B&W (V) Termite highrises Selwyn, Queensland, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 20-Aug-10. Waypoint GA2371

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Type: Burke and Wills
Container: Virtual
Coordinates: S21° 35.505' E140° 32.094' (WGS 84)
  54K 451855E 7612287N (UTM)
Elevation: 384 m
Local Government Area: Cloncurry

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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 and if possible yourself showing the same co-ordinates as the cache page (plus or minus 100 meters) and a termite high-rise 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
Pushing mostly due north toward the Standish Ranges, the party crossed "a splendid flat" traversed by well-watered creeks lined with white gum trees. Large ant hills are very numerous; they vary in height from two and a half to four feet."



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Source: Paul Dorsey Used with Permission

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