This
Multi-Cache takes cachers to one of the six artworks associated with the "X
Marks the Memory" Memories Markers and Margins series scattered around the City
of Port Phillip.
Port Stories shares some memories with passers by.
S37° 50.492 E144° 56.023
At this first location, you'll find the artwork depicted in the photo above.
The X Marker is on the end of the bluestone wall. This is the starting point,
but it's referenced more for convenience and information. Muggles aside, this cache should only take you 15 minutes.
This is the major component of the artwork. The remainder are four plaques
embedded in granite which refer to an often forgotten part of history - soldiers
leaving for the Second World War. The work is from the rarely heard point of
view of the women and children who were left behind and in some cases never
saw their loved ones again.
To find your final destination, complete the blanks with words from the
lists below each phrase.
S37° 50.556 E144° 56.183
Everyone remembers the _______ arriving but not the soldiers _________
|
Migrants
- A=4 |
Foreigners
- A=6 |
Ships
- B=8 |
Leaving
- C=9 |
Returning
- D=7 |
Sailing
- C=6 |
S37° 50.551 E144° 56.171
I'd see a _________ in the distance and wonder if it was my ________
| Ship
- E=2 |
Soldier
- D=0 |
Plane
- E=1 |
Uncle
- B=6 |
Brother
- C=7 |
Dad
- B=9 |
S37° 50.536 E144° 56.125
Don't make them feel bad by looking _______
| Sad
- E=5 |
Unhappy
- D=6 |
Forlorn
- F=1 |
Away
- B=8 |
S37° 50.518 E144° 56.104
Don't forget to _______
| Email
- F=2 |
Call
- F=0 |
Visit
- C=1 |
Write
- F=2 |
S 37° 50.ABC E 144° 56.DEF
You should now be at an information panel that has some interesting history
about a structure that used to be at Station Pier. Though not one of the (MMM) markers, I thought this was an interesting piece of local history to share with you all as part of the cache.
To find the final location, collect the following information off the panel:
- The length of the bridge: JKL
- The year the bridge was demolished: MNOP
S 37° 50.L(2xJ)K E 144° 55.NOP
The cache is a 1L lunchbox as the final cache!
More information: Margins, Memories & Markers