Looking For Clues - Virtual Reward 2.0 Petrie Terrace, Queensland, Australia
By Slow Puncture on 12-Dec-19. Waypoint GC89133

This cache was, after a first attempt with less time, so we couldn't complete every stage.But today we came back and complete the remaining stages.TFTC! Greetings from Germany 6Finken

Tftc. Great to do on a rainy day. Answers sent.

Venutured over to the State library on my lunch break.

Our last day in Brisbane and some time left. Without this virtual we wouldn't have visited the library. Enjoyed it. Thnx a lot!

Nice little stop on the way back from catching the last of the Iris van Herpen exhibit at GOMA. The state library was one of my haunts in high school. It's changed quite a bit! Tftc

This cache was found today and brings our overall cache find tally to 13541.Found this one in my wander around South Brisbane this afternoon. A nice wander and some interesting points. Our answers have been sent via the message centre. Thanks Slow Puncture (LJCC) for the cache.

I am down under for the very first time. Visiting Australia has always been a dream of mine, and I cannot believe it has come true. Australia's nature and wildlife really captivated me. Over three weeks, I saw many wonderful beaches, sunsets, animals such as , and I found great geocaches. My tour guide was mostly geocaching, and through it, I discovered many beautiful places I wouldnt have seen without our great hobby. I mainly stayed in Brisbane but also visited other gorgeous places such as Noosa Heads and Springbrook. I spent a few days on the Gold Coast and Moreton Island, and I went to New South Wales to have visited a second state in Australia. During my stay, the winter and early spring in Queensland were very warm, the sun shone every single day, and I did not see a single drop of rain. My time down under was so beautiful and unforgettable. Australia is such a stunning country! Two days ago, I arrived in Brisbane and today I explored the city for the second time. I really like this city and I discovered beautiful places. I also looked for many geocaches like this one. What a cool spot for a . I answered the questions and took the compulsory photo. Thank you for this geocache says Mr. J. Cacher from the other side of the world

On a day hunting Ad Lab's around Brisbane and South Brisbane. This was a welcome stop to get out of the sun, figure my way through the clues to find some answers for the cache owners, and sit down to work out the Ad Lab bonus co ordinates.Wow, there is much more in this place than I realised.Originally from Victoria, I did not know the facilities s and features in here. Thanks for bringing me here.

Brisbane Day 2: On The Other Side of the RiverTodays schedule was jammed packed with things to do, and of particular interest were the caches in South Brisbane, and U of QLD at Saint Lucia (which I learnt was pronounced as Lu-chee-ia and not Lu-see-ia) on the ferry. It was also river cruise day, making maximum use of the 50 cent fare trial period, and hopping on and off at all the various stops on the Central Brisbane area. Ended off the day at Kangaroo Point, and crossed the Story Bridge back into the CBF to end the day. Walked 37.5k steps today over 26.5 km, making for a very crazy day of geocaching. Thanks for all the caches across Brisbane - they all made my day in some way or another. This is the specific log for this cache:Popped by here while running around South Bank for the cache. Unlike the Libraries in a couple of other Australian cities, this one doesnt quite boast the architectural grandeur, but it makes up for with its rather more compact and welcoming charm. Had a rather nice learning experience in the Indigenous exhibition area, and popped up to get the last bit of info - must have been weird to see someone just visit the library to see a few objects in a glass case. Thanks for the VC here!

Staying nearby so I thought I would go and grab this one this afternoon.Found the first WP and got the answer then into the library and found the second WP. It took awhile to locate the relevant information found it then up to the required level for the last. Took note of what I could see in the cabinet and sent my answers to the owner.Thanks for putting this one together for all to find

Bisoutje and I are on a roadtrip between Cairns and Adelaide and have now touched ground at Brisbane.We spent our 2 day here just walking around, enjoying our exploration of the city. We encountered many places amd enjoyed the local cuisine. We were also lucky enough to be able to find a few Geocaches as well.We always enjoy a good library cache, especially if they make us work for it. We got the answers to questions 1 and 3 easily, but question 2 came with some difficulties. I informed the CO of our experience, hopeful that my log is accepted nonetheless.TFTC!

Nice find TFTC. CO very understanding about me not being able to access the book. Really appreciated it.

After a walk through the museum we visited this cache in the libery. Thank you for the cacheTeam sissifalke

As i am recovering from a car / motorbike accident and cant drive my wife suggested coming into Southbank for a spot of caching whilst she attends the ballet.Sounds great to me. So here I am to pick a few caches and enjoy the chance to venture out of the house.Picked up the answers quickly and took a seat to write this log before attacking a nearby adventure lab.A big thanks to the cache owner for making this cache available to be found by fellow cachers.Cheers

Missing the aircraft book so hopefully my answers for the other questions are adequate. Thanks for bringing me to this location, I havent spent a heap of time studying / researching / revising over my journey.

I had actually attempted to do this cache yesterday but when I saw the price tag for parking the car I chose to wait. Since I was on my "walking tour" today, I had to stop in.This library is lovely! I would enjoy it if I lived locally - and didn't have to DRIVE to it! LOLAnswers have been sent to the CO.Thank you for the smiley and the fun! The day:I was visiting from the U.S. and had a goal of driving all the way up the east coast starting in Melbourne and ending in Port Douglas over a few weeks. This day was all about Brisbane. I had created a local plan that included walking and riding the ferry. I love ferry rides! The weather was cooperative, too. The day went well although I missed a few Adventure Lab stages. Many thanks to all the geocachers who placed and continue to maintain their geocaches for folks like me to find. I know it's not always easy, but I do appreciate you.

Could not find the book even with the librarians assistance. Claiming a find with CO permission. TFTC.

What a interesting library here, I headed to Brisbane for a few days with Courtneyrose_ to check out the attractions and to catch up with Davidwazza and Jesswrigley, a nice few days away in QLD finding caches along the way here and there.Thanks for the cache

After a visit at the SparkLab, there was still time for a visit at the library.Q1 was a breeze, Q2 wasn't there anymore, but the Internet Archive came to the rescue, and Q3 was a bit confusing, but we think we got it right.Thanks for sending us to the library for a short visit. TFTC!

After visiting the Queensland Museum nearby we tried to get all the answers tonthe questions. Q2 is a little Challenge, cause the book ist not available, but famerlor_dragon find a way at the www to find the right answer (hopefully).TFTV geovi

Visited this virtual cache on a very busy caching day. It has been a very long time since we have been to the state library. The first waypoint was straightforward, but despite being here before, I had never noticed this object. At the second waypoint we had no luck on the shelves, but a search of the catalogue revealed that the desired text was available to review on call. A quick account set up and we were ready to request the book. After a 30 minute wait (in which we visited waypoint 3 and noted the answer) we collected the book from level 3. Despite the dust jacket, we were able to read the insignia on the far right column. Thanks very much for bringing us here today slow puncture. Cheers

Visited here today.1st Q easy enough.Took quite some time on 2nd. as I had to order book in. Staff had trouble finding it but eventually did. It was packed away in a carton ready to be placed elsewhere.3rd, hoping my answer is acceptable. TFTVC Slow PunctureHave a favourite point.

Marking as found today, having visited the reference libraries there is one clue no longer available (Q2) and have sent photo to cache owner so hopefully I can still claim the cache! Such a gorgeous library to explore, well worth the visit.

We visited the Library today to do the virtual. Liked the theme of beetles everywhere but not sure what that was about. For question 2 we found a book with the correct ref number but not the right book. I didnt think two books could have the same number?Hope we qualify for this virtual. Visiting Brisbane for a week. TFTC

Mostly found with thanks. Excellent space!

Im in Brisbane for a few work conferences and as a librarian and an event today at SLQ Edge I had to do this one! Nice simple virtual with a selfie in the stacks! Answers sent. Thanks for the fun and adventure.

A neat virtual that took me to one of my favourite places. So many books to read.First Tuesday in November. The only day you can disappear from work at lunch time and arrive back four hours later after completing four caches and nobody asks where you have been. Freddo has been caching on Melbourne Cup day every year since 2004.Freddo traveled north from deep south to catch up with friendly Liz and Bruce and the RV Home base crew. I had a day in Brisbane with plenty of time to find a cache or two.I will apologize right now, because everything from here on is here solely for the purpose of padding the word count and winning that one hundred word diamond badge again. Somebody moved the goal posts.This particular geocache was found using one of the following GPS enabled devices, Garmin GPSr, Montana 680t, Oregon 650 or Dakota 20 and an Apple iPhone 11 using the marvelous Cachly app. Waypoints and paperless geocaching were downloaded via GSAK 9. Log prepared, checked and submitted using GSAK publish logs macro.Warning, this hobby can be addictive. It can lead to exercise, meeting new people and finding interesting places you might not have known existed otherwise. Beware: you may have fun. Apologies for the generic part of the cache log. We do apologise for the generic logs. Thanks to all the cache owner for placing this cache here for our enjoyment.Thanks for the cache. Merci la cache. Danke fr den Cache. Gracias por el cach. Bedankt voor de cache. Kiitos ktkst. Zikomo posungira. Terima kasih untuk cache. Hvala cache. Nga mihi mo te keteroki. Dankie vir die kas. Ksznm a rejtst.I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SAs Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Cant wait!!South Australia is the place be for GCA1DNA - February 29th, 2024 in Adelaide! Hope to see you at The Great Leap Forward! Count down: less than half a year to go.Have you got the balls to geocache in South Australia...

First time I've been to this area and is VERY different to what I imagined.And been a long time since in a Library. Was amazed how they have changed.Computers on desks and how many people using them & the library ?? Not what I expected.The librarian helped me a little when I walked in, so finding the book wasn't to difficult.Thanks for bringing me here and opening my eyes to how Libraries have changed over the past 40 odd years.All good .. TFTC .. (answers messaged to you)

I have been coming to the Qld Cultural Centre with my kids for about 15yrs now. There is always something interesting to see and do here. At the Sate Library we have been to The Corner, the Exhibition Gallery, The Edge, the computer rooms, and of course the cafe. But somehow we have never actually been into the library part of the State Library.So today, I came by myself; to do the Virtual cache and also to explore a bit more of the library. It was quite a hot day so I stayed a while in the aircon and checked out all the different parts of the library.Thanks for a great Virtual cache SlowPuncture!

Find number 12480 at 12:34:04 pm on Tuesday the 19 September 2023Departed Melbourne many weeks ago now and have been travelling north for the winter, well, for the northern warmth actually (hopefully ), passing through as many small towns as I can grabbing the odd cache here and there as I travel.Finally made the northern warmth and the Cape and we have loved every minute of it now we are on our way home again and having many more adventures as we slowly travel south.Today, we had a rest day looking around Brisbane and the surrounding area and catching up with friends before heading south again into New South Wales on Thursday. Oh, and we grabbed a few geocaches as well What an amazing area, loved wandering around the greater South Bank area.**Thanks for creating this virtual cache Slow Puncture (LJCC)**---Have you logged your will attend for the Cachemas In July event?More details are available at: [GCA7WT4](https://coord.info/GCA7WT4) If you are looking for some new caches to find, explore the nominees for the 2022 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards.The Geocaching List is available [here](https://coord.info/BMC8QYR)!

While at Southbank today doing AdLab Caches we visited the library to completed this cache. It was different to the normal and we enjoyed going around the library and having to find a particular book. We became a little side tracked while doing the task and found a couple of other interesting books so ended up spending an hour or more looking through them.
A fun cache and happy to give it a favourite point hoping it encourages others to also complete it.
TFTC

What a great virtual. Struggled with one question.
Tftc

Caching with hatzofff and imbunda. Having a great time around Southbank.

I had to remind hatzofff of completing this virtual, but had she sent in the answers? Seems it is now done.

When I was a student at UQ way back in the sixties, the old State Library was on the other side of our river, and that was my second home after the UQ Library.
What a difference this one is, of course.

Always nice to complete a Virtual, so TFTV, Slow Puncture.

Caching with RoddyC and imbunda in this area some time ago.

I walked close by WP1 when I attended the nearby event which reminded me I had not added a smile to this virtual. Such a very unusual sculpture.

TFTCache Slow Puncture

Meeting up for the event nearby and decided to make the find today for the latest souvenir. WP1 done, then a wait for the opening of the next levels! Lots of people waiting to get in and once in they were busily at their tables with all the info around them at their fingertips. Just goes to show, its not all about googling. Info obtained and notes made. TFT AL

We found this cache while in the city chasing caches for this month’s challenge. Answers sent to the CO.

Found this cache with the rest of the MummaBear and the cubs gang. - DFC_JLK2019, Princess1005, T1NY96 and Captain Monkey96

Thanks for placing this virtual cache for our enjoyment.

We found this cache while in the city chasing caches for this month’s challenge. Answers sent to the CO.

Found this cache with the rest of the MummaBear and the cubs gang. - MummaBear66, DFC_JLK, T1NY96 and Captain Monkey96

Thanks for placing this virtual cache for our enjoyment.

We found this cache while in the city chasing caches for this month’s challenge. Answers sent to the CO.

Found this cache with the rest of the MummaBear and the cubs gang. - MummaBear66, Pricmess1005, T1NY96 and Captain Monkey96

Thanks for placing this virtual cache for our enjoyment.

Out and about with TBU1Bikesu and grannysmith for more smileys Tftc Slow Puncture
A fav point from me

On the way to an appointment in the City, I left earlier to collect the answers for this virtual (which is also a needed part of a challenge for me).

We sent the answers to CO, and got the ok.

TFT different virtual, Slow Puncture

Apologies for the late log here (10.01.24) but I've had a busy time since getting back to the UK.I enjoy a caching challenge when it shows me interesting things, and thus was more than happy to tackle this Virtual on a busy Sunday exploring town. That's not to say it went smoothly - message coming via Messenger, fittingly - but I had fun anyway. It's certainly a cool location for a satisfying Virtual Find and I'd be leaving a FP here if I had one. Once I've acquired a few more I'll be back to add it. TNLN-Virtual. TFTVC!SP (UK) on an epic trek right around the world.

Thank you for the roam around the library. Second visit to the area in 16 hours. Unfortunately library was closedlast night but discovered edge which wà quite interesting. Thanks for bringing me to SLQ.

Thankyou for the tour of the library. I have not ventured to the upper levels previously. Yesterday evening, when the library was closed we checked out ‘The Edge’. Maybe virtuals and ALs should be used for orientation programs. Thanks for tour efforts and the smiley and the ‘L’. A fave.

Found it! That’s a great idea for a virtual cache. Thanks slow puncture! Although I can only see one cabinet. Answers sent.

First virtual cache for me, hopefully good the right answers. Thanks for showing the library to me.
Awesome quite place in the busy city

#5448
In Brisbane for some R&R, visiting from down south. After enjoying a very informative river cruise, we swung by the library to attempt this virtual. I was quite impressed by the design of this building. The waypoints were easily found and the information required was sourced and communicated to the COs.
A very enjoyable virtual and one worthy of a Favourite Point so adding mine to your tally.
Thanks for the geo-fun Slow Puncture.

Had to spend some time while the geocruiser was getting a major service. What better way than getting caches and an AL or two, but it didn't go the way it was planned. Took the rail to Southbank. There are not many Virtuals around so had to have this one. My first time in the State Library and was impressed. Was very surprissed by the number of school groups, from junior grades to seniors. These days they get to go and see differen things, all of our learning was in the class room. Thanks

Sims_family and Dromaniax are on day Four of a our 10 day trip to Queensland and back again towing a 12x8x7 foot trailer that is loaded to the hilt and weighs quite a bit. Fuel efficiency has gone out the window with the Ginja Ninja (My Orange Mitsubishi Triton) going through fuel faster than I have ever seen before.
Day Four the trailer has been left on the Gold Coast to be unloaded so we have a day to ourselves without it. After a night in Brisbane Dromaniax and I went for a morning walk to grab a few caches nearby the hotel.
Our walking path was dominated by a couple of Virtual cache that Dromaniax had his eye on so this cache was a target cache. This was an interesting Virtual using the library to research the information required. The answers were sent by Dromainiax

Thank you Slow Puncture for the Virtual

Today is the first day of the Sims_family/Dromaniax big road trip to Queensland and back again.

We are towing a very big trailer, which is chockers, but when you have a mission, and someone else is paying for the fuel, and there is the opportunity for nine days of caching fresh fields, you jump at the chance.

We have a long list of target caches and hope to cross quite a few goals off the list on this trip.

We are working to get to 180 Virtuals, so Virtuals are high on the list of desirable caches to find.

It was most enjoyable to check out the State Library of Queensland.

Thank you for this Virtual cache Slow Puncture.

After enjoying a BrisScience lecture at The Edge, we decided to wander over and complete this virtual before heading home. Always lovely to explore a library. Thanks Slow Puncture (LJCC)

I love libraries. When I was in Grade 5, my favorite lunchtime activity was bring a library monitor (sad but true). Having said that, also sad but true is the fact that I’ve never been in the State Library of Queensland before today.

I’ve always got a novel on the go, but these days I read mainly ebooks, borrowed from the library.

I enjoyed my brief visit to the State Library of Queensland. FP for the fun of looking through a book to find some information required to answer a question on a cache.

Thanks Slow Puncture for a great experience.

I really enjoyed exploring the State Library to complete this cache. A favourite point from me!

TFTC . I had almost forgotten how to use a library and hadn't been here for nearly 2 decades lol. Found the answers and was shown the only cabinet on the 3rd level the other case was removed .

After breakfast in West End and an Adventure Lab find, Sharanyaexpress and myself wanted to take a break away from the warm morning. The State Library was a most welcome respite. We were most impressed by the vast reading spaces that made us envious - the State Library of NSW is a lot more cramped.
After finding answers to the three questions, we pulled up a seat on Level 2 and read with views over the river.
Thanks for the cache Slow Puncture

Found with Jomingara.
Thank you for the cache. We wouldn’t have explored all levels of the library if not for this one. Great way to spend a summer day exploring and reading in the library. The amount of reading and working space available here was amazing, especially those with river views!

We went to Brisbane for lunch and to see the museum. And mum needed a cache so we visited the library. It was interesting finding the answers to the questions. Answers were sent by Eskies5. TFTC Slow Puncture.

We headed down from Toowoomba today for the main purpose of having a seafood platter for lunch...the youngest Esky Boy wanted to try different seafoods. First stop was the Museum where the oldest Esky Boy after recently completing his degree in Film really enjoyed the Disney animation display. Then lunch. And last a cache for mum...I have never been to the State Library so this was really interesting. After gathering our answers we headed up to Level 4 to see the art/history exhibits. Fascinating. Answers sent on behalf of Eskies5, Mr Esky & TheEskyBoys...and permission to log received. TFTC Slow Puncture.

Hopped on a virtual train today, alighting at a virtual station nearest GZ, and proceeded to battle concrete trucks and gents/lasses in hi-vis apparel directing pedestrians, along with about 20 busloads of kindy age kids visiting the precinct. I don't believe I have ever been to this incarnation of the state library, so found it interesting, and found the answers to the clues fairly easily. Also had a bit of a browse, but wanted to get back to my virtual home before lunch. Answers sent off the CO. TFTC, Slow Puncture (hopefully with no nail in the rubber tread).

Thanks for this cache, we explored the exhibits while we were in here

Watawieh from Norfolk Island South Pacific.

An unexpected trip to Brisbane. With the need for a dose of Vitamin GC it was time to go caching. Today’s geo-adventure was a ferry ride to Southbank We visited the Air exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art the State Library to gather all the answers for this great virtual & the Tea-towel display and finally the stunning Imagineria show

A favourite point for a great virtual

My virtual reward is GC88YZR Pitcairn to Norfolk

Found & logged using Cachly for iOS

Had good fun visiting the cultural precinct today! The Queensland to a T exhibit at SLQ was fun while we visited the waypoints… TFTC

Visiting Brisbane for a show, this made an interesting diversion to somewhere I would not have thought of visiting. Loved their bug display TFTC

Had a great time completing this virtual while in Brisbane for the day. Answers sent. Thanks

Found with Morgo whilst having a walk and scoot around the city. TFTC

Worked out and found with tassie expat while visiting Brisbane.
Thanks for placing this virtual cache

A great library. Everyone in the reference section was following the rules. Was surprised re the amount of patrons there on a Sunday. Thanks for bringing us here.

A great virtual and tours.

Logged with permission

Sandyofthesea and I took off from Perth, Western Australia at the start of April to travel more of Australia using geocaching as a guide to see the sights.

Slow Puncture (LJCC), I found Looking For Clues - Virtual Reward 2.0 today. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache.

We found Looking For Clues - Virtual Reward 2.0 while out and about on a glorious spring day. walking along Southbank.

This was an interesting and different cache and although on initial reading we thought it would be quite difficult, it flowed logically and nicley took us to places within and without that we otherwise wouldn’t have gone to.

A favourite point from me

Thanks Slow Puncture (LJCC) for hiding this cache so that we could come and enjoy ourselves

That was heaps of fun! Staying at South bank with geokids for music thing. We haven't ever had a cache with clues to follow before so that was awesome. Also took the opportunity to look up the images of the Quarantine Quilt and find the square made by a friend.

Sent through the answers.

#11307 - I do like library caches, so this cache was on today's wish list. Quite an impressive building, with a strange mix of inside and outside, and no clear boundaries in between. Struggled a bit with the first question, but a message has been sent to CO. Favourite point awarded for showing me this place.
TFTF and greetings from Sweden!
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In Brisbane on business for two weeks, and taking the opportunity to find some caches over the weekend. Today's weather was beautiful sunshine from a clear blue sky and a light breeze.

i have had this cache on my to do list for a long time and today was the perfect day. My grandson loves books and he loves animals so we took the train into the city and visited the museum first and then the library. I had already got the information for WP 1 ages ago but went there again and saw it had changed. Then WP 2 my grandson loved the big book and it was a bit of a struggle to keep his excitement low in amongst the quiet. A lot of people here today which was nice to see. WP 3 we only found 1 cabinet and i was worried we were in the wrong spot but could not find any others. But the cabinet did contain some fun books that my grandson would have loved me to get out and read. We ended up at the library gift centre and bought some finger puppets of his favourite animals (elephant and monkey). Giving this a FP for all the fun

Thanks from a visitor from Perth!

I visited the library sometime back and forgot to log it. I Waa checking out what I had to do around the area and noticed that there was no Smilie so no I'm fixing that.
It was my 1st visit to the State Library and I've always wanted to go in and check out some genealogy so now I've made my first step.
I enjoyed the visit but found Q.2 a little difficult but eventually overcame that. Thank for taking me in there.
TFTAL

Was looking for a place to sit down and get some work done, so was great to be able to explore the library as a tourist.

Answers sent

Thanks!

Tftc Slow Puncture, we were able to gather the required answers quite easily.
However only 1 cabinet at WP3 now.
Information has been sent through.
Plenty of people were using the library today , not everything is on the internet!!

In the area this afternoon so I was very happy that we were I here during opening hours. Went to each of the points and gleaned the information, sent through to the CO. Thanks SP for bringing us here today, a stunning library to visit.

Found my self in the State Library with my brothers doing some family history research and took the opportunity to wander around and grab some key information. Fortunately it was all straight forward.

The library is always worth a visit, its quite interesting what you find there.

Thanks Slow Puncture for the virtual!

We initally abandoned this one as we couldn;t figure out what WP1 was referring to, (maybe we approached from the wrong angle) but on our way back through the arts precinct it became clear and so we completed the other waypoints. TFTC!

With my eye on a couple of challenges I’ve decided to spend the day in the city… which included walking from North Quay to Toowong, the Roma Street Parklands, through the Queen Street Mall and across to the State Library…

This is my final cache of the day… I’ve been here once before, but not realising how badly the area was affected by the recent floods, came away without even entering the building…

Today everything, well mostly everything, was open and accessible… I had no issues with the questions until Q3 where I could only find one glass case…

CO has accepted my answers so here we are…

I had the opportunity to visit The Great and Grand Rumpus while here… it was awesome and I even had the whole place to myself…

I’m in town for magic round and thought we’d do some caching in between games.
On a rather wet Saturday we managed a few finds before the footy.
Answers sent CO
TFTC

Found on a wet day of exploring Brisbane before going back to the footy.

We had fun exploring various levels of the library and hunting for the answers.

Cheers

Once we waited for the library to open we soon had the answers once visiting inside. TFTC!

I have been eyeing this one off for a while but we rarely come this way. I also knew that Miss11 would love this one as she loves reading. (While we are on the train right now, she is reading while I am logging).

She was in control the whole way, making short work of the clues and finding the answers (as well as the stairs to every level)

So glad this cache brought us here this time as the display "The Great and Grand Rumpus" was amazing. Everything made out of cardboard. Such amazing artwork. We wouldn't have known this was here if we were not encouraged to see more than level 1, particularly the kids corner.

Having visited friends in Queensland for an 18th birthday over the weekend, it was into Brisbane for a couple of days to pick up some caches around town before flying home.

I made my way to the library to complete this virtual adventure. I found WP1 and then set off to enter the library.

Unfortunately due to flooding recently and damage to lifts and power, there is temporarily no access to any other floors of the library other than level 1.

I contacted the CO to discuss the alternatives and was able to complete a revised virtual.

Thanks Slow Puncture (LJCC) for adding this cache to the worldwide collection for us all to find.

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Visited this location this morning and answers sent to CO via message centre. Thank you for bringing us here. We have walked past the State Library many times in the past but never went in and explored until today. TFTC

We were staying in Brisbane tonight as we had tickets to a show at QPAC. After checking in at the accommodation I had time to check out the library and this virtual cache.
I really liked seeing all the different countries airforce insignia’s.
Thanks for highlighting this area Slow Puncture

I had some spare time so I thought I would do this cache, absolutely loved it. Tftc

My Mum mnance101 and myself decided to this cache. Answers are sent on my behalf to the CO. TFTC and for bringing us here!

After appointments at the hospital, my daughter Pinkypie05 and myself decided to do this cache. I had tried to do it in 2020 but due to Covid you had to book in. We enjoyed exploring the library. We are not sure about our answers for Q3 as we only saw one cabinet with things in it. TFTC!

While visiting the Art Gallery and GOMA with a friend up from Sydney, I asked to take a side trip to gather the info needed to claim this cache. We had past the display for Q1 on our way to GOMA so was an easy one to find.
Q2 and Q3 was interesting and quite amazed what the book was about that we needed to find the answer to Q2 in... there are books on all sorts of topics in here!!!

Answers have now been sent to CO. Many thanks for the sidetrack to the State Library. There is only so much Art one can take in in one day....

TFTC Slow Puncture

TFTC! Not 100% sure about question 3 though

Logged with catchers permission. Fun little trip to the library! TFTC!

A visit for all the right reasons.
Books and this virtual cache.
Enjoyed exploring the great interiors of the library too.
Found my clues and a couple of books
Thank you for hiding this geocache Slow Puncture
Find number 24330
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I admit I have timed my finding of this Virtual into a month where I need the stat for another cache.
I found a park a mile away and strolled over. No real dramas in access today except for being told by my man at the front desk I couldn’t take my coffee in. I suppose that’s sensible though I have literally climbed up and down rock walls with a coffee in hand…
Anyway, after sculling my coffee, I went up and down and found everything else without trouble: just one cabinet in place upstairs at the moment.
TFTVC and opportunity to dodge a sudden rain shower today. See non-spoiler pic attached.

This was another CBD virtual cache that had been on my target/priority list, but since I worked in the city, I knew I would get a chance to pop across the river and tackle this State Library visit anytime. So today, it looked like my day was quieter, which allowed me to take a visit over lunch.

Walking along South Bank's promenade (and even lunch jogging/running) is one of our favourite activities, and we've walked along the ground floor of this building several times and even popped into the small cafe, but never once ventured up to inside, and so this virtual cache was a great opportunity to do that.

I had no issues with Waypoint 1, and after reading reading the logging requirement of a display, my memory recalled something from my earlier Brisbane years, and sure enough, it was just that. So after admiring that display once again, I continued to inside the building, and continued to look for clues.

Knowing the reference number for the book in question (Question 2) had me locate that reasonably quickly, but I did struggle in locating the display for Question 3. I'm not sure if there has been a reshuffle of cabinets, and I even approached Level 3 from two different access routes (interior stairway and lift), not knowing from what way and which RHS was the required display, and in the end, the logical route had me locate one display (not seeing any two displays that Question 3 referenced). I soon analysed that cabinet in collecting the final clue, and after compiling my findings, I sent to the CO where my answers were confirmed and permission was granted to log. An interesting and unique virtual cache; Thanks Slow Puncture (LJCC) for the virtual cache placement and ongoing maintenance.

Had a lovely time walking through the Cultural Centre precinct and visiting the library. I used to spend a lot of time in the family history section, nowadays so much of this information is available online.
The hardest part about this cache was trying to find where I parked my car
Thanks Slow Puncture for the cache.

Interesting hunt. Maybe just what I didn't expect ... but I think nailed it ...

"Looking for Clues" sounds like a lot of the historical research I do, including some at the John Oxley library on the 4th level, although I have chinked my neck many a time using the microfiche machines. Queensland newspapers only go up to the mid-50s in Trove, so sometimes you need the old fashioned methods.

I was actually here in May for the Brisbane Writers Festival and attempted this Virtual with my non-caching companion. However a rookie mistake found me looking in the wrong section for WP2's question. Who knew that SLQ had more than one copy.

Answers sent - thanks for the cache.

PS had to smile when I saw one of the books adjacent to the Brassey’s. We have a copy of the Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aircraft in Australia and New Zealand. Perhaps a slightly older version but the other half of petan uses it to note the dates and details of every aircraft he has spotted that is featured in the book.

My minion (Suzy from petan) has sent in the answers, so I am logging this.

While she enjoys spending time with the microfiche and John Oxley Library - my two favourite places are the coffee shop cause they have well..coffee. And Red Box. The views are amazing from there, even if the glass makes everything look a little green.

I was lucky enough to get a tour of the library for Brisbane Open House a couple of years ago. We actually got into the basement where all the pumps and pipes are. Did you know that they use water from the river to help cool the buildings? The guide said that the pumps mostly kept on working when it was flooding in 2011 but they were a bit afraid that if they failed, the building could heat up and there are some things that shouldn't get too hot - like the milk for my coffee.

Thanks for the cache.

Loved this cache... I was with the Princess to go to the European Masters exhibition but the queue was over 3 hours long. So she suggested we catch a few caches to make the parking fee worthwhile. Confession here... moved to Brisbane in 1996 and have never until now set foot in the library. I will be back sometime. Cheers from the Jester-kiwi and the Princess +