For the month of October the Kenmore & District Historical Society will have a display set up in the Kenmore Library.
The society has planned two activities to help share the history of our area with local residents who visit the library.
The first is a Trivia Quiz and the second is a Historical Treasure Hunt. More information on both can be found below.
From Sugar, Cotton and Timber Mills to Pineapples, Racecourses and Abattoirs.
Hyde Park Corner ring a bell?
How much do you know about our local history?
Click on the Our History section and answer the following questions to be INFORMED, ENLIGHTENED and even AMUSED.
Can you find some of the key places that are important to this area’s history?
Here are some clues:
Site A – 27°30’26” S 152°56’23” E – 40 m Elevation
Site B – 27°30’27” S 152°57’10” E – 30 m Elevation
Site C – 27°31’12” S 152°55’24” E – 10 m Elevation
Site D – 27°31’32” S 152°53’19” E – 50 m Elevation
Site E – 27°31’42” S 152°53’29” E – 60 m Elevation
Site F – 27°30’14” S 152°55’47” E – 10 m Elevation
Tools
To find these sites you could use a GPS device such as a mobile phone with GPS, or look for the location on a computer mapping program. You might need to convert the latitudes and longitudes.
To convert Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS) to decimals:
https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/calc/dms_decimal.cfm
You will also probably need a car and someone to drive you to each site.
Once you have discovered the “Treasure”, please revisit our website to find out more about each location, or research it yourself.
Let us know when you have found all the treasures by sending us an email to kenmorehistory@gmail.com.
Or, why not suggest your own treasure site – just send us the coordinates,
Happing hunting!!!
