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Description
What a Schramm
Schramms Cottage dates from approximately 1875. Built of local sandstone with a hip slate roof. It was built for Max von Schramm, a German immigrant, for use as a house and a Lutheran school.
In 1876 von Schramm was appointed the first Lutheran Pastor in Doncaster and he continued to teach at this school until 1884.
The cottage was originally located in Doncaster Road, near the present Council offices and was moved to its current site following a decision to widen Doncaster Road. The process of dismantling and re-erecting the building took place between 1971 and 1975, using largely voluntary labour. Schramms Cottage was opened as a historical centre on
The cottage is open 2pm to 5pm Sunday and Public Holidays except Christmas day and Good Friday. There is an entry fee to see the cottege itself.
We lifted this information from http://home.vicnet.net.au/_dthsoc/cottage1.html
and
http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/play/attractions/schramms_cottage.html?s=1001
The cache is 1 litre container, the former container from the cache "Bushland Wonder" by Thyla and Thylo
Hints
Fbhgu fvqr bs onfr bs cvar gerr fghzc |
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Swaggies in this cache
Logs
June 2010
17th
Drat and bugger. Just figured out how to get GCA caches on the TomTom and went after my first GCA find today. Unfortunately it was a DNF 
Searched GAFF1... then eventually used the hint, and still nothing. I did find some star stickers looking very much they should have been in a cache at GZ, but all the nooks were empty. Took a photo of the most likely spot I found and will send it to the owner in case its been muggled. Hopefully I was just tired and blind 
Searched GAFF1... then eventually used the hint, and still nothing. I did find some star stickers looking very much they should have been in a cache at GZ, but all the nooks were empty. Took a photo of the most likely spot I found and will send it to the owner in case its been muggled. Hopefully I was just tired and blind
May 2010
28th
Second solomonfamily GCA cache today!
Surprising number of ppl lurking around this isolated bit of real estate. Managed to find a small gap to go and find the cache and return... Haven't explored this place, but I shall return with the kidlets to do so!
TFTC again!
Rated:
for Overall Experience
Surprising number of ppl lurking around this isolated bit of real estate. Managed to find a small gap to go and find the cache and return... Haven't explored this place, but I shall return with the kidlets to do so!
TFTC again!
Rated:
for Overall Experience
April 2010
17th
An easy find and my 3rd GCA @ 16:40 after waiting out a dodgy looking muggle in a van parked nearby. I used to live a few km's south of here and in all the times I've been past here I never did call in. What a good view of the local sporting facilities, both the oval and the adjacent running track.
Unfortunately, the cache is fairly damp and at this time of the day leaving it in the sun didn't make a great deal of difference. Also, don't make the mistake like I did of trying to use the pen in the cache when your own runs out. It obviously hadn't been used for a while so, when I gave it the extra push it needed, it decided to spurt a quantity of rusty water out all over me. Thankfully, this was the last for the day and I was heading for home!
Thanks to the Solomons for finally getting me to come into here. TNLNSL TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Unfortunately, the cache is fairly damp and at this time of the day leaving it in the sun didn't make a great deal of difference. Also, don't make the mistake like I did of trying to use the pen in the cache when your own runs out. It obviously hadn't been used for a while so, when I gave it the extra push it needed, it decided to spurt a quantity of rusty water out all over me. Thankfully, this was the last for the day and I was heading for home!
Thanks to the Solomons for finally getting me to come into here. TNLNSL TFTC
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for Overall Experience
March 2010
28th
Nice easy find today while out with caughtatwork. Ms Mini thought she was doing really well checking out suspicious looking spots before finding the right one after a few minutes. Only to turn around & see the guys standing back & looking rather smug. Hmmm.
Took soccer golf ball. Left yo-yo.
Thanks for a bringing us to spot close to home we didn't know about before. It's always a fun to discover someplace new.
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Took soccer golf ball. Left yo-yo.
Thanks for a bringing us to spot close to home we didn't know about before. It's always a fun to discover someplace new.
Rated:
for Overall Experience
28th
Found by caughtatwork at 14:42 on 28/03/2010
A rare GCA cache find. Not too many of these around. It was a simple matter of standing back and watching Mrs Mini come up with goods as Mr Mini and I had spotted the location as we approached. We felt Mrs Mini was in the zone, so we let her do the hard work.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks for this GCA cache Solomonfamily. It was handy that I was over visiting the BIL and SIL otherwise this would have been quite a bit longer in beoing found my me. Not my usual stomping ground.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 1
Rated: for Overall Experience
A rare GCA cache find. Not too many of these around. It was a simple matter of standing back and watching Mrs Mini come up with goods as Mr Mini and I had spotted the location as we approached. We felt Mrs Mini was in the zone, so we let her do the hard work.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks for this GCA cache Solomonfamily. It was handy that I was over visiting the BIL and SIL otherwise this would have been quite a bit longer in beoing found my me. Not my usual stomping ground.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 1
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for Overall Experience
22nd
Found at 12:20 while out for a stroll around Ruffey Lake Park. Wanted to call in here to drop off "NSW Tourer" swaggie. Picked up "Memories are made of this" while here. Cottage and museum wasn't open but looks interesting, so I guess I will have to come back sometime.
Rated: for Overall Experience
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for Overall Experience
22nd
Grabbed Memories are made of THIS
Should have picked up plenty of memories through the aether from nearby historic Schramm's Cottage; that's how these things work isn't it? Anyway, time to move on.
Should have picked up plenty of memories through the aether from nearby historic Schramm's Cottage; that's how these things work isn't it? Anyway, time to move on.
8th
The recent rains had us trapped inside for a couple of days so it was with relief that I spotted a break in the weather and bundled the child into the car for a couple of nearby park caches.
We made an easy find here but when I picked the cache up I thought "That's pretty heavy. Either it's full of Solomon's gold or the box is half full of water". After pouring out the water I signed the log book (still dry) while the daughter played with the swag.
TN. Left Swaggie ; Memories are made of this.
It's a pity that we didn't swing by later in the day. The cottage wasn't open yet and we would have loved to have a look inside. I'm sure we'll be back one day.
Cheers solomonfamily, another great location in a nice little park.
We made an easy find here but when I picked the cache up I thought "That's pretty heavy. Either it's full of Solomon's gold or the box is half full of water". After pouring out the water I signed the log book (still dry) while the daughter played with the swag.
TN. Left Swaggie ; Memories are made of this.
It's a pity that we didn't swing by later in the day. The cottage wasn't open yet and we would have loved to have a look inside. I'm sure we'll be back one day.
Cheers solomonfamily, another great location in a nice little park.
February 2010
5th
Found by Bob at 1035
Well, I had a number of reasons to visit this spot this morning, but had only limited success. First off, I wanted to find the cache and that presented no problems - and this was my 6th day in a row with a cache find - so I broke my old record (some record!) which has stood since 2005. Then, I wanted to place a movable GCA cache that I'd picked up yesterday as it seemed like a good idea to have 2 GCA caches together and it'd get picked up sooner (and I wouldn't have to bother taking co-ords
) but it's rather larger than I'd consider desirable in a movable cache and, as it was raining pretty steadily too, I couldn't find a decent spot nearby, so I'll have to get out tomorrow and find another spot. Lastly, I've known of Schramm's Cottage for ages (and even considered it for an entry in the "Be It Ever So Humble..." series) but I've never actually been there and, alas, this morning it was too wet and I didn't have enough time - so I still haven't actually seen it. Oh well, it's not far away so I guess I'll get there some day.
TNLN
Thanks Solomonfamily
Well, I had a number of reasons to visit this spot this morning, but had only limited success. First off, I wanted to find the cache and that presented no problems - and this was my 6th day in a row with a cache find - so I broke my old record (some record!) which has stood since 2005. Then, I wanted to place a movable GCA cache that I'd picked up yesterday as it seemed like a good idea to have 2 GCA caches together and it'd get picked up sooner (and I wouldn't have to bother taking co-ords
) but it's rather larger than I'd consider desirable in a movable cache and, as it was raining pretty steadily too, I couldn't find a decent spot nearby, so I'll have to get out tomorrow and find another spot. Lastly, I've known of Schramm's Cottage for ages (and even considered it for an entry in the "Be It Ever So Humble..." series) but I've never actually been there and, alas, this morning it was too wet and I didn't have enough time - so I still haven't actually seen it. Oh well, it's not far away so I guess I'll get there some day.TNLN
Thanks Solomonfamily
January 2010
25th
*FTF* at 13:20 - Yay!
We saw this bob up this morning, but we had other things to attend to in the morning, so when we got back home, geoson and I promptly shot out the door. We have been to the adjacent park many times, but only here once or twice to see if the cottage was open. Unfortunately it wasn't today either, but the FTF made up for it.
We were also excited to find an FTF prize, the first time we have found such an item, and even more excited when the scratchy yielded two $6 prizes which the geokids will add to their money boxes.
Thanks solomonfamily - Great place - and that FTF prize was a real thrill.
PS We also collected the movable, so two for the price of one!
Rated: for Overall Experience
We saw this bob up this morning, but we had other things to attend to in the morning, so when we got back home, geoson and I promptly shot out the door. We have been to the adjacent park many times, but only here once or twice to see if the cottage was open. Unfortunately it wasn't today either, but the FTF made up for it.
We were also excited to find an FTF prize, the first time we have found such an item, and even more excited when the scratchy yielded two $6 prizes which the geokids will add to their money boxes.
Thanks solomonfamily - Great place - and that FTF prize was a real thrill.
PS We also collected the movable, so two for the price of one!
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for Overall Experience