headstones!

Find 3585 on 27 December 2019

Found in the company of Suss Vulture after attending the nearby event. It was a pleasant walk around the cemetery this afternoon. Cache in good order.

TFTC Benjamin Screamer

This was an interesting multi, both in its structure and the focus objects in the Melton Cemetery. All worked well except for the step involving the language on the headstones. There were three options within the margin of error of GPS readings meaning that trial and error was required. However despite that hiccup, we were able to complete the cache and make the find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks Benjamin Screamer for the cache.

Having misread the first question of this cache, I spent an embarrassing amount of time wandering around, cursing ambiguous questions. Nope, it was not ambiguous at all, it was my own error! Thanks so much for placing this cache Benjamin Screamer, I really did enjoy the cemetery!

Continuing on in my quest for multis today and I found myself here. It was blowing a gale but it did not stop me from exploring the interesting monuments in the cemetery. Thanks for highlighting them for me. The well constructed hide was safely tucked away at GZ. Thanks Benjamin Screamer.

Found it after looked around here.
TFTC

Enjoyed this nice type of multi, very appropriate for a cemetery.
TFTC and the effort to put these caches out for our enjoyment.

Hi there Benjamin Screamer.

We had some appointments in Melton today, and when they were finished we spent some time caching around the area, using a "next closest" methodology before heading off to Bacchus Marsh to catch up with family.

All up we found 10 caches & DNF'd 0 in this cache run. Thanks for placing the caches. Without geocaching as our guide we would never have found so many interesting places while we meander around Australia.

**Coordinate Accuracy:** We found this cache around 3m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
**Cache Condition:** The container and log book are in good shape.
**Took:** Nothing.
**Left:** Nothing.

Regards

Ian & Penny.

Find number 7071 at 3:25:45 pm
On the way home from working up at Toolern Vale and decided Melton looks like a good spot to top up my daily caching tally.
Had trouble with the first solution and tried the second but eventually due to the rain I decided to cheat and go to each of the final options, found it at the third. Still managed a fair walk around this quaint little cemetery and a nice hide at the end.
**Thanks for placing this cache Benjamin Screamer**

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With multi month into full swing and 11 days left to fill the calendar this one ticked 2 boxes today.
A nice little multi. Cache in good condition and hidden.

There are some interesting graves sites here remembering loved ones.
I spent some time taking in Charles Crawford grave (local funeral director) and seat that they donated.

TFTC Benjamin Screamer.
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Needing a cemetery cache for a couple of overseas-based challenges I am slowly working towards completing I decided on a drive out to Melton to find this cache. All steps were completed fairly quickly and easily and whilst some kids were jumping on one of those enclosed trampolines in their backyard I doubt they saw me retrieve the cache or do the duties.
A nice, simple, short cemetery multi in what is now a residential area. I wonder how long before the residents begin agitating for the bones to be moved so that the land can be used for more housing?

I can't tell the difference between languages but my second go was correct. Apart form that everything went smoothly and I was soon signing the logbook. Interesting things at this cemetery treated with respect in a good cache.

Suscoe finally arrived in Melton and we headed to this multi first.
A delightful walk around the various waypoints and we appreciated the placements.
We passed by Mr. Crawford's ( funeral directors and loads of other occupations) grave. That was something unusual for sure.
Cache was peeping out at us this morning.
Signed and rehidden better than when we first saw it.
Lucky for us we had timed this well as a funeral arrived as we were departing.
Always sad to see!!!

Thanks to Benjamin Screamer.

I have been seeking to increase my multi count in recent months as it was a big part of the game when I started more than 12 years ago...not so much these days.
Did all the WP's on a sunny Sunday afternoon and to my surprise found the cache out of its hide and lying on the ground...animals??
Anyway it was in good order and I replaced it.
Many thanks Benjamin Screamer

Visiting Melton Cemetery was a little sad but we do have some wonderful memories of my parents who are both buried here. We found the excellent multi to be well planned and implemented. It is always a well maintained cemetery that we do appreciate and are grateful for it.
TFTC Benjamin Screamer

After a shaky start I finally found GZ. I must be colour blind because the first WP had me no where near a reference to a European Olympic city . So it became a process of elimination.
This happened at WP 2 as well. Thankfully the decision was made easier by your description given for the answers.
It became smooth sailing after that and the nicely hidden cache was found.
Thanks for the fun here Benjamin Screamer

Published

Cool FTF Warm afternoon 19 °
Couple of people here, tending to family grave sites. TFTC. Cheers