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Post by Brent George on Oct 12, 2016 4:49:10 GMT
Correct Mr Manson. Well Done.
We enjoyed a 1/2 day on the island (flew in from Great Barrier where we were doing our main job) on a flash, carpeted (!), Eurocopter. Didn't do any fishing, but set up a few GPS units and levelled onto some hydro benchmarks.
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Post by Dave Manson on Oct 12, 2016 22:20:15 GMT
The rather dilapidated cupola has since been replaced by a fancy spiral ramp and viewing platform that is often visited by tourists and locals. I believe that this station was the starting point for J T Thompson's bearing traverses of the Southland hinterland. It was a first order Datum 49 point and is now second order 2000. It is sad when the only use a T2 gets is to plumb a GPS antenna.
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Post by Brent George on Oct 31, 2016 1:03:20 GMT
Jeepers Dave, this one appears to be a hard one judging by the lack of guesses. I wouldn't have thought any entry would bluff us all....
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Post by Dave Manson on Nov 1, 2016 3:59:10 GMT
That sounds close enough to me Brent. It is "X The Bluff" (1038).
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Post by Brent George on Nov 1, 2016 19:28:11 GMT
Thanks Dave. I wasn't really intending to win this one (I would have preferred winning the office Melbourne Cup sweep yesterday....)
Nevertheless, I shall extract some images of another trig site from my past and post that shortly.
Maybe we should refine the rules to restrict recent 'winners" from guessing, in order to widen the responses from others that look but don't post...
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Post by Brent George on Nov 14, 2016 20:25:29 GMT
OK people... Just to sharpen things up, here is a double dose of "name the trig"...
You have to correctly name both at the same time to "win".
The first Trig site (TRIG #1) probably needs no clues as the surrounding 'occupation' is a give-away (certainly for those that may have passed by this location).
The second one (TRIG #2) is the tricky one. This site probably isn't visited that often by many - and was probably last visited on "official survey business" in 1969 for maintenance (according to the trig card). It appears to have been established circa 1937, but has not really been used in any serious triangulation for control, nor even cadastral definition it seems. A close look at the background may be a sufficient first clue to hone in on a location....
TRIG #1 TRIG #2
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Post by Brent George on Nov 22, 2016 0:13:49 GMT
Clue time: Trig #1: one type of centre of the universe. Trig #2: near where good things take time.
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Post by Brent George on Dec 5, 2016 4:22:30 GMT
Clues Round Two: Trig #1: spiritual Trig #2: where bears may go
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Post by Brent George on Dec 12, 2016 18:43:36 GMT
Clues Round 3: Trig# 1: Panthera leo; spellcraft practitioner; and a closet Trig# 2: A bay on a coastal lagoon
[Is this too hard or are people tired of playing the game...?]
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Post by Craig McInnes on Dec 14, 2016 0:01:36 GMT
Trig 1 - I guess is near Castle Hill where they shot the Narnia movie about a large cat, a scorceress and clothing credenza. Maybe A9YM? Trig 2 - the only thing that comes to mind is Mahinapua somewhere?
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Post by Brent George on Dec 14, 2016 20:49:46 GMT
A guess!!!!
Trig 1: Not quite.... (close, but no e-cigarette) Trig 2: Reasonably warm... you are nearly on the right TRACK (you will have to do a little more research)
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Post by Brent George on Jan 10, 2017 19:11:00 GMT
Any more guesses? (Craig wasn't too far off on both counts...)
Do you all give up? (The clues - once deciphered - should enable one to hone in on the locations)
I am running out of clues save for providing some coordinates!
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Post by Mark Geddes on Jan 12, 2017 10:13:51 GMT
Really tough ones Brent.....I'm going for A9YL Trig 'A Castle Hill' and A9WQ Trig 'H Mahinapua'.
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Post by Brent George on Jan 12, 2017 20:44:24 GMT
That'll do mark - 1 out of 2 = 50% which is a pass.
A9YL A CASTLE HILL is correct;
A9WQ H MAHINAPUA is not quite correct. But close enough. You win!! The trig pipe pictured is B7R4 DC (MAHINAPUA SD) to the east of A9WQ at Picnic Bay. Access to this mark is along the old Mananui Tramline track beside (and north of) Lake Mahinapua. A pleasant wee walk or gentle mountain bike trip along the well formed track with access from Woodstock Rimu Road (parking and track information) or from SH6 just north of the Lake Mahinapua recreation area.
I stumbled onto the mark after walking in to Picnic Bay recently. Thought I would explore a slightly higher point and lo and behold, a fine looking branded 2" pipe was found.
DOC Information - Mananui Tramline and Hokitika See & D0 (see Mananui Tramline)
Your turn.....
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Post by Mark Geddes on Jan 12, 2017 22:50:12 GMT
Thanks Brent, it looks like a nice part of the world - might swing past there next time I'm on the coast. Credit must go to Mr McInnes for doing the leg work on that one, thanks Craig!
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