Geocaching Australia

But what is the difference between finding a trig point (or remnants of one) and finding an information sign or having a good look at how a building was constructed. Please base your reasoning on a finding trigs with a similar D/T rating as the majority of history caches. Yes I can appreciate that w...

I set myself a challenge this morning to see how many history caches I could solve without leaving my computer chair. The rules were .... all sources I used must be available and known to the average person - although I broke that rule once because I got really interested in the outcome, and I was n...

The Summer Series prompted me to really look into the whole DragonZone points system. To seek clarification.... Traditional, multi, puzzle caches. Has a physical container that an owner has acquired, is safely hiding somewhere at a specific location, maintained by owner. Finder has to go and seek co...

Not that they mention in the listing that each light house can only be claimed once. I will PM them about that. That happened to me with a Masonic Hall. Did send a message seeking clarification but received no response. Ending up logging the local hall and changing the original log of the Brisbane ...

Sorry, feeling a bit blonde at the moment - and that I am desperately trying to finish up at work so I have the summer free. Do I need to make a claim for each cache I find/hide which qualifies?? Its not automatic?? Just thought I would check since I've assumed it automatic. Have no problems with ma...

This could get addictive, just published my second history cache and now the itch is back telling me "if I did Currumbin School, why not do Coolangatta School?" BTW neither of these are active schools, just former school buildings repurposed, although 'Cooly' school has an amazing history and is in ...

Well the first History Cache in Queensland is now live GA8660 The Earl of Dudley meets Carnegie at Currumbin . I'd been planning a series on a completely different topic but with renovations to the old railway bridge leaving some excellent information signs; creating a history cache for this spot se...

Our first attempt was a DNF. This was back in the days before smartphones and after reading as much as I could about the sport we made the decision to head to the Brisbane to the GPS shop (the one who likes apples) and based on the recommendations of the sales guy came home with a bright yellow eTre...

The behaviours in the third paragraph also describe history nerds, aviation enthusiasts, and train spotters as well as many other subcultures in society.

If I were to include a question which could only be answered if you were to enter the club to find it (ie on their history wall) which means that you would need to sign in and it would not be available 24/7 would this be a deterrent for you as a finder? It would also be a problem for a cacher who l...

Greetings fellow history cachers, I seek your thoughts. I am in the process of developing a history cache series based on the history of the surf clubs in the area - several count among the first in the state. Anyway one site has a history wall with old photos inside the club. It is a public space, ...

Is it possible to buy a gnome pathtag? I had two gnomes in the race, and I gather I'm getting one pathtag for participating in the race which is fair enough I wouldn't expect any more. However, the second gnome was a 'gift' from a teacher friend and I would really like to give her a pathtag as a way...

Is there a prize for best written log? I'd vote petan #1 although I didn't get to read others'. Petan, I LOVED your 'letters'. =D> Oh I have fun with logs during movable events. Just gets a little embarrassing when I re-read the logs later and spot the grammar mistakes. :oops: Glad you liked the lo...

I was pleased to see that three of the gnomes which have been in South East Queensland over summer are in the top five for the 1 km & <=10 k moves category. One of them Gnome Miner, is at the top of the table for overall moves. From a state where GCA caches are nowhere near as popular as GC.com cach...

One little thought that occurred to me in the shower and it has nothing to do with the technicalities of this new cache type more the implementation. Basically, if you are going to publish a history cache, can you make a little effort to make sure the information you present is correct. As a history...