WanAus 57A - Big Park Bench Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
By
WanderingAus on 19-Oct-08. Waypoint GA1243
Cache Details
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| Type: | Virtual |
| Container: | Virtual |
| Coordinates: | S31° 57.779' E141° 27.943' (WGS 84) |
| 54J 544007E 6463572N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 346 m |
| Local Government Area: | Broken Hill City |
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Description
A virtual cache at the lookout overlooking Broken Hill.
The oversized Park Bench was created by Sean O'Keeffe with the assistance of Bob Dyson and Frank Scognamigilo as part of the 2002 Landscapes and Backgrounds Contemporary Public Art in Broken Hill. Sean created this conceptual work so as to confront adults to sit as children - reduced in scale within an otherwise familiar environment.
Update July 2018: Probably in the interests of public safety, the council has deemed it unsafe to climb on the bench, and has also surrounded the bench with chains, so it's now a "No Climb'" attraction.
To log this as a find your log must include a picture of yourself, standing or seated in front of the Park Bench holding your GPS. It is your choice whether you are inside or outside the chains.
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Congratulations to TheBeagleHasLanded on the First To Find.   |
Logs
Remarkably comfortable! I was told that they added extra slats after someone broke their leg going through a big space.
Rated: for Overall Experience
The chair is fenced off at present. My guess is it's because of Covid. TFTC WanderingAus.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Out caching with Smittengranny today grabbing as many caches as we can.
Rated: for Overall Experience
TG47 and I are camped out at the Racecourse and after a lazy start to the day, we spent the rest of the morning caching around Broken Hill town. This was one that we found. It has been a while since we found one of your caches WanderingAus. Thanks for placing them to add to the interest of our travels across Australia. 
Apologies for not sitting on the ground, I would have had trouble getting back up again.
Apologies for not sitting on the ground, I would have had trouble getting back up again.Rated: for Overall Experience
found this during our family trip from Canberra to Broken Hill to Lightning Ridge to Canberra. great location.
Rated: for Overall Experience
GCA 4,310. Found during our 2020 Outback Adventure tour.
Day 4 - and a whole day exploring around Broken Hill. Another neat Virtual found and logged. We stayed on the outside for our photos.
Thanks WanderingAus !!
Day 4 - and a whole day exploring around Broken Hill. Another neat Virtual found and logged. We stayed on the outside for our photos.
Thanks WanderingAus !!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Fitzy_1965, albida33 and I have headed to outback NSW on a caching holiday.
We visited the miners memorial this afternoon. Such a fascinating piece of history.
We visited the miners memorial this afternoon. Such a fascinating piece of history.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found It!
That is definitely larger than your average park bench. Took a few photos and then did the nearby earthcache.
TFTC
That is definitely larger than your average park bench. Took a few photos and then did the nearby earthcache.
TFTC
While staying in Broken Hill for a few days we have been searching for and logging a few of the great selection of caches.
We found this one after returning to the Line of Load Lookout.
Many thanks for the virtual Wandering Aus
We found this one after returning to the Line of Load Lookout.
Many thanks for the virtual Wandering Aus
Rated: for Overall Experience
last time we were here, I sat in the big seat, this time it was Mr D's turn
photo to upload tonight
photo to upload tonight
Day 3 of the trek to the Queensland Outback Geocaching Muster. Todays leg from Mildura to Broken Hill, of course grabbing caches along the way. TFTC. 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found on the NSW outback leg of our 2017 escape trip. 
Another fine Spring day for a trip around in Broken Hill with Tassie Trekkers.
Less muggles around today, with the local "Festival" now over.
Thanks for the cache WanderingAus,
Roostaman
Another fine Spring day for a trip around in Broken Hill with Tassie Trekkers.
Less muggles around today, with the local "Festival" now over.
Thanks for the cache WanderingAus,
Roostaman
Rated: for Overall Experience
Staying in Broken Hill we visited this location and snapped the required pic which has been added to the gallery. Thanks WanderingAus.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A quick find, though as the photo shows, I didn't get to test it out, especially not with a large group of bus tour muggles sharing the space with me. Thanks WanderingAus for the cache
Rated: for Overall Experience
Ooh mrsGt54 loves taking pics of large chairs/seats. This one was on the list to do for the surrounding area. Great views from here.
TFTC
TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Staying in Broken Hill for a few days and headed out to grab some caches today and this was one of the caches we found. TVTV
Rated: for Overall Experience
An interesting location up here – many thing to see – on my own this arvo so the GPS shot is it - thanks
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Tried visiting here at sunset to film the city. We arrived, froze in the biting winter wind, and then sat in the car. Only got a couple of shots here, no sunset shots though.
Massive park bench. A pity it's fenced off, takes away from a great photo op. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
What am awesome piece of art work and a great view of the town.
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Final find on the family's first day of caching together. Photo taken with each of us holding our individual GPSr - iPhone5, Etrex 30 and Oregon 300 - a happy family is a family with lots of gadgets!! TFTC 
Rated: for Overall Experience
This spot is great for the views! But the nearby cafe is a bit on the expensive side for a cup of tea
South Australia 2013 with Sol de Lune. We headed off on 12/4 and arrived home on 28/4. The trip was to visit the SA series so more time could be spent at the Mega itself next year. We did a huge variety of caching around Murray Bridge, the Mid North, Yorke Peninsula and Whyalla Region. Apart from one wet night and two wet days we were able to spend heaps of time caching.
Thanks.
Albida
Thanks.
Albida
Dropped in here on the way home from a caching run around SA.
Yep, that's a big chair.
Thanks for the virtual WanAus
Yep, that's a big chair.
Thanks for the virtual WanAus
Rated: for Overall Experience
I loved this oversize park bench. It was all a bit of a challenge to stand up on, sit down, get up again with my crook body parts, but a fun cache to do at this great spot! Thank you.
Rated: for Overall Experience
on the way back from Adelaide after seeing Dad for awhile She who must be Obeyed said lets go back a different way. She doesn't like the Hay Plain. she is a wimp. Anyway we stayed in Broken Hill and had a lovely time and next morning found this very big seat.
Thanks Acko
Thanks Acko
Couldn't wait to get up on this thing. Felt like a little kid again and looked like one up there too. Not very comfortable but great views. Thanks, an enjoyable experience.
I have been here before but without the GPS. Today I came back to get the required photos, the issue was jumping up with all the weight of the bike gear.
I really am 2m tall, I promise!
I really am 2m tall, I promise!
By myself so a picture sitting on the bench was problematic, took photo with my trusty GPS instead, will attach photo when I return from this work trip TFTV and the wonderful views of Broken Hill
Rated: for Overall Experience
Couldn't miss GZ. Had coffee nearby while watching a VERY VERY long train pull into station, then awaited its departure. Pic to follow next week when I have faster internet.
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Found this virtual easily. Apon arrival Meadows saw this and said that had to be a cache. And sure enough once the GPS turned on it said that we were sitting right on top of one. Litterly!!!
TFTC
After finding this cache we took a short walk through the lookout and saw all the names of the people that died in the BRoken Hill mines. I still stand by my statement, a crusher has got to be a very painful death!!!!!!
TFTC
After finding this cache we took a short walk through the lookout and saw all the names of the people that died in the BRoken Hill mines. I still stand by my statement, a crusher has got to be a very painful death!!!!!!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Had a ball between showers to try and get a photo. Great view and location TFTCSL
Rated: for Overall Experience
Great views, and it's pretty hard to miss this one! 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found by Sunshine Toledo and Her Majesty while visiting Broken Hill. Here is a pix of Her Majesty before we went into the cafe for a coffee. The view from the seat of BH is terrific.
Im not shure what all the fuss i about, the park bench i found was not that big, maybe all the people in broken hill are small!
Rated: for Overall Experience
While visiting Broken Hill, we ascended the Line of Load to check out the modernistic buildings at the top.
The memorial to deceased miners was a very sombre yet interesting ediface, but the Big Bench was a bit wacky.
We loved Broken Hill, a very interesting place.
We recommend seeing
- The Royal Flying Doctor Service base
- The School of the Air
- The Living Desert Sculpture Park
- The Big Picture
- as many art galleries and mining museums as you can take
- Silverton, and the Daydream Mine while you're out that way
The memorial to deceased miners was a very sombre yet interesting ediface, but the Big Bench was a bit wacky.
We loved Broken Hill, a very interesting place.
We recommend seeing
- The Royal Flying Doctor Service base
- The School of the Air
- The Living Desert Sculpture Park
- The Big Picture
- as many art galleries and mining museums as you can take
- Silverton, and the Daydream Mine while you're out that way
Rated: for Overall Experience
Thanks for bringing me here to enjoy the views Wandering Aus.
Photo attached (I hope!)
Cheers
Photo attached (I hope!)
Cheers
Went to look for this cache in the late afternoon and were looking straight into the sun while sitting on the Big Park Bench. Two of the three members of Shifter Brains in the picture.
Nice easy cache, pity about the town.
This was the first BHP town, obviously. It was also our first experience of a BHP town.
Having visited a few now, this is probably, without question, the worst, not that any of them are a place I would want to live, for ANY reasons...
Definitely worth driving up for the view of Broken Hill.
TFTC.
This was the first BHP town, obviously. It was also our first experience of a BHP town.
Having visited a few now, this is probably, without question, the worst, not that any of them are a place I would want to live, for ANY reasons...
Definitely worth driving up for the view of Broken Hill.
TFTC.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Have been to Broken hill many times but this was the first time I've been up here. Grabbed a McCoffee and headed up to see the lights of town.
TFTC
TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found whilst visiting Broken Hill on Christmas leave.
Provides a great view of the town.
TFTC!
Provides a great view of the town.
TFTC!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Back in October I had the GPS but I hid it for a photo.
Only if I showed the GPS. After reading the message from wandering aus I had to change it from found it too noted. Big mistake.
Only if I showed the GPS. After reading the message from wandering aus I had to change it from found it too noted. Big mistake.
Would love to claim a find but we visited and photographed back on July 19th this year
