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Newsletter ASF Spring, 1975 No NEWSLETTEr ASF Spring, 1975 No. 69 REPU&LJe OF' ~TH Af"LtfCA Indian Oa4n C4k1: 10,137,600 In Tlais I ••ue - SOllTH AFRICAN CA YES AUSTRALIAN SPELEOLOGICAL FI;OERATION P.O. Box 388 50c Broadway N.S.W. 2007 Recommended THE AUSTRALIAN SPELEOLOGICAL Q~hRTERLV Registered in Australia for transmission by post as a periodical-Category "B" ,1.:IST. 0" 'eg!~TI~E-~FJ=~:EAS',a ~M!MBER SOCIETIES " ,.. -"\ ~. ',:-?~/.~t;\. c' PLcASS;WRlTE DIREdt,TCfTH:E OFFIC@R CONCERNED, AS TH~ P.O:~IPX _~', ADDRESS IS ONLY A CLEARING ADDRESS. ' ., ~ • >c ; ~<.: ;,':':~~;r~4<j~~~ Ex~4~~t COMMI~i~~F~lt~~ : A:: .' . '\' Pre£ldent Nh::Hdi..As';'wH1TE 123 Manni~gham St., Vic. Vice President ANDREW SPATE 1 Hoskins St., Hall, A.C.T. 2600 LEX BROWN 139 Victoria Ave, Chelmey Qld. 4068 ANDREW SKINNER 18 Nixon St., Sandy Bay, Tas. 7005 . Secretary ANTHONY CULBERG 16 Nelumie St., Lindisfarne, Tas 7015 A$~i$~~r:tt"Sec;r~~9ry ; "J"'O"""'H' 'N":T"A>t)L'"O" '"6"'~""'; ",", ,.' 'tre~~ure" "T '" ' ·:,.t;:[fM,R.;P':().·BO)(:'~'·5~g~:N:5~W~:·-2550' CONVENORS OF -COMMISSIONS: Bibliography GREGORY MIDDLETON P.O. Box 269; Sandy Bay, Tas. 7005 , ,Siclogical ELERY 4iAMILTON-SMJTH P.O. Box 36~Carlton South, Vic. 3053 _ Cave,S~f~ty, LLOYD ROBINSON 167 Mr. Keira Rd., Mr. J(eira, N.S.W;2500 Spej~_ ftaf'lctt;>~ ·.:pETER MATTHEWS 66 Frogmore Crescent, Park Orchards, Vic. 3114 : Internationar Relat10ns ELERY HAMILTON·SMITH Address - as above JOHN DUNKLEY 3 Stops Place, Chifley, A.C.T. 2606 , "~, ,Libr~r.Y aRlAN LeFOE C/- D.M.R~, P.O. Box 696, Orange, N.S.W. 2800 longest & Dee,:;esfCaves' . ROSS ELLIS 14/10 Fourth Avenue, Campsie, N.S.W. 2194 Newsletter LAURIE MOODY 13 Mason St., Claremont, Tas. 7011 Conservation ADRIAN DAVEY 36 Davis Ave, South Yarra, Vic. 3141 . Survey Standards '"AN WQOD P.O. Box 174, North Ryde, N.S.W. 2113 , 'Ethics HENRY SHANNON 44 McCaul St., Taringa, Qld. 4068 II Austral'an SpeleoJogy" AND~EWPAVEY C/- 100 Pitt Rd., North Curl Curl, N.S.W. 2099 -CONVENORS OF AD HOC COMMITTEES: Cave Documentation PEtER MATTHEWS 66 Frogmore Crescent, Park Orchards Vic. 3114 .ClveTovrtsrn ,'ElERY HAMILTON-SMITH P.O. Box 36, Carlton Sth., Vic. 3053 and ROY SKINNER 12 Nixon St., Sandy Bay, Tas. 7005 Membership Structure BENJAMIN NURSE P.O. Box: '373, Potts Point, N.S.W. 2011 Pacific Conference IAN WOOD P.O. Box 174 North Ryde N.$.W. 2113. CONVENORS OF STATE; LIAISON COUNCILS N.S.W. IAN .BOGG 54B Mitchell St., Parkes, N.S.W~·2870 " . Tas. ANDREW SKINNER 18 Nixon St;, Sandy Bay, Tas;: 1005 COMMITTE~ MEIVlBERS~ ACT.: . "';, CANBERRA SPELEOLOGICAL SatfErv , .' 18. Arabana St., Aranda ACT. 2614 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CAVING CLVB C/- 5pQ't~UniOoi';:Austrl'IJ8n National University, 2600 r . -< :~ • N.S.W.: " BLUE MOUNTAINS SPELEOLOGiCAL CLUB P.O.B6;(37, Glenbrook,:N.S.W. 2773 HIGHLAND CAVING GROUP ILLAWARRA SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY P.O. Box 94, Unanderra, N.S.W. 2526 KEMPSEY SPELEOCOGICAL SOCIETY 2 Albert St., Kempsey, N.S.W. 2440 MACQUARIE UNI .. , SPELEO. INVESTIGATION GROUP C/- Sports Assoc., Macquarie Utii. Nth Rycter2113 . METROPOLITAN SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY P.O. Box E, J20,. St. Jame~/'2000 N.S.W. INSTITUJE OF TECHNOLOGY SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY q~ Thet)nio1l, P.O;,.'6Q?<,123, Broadway, N~~.W. 2007 ORANGE ,SPELEOLOGICAL SQCIETY . p:o. Sox 752, Orange, NS.W. 2800 SYDNEY;SPELEOLOGICAL SOClETY P.O. Box 198, Broadway, N.S.W. 2007 SYDNEY UNlVERSITY SPELEO. SOCIETY Box 35, The Union, SydneyUni, N,s.W. 2006 UNI: 0F"N;S.W~ SPELEOLOGICAL sOc~ETY Box 17, The Union, Uni of N.S.W., Kensington, N.S.W. 2033 VICTORIA: VICTORIAN SPELEO. ASSOCI~110N G.P.O. Box 5425 CC.Mel.boprrie, Vic., 3001 QUEENSLAND: CENTRA1... Q'LAND SPELEO. SOCIETY P.O. "B'~ 53~,.Rockhanipton, Q'land 4700 UNI. OF Q'LAND SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY The Union Uni. of Q'land,. St. Lucia" Q'land,4067 SOUTH AUSTRALIA: CAVE EXPLORATION GROUP (Sth. Australia) C/- South Aust. Museum, Nth. Terrace, Adelaide, S.A. 5000 WEsTERN':AUSTRAUA : .. ~ WESTERN AUSTRALIA SPELEOLOGICAL GROUP P.O.; Box 67~NedtaDds, W./4.. 6009' TASMANIA: NORTHERN CAVERNEERS P.O. Box 315, Launceston, Tas. 7250 SOUTHERN CAVING SOCIETY P.O. Box 121, Moonah, Tas. 7009 TASMANIAN CAVERNEERING CLUB P.O. Box 416, Sandy Bay, Tas. 7005 ASSOCIATe MiMaER$ ;' ~ . .. BERMAGul SPEC:EOlOGICAL'ASSOC·IArfoN ,~.' 4.6'M~r~ah· St., 'Berrllagui Sth ·~;S.W. 2547 CHILLAGOE CAVING CLUB 7 Mar.tyn St., Cairns, Qld., 4870 ENDEAVOUR SPELEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 7 Alabama St., Bexley, N.S.W. 2'107 ~ '·~UNCESTON SPELEO. CLUB P.O: ;Bo)(.120, Hadspen,:Tas.· 7256 \·liAPUA NEW GUINEA CAVE EXPLORATION GROUP C/o R. M. Bourke, D.A.s.F., Kerava,t; East New Britain, P.N.G. PEN-INSULA SPELEOLOGICAL GROUP P.O. Box 250, Mona Vale, N.S.W. 2103 SPELEOLOGICAL RESEARCH GROUP W.A. 'P.O. Box 120, Nedlands, W.A. 6009 HANDBOOK'SA\.£S'~, /..; " KEN'lANCAsTER.':' ."" . t9, S.Iw6rthy AV.f.~'Sth· Oakleigl', V~. :3166 Published 28/11175 +++ 800Copies ASF NEWSLETTER Number 69, Spring 1975 CONTENTS EDITORIAL * * * * * * * * * * 1 NOTICES & NEWS * * * * * * * * * 2 DOWN UNDER ALL OVER - News from around the Societies * * compiled by the Editor 4 CAVING IN PERU * * * * * by Bev o Riley & Andrew pavey 5 SOUTH AFRICAN CAVES * * * * * * by Albert Goede * 7 BUMAKA ISLAND * * * * * * * * * 10 WHO'S WHO ON THE SPELEO SCENE * * * * compiled by the Editor 11 LEMtS LAUGHS * * * * * * by Lem * * 12 THE GREATEST SHOW UNDER THE EARTH * * * * by Dennis Burke * 1; THE GREAT VICTORIA CAVE GIVE-AWAY * * * * by Dennis Burkt:l * 1; BOOK REVIEW * * * * * * * by Albert Goede * 16 **** - * - * - **** EDITORIAL. Another editorial for yet another issuel Well, I've been sitting here at my desk, scratohing my greying head and wondering what the hell to write about. I can't say that I'm overfond of writing editorials but they are an important part of any kind of responsible publication and therefore - must be written. In most cases, editorials are used to draw the readers attention to noteworthy facts such as oave safety, conservation, ethics and so forth. Occasionally, one or two do tend to aot as an outlet for a frustrated editor's feelings o Henceforth this typical example. Firstly, I would like to say that I am proud to be a member of suoh a fine outstanding organis­ ation as ASFo This might sound a bit corny but without the support and assistanoe that a number of other members have given me, I very much doubt that I could have achieved such a relatively high standard in such a short timeo Although we have had some problems in regards to soliciting material for the first two issues, things are now looking much brighter. It is also pleasing to say that soliciting played a very minor role in the production of this issueo Secondly, the prod­ uction of such a newsletter demands a fair affiount of time in most cases and John Dunkley had it worked out as demanding 2 hours per page for the soliciting of material, editing and typing. This alone adds up to 32 hours for a 16 page edition o Admittedly, this doesn't sound long but on top of this, one must take into account the printing and eventual distributiono Since the introducing of the "deadline" date, you may have noticed that the newsletter has a slight tendency to appear after the date has expired. It is hoped that this will sort itself out with this issueo Lastly, I would like to thank those members who have been supplying me with material o It is also an opportune moment to thank those people who have written to me regarding the publication of the two other issues. Lastly, the printing is being carried out in Hobart and after the pleasing results of the winter issue, it has been decided to continue this practi$e. **** - * - * - **** DEADLINE DATE FOR SUMMER ISSUE - NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 25th. - HAPPY XMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR. Editor: Laurie Moody, 1; Mason Street, Claremont o Tasmania. 7011 Distribution: Ian Wood, P.O. Box 174, North Ryde, Sydney. New south Wales o 2114 Back Issues: Peter Kowald, C/o School of Librarianship, university of NSW, Kensington. 20;; 2 .. ASF fSEWSLETTER No o 69 (1975) NOTICES & NEWS CLIEFDEN .. ASF members are reminded of the proposals on the damming elf the Bellubi~la Riv'eI' at the point called the "Needles", just downstream of Cliafd-en and which would nompletely inundate all known major caves.. The area has a long hist-ory, the limestone being the first recorded in Eastern Australia, an,l witf'. families of the district having a histury back to the mid 1800'so Also, it is an area of unequaled paleontcllogical and geologics.l interest9 world renowne·d for it Vs fossil records .. Owing to cuts in the budget9 th(~ BathuI'st/Orange Grc·wtl: Centre Corporation, the body responsible for the developoent ('f the aI'ea9 has been 5everely hampered in it's growth vroposals o Nevertheless, it is important that those re~ponsible he aware of the public interest in the Cliefden areao Thus, an ASF Committee on Clietden t.as' ·.:leen formed,)f which Ian Wood is Chairman. It t s role is two­ fold, namely: " (a) To publish a submission on behalf of the ASF No$oW o Li:3.s.m C~)uncil as soon as possible .. (b) To co-ordinate ar~y future conservation action necessary, and te· research dam proposals and alternative sites .. " A symposium and Field Study is plann(;:"d en thE~ 8/9 November at Clinfc'eno Th(~ sUDmission itself will cover all aspec.
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