Quarry New Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 28-Jun-13. Waypoint TP6749
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 1.710' E151° 38.041' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 372431E 6344724N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 6 m |
| Local Government Area: | Lake Macquarie City |
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Description
Quarry New TS10921
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Quarry New.
Serial number is: TS10921.
Last Inspected on: No Data.
Elevation is: 8 metres.
This replaces TS10043 Established by the Public Works Department for the Lake Macquarie Hydro Survey as PWD394. The previous trig was destroyed by quarrying operations.
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.
A trig point (also known as a Trigonometric Station) typically consists of a black disc on top of four metal legs or concrete pillar, resembling a navigation beacon. It is also accompanied by a metal disc, which is located directly below the center point of the tripod or on top of the pillar itself.
Trig points are generally located at the top of hills or points of prominence in the landscape. Many provide unique views and challenges, with some being difficult to access.
These points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps.
To log a find on the Geocaching Australia website, you will need to include a picture of the trig point. You are encouraged to leave a description of your journey in your log to help others in finding the trig point.
The original collection of trig points has been sourced from Geoscience Australia and may contain inaccuracies.
Please respect local laws and regulations when searching for trig points. If you believe that a trig point is located on private property or in a dangerous location, you may archive the cache, by clicking on 'Log this Cache' and placing an 'Archived' log on the Geocaching Australia website.
If you feel that you can add to the description of this trig point or adjust the difficulty/terrain ratings, please feel free to edit this cache and amend the information suitably. Vandalism of the cache description or other information will result in your account being terminated.
Logs
Caching in the area we came across this trig and snapped the required pic which is added to the gallery.
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience.
Tassie Trekkers are now a locationless geocache we have published a 'Geocacher cache' - Travelling Trekkers GA10932 - so if you spot us in your area sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a
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Found a couple of caches just on the walk to this one. GREAT!
A 'typical' PWD trig found around Lake Macquarie. Found @ 0900
Found during a Newcastle/Maitland caching run. While I mainly looked for GC caches, when an easy GCA cache comes along we go for that as well. Trigs are particularly nice to track down and find. I was very happy when they became part of the GCA cache family. Its especially satisfying if you have made a big climb up for one ! I have also now joined dragonZone in Clan Cerberus, so there are more reasons to find those GCA caches. Its interesting to find the many different types of trigs. From the traditional metal legs and vanes, to the concrete base with vanes, to the ones on top of water tanks (especialy the red ones !), as well the new CORS type. When you look on a GCA map and see all those hundreds and hundreds of blue 'Z's it shows just how many there are out there. Shame so many are on private property and cannot be accessed at all. So as far as I'm concerned every trig that can be found and photographed is a real bonus !
A nice quick 'find' of this Trig while doing the nearby Earthcache. Piccie taken and posted.
TFTC Geocaching Australia !!
The weather was a Blustery Cold Day.
The path is suitable for Foot/Bike Traffic.
Great History plaques line the walk also.
