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CAVE RESCUE SERIES No 1.- Equipment Used in Caves by Mark Somers (This Article First Appeared in Nargun) Contents Contents News and Notices . 2 New Finds Near Kempsey ......... 16 Annual Report . 4 Speleo Synopsis 17 Kimberly Dreaming . 7 Cave Rescue Series No 1 ............ 20 Thailand '97 . 21 Mimbi cave - Kimberly Book Review . 12 Britannia Creek Rescue . 13 Caving in Thailand Bulmer Rescue . 14 Front Cover: Reto Zollinger in Root Chamber, North Pole Cave (3H-51 ), Mt Eccles. Photo by Ken Grimes and Reto Zollinger. Back Cover: Evening bat flight at Tham Chaoram near Sukhothai. (photo Linda Fellows) 1 News & Notices If anyone has any ideas about NEWS presentations or workshops, please &NOTICES contact Keir Vauhan-Taylor at Editorial <keir@ ee.usyd.edu.au>. Any offers of assistance are appreciated. There will be a meeting Speleological Abstract Welcome to an edition inSydney on Sunday 6th June. Please Speleological Abstracts for 1998. contact the Conference Convenor,Angus of Australian Caver Covering the major speleo Macoun on (02) 9416-2588 or at with a strong publications is straightforward but <amacoun@ eagles.com.au finding more obscure material is exploration and rescue more difficult. If you published, or flavour. Both topics know of, any speleologically ASF Members Handbook significant articles in 1998 (or even The Members Handbook is currently are dear to my heart '97) that we may not have come being produced. This will have so it has been a across and you think should be information about the Federation and its pleasure putting this included in Speleological Abstracts, functions; the functions of the here is your chance to let us know Commissions and Committees; a brief issue together. about them. You can write an history of caving in Australia; the Code of abstract, send the reference or send Ethics and Conservation; the Minimal On another note, one a copy of the paper - but please Impact Caving Code; the Cave Safety check with me first as to whether we Guidelines; and a current list of contacts of our readers has have picked it up. for Executive, Convenors, Corporate suggested that future A note to newsletter editors: Members and Associates.lf anyone has Failing other contributors we have to any other ideas about what should be issues might usefully rely on the Southern Tasmanian included or any contributions, please include some Caverneers library to pick up material forward them to the Executive Secretary, equipment reviews. If from the smaller or less-regular Heather Jeffries at society publications. STC didn't anyone would like to receive any issues of the following in share their 1998 so they won't be included in the Codes & Guidelines Review experiences (good and abstracts unless they are received at The Code of Ethics and Conservation, by 1 bad) of the latest in the Minimal Impact Caving Code and the August: Cave Safety Guidelines are all currently underground gear, Calcite, Cave Divers Assoc. Nl., under review. Please forward any we'd love to hear from Chillagoe Caving Club NI.!Tower contributions to the Convenor of the Karst?, ISS Nl., MSS Nl./J.?, Codes and Guidelines Commission, Evalt you. MUCG-Raker, Oolite, Spar, Crabb at Speleograffiti. Australian work has been Errata and apology underrepresented in Speleological Sinkholes and fossils Abstracts in the past. Now we have explained in new information A couple of errors have a chance to rectify this. signs at Blue Waterholes. Greg Middleton come to my attention in Six new information signs installed this Assistant to the Director Parks week at the scenic Blue Waterholes area the last issue of Australian and Wildlife Service, of Kosciuszko National Park provide Caver. First the name of Department of Primary Industries, information for visitors about the the Author of the article Water & Environment fascinating landforms and cultural history "Safety Tip - SRT Ropes" of the Cooleman Plain area. was accidentally omitted. The signs are in the Nicole and Clarke gorges, along the Jennings Walks. The The mystery author was 23rd A.S.F. Bi-ennial walks commemorate the work of Dr Peter Ackroyd. Secondly Joseph N Jennings, a geographer from the first sentence of AI Conference the Australian National University who Warild's article "Nakani 98" The 23rd Bi-ennial Conference of spent 30 years studying the Cooleman the A.S.F. will be held at Bathurst Plain. was unfortunately from 28th December 2000 to 2nd truncated and should have Blue Waterholes lies at the eastern January 2001. These dates will edge of an extensive limestone area which read "We went into the allow people to attend during the includes Cooleman Plain. Much of the travel agents to see if we Christmas-New Year break that many rainfall on the plain disappears could get a few days companies have. It will also allow underground to rise again at the spring at members who are Scouts to attend Blue Waterholes. There are many extension on our less both the Conference and the 19th expensive air-fare and sinkholes, gorges and small caves. Australian Jamboree which follows. NPWS assistant district manager for came out with a free The Conference will be practical Tumut District, Russell Knutson, said the ticket". Apologies to Peter, as well as embracing modern signs will complement existing information AI and our readers. technology with lots of caving and displays at the popular Blue Waterholes most of all, FUN!! The cost will be picnic and camping ground. under$300.00 which will include "The Jennings Walks begin at the everything. 2 News & Notices camping area where Cave Creek reappears from the plains and these new signs will help visitors gain a better understanding of the natural Wanted and cultural history of the limestone or karst area," said Mr Knutson. Advertising Co-ordinator to join the "The two kilometre return 1 km one-way Clarke Gorge walk is team that produces "Australian Caver". particularly scenic, as it takes visitors into the steep-sided canyon cut by It involves: Caves Creek on its way to the Goodradigbee River." Seeking out advertisers; he 15 kilometre return Nicole Liaising with the Editor and advertisers to ensure correct Gorge Walk takes visitors through a advertising copy and position in the Journal; dry river gorge beds to limestone canyons and caves before returning Liaising with the Publisher and advertisers to ensure across limestone plains dotted with correct billing. sinkholes. The signs describe the native This position will inject funds which will allow for: vegetation of the area, including black sallies and snow gums, as well Better quality Journal with better paper, print quality, size as the rare and distinctive weeping and colour; snow gum. They also describe fossil Less funds required from the Federation's budget which plants and animals which can be seen in the rocks. will keep our fees low. The interesting history of the Murray Cave is also described. This cave has been known to Europeans This important position is available since 1834 when Aboriginal people showed it to T. A. Murray of now! Yarralumla. In 1968, members of the Canberra Speleological Society If you wish to make a positive contribution without much time discovered inscriptions dated 1903 outlay, please contact: which included the names of members of the Southwell family who Angus Macoun then lived at nearby Coolamine Homestead. Access to Cooleman Plain and Blue Waterholes is via Cooleman Homestead from the Long Plain Road, off the Snowy Mountains Highway. the club as the past treasurer, a life a scholarship in mathematics is being position which he held for many set up at the University of Sydney in his NHVSS News years. honour. David's many friends are encouraged to make a donation towards On 24 Jun 99 the Newcastle and The NHVSS web site is now up the scholarship. Hunter Valley Speleological Society and running, thanks to the tireless Details of the scholarship fund can be held its AGM. The following people efforts of Gary Whitby and Michael found at were elected to fill positions. Rutledge. It is very good and a Newcastle and Hunter Valley credit to Gary and Michael. As well Speleological Society (P.O. Box 15 as the text, if one stay on the pages Broadmeadow, N.S.W. 2292. with pictures for a little while, they AUSTRALIA.) will scroll through a slide show. It is President Jenny Whitby certainly worth a browse and can be Cave Survey "99 Vice President Garry Smith found at Wombeyan Caves, 6nth November Secretary Jodie Shoobert 1999 Treasurer Michael Rutledge Equipment Officer K e n Cave Survey '99' will be held over two Turner David Jackson days at Wombeyan Caves and is open to Training Officer Gary Whitby Scholarship Fund all ASF cavers. This is the second year Librarian Garry Smith David Jackson, a member of the course has run and it is intended for: Editor (Chronicles) G a r r y SUSS, died last year in Denmark. * people who are already surveying Smith David made many friends in caving caves and producing maps but wish to Publicity Officer Gary Whitby societies throughout Australia and his find out about further aspects of surveying The only position to change genuine good-natured enthusiasm for that they may not know about hands from the previous year, was caves and caving are missed by * those new to cave surveying who that of Treasurer. Congratulations to many. want a rapid path from using the Michael Rutledge who now takes up David was also a talented instruments to drafting the final map. the reigns and a special thankyou to mathematician as well as a keen Course instructors are Mike Lake, Phil Dave Burnard for his dedication to caver. To remember David and his Maynard & Jill Rowling. 3 Annual Report Saturday will begin with short What you need to bring: lectures on cave maps, then cover *survey gear! Each group needs the use of surveying instruments and their own compass, clinometer, 30m other materials followed by a short measuring tape and pocket calculator surface survey.
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