B&W (V) Naudtherungee Creek Packsaddle, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 20-Aug-10. Waypoint GA2344

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Type: Burke and Wills
Container: Virtual
Coordinates: S30° 37.764' E142° 23.435' (WGS 84)
  54J 633270E 6610644N (UTM)
Elevation: 206 m
Local Government Area: Unincorporated Area

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This is a special Burke & Wills cache listed on Geocaching Australia.

This cache requires you to visit a Burke & Wills historical location and take a photo as described along with your GPS receiver and if possible yourself in the picture. Once you have logged this cache as a find, you are required to load your picture to your log to validate your find.


Validating Your Log
Take a picture of your GPS receiver showing the same co-ordinates as the cache page (plus or minus 100 meters) and attach it to your online log.

Important Information
The Burke Wills Historical Society notes: "The actual route Burke and Wills followed once they left Camp 78 is unknown and one of the most intensely debated issues. Wills' map and some of his journals containing astronomical observations have been lost. Because the journals have never been transcribed, it means the expedition's track north of the Diamantina, through the gibber rises, confused sand dunes and extensive claypans, is a matter for conjecture."
Travel in Outback Australia can be extremely hazardous. Plan your trip with care and seek and follow local advice on what precautions to take. Be aware of private property restrictions. Do not risk your life to log this geocache.

About This Location
Actual location. As the VEE's navigator, Wills relied on dead reckoning and observation to determine their position from day to day and filled his notebooks with copious astronomical observations. His real challenge came on the leg from Cooper's Creek to Carpentaria - terra incognita.

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Source: Paul Dorsey Used with Permission

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09-Jan-12
On the way to Mount Poole for the cache and another climb up this amazing historical area. Was here last year taking some friends and their kids around here and Innaminka and Birdsville. Was a great trip Australias expeditionary history. Its such a pity this B& W cache series wasn't available then, oh well at least it's up and running now and I will try to get to as many places as possible.
So on the way to Milparinka thought I had to go here to see this area,I wonder if it was drought or wet on their way thru???
Thanks for this series Acko
 
05-Jun-11
On my way to White cliffs I detoured to this one. It was a lovely area with some lovely views. I took a few photos and enjoyed a lunch at the spot.
 
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