Mersey Bluff Trig DMB121 Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
By
misterdrewkittytoo on 31-Dec-10. Waypoint TP5573
Cache Details
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| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S41° 9.536' E146° 21.368' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 445979E 5443399N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 22 m |
| Local Government Area: | Devonport |
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Description
A trigpoint on Devonport's Mersey Bluff close to the Mersey Bluff Earthcache (GC10HFF) and the Bluff Shell Cache (GC1DGJK) not sure if its a real trig but it looks like one very easy find.
Additional Info (supplied by 2y'stassies): This beacon on a single pole is recorded in the DPIW ListMap database. It's code of DMB121 suggest that it was installed by the then Devonport Marine Board to assist with port operations, possibly the dumping of material at sea from dredging of the Mersey River.
Hints
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Logs
Trig Points and Virtuals abound this morning. And a coffee spot with Leaping Goat coffee close by. What more could one ask for ? TFTtrig cache.rhubarbroad
Hello northern Tasmania, it’s lovely to finally meet you 
And you’ve presented me with three Trigs in the one location. So kind and thoughtful of you. And what a fine Trig this one is! Queensland, when I return we need to talk haha. This is my first stop on a Tasmanian adventure. Great location, thanks for the cache 
And you’ve presented me with three Trigs in the one location. So kind and thoughtful of you. And what a fine Trig this one is! Queensland, when I return we need to talk haha. This is my first stop on a Tasmanian adventure. Great location, thanks for the cache Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this trig today whilst walking the path didnt venture up the hill and further than the lookout. i needed a cache for today to fill my calender of a cache everyday in june. TFTC 
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A quick visit whilst the girls did some shopping. TFTTP
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan
I stopped by here at 17:45 on my last night of this Tassie trip before boarding the ferry home tomorrow morning. What a great viewing spot. 
Thanks misterdrewkittytoo.
Thanks misterdrewkittytoo.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Whilst visiting the lighthouse nearby it was the perfect opportunity to get a shot here as well and hopefully find another footstep in the destination game, thanks for the Trig Point
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out and about to see a play in Burnie this Trig Point had to get a visit, with good company in tow selfies with Trigs look respectable.
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A quick stop on the drive home after a weekend on the Northwest coast with RLD4963.
That's a rockstar trig for sure - solid, standing tall, ain't nobody gonna mess with it, telling everyone "I'm a trig point and proud!".
Rated: for Overall Experience
The Wench and I are wandering around northern Tassie for a few days and found yet another TP, this time very close to the Mersey Bluff Lighthouse TP.
I did try and do this tri a while ago but in the dark I could make out the trig in my pictures when i got home so back today in daylight.
Its a great view if a bit windy from up here.
Its a great view if a bit windy from up here.
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Saw this all-white post and vanes while walking around from the Bluff Shell GC. Probably not easy to see from a distance, without contrasting vanes and I wonder why it's there, as the more visible lighthouse is so close. We recorded S41 09.538 E146 21.376 at the post but noticed the brass DMB121 plate a few metres away later. Our Southern-most GCA.
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First of the 3 up here....another one you can't miss...
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found it while travelling toward west of Tasmania
thanks
thanks
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Wow such a horribly windy day to be visiting but we must do what we need to when in the area. 
TFTC
TFTC
had to take a stealth picture from the car due to muggle sitting at GZ as shown in pic
Found at 16:34
Mersey blood was the last stop today before heading back to the Spirit for our trip home. I loved the view from up here.
Mersey blood was the last stop today before heading back to the Spirit for our trip home. I loved the view from up here.
No one around today and it was a beautiful afternoon.
Rated: for Overall Experience
#GA287 - 17:30; I was out on the north west coast on a Great Aussie Icon Hunt (#5.6) and after a bite of lunch in Penguin, collected a few caches in that area before the geohoney and I headed for home. Dropped by Mersey Bluff to take in the sights and perhaps grab another cache or two. Turned out to be caching Nirvana with three trigs and a number of other caches all accessible at the one stop TFTC Geocaching Australia 
TFTC Geocaching Australia Rated: for Overall Experience
Zal and I spent 10 days touring Tasmania and it was the most amazing trip ever! We got engaged at Cradle Mountain and saw so many wonderful things. Even the weather played nice most of the time 
Thanks for the hunt, it is always tricky logging lots of holiday finds so apologies for the cut'n'paste log, Zal included more details
Thanks for the hunt, it is always tricky logging lots of holiday finds so apologies for the cut'n'paste log, Zal included more details Rated: for Overall Experience
Zhaoy and I passed briefly through Devonport today and only had time for one stop so we made this it! Earthcache, 3 trigs and Trad made it worth it... That and the views! Looks like a real trig to me
Greetings from Sydney!
Greetings from Sydney!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Had to get FFP to take the photo from the car as it's drizzling and for some reason my GPSr camera is being silly.
TFTT and the pretty woman.
TFTT and the pretty woman.
DMB121 added to the trig point name. Some additional information provided in the cache description. Coordinates updated from the ListMap database.
All good - found it about 10 days ago - forgot to log!
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Found many many times over our fabulous time in Devonport. Found while on scout expeditions, surf club expeditions, training runs and geosport expeditions. Found in the early morning light, mid day, after work and many times at night. I should have a swag of photos....
Have found this ages ago and had not updated it as was not sure what we needed to verify photo etc. kids stood in front to be in happy snap
lived here for years but never bothered to check it out in closer detail 
these finds are quiet good (trig) think we'll do some more
these finds are quiet good (trig) think we'll do some more
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Found after an interesting and eventful walk up here. Geohubby dropped gps and ir seems they don't like to be dropped. After going and buying a new one we continued on our way. thought we had a photo to upload but it doesn't seem to want to
A nice easy find was perfect for today...we needed to get out for a walk.
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Found just before the gate closing time. Also found the DMB mark on the ground.
See Tim Tams picture
See Tim Tams picture
Here after dark and since I used to live up this way and know what it is like after dark I was a bit dubious about being here but took the photo quickly and left
Logged this one with the family after having lunch at the Lighthouse.
Rated: for Overall Experience
After having combined accounts with my caching buddy, I am re-logging previous finds. Cache log as 'Rainbow Daisy' will be removed.
Found Trig during 'Geosport in Devonport'! Am happy to be able to log the find.
Found Trig during 'Geosport in Devonport'! Am happy to be able to log the find.
Spotted this while doing the Geosport at Devonport, got the photo required and realised I hadn't logged this trig point yet. Duh.
Bit late in logging this one. Was in the area today (5/10/11) and after checking the logs I noticed mine wasn't there. Had to find the photo then.
Think Ive taken this picture on more than one occasion now Least Ive finally logged it
Least Ive finally logged it Easy find just before lunch on our caching field day. After taking the attached photo we wandered off to do the nearby Earth cache. TFTC
Found at the end of another lovely caching afternoon. Sea as calm as a millpond and the beginnings of a glorious volcanic sunset starting to colour the horizon.
Nice day as per usual muggles everywhere. iPhone flat so no picture today.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Finally found the photo!!
Found while on our Tassie trip with mtbikeroz for my 30th
Found while on our Tassie trip with mtbikeroz for my 30th
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found late at night after we watched the Spirit of Tazmania leave for Melb. With MtnLioness as part of our tour of Tazzie.
Nice spot, my photo too close, I expect I will improve.
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Great views great day, plenty of muggles sighseeing!
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Since we were in the area for the Earth cache, I thought I would also log the trig. It was a lovely sunny afternoon and the trig markers were easily found. Like others I found 2 markers. See pictures attached.
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Well there are two trig type points here - first is the river marker and second is a removed trig point. Photo taken
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Drive-by trigpointing, yay! By the time we got up here it was way too dark to find the thing on the ground; I hope a silhouette of the pole structure will suffice. As we were taking pictures of the trig, we turned around to see a huge, full, orange moon ascending beautifully over the ocean. Not a good enough camera to capture it very well, though it was a wondrous sight. The view of Devonport at night from the bluff top is always worth seeing, too.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A quick easy find, the tricky part was taking a pic. Understandably there were many muggles about today
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Well hope this is the right marker for the cache. It was hard to get close to it today as the carpark was full to bursting. Muggles everywhere but we didnt think they were there for the same reason as us, hahahah.
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A wonderful view on a glorious summers day. We think the survey point was erected by the Marine Board of Devonport for their port operations, possibly to assist with determining the location for dumping silt dredged from teh river. The second photo shows a Marine Board of Devonport survey marker within about 5m of the steel marker.
