Emma Smith Blinman, South Australia, Australia
By Richary on 12-Jul-06. Waypoint GCX4RY

I do live a long way from it these days, but all the recent logs seem to suggest that all is well with it so will clear the NM flag.

Nice quick find.

East find after a quick bite at Aroona Valley. All in good order. TNLS TFTC

Life must have been tough out here back then. TFTC

Found with O319 on our day around the area

Tftc. Sad place. Took a diversion from Trezona Circuit to get here. The dead tree in the hint is doing remarkably well.

Four nights in the Flinders Range NP and teh souroundings. So mch to do and see. We stoppt at some Geocaches. This is one we are able to log a found. Thank you for the cache.

Found it! Quick find here, at a spot we have been to before we found out about geocaching! #412 TFTC

After a night at Rawnsley we made our way to Hawker before heading north to the Brachina Gorge and back to Rawnsley as a loop drive, our last as we neared the end of the gorge drive through road, we enjoyed the comfort of our vehicles these pioneers did this very tough in this harsh environment, quick find and in great conditionTFTC richary

Travelling with richlink from Perth to Darwin up along the west coast and home again through the centre and the Nullarbor, picking up caches along the way. We headed off on a round trip from Hawker to Blinman. The scenery was stunning. We also enjoyed the history of the area. Thanks for the cache.

Travelling with iluvtrekking up the WA coast to Darwin, down the Centre and now in the Flinders Ranges. We haven’t been further than Hawker on previous trips and are in awe of the stunning scenery. Thanks for the hide.

Great one for kids

TFTC Thank you for hiding this cache. You have shown us a new place and have helped make geocaching an enjoyable activity. Cache is in good condition

Due to unforeseen circumstances Mr Smokey Bear will no longer be a part of Team Smokey Bear and will continue his adventures as "SmokeyBearOG".

So I'm relogging all previous finds under my new account.
Unfortunately this log will not show the original logging date.

**Thanks to richary for this adventure, looking forward to many more.**

Adam
SmokeyBearOG

TFTF

With geodog Tonka on a perfect caching weather day
Out doing my 2 favourite things Driving and caching
In the flinders rangers
Oh bless her Cotten socks
Cache in great shape.
FP from me
TFTC

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Easy find

Passing through. Good stop in

Nice easy find, beautiful spot for a stop and cache.

Found after a gorgeous drive through the Brachina gorge. TFTH

Cache and log are good. I left a (very long) silver chain necklace...after I untangled a clump of them. I mostly blame this one for the tangle; it's so long. TFTC richary.

Interesting spot thank you for show me it

30 June 2022 3:32 pm Found with the Hardacres on our School holidays trip to the FlindersRanges. Thanks Richary for the cache.

30 June 2022 15:58. Found with Hearse068 while camping with camping buddies on our Flinders Ranges school holidays trip. Thanks Richary for the cache.

Hats off to any Emma’s that lived out here

Sad story.
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Yes a tough life for sure - but what of the life of the local people. No mention of any frontier wars anywhere in the region. The colonists didn’t only open up the centre

Tftc sl rip child

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What a sad story. Poor Emma we really have no concept these days everything on a platter. Nice quick find TFTC Richary

Day trip out from Merna Mora to Blinman back through Brachina gorge. TFTC

By Davo1063 (Found = 1319)
Found on a weekend in the Flinders
TFTC richary

Special place. TFTC

A peaceful and beautiful resting place for Emma.

TFTC. Sad but harsh reality of being outback and in those days no resources to help.

Found with Turnarounds tftc cheers

We enjoyed the drive today with ilook4geo, through the Flinders Ranges with all its rugged mountains and different rock formations. This was an easy cache to find as it is a lovely larger size. Log was signed with both names before being put back as it had been found. Thanks go to Richary for placing this cache.

Spent a very pleasant day in the Flinders Ranges with goingplaces2 and this was one of the caches we either found or completed. Learned some interesting things and enjoyed the ones that we were able to find for a smiley. TFTC.

Wandering back in the general direction of camp I stopped here to check out the memorial site Definitely would have been a hard life out here Thanx for the Adventure Stay Dirty ️

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CelticKate and CaptainDolly of Team TiddlyPop taking in the gorgeous scenery and learning along the way. Spotted some Wedge-tailed eagles. TFTC.

Previously logged under team account BoogieRogue. Re-logging with my individual account. #Find#: 3361#

Found on: 14 May 2021 14:08

Buddies: none

Muggles: none

Weather: sunny

Cache condition: good



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Visited while driving through the gorge. Such a dad story.

**TFTC for the Regular Traditional Cache richary TNLNSL**

Discover my trackables: 654EMY, GSVG86, TAKM0W, GM5KY0

#Find#: 3361#
Found on: 14 May 2021 14:08
Buddies: none
Muggles: none
Weather: sunny
Cache condition: good

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Visited while driving through the gorge. Such a dad story.
**TFTC for the Regular Traditional Cache richary TNLNSL**
Discover my trackables: 654EMY, GSVG86, TAKM0W, GM5KY0

Woohoo

Day four of a camping trip testing out my new swag. I am slowly making my way up to the Flinders Ranges and taking my time exploring lots of little towns along the way.

After spending the night at Rawnsley Park Station, I was up early to make the most of the glorious weather.

Quick find here. Cache and contents are both in good condition.

Thanks for the cache Richary.
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A nice easy find while visiting this historical place. Lots of swag in that cache. It’s a good one! Thanks for the hide.

Great spot, thank you

31/03/2021 11:31:00 AM
A stark reminder of how difficult and short life was in the early 19
Found with scouter 101.
Thanks Richary

Nice big one, easy find. Logged it

Found on our way out to the gorge.

After a long day on the tracks, time for one more cache before heading back to Hawker for a happy hour beverage or two. Sad reminder of the times when copper etc travelled through Brachina Gorge to Spencer Gulf. Tftc

These remote graves are always sad, but this one...imagine burying your toddler and having to leave her. Worth a stop to reflect. I left a pen and a better pencil, plus some swaps. Thanks Richard.

A long weekend away with sir_spectre in the Flinders Ranges. We had each been here before and strangely had few double ups so some revisiting was in order to try to get our maps similar. The weather threw everything at us but we just made our plans suit the conditions. Lots of 4WD and walks included.
Thanks to richary from mogni

Nice easy find with Earthlight
Tftc

Found with The X-Trailers whilst enjoying a drive around the mid nth.
TFTC

Quick found during a nice hike. TFTC!

This was a great stop so sad. Curious for more details. The cache is needing a new container if anyone see’s this prior to visiting we are not from this area and had nothing with to use. TFTC

Found it

Came and stayed in the campground at Willow Springs for 5 nights with friends...

Today we ventured out into Brachina Gorge but stopped to collect a few caches along the way...
It certainly was harsh out here and it still is, being how dry & desolate it is...
So sad to see graves of young ones who did not make it to adulthood...
A lovely tribute...

The cache could do with some TLC, it's lid is broken and the inside exposed, though it will probably be okay if it does not rain...

TFTC richary

A nice quick grab today as we took in the beauty of the flinders. TFTC

Good spot

Checked out Buneyroo and Brachina Gorges this morning then on to Blinman. Stopped to get this cache on the way and pay respects to little Emma Smith. TFTC

Found with Jac-Jam while driving the Flinders Ranges from Parachilna . This was a quick find. in some rough but pretty and interesting country. We spent half a day driving around the area and finding a few geocaches. TFTC.

We wondered what caused poor Emma’s death in such an isolated area at such a young age, it could have been a myriad of things from illness to injury to exposure. Lovely to see the area is well tended to and her memory lives on.
The cache lid has completely disintegrated but the contents were quite dry in the hiding spot, despite there being lots of rain the day before. Unfortunately we didn’t have a replacement container on hand.

Found while on a short break tftc

Quick find while passing through with Poelypoel on our post COVID isolation Flinders and Gammons Tour.
Fantastic spot that we loved exploring.
Cache discovered in a good condition.
Very sad location.
TNLNSL
TFTC
TTFN
Beaker

Tijdens bezoek aan Flander Range NP en dan richting Adelaide deze cache gezocht en gevonden.
TFTC and greetings from Belgium.

Thankyou for the cache

Found it

Found with gridge98

Found on a short trip up to the Flinders Ranges with Freddo to undertake some cache maintenance and pick up a few other caches.

Got to enjoy the beautiful winter weather we are having, although the country is looking pretty dry in places.

As previously noted by others, the lid of the container is damaged. Unfortunately we didn’t have a suitable-sized replacement with us today. But the contents are still dry and will stay that way for a good bit longer if it is replaced carefully and with that in mind.

Thanks Richary for the cache.

Found while we toured a circuit of the Flinders Ranges, Marree, Roxby Downs, Woomera and Port Augusta for the week, mostly touring the backroads and visiting many scenic and interesting locations. Thanks for the cache Richary!

Found with Csaba! and SupaTurtle after a bit of 4WD fun. Tra La Laaa

Drive by with SupaOrange and Csaba!. Turtle Out

In and around the area with SupaOrange and SupaTurtle. Finding some Traditionals and collecting info for Earth caches. Thanks for making me stop here.

Heading into the gorge we stopped here for a look.
Lots of roos close to the road today.

In the Flinders Ranges now, we stopped again for this cache as it was a grave site. What a big grave for a two year old child! Thanks for placing the cache Richary.

We've been wanting to drive the Strzelecki Track for a long time so a window of opportunity came up and we were out the gate!! We travelled up the Birdsville Track and down from Innamincka. Had a great time caching and admiring many views of the outback. The only casualty was the windscreen which had a close encounter with a rock on day 3. Got told in Birdsville that it wasn't bad enough to freight another up. Luckily it made it all the way home with the help of duct tape. We found some great views and historical places thanks to geocaching.
TFTC

A wonderful afternoon drive out through the ranges.
So much Stunning scenery, wildlife and wallaby.
We were fortunate to see the yellow footed wallabies grazing on the freshly sprouting green grasses at the bottom of the rocky ridges.
Around to the old station building remnants, the stonework, the handiwork, the huts, the old garden pathways.
True pioneers out here, so much history. RIP little Emma.
Thanks for sharing this interesting spot, the stories and the wonderful history of the local area.
We found your cache tucked away nicely and with signing duties done and dusted we replaced the cache as found.
TFTC

A wonderful afternoon drive out through the ranges.
So much Stunning scenery, wildlife and wallaby.
We were fortunate to see the yellow footed wallabies grazing on the freshly sprouting green grasses at the bottom of the rocky ridges.
Around to the old station building remnants, the stonework, the handiwork, the huts, the old garden pathways.
True pioneers out here, so much history. RIP little Emma.
Thanks for sharing this interesting spot, the stories and the wonderful history of the local area.
We found your cache tucked away nicely and with signing duties done and dusted we replaced the cache as found.

Nice location rip

De spent 3 Days in this awesome National Park and for 1 day we did a Cache Tour;) TB out and a nice figure in TftC

Tftf found whilst exploring the tanges. Dropped off travelbug ️

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

We found this one after driving the Brachina Gorge Geological Trail, this was our first cache in South Australia, yay! Nice spot and certainly a tragic death and story behind Emma's grave.

Lid is broken, but we exchanged the ziplock bag for a new one.
TFTC!

Lid is broken

On our two month travelling trip through Austrialia, we are enjoying all the wonderful places and scenery. We will stop on the way to visit some nice caches as well. This one was founded by Mrs. GvdP together with 2 Kangaroos.

Richary TFTC !
GeoGroet uit Alphen aan den Rijn (NL)
GvdP's founds: 4039

Nice quiet place
Interesting hearing old log book memories

Today was our primary day of hiking within the Flinders Ranges with a group of friendly Geocachers: jesswrigley, Laighside Legends, gridge98, and *the Godfather* (aka Freddo). The main target was Bathtub Creek, and then geocaching towards Parachilna via Blinman. A pleasant day to be in the outdoors, whilst trying to dodge the increasing flies.

A quick cache find during our visit today here. Some interesting history and we thought it was odd that this burial was more famous than other pioneers that had setup shop here and must have had similar hardships. A great location for a cache, thanks.

Found It!
An interesting little bit of history. Must have been tough place back then. She was only 2 years old...
TFTC

Day 2 of our trip to the flinders ranges with Davidwazza, Jesswrigly and the godfather of caching Freddo. After a long walk to bathtub a detour through the gorge and to blinman then back was on the cards. Some interesting history TFTC

Poor Emma, life was tough back then.

Found along with Jack and Sebastbat.
Thanks for the cache richary

Definitely a hard life out in these parts, more so in Emma's day.
Found easily.
TNLNSL
Thanks

Interesting piece of history. RIP.

TFTC

Great hid

Good spot

A quick one on the way through the 4WD track with youly75

What a plan e go be buried tftc

Interesting cache. Thanks

Seeing as I now live in Sydney it will be a long time before I can get back there, especially as I don't have a car at the moment. If someone can replace the container for me it would be much appreciated, I am happy to reimburse you for it.