Geocaching Lachlan Valley Way – Hume Highway To Boorowa

A day out geocaching Lachlan Valley Way between the Hume Highway and Boorowa NSW. We headed out from home at about 9.00am and didn’t get back until around 4.00pm. It was a full day. 

Found a heap of them today and only had a few DNFs. The DNFs were hidden way up in trees and there is no way known that we are going to be climbing trees at our ages. It’s a known fact that old fat people do not bounce well.

A lot of the geocaches were simple hides inside of roadside guardrails, not much to them. My favourite hide of the day were “Between The Johns” down the back of the church at Tangmangaroo Anglican Church. Our other two favourites were at Langs Creek Cemetery – you would not have known the cemetery was there if it wasn’t for going looking for geocaches.

Dave With A geocache On Lachlan Valley Way

Geocaches We Found While Geocaching Lachlan Valley Way Between The Hume Highway And Boorowa

• Found Langs Creek Cemetery | GC9XQ7X
  TFTC great hide
• Found Langs Creek Cemetery | GC9XQ80
  Another great location and piece of history. Love these hides TFTC
• Found Australian Animal Series – Tree Frog | GC9WMVV
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• Found “Between the John’s” | GCQY6E
  TFTC this was a great hide and a beautiful piece of history
• Found Snakes of the World – Tentacled Snake | GC9KN9P
  TFTC PAD WAS VERY WET SO PUT A NEW PIECE OF PAPER IN A NEW BAG
• Found Snakes of the World – Anaconda | GC9KN7F
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• Found Snakes of the World – Diamond Python | GC9KN8H
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• Found Sausages of the World – Gelbwurst | GC9XTQF
  TFTC
• Found Turtles of the World – Bengal Roof Turtle | GC9PMG0
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• Found Found Turtles of the World – Philippine Forest Turtle | GC9PMGR
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• Found Turtles of the World – Speckled Dwarf Turtle | GC9PMJV
  TFTC You may want to replace the log sheet as it is very full
• Found Snakes of the World – Milk Snake | GC9KN7N
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• Found Lizards of the World – Blue Tongued Lizard | GC9KH2W
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• Found Snakes of the World – King Cobra | GC9KN74
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• Found Turtles of the World – Eastern Long Necked Turtle | GC9PMJH
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Geocache On A Fence Along Lachlan Valley Way

Langs Creek Cemetery

We found a couple of geocaches at Langs Creek Cemetery. This was our favourite geocaching site of the day. Langs Creek Cemetery is hidden out along a travelling stock route off the Lachlan Valley Highway between the Hume Hwy and Boorowa NSW – it’s about 9km from Boorowa. You’d never see it from the road, just a little signpost is all that gives it away. Most of the graves are between 1850 and 1860 the oldest we saw being 1847. There are 81 graves in there. It’s well worth stopping in to get the geocaches hidden here.Langs Creek Cemetery contains the graves of many early pioneering families who helped shape the district during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Headstones Inside Of Langs Creek Cemetery

The cemetery reflects strong connections to both colonial New South Wales and England, with family names such as Sargent, Hughston, Beck, Timms, Walters and Venables appearing throughout the burial records. These graves provide an important record of the settlers, farmers and families who contributed to the history of the Langs Creek area.

All Saints Anglican Church Tangmangaroo

Our next favourite geocaching site of the day was definitely All Saints Anglican Church is located at Tangmangaroo. The church was established to serve the local farming community and has been an important part of the district’s history since the late nineteenth century. A cemetery beside the church contains a few graves of early residents and local families.

All Saints Anglican Church Tangmangaroo

The first All Saints Church was built in 1889. As the district developed, a larger church was constructed and opened in 1904. For many years the church was used for regular services, baptisms, weddings and funerals, providing a central meeting place for people living in the surrounding rural area.

Today, All Saints Anglican Church and its cemetery remain important historical sites. They provide a record of the people who lived and worked in the district and help preserve the history of the Tangmangaroo area for future generations.

Fallen Down Dunny Behind All Saints Anglican Church Tangmangaroo

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