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O:f[1JicdiaJL Jiourna] o:fr- the BJlue Mountafu:Ds $peJle:ological CluD.,
Post Of:f[ie:e Box- ' 37, Glenbrook N.S,.W. 277'3.
. VOIiUME1], NO .16
CON~ENmS
"--REPORTS FROM' ll.,th A.G'.M.. F'EBRmrARY 197t9.
January ]980 •
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REPORTS FROM 13th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 11th FEBRUARY I979. PRESIDENTS REPORT'.
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I:: woul'd like to welcome membersancl: visitors to this our 13t-h
Annual GelllleTal me8ting .. Vii th Yiour in(lulgenee I wish t -o present
an oyerview of the past year's aetivities.
ny-ring my;- ass,O'eiation with BoM.S.C. I cannot: recall a year
to rii~tchI97.8 . so. far as pune activity is concerned. You may
not realize' that some 34 trip$. w'ere organized, culminating in
a TS1!lanilian-- v9,nrtuTe, -bry' T 'OI our memb-erS'.
N.oo!r-e ~an dispute th? fact that there , we.re nO,t enough trips"
unj[o~,'lllI:Iatel!y' not al]l merriners participated: in this activity •.
Bt-eaking ' UV " tll;s ' trip' p~og~am w~re f~eld days and sOGlial . . . ' ~ I". . '
acttyi ties:, superbly organised and enjoyeq. by al}; who part-icipated. H'~M~S ;0: 'was most 'f~rl~~t~· ' t~ h~v;e . 2 ' bene'factors who .
gene~ouselly'ci'omted '$IOO.OO '~~eh ' to~aras the <vost of purchasing • . ' '. • ~ • • • • ttl ,. , • • • ~ , .' • • of I •
OUlr own, 'dup:l:leator. To the Coburn Fam~ly' !\nd Karl Btiilger go our ~h)Ei.rik'S" 'The', 're's'ults, 'h~~~ 'e.pp-e~red through our jo~al durip.g the year. It is mos,t heartening :to . hear OID' Jo,urnal
Edi t~'17 stat'e' that h'e ha's' en'ough' ~~t~rial to enable a journal
to 1J'.e publi~hea·. o>olJit.e' is' oUr ;roUlrrDal your contributions
make ~ :iiir. so;,. " . . . .. , . " ,
B3~M.S .. C ~ has : bee.n' ropres,ented at- many s}Jeleo functions
during the 'year;, wiin';2 ' of'our" ~€mibeJ7s taking on additi,onal
resp.~ns:iibilit1.es~i:ri ' 6rga:riiseA: · speieologyr viz Ian Bogg -
Pre'stdent ' N ;S;W; 'Spe1e,o . CdUnmii 'and Carol miller - ' Secretary.
This ccontiriliirig 'frl-t,ere.st 'in 'organised: speleology and
@oriservatio'n 'tlirougnduiii; 'the !.y.·ear has @ulminated with BioM.S.C.
making ~ fre't'ai'Iod 's'uomi's's'{on based on extensive field work ' .
reg~~ding 'the 'g2."t1ng: 'o,£,: 'e'D..v:e's' at' ie'nolan. This submis~;i.om, has I " J
been we]]!. r"e·0:jte~b'i.f b~' the' Managem,en't' Authorities. 'lfrl.is repref&-
enr~s ' a ]lo·t a·f' effbrt- "by.' a.' few f'o~ ' the, majiori t;r b~th present and' tn "!the' f:U:rtUTe' ~' . , , , , . ' .. , .
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A. lot- of· effort' has been p'\1't" int,o. the club behind the
scetll~s" parti0ularJLjr '1)y' our' 6omrid. ii~o ' ~ll' ~ffi~e bearers
alJL of whieh ' hnshelped 'to 'make I97m a ·. g~o·d· year.
In <vlo:stng ' I·tak{j '-el1:i!sc'opporihirii-&yof thanking all. memhers
for.- 1ihie·Jr support and interest ito malte Bi.m.S .. C. what i it: is t:o-dayr., .
I Bbgg
President 1978.
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SECRET ART'S REPORT'
Durin-g . t~le past 12 months t-he cJ,ub has been illiv.Dlv ed in
some areas 9.1.1:i te new to· most of us; namely. Canomodine ,. Kempsy,
Wellington"" Wombeyun and MoJ'..e Creek. Vlee Jasper was honoured
by our pre s ence once e.ge.in e..ncl 0 f e ourse there were the usu?-l
Bungondias" Clie:fE'cl'e]'Ls!~, Jenolans and the odd Yarrangobillyr.
Th:ii.s aeco~ec' fOlr 28 tr±ps, some off these were' split into
two separat~ · trips to allow for the v~ryd.ng capabilities
of some members. In addi ttiO]:l] surv;eyr trips were he1!.c1:as well ·
an.d' gO<a'd' pr9gre'ss is reported' here.
Fieldd:ays were held, on three occasions whilst other
.' social. experience~ include'd an excursion to Mangrove Creek
Ghost HOl'lse', a number o,f 2Isir. birthdays 9 abarbeque at Paul's,.
a bowling night" a two d'ayr car tri.al a fancy dress party, .
a night at the movies, a printing night and' O':f course the
regular Annual Dinner and Chris~s Party.
Meetings we,re held as far afield as Jenolan, Abercrombie"
Mt. !lJomah and" Warragamba in order to in CZ:.l!ude- those orf us who
either cannot make it to a more local Blue Mountains venue
or to support those' who are always trave,lJ!ing our way-.
In the latter part of 1978 two more' ed'i tions of Oolite:
.. hit the streets, thanks, to our newly purchased duplicator
and" il'l<l:reasing wO'rk by our ed'itor and his' small band of helpEQ:"S~
Membership has rema:iine'd rather static with 21 full members,
17 pro:spee.tives and 2 honarary. ]In itself the static members"", .
hip is sat'isfactory at around fourit.y but un:foTiruna:tely when
a<tti v±ities~ are arranged attendances ha'VIe' at times been diss
appodinti:r:ng]yr. pO'~r.
B\.M.So.C-; is -lind'outablyr not alone wi.th iit's prob1ems of. . : '"
e·f:fectliVJ€ a<l)::tJive memhership .. At least tho'se· who) did- inv-ol'V'e
' 1fuOmselves tn one wa:y' or another had',.. I trust, " a very satts- .
faeito.cr;yr and' su<l:cessfull and , memo,lrab]e ye,aF.,·
r take this oppoMu.rii ty to thanking tho,se o.fy;ou who,
·" !W,tohJJ.y Suppoirted <the <t'luoo acti vi tie:s ", ' spe:1leo 1 a,nd1 soeial,
bu:-tt- als~o - assistedl me jjn ithe roJl.e G,f sB-cre-tary .. · I . .. T ~ Ivratthews~ ':
.. ; ' .: . Secretaryr. · •
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Brought forward' 1977 Subser:iipti<1J.l'lls
"Badges and': Tapes - -
Trip 'F'ees Soiia] , Activities
SUndry- mccome ; Sale 'of Oolite
EBnk- tnteres:lt
Building So~iety Interest
mnlding Soeiety Deposit
Bxl?er.ndji:tu~: :
A.S.]1;~
Rank Charges
Library _
SecretariaJL Ex~enses
Ool:ii.ite, Expen~e_l?
Equipmenil
Mise Expenses;
Total Income "
.-'lIbta] Sale'able Asset~
$
, ~.' :-'''' 141-.63 -" 292.00
7.,66
209.00 44.65
243.70 5.00 I.60 -
18.54 59.91
I",032.57
I29.50 2.,50
24 .. 50, 61 .. 40 56.74
25,8.30' 197.66
730~30
302.27 .' 202 .. 25
100.02
24.00
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302.27
, I would , liRe -to ' thfm'k any-one whoi has helped me in the , past
year i 'n mwr p0lS-i ilion as treasurer Q
Owr :iincone thi:stear c,ons-isted: mainlY' 0f subserip:tions and
trip fe-es.'-.We also had 2 donatioJ!nS of $moo.oo towards-~he ' pu:ro
ehase: olf. our Gestetner.
The- Geste'tnew and a.-S-.F.Capi ttat:ion Fees were our biggest
ex-penses' this. yeall".: ,Having had a financially succesful _year
I suges:tt: thail' mem'jJ"ers-hip fees remain the same . as 1978. i.e: Fama::tY'- $][2.00", Single $,10 0 00 and: Studenit $&.00.
C Miller-
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/ EQU[]?MEN1r OFFICERS REPOaT;.,
Allequipment is in good order and ~leaJPI. , an aecurat,e '
re~ord' has heen kept off the use' <iiDa user o\f tli~ various
pieees of equipment during the previous, twelve months.
A ~ornmerit was made ito mB' recentlY' cone-erning the ages o,f
all. the ro;pes', th8're was eon~Enm re-garding the weal' rate,
aetually all the ropes .are in 'good condition. The ladders
are also in good e-ondition despite heavy usage.
] would like to thank all who used the equipmentf'orthe
considel1"aiti'on' giv'en to .. the maintainance o,f this eserttial
gea!: ...
eli Charley
Equipmcn~Offticer.
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SAFET.1f OFFICERS REPORT' ..
The: past year VilaS' a good one" field days were well
attended' partieularly' by, prospecti'V'e members. The
. ' obj·ective Q,f showing these rIrembe'rs more about, the
equipmBrllt being used wa ssuceessfully a€h1.eved. No, aec
±delllt$" oceurG-d during the yearso . ubr record) remains high
thanks to; the active partb:dpation' o'ff our members ..
K Bilger
Safety: Offie-er ..
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JlOlJllRL ImITORS REPORT . ' " t .; .
.. Thanks to);'generoUls' donationS. the club was able . to purchase
a new duplieate~. Alas OUlr t-roubJies were not over, the type
wri tel! now broke- doWl1l. Repairs having been effected., prd-: ,
gress is now continuing as evidenced by the copies of thejou
rnal., .Thanks must also go to my able heI.pers' EinOJ tho·se,. who
donated ·artioles.
Hopefully the journal will eontinue to prosper5-
K Hilger Ed ..
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kcople of books recently addeiil: -to our library:
SPElilEOllli0GY
~e Study of Caves
by George W Moo·re
Go· Ni0holas· SulJ:i van., 5.
Ifab-itat
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TIt]]? REPORTS
ElNGONl".L. Flith 18th JU1']le 1978. . 1··.· ~ -' ... ~ I .
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Aim: Familiarisat±on.
Memibel'"$ present: 1 Bogg TIt". JOlel Charley~ B Skinn, . C Miller!-
T Matthews., M Sammut:" R Sanderson, A McKendry,
E' Go~.win" G Bracken. V±s±.tors: F · Bumro-ws ~
Cave$ Entered): Grill. B44, Fossil/Hogans B4/B5.
Saturd'a:yr morruling saw the late artiVial at Bungonia Of the ,. . . .
oJ:deJr memb€TS dUe to· the nee-essity of' having to voto in the : . . .
State Ele~tions. Our <1:ampsi te at the new eamping area was
selected as, bee±ng the driest- available , . every·thing was satur
ated: from, thepreviouse weeks Fain. Good muddy prospects for
cavd.~ EVentually, aft:er establishing ~amp and partaking of
an early lurroheon" some trog goar began to slowly attaeh it-s
elf: to: its owner in anti~ipationof the afternoon events. " I,
Slowly but surely troglodytes began to appearas th-e ttl'embers
gave an ex~rated exhib~t-ion of Suburbia Dressage Exfoliatian.
The: trans:formatiorn from "Piorre Cardin" to "King Gees" y.rit:h
matching ac~osO'ries of monogrammed, colourful underwear,
tight . c'll:taway or split actiorn shorts andl R.M.S.O .emblemati~ .
1t.aerll tops. tee shirts,?! was wonder-ouruto behold. Things began 100 take on a seriou·s note when all oia sudden size 9 sherpa . soled!
Dunlop boots founq. their owners ' anidla~ed themse'}V'es around .. ",' ,
their feet and prov:ided: the motional stimuli first one foot
then the' other and sudd:e~l; ~~biiity.. .
Suffiee to say we eventually entered . th.e Grill , Gave at 12.20 .. •• : . l....: " . ' . ' .!. ' . : . ;'" !' ~. ' 'J \
~. thro'l11gh the B44 E;ntrance. Al th01l:g1cno "rain was falling
when we ente~edJ larg'e volume's (r:f .. "Ya~er we-re entering the
cave along the' Left". Harlrd: WalJL partici.{larly as far in as the . top
of thelOlng laddeJr, with a min~waterfail in evid:ence d'own 'the cany.'on.The partY" then sl±d,s'crambled or in manner made their
waY" down over the bould'eFs, 2.1 bei t very eautiousely as they
were obvious elY" very; wet and' slippery as this region is the
0'ollecting point for the water. Upon reaching the mudslide
area progress: was halted ow:iing to. the high water level. We
then returned to, the horjjzontal ladcler and followed the high J ' . ~ :_ _ . . . : '. ' ..
level route. At thjjs point the partY' was ably led by Robert:
who. managed to (intentionally) by-pass th.e 9ft ladder down
to the mUdsljjdechamber by' following a jOint/ bedding plane
~ontrolled passage., Ably supported by Carol they. Gventually
succed'edi in having the members with l e sser experience going' .....
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round in eircles. It is s~prisimg how many times one can
pass a pack round the loop • . Bria~'fs small yellow paek (the orl¥
'one) was pass'ed aroUhd onee ~ then suppos'edly with eamera equi-. . .
pmem, then a third: 'time supposedly' w:lith tucker. At this point:
:lin tiiIme some mcmbers ' eouldL not eontain themselves any longer
and burst forth with hillarious,-, sardonic, ridieulo1:l!s laughter
mumh to the displeasure of the rriembeFs eaught up in the
eireumnav.:1gating~ pack passing d·eba<ole. A short R&R sto.p at
the ito'p of the m~ldsli.d,c enabled all memhers to regain f30me . .
semblanG}e o.f sani:ty. As an organised speleo group, professional
in attitude" p:rofessio·nal in aG}tiqn,. pro:fessional in skills
· and i;Cc:h:hiques,. professiOnaly led" professionally responsible ) . " ,
bod'yt,. Wh,'ose- kidding who? We then made our awyr do~ to the Jum-
etioncu:ld" it was evd.denrt on the way down that the cave was
remarkably clean with no foul air being notiekd .. The Bungo·nia
'Foul Air ' stories must kee'p the match production lines fu1.ly
utili.sed. Foilowding the left han.d' bTanehwe macle o,Ur way down
tb'·' the small ' sandy floored' ~hamber below the "Rif-tr." and the
C02 warning signs. Brianp. endowed with the quality of man.;r . ·
'ye.arg. · of . Tasmanian '0aving experience, was all erlthuseg.. H~"
likemnny others had :not been th:iLs far doWJ1' the ' Grill~ too~
. off, ""Ii tn marr.y foll~wers chanti~ rtthe sUmp - the· sump- we-. . . .
'gonna see the sump". Alas it was not to be, he rapidly ret"':"
urned cind enthusjLasti~ly eno1ineed with sueh enmi ty- EAD Am;
The- aIr off d'espondancy was so thi~k you euold . (1) an it and make
a fortune. In true mountain spirit9 borne of high nobility .
we oyereame the feeling of despondanoy ~ frustMration" ennui t
fear" enmity, and displaying an attitude backed up byr years
of speleological enlightenmen:t- we ran like hell.,
Back at the junction we entered the Right Hand Branch
which lea~s through a pressure tube into a narrow rift and
ends in c eud~en drop into a pool. A significant volume of
waterwas flo ,wing down the far wall, . however this did not
prevent. an attemp·t to push upstream, one cannot go far.
Frustrated, we returnea t o the Junctiol]where one adopte,d a
posi tiono:n ~omfort while partaking Q·f light refreshment
and ;es'l!ousing the virtues of females, female cavers that is ..
Int'e~estingJ!yenough, one female member, who shall remai:p
- .! ; narrieldss;', was obsorved partaking passionatelY',' paiiiemtlyr,
.j " pea~ably6:f a patronising 9 pal at ab]'e ,:pea~eoffer:iing, peculiar,
... . ~~rishablte' pru::he, as a pra~ticral ,p8.na0ea primer ffor a passi v:e
': .' :problemoAphenomenal" prosai~ perfb'rm~ee. Which was to be . , '. ~;' t
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repeated' at every R&R sitop for tbe rest of the , weekend, an ex
perience to behold,., A. prune powered sPJro!g? And female at that.
\¥hethe.J! it worked only Monica , C'an tell.,
Our , timing fo;r departure from the Grill was excellent, for,
, as we made our way towards theentran0e some 30 other assorted
Gavers, in 3 groups were making their way ~o The more adventu
rous ~ype .. s m~d:e an exit via the sink hole (B=II8)- in true blue
R,.rII,~S .C .. fashion~ d'o everything the hard way.
V'ihen Carol and Eri0R they- W8Te accompanied by Tea who headed
back to camp to get a brew going and supper ready. UnfortunatEly
:flor them the remainder were so e:xuberant that the mi., attemptEd!
_.' to pampen their enthusiasm by [L qui0kte through B4/BB .. , We made our way into B5 and successfully negotiated the
, short 5ft elimb with , Brian belaying all members up due to the ! ; "
"greasy"natw-e of the climh,. Brian led the way through the Cem-
ent Bag and on to the' Hairy Traverse 0- At one stage , it ~()unded
as though an Aboriginal Corroborree was in progress~ it was not , : .
SO~ it was j~st the lesser experienced members doing \the . ~
knocking knees/teeth chattering performance. After being , p~hsieed
up ~d belayed by Brian~ a ,oautious descent was madepy all •
Wi th all members except Brian at the bottom, we , were ,,()nce ,aga:h
to wi ttness an exhilarating display of a Tas.sie Cave,r' s "techri
ieal , r~xportise when Brian demonstrated the , C~ass.ic l\bs~i:!"~~g -. i " f :, . - •• .
", tecrhnique 0 Again during RaR sto·ps· our prune powered ~P"gco1.id
be seen promX"tting prune power by offering them aroutad}o . . ~ . ~
We then headed down the rift into the Rat :aole . and headed - . : . ',' . ~ . . . - . .
ourt wi th, .sonre ,. difficulty ~ ,as a long period of absen(!,Q fr9m B4;i B5 . .. .... . '. . .~
bY" th-e lead~er,. and others' 9 Ji?e-sulted: in memory lapses o,f ,recall. ... .' , ' .
The .,only recall being "thats th~ wrong way~ All memberssuccEffi-
fully freeelimbed; their way out p-, to their wroazement.Whiqh ,ca.iid
have- been due in part by iI'prune po'pping 1t at th.eI:t:&R stops. We
eventually emerged at 2010 hrs with members expressing a des
ire to return next day via the E~ entrance.
w.l1e,n we returned to camp Ted and tho Girls were not p,t rapt
at missing out •. However 9.:,we were forgiv'en and during the evep.
ing an impronrptue e:oncort. followe,d' ~ around the eampfire.Even-. ' .
tually7 members resplendant~ in their night attlire, made off to
tent (C;i 'ty to find noddy l~n<Io, A new concept in sleeping arran-
gements evolved with bundl:iil'lg boing th.e order of the day? with
-7 up in Geoff"s tent trying to :s~Leop oil: 5 airbeds. Apparently • . : . ' . _ . 1
sqme fo]t a Ii ttl,e let , dovvn during tho parting of the airbeds.
Nb difficulty in the morning 9 except that our trusty secretary
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(Ted]) was last, ana. failed ±n bis: demands to secure the itime . -honoured' tradi it-ion that went with his posi t:ilon · (horizo)nrtal') ... ··
Breakfast in: pe·d.,
SUNDIY .
. ~ain a late start ~ we eventuallY" made ourentranee into·
B4jB5 a-rr 1Jl25' h~s. As a plre]ude we had broken ' camp ana paek:edi
up" so tbat: we would no,t be ":!laced! with th:iis on ou~ r.etu:rn~
OUJ! paJrty. was spljjt tnrto:, tW0l wi tbJ. Bria~ alf'Dd' Robert: equip
im@" it:ful.emse:twes . ito) taa:.kle ith:e~ Vie:rrtiical fa.ee:'ab(]PJ'r8:' ithe pipe be
].a;yr at the itop' of the Hair;Y?1 Trav·erse in B5;. The· others were . . .
to carry- om general ' 8xploraitimfu in B4 •.
The mai;:tmpartyr had' n0~ trouifuLtc climhing dOVVTI: it:o the straem
passage fl00)ra- S0mB members exper:iienced' varying degrees. of
di:E:ff'iieulity; in tho awkwaFcl hole at the end of tbie- stre·am·
passage and! aprel!:n.ens:!.(1))l'] nit the- upper lewe] squeeze at -rrhe
Qit:he:r e:ml of the en.a.'Ilber. All member's Vlereene'ouTagedi to
att:empt th,e; squeo·z.e wi th0urt ass:ii.stan.cc,· none, had any dlMf:ii.ccuility. aJLthoU!g:fui. somewhat tight fOT the la:tgermembers of thQ pE.lrtyr •. Ccmsiderable time was· spent, :iin the Kling's Cross
aJr.ea probding the, manY" passages; with, mal!l\W uno,J?ifb.0l0J0;X teqh
mq:tmQ$' :··be.ii1fDg' d1iis;pl·aY7ed: .. The lOjwer IeVioJ!.. had some water
bu:rt not as high EL$ anii:h.~ipated~ and the grovel was set: asido
ft:IDr th.e lJlex:i:t tr:li.p., This free . c:xtplo:rmiJ:l?y pO':r.iG))d exempl:iifieo:. it
th:e IrrOrre e.QUrago0)'tl2lSl lead.ar ,ity7pe"~ltan(t wOJ::'kedl.otllil': the: sti:ff'r:Dess .'
Q)jf -the p:rre:wious: dJay/s ac,t;iiw.i:ityco I f From Kin&' s: Glr0"SS we head:ect fo!]' tYre rift CO.~ing BI/B5 : f::rrom' which SOlIDe' memoe:rrsp:rro(l),eed·e«i: &own to; the start of
the extcnlSion for a J.:oakseo ~.We evenrttual]y made our way.,
i-nrti,Qi B5 ito) se e what tho 1l'y,rm.mii.a: D1!ll0l haClJ aehiewe·d!..,
They' had' reaa:J:t:Dect. a :poi~it some 1:0 lVI. aoo;v;o the helay wi ith~
am' mu,,€]m d'iiff'i:e,u:G.:tYf, hOWDwer i:iJ!]}O face musi:l~ he . :fairly 100·se . .
judgiin15 b;yr the amount o,f rock on the chamber floor", After
wishlng them weI] wcfollowed the girls on the o-utwa:rC1 jour- .
mey.
It was good to see the improvement in ability" and co;rif'id-
8ll'llC.e in) the !tewer and J:ess: experiel1llced membeTs, as. a res.:ul t
a gQ<1J.'.d' we;ekendls c,anng' was: G·on~·]udedl Olver a li&ht meal and:
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GLENBROOK 29th. October9l978. == .A:fun,: F:iieJld Day., , . . ,.; 1:
Memilwrs presenit: K Bilger TL? Jack. Charl.eyr" Jo)e1 Charley,, ;
B Sltil1.Ilrul') C.MillGr?, C (J',lsGlLIJ." E Moargan-T?'omas,.
A rlIc:KGnX::::~ 11 P McKendry 9! T Math.ews, E G'C;:dJwi:n" . A T~mil:trili.e; 1' R Sanden-son.
'rhl:iis: :fte]d; dle.yr was' ~, an similaF·].:iines to', . the previous
CD:n-e." wiiiU!n GitlllG mEdilID eb:ange? this emtta.:ii.JJod' gi w:iing a:1!l!.ith<1JlFi tyr
it~) onga;n:iiz;eo the:. , war:iia.Sl eX~Jj'-e-iSies; it;Ql tw~ ne'Wi trip, ] .e·ade-J?S. ·
Tl!lle; , r~,su.i]t ; was M Jt as. go0Jd~ as ex:pe~,itedl ~ buit; gi V8l!!l c<Dlns:icteJr,'-" . ':, .
a1tii.CDlnl9) was; llI.Q'!t ito) bc'1dl ffri thle:iir- ffirstef:f0.,rt: ait o;rgar:n:ii21at::ii.oltl!
off.' a large llUlIlb-eT of pC01pJLe.
As a~esuillt olf' :tlme (1o;y:- rno-sit pe (J)p-Jle presem 1eaFl"llit a ler1!;;
about · ]ad:c118':rr <rl:iimbilil11g"" in d·ji:f:f:ii.~U2Jlt p]g~' GSl ..
K Bilger. + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
GLOW WORM TUNNEL,#WOLGN " VALLEY "
11th Nov-Gmber 1978~
~ S (T(C;:liaI iz;:iiiIDg.
MerniJbJenPl!e:s'€Jmdt: 1'IJa<a·k· Cja*,Jley TL, JQe1 Charleyr,! K B:iilger,..
.' E GodwirD" C M:iiller? T Mathews, G CUIDmil!'l.gS po
Viis,1it0l1r.Sl'i R Dud'CiJ:li1!l:gttorll.
As tl!D.e. we a tlffie,r,' was Unsudi.t .a b'.l e j[QlT padCil ing :iin th.e Wallan
gamllre Ri WGIr' true altBFnat:iiv8 was' a tr:flp to! the Glow Wmrm: Twm-
1me]. ait tline edge QJ:f' the Wo]grum V?-J2Jley;-. · We met: Ei:tt. MtW:ii1s:Qlml and
iifueiID. p:rro~eed!e>Cl3 CID' ito the: TumIi8JJ. 1' arri ViIDg at the washo.;uil at
11. AI'll.., As we. waH,te d' the last 00]:[' md::]c dlo.wnithe ro,ad we .
c.nE.a u.mrttareaJ. mas's:li.:we . CDaIlR9.ge Qa.1lllsed 'bJy,T t~e; n0:Ii);dis ' at Easter : "
A largB wasJ'rawaYi on ei th.er s:ii cTe off tYre iturinel macleiit . , .~. : :"
:iimposs:ibm.e t ;Q\ geit awyr v,ehi~Jl.e ne'ar :iiir.. Howev;er some inc]u s-f.
r:iimrus:' peop']e hawe <rut a traelt in-lirom t-:F1Je o,]c] eOG9h raadlt:o
itlm8s.awt:tl!D. am'tthdis ~ OnrLe (!:,its; j i1Jisrt a crove the tmrn}el". th:ii.s g:j!:vi:is
aeeess . ita any;-o!lllJ.e; ganre. e.:til!o-ugJfu. 'to~ VJ17 ith:ii.s W8ryr'. rough: track'~ "
There ~eJTe' a goo;d' d':lisp]a;yr :off worms p:rresel1it-~ t-bte1:))es:t I
llDa-we · ·~eel!ll.o- ' JutTg:iing :!tram repo:rts: I hlave bleard ithe numher o·:f
WQ)!lImS! pre~e:nrt war:yr <l:ons-id.erablyr with the s:ens'.ons:.
We waJ]ked thTough thet.unne'] and along the' old m:ilbe;cl t:o
a wanrtage IJD'il1ll.t QrwGr]o)o.'k:Dng the Valley. On ithe wa:y! back to t
"I1.1me ~ars. we; foilllowaa: the <i!'aIT!'{Dl'Jl aJ?·o:t:l!l?na itne' it.u:ru!D.e:il.. Ba~k at lh
t line· <taJr$ 1 U!D..Cl::'l'D. was; ea:&e!ll.,
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ait Ne:wrre:S'; Jurrrcitio,n so tlrd:is; was 0't:llI' rre·xt ,s:t:oP .. On arriviing ai:
tl\ne: sdi:tte. o:f[ ifl:D.e.se itanks oVie:r'y'-ol1:Ile was asjt;ondi.shecr ait t:hleir size"
we h:a~ fuwrn it.aJld: that- tliIJ-If·:ii.r- <oapaei tywsa appJro:timaite];yr i!;;mree ... '
m:iil]±orlJ gallons. ea<r::lIl1 a:t:lld'. it]n.e.re are three o·f thtem,., By tMs;: -
it:iimc:: :hit was 4 II> 30 al!Ild: st arit:iilmg' to ra:hn so we aTl ] eft; for
home·. A geoid; tlime was enljioyed: b.lfr al] ... .
J Charl.ey.
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JENOLllN 25itib, 26,th No:weIIDber ].97r8 ..
Am: To, re:a<l!b: Great No-rith Cav.e:rn ... - '
Memitrers Pre:s-e3JIrt;: K Bii]ger TL t J arek Charl.ey ~ G Powe-ll;
G Cu.rrurnings ..
Saturday- morntiing we q'llli:ii.C1:1t]eyr l1"e'fllt'lmed . t}I1e Gr8.v,e] · G:rrowel " ' ;
an:d (wntfurn:trued~ Ol!.llr sGaJr~:hl. :ftOl'" the way;- 01111, :it; was' e..q;enitu.-al1Y;- '
f'o,1!!ltID1Iitiln. IDlllChl. eJlaitioN.! fo'lJl·ow:iing. We e-ncoi1!m.te:Jre:aJ no, :f'tlorthl.er
p::trobJLems~ UJl1lrltil the :ff:':ii.rrual $quee'ze~ was roached al1'llCD he're· I I
sita;yradl as. the-- c.);ead'ed<o:lausr\r.op1!Dobiaset: :iin.. Graham! got
paSiit; what is known' as; the Flowstolffi8 IIIl'passe and! now has the
kni:lt,krranre 911iizz;aro guitsl9 __
Sunday,r m-om:trdin:gwe v:Dsiitecl Lower Ri'We.'r~ SmiJmlO:ff's~
SkwJJ.Jl.. anu' Cross, Bomnesr amcl thB Nine-iJyr Fooit •.
K Bilger ..
+ + + + + + + + + + + + JENOLAN 25th 26;th N0V70mbler 11918 .. Aiml: TOl' .yjjsdi:tl: Upper Ooli ire~ Caw-elm.,
Members:- Present-: T Matthews-- TL, T El)l.i.s?> E GodWiin,
COl'se!ID1 AI. MeKGwl.lrj1T 9 M Ro'acz:h •.
AC@8SS; to WIamnro,iJh was viia the> RBW]Y gaited: 10w6'r entFance
we: formed' a gr:o:up i~ f not so keen· Git,. . Nith .• Cavenm 8,xplo,JreFS.
OUn:"" fiirts:it ii:e~hnjj.<!J:'ral error.- W3.Sl to tuum: lefit lin the' passage
ito i:fitG: REj.iilwayr Tumme-l : am s;o wenit Stili., :iirrsitead' of' Ntlm. .
There wene; s:poJ':eos- · eW8rywh'ere', UlS pFe't-emi'jmg ira, be · J! 0 sit"
" Cawe Res-a::u16 Grolq)' .wttTh sutpp-ort: pr-eitnnaiirrg some'on€ bad a bJ!okern Teg, Ryde Baptist:spJl"e:t:e:nc3~jjng t-hey! were S .. SorS". and.
S tIS .,S fI' yr01!l!l'lg-e;F set, pretenCliing ithe·yr ftrel%ll.t" ithe,rB'.,
Ol1Jle: :ii..s ffolT(1;'e-d t .o as1tr Ol!'l:t6's\6·]f jjf all tms wOUilc1) be goding
am ilogaither- w±tfD urrcJ:ouifufltod eaWEJ> damage if aecess were sdt:ii].l
1llJyr 7D :f[t,.., ]adde'r? Po SSdj'bl]Yi yo S 1!1u-t, no t- 13.1]. on one weeJteno:
6llne-Ji.yr .. Dea:pdi:tt:e all. th'8Se: people bBiiwee:l1.D the: :rro-~kpile ana:
the Oo]:i!ite: Chamherr we. 8.1] got 01:[1 weTlY well.
PhDt.ographyr was., the, orrd'err of th9' d'ayr and alJ:were jjmpr-:r, """'r~" ~ ..I-+-:"~:ll eJs;s.ea. t-:J.~ . UH!lJS J.J:8.au'u'-'.:i.!luti .. 1L <cav.ern •.
1] T Matthews
CLIEFDEN3r~~ 4th Mar~h 197'. Ai-1m; ' Surveydng in Taplow maze: ana Exploratiol,l in Murder ...
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Members. Present :K Bilger" TL, J am:k' Cliliar]_ey,o G Cummings e:
Saturdayrmorning we were up early, 'being t-lll.e: oruy, po-o'ple
. Ollt sd.'1te II> We were about to, leawe true hut when Ian and l{ids·
anri ved .. Af'teJ!' a S'h.ort chat- we a:ontinued ow ito Taplo·w" ]eaviElg
tbJe VD.l'll at; the Silo, and: walking :from tJ:ine:rre'.. O:rm the way (town
the hill iihe; Rai,rIS ceamc amJd' d:iid' :liit ~ajjl!ll. G:rlanrnm and I had a.ur oiJlskiM 'burt, alas poor Jack d:hc1l rroiL, no prizes for. guessirtg
tl'ne-. result. This trtp prOViec.' no· dif!f"ere.nrt to previous ones
as againt we. found extensive sections o:fl eave previ'ousely
unknown to us. We may finish this survey one clay. BaGk for
tea after 10 hr$' work o
Suncray we went down to Murder accompiec1 by Eleri, Debbie,
end' Chris all of whom had arrived late'F Saturday; in eompanyr
wi tbl Ted )anrl kiels~ We' shot into the left hancI ex-"tensiont-o '
, to' have a look at- a hole which looked like leading to a -( ,
previosely unknoV'.'rr seetion, alas- we found ourselves " back at
itllic start again. Chris th8IT showed U$ a , hole which Ifill said
]_ed tr,o, some . aavre we had rrot yet seelITJ, after caJoling,- wheedl:iing,
threatemir.Dg,ete., we got Debbie up the chimn-eyr. When. I arrived)'
at tlme itop she; was, fl:atly; re::[uS':iing to move any further.,
A short time later after beeing berated by McDerm:did (alias _
El:or:ii. Morgan-Thomas;) she decided' to, move. We: :ff.ounc1 to OUT
d'eligh1:T tms~ se(ttion on mave revealed: s-orne gr.eat; mud' grovels .
and a mud s:lingihg con1Test ensued, lu(tkilyr in an unCle<aorat:E@
azrea. After a swim, to wash of the. mud a<C<CUIDu1ar(3d from t;1Ille
various nove]_ <i:I?Jwiing' teehnjjques: CTIeve]opec] by De'1\):1trdie, and
Elieri Wf3: wa1:ked baGk ito · the silO' amI' the ears,.
This weelren:d' woule:: have bTought fund. memories t -o Greg
Powe'l] aSl hie was: wom to remarlt- bef.ore he c1epar.t-ed" to Newcas"lt]e
that; Cliefdem wasn' it right- unless~ i t- was: ratrring awl there
were' loitS5 of kicl8. nrou:rDCt o '1Ne h a d sufff±cieTIrt 01 bot}!] to sat:
isi'yr him. :- i, : ' ' ''K Bilger
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CLIEFDEN 3rd: 41th Mar-mh:;t979 '"
Present; T Matth.~ews, TL" I Boggp; C Olscug E MOl1'gan~T]]omas;,
G Cummringsg : K Bilger 9 J8.(!:k CharloY9 D IVIalcom g
*nanaa Bogg·,.; .Andt'o,w Bogg, V Matthews;, LMatthews,
3rc] Mar~h we arrived., lJll were· there hW 10.-00 am., We we'1m ]2
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loV'el'yr" We all had a rest ffo:v a minute. We pro~eed'eC!! imo
Murder, lit :w.as very . muddy. A. few low craw,ls but w~ man~ged
it· all ri·ght. Th.e lasil ' chamber wa~ the muddiest of· all we .
cou~dtr" t stand in one place to long or we would get stu~k.
Tee1'g. Chris. Debbie and Eler;i. wenit on for a biit anD? found'. a ' z
b:ti.. t more: passage way while Ie.n, J\mancTa, And:uew, Vannesa,
8.I1td Lara st aye cJ. in the last chamber. We: were all very tired
and' mudd'yr and' sick wliL.e.n we .got b1?-ctk tqthFhouse., Jarck, :
Karl and! G:tr.aham c1ien' it g o finito · IV1urcTell" theY' wenrti;
di:f1:f['ere:r.nit aaye ... Ov.~ro,ll it W8,.S a · gr.-eat weekend.
Amancla Bogg
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JENOLAN 21st 22nd April 1979. !!,.iI!Li. Familiariz;ation of Northern Lime9tone;
memoors Present i B Skinn T:jJ, C M±lle,r, T .IlfIatthews"
B Richard"L Baker, Jack Charley~
G Cum..rning s ·, .
After: o~r mid morning trog up we started! . the sc,e~iG walk :- t
up the valley .. t o J68 which we found pleasa~tly cool ,burt- as
a cave ~;t v s got nothing_going f or it .. .. Itt;' $ . two qr three
entranCes. ' do command. an ex<c·e lle:n:t VJiew o f tho valley as . '.:' -.: ' :" .
the~ are high up on the hill.
Ser;e~t:fume attracted' OUT El.tte:rm;iol'll next, especially the
top entrance, J 125" whia::fD we ff01+n.d after a C00'EJ!llt-rated ·>
S'ear~h~ 'Aften a goo eL' sque e ze in J]25i whiten only Ted and ;.
Grnhmm ~oulc1 negotiate the rest of .us wont -to J6J] b.opi:ng
to meet; .s-omewhere in the <lave 1) but it was not ito Qo . .;-:Whcl1ll . WG; returne d' tOthB surfaee TG;c~' an:dGnaham were wai tding .
wi tJi1 lunah, wri ttel!'ll. allover thei:r::;faaes and as' Ba;r':r?y hac2 to
return.-";hDIIIC to oat lwn~h was par:taken ail Mammoit]r Flat ~
After lunch we entered' J41 E!rrc1 s:lowley found OUlT way, down
t .o ithe" percr:;o lato:rr" aFe~a wero- I got: we,ll: and truQ..yr stuck,.
unable to return tho way' I h nd crome ~ after much twis,tirrg
and turning and h e l p . from Li onel I wrenche d myself free.
Hawiing pushe r} E!nother squeeze only;: t o: Jind ourselVlos bacr:k at
the same pla<ee we , gavo up and wont baek to eamp :rOF irea •.
Nexit morming we· visi t o'c1 Hennimgi s Cave with tho· only' • ~ • • I.
high poii:mrtJ- beeilrng 1:lli~ flindi;ngo:f) . 1:l4~ 'L: :fi'amoUJs phalacr:tite..,
A few small: peiaes of A:rragoni te were found to Q·j[fseit;
the otherwise drab', cm v e 0 ,
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CLEIFDEN 31s-t March, 1st Apr:iil·. 1979.,
Aim; Surweyd!ng :lin Tap].olw Maz,a.
IYIem'ITers Presenrt ; K B:ii:tgerTLp Jaclt
Eighrjt hours were spent survo.y!ing
de~li(lecT,; was 11-0 wet t ·o walk d'ovm:' to
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Charle~, E Godwin.
on Saturccayr. Sunday·,.we
tlme cave Of
K Bilger
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LITTLE WOrv'IBEYAN CREEK 7i1h April 1979 ..
Aim; Familiarisation..,
Members Present i '1 Bogg TL 7 K Ozam:'I,e, A Ozarme, B Skinn,
C Millerp . G Bra cken, TEllis, T M~tthews~
B Riehard, K 'Bilger, Jack Cha:rle~, L B~ke'r.
For a one day trip the roll up was: rather surpns:iing"
maybe ±it was the prospeet o:f 4 wheel driv'ing cross e ountry
i:lftnt.' prov,i cted tne stimul'ous ... N~V7er th,e ]Jess it was! goo d to
s:,eo. the supporit., I
As. plJanne'cr we left the Riehard 9 s residen<ee at' J enolan
Around "l.A5J am. T~-n l?ou.-to; ito L:ii.ittlle Wonrb:eynru was viia
Kanangra Walls: Rd' ", Kowmung Fire Trail, Banshea FilrG T;rail,
Ob:ero:rn Stoe-k R01Jlrtte., . Fatigue F:iire Trail ancT tl'ne' clown t 'o the
Li title. Womh.eyam Creek ...
It wa~ a , iiypie;al ~001ge]ear,erisps ,Jerro]aEJ morn,ing as we
departeod', with ' some trepidation OE eo:r.oo:erli:ll hei.ng expressed!
b.yr Briaru Ski:t:mJ as- tD the r ouib'c to be takerr.e- Was i;t~ that h.e
ffe!rmed the d':l:readeC' KowmUlTg River cro ss:j~ng9 ' b oll'nJ. ourt of his~
re~ent· experierrctes off how t o givie a 1!anderuisc'], a submeJ1.'s:
i ib1Je: river enossii:mg .. In t:x;'ue B.M.S.C.· style ('bJrav:e memoors'
suppreSS3 GOn0eln[!) he f ollowe nl .
fur uneverrtfull trip OUlt t o Boy d Elwamp f 'ollowed,. at this
pO:LlfIlt a munbe r or :iirrtrepjjd e:xpl or ers (:ruel!u-d:iilflig Br-ian)
taokled Para~hut:e Hill whil e the mor e s ·e c ait.e memlJIGrs too:k
the' ]eiiJ;ruttr\i3J!.yt r OulTte v ':ii.a Sa sS' IvInrt .. It is rumoured; that, Brian's'
hands. we:,r a clevoi c"l o f any colour-they had' tUTnecT white' thFoUgh, '
holding the steerilf.llg whe al so tightly' whil e eomd':lf.Dg d'own tfue
fuDll.
A atop' was; madle at the Kowmung f or pictuIres and . :for To!11y
ito show themembBrs h Q W a SUlZuki ~ an'. aha ng e 0 01ou]j"~ from a
road gr~ brown' ~o ' a gIeam±ng whit e p at least the bonnet
8l1I.lV' wayr • . lit: was strange t D ~e e ~o · other eamper$ at the ri VEIl", " .:
D:iid' thjjs, mean Tuglow was on R&R break from caverSl? This' was
not to be as we' founCD ouit on purr wayr back.
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only! to find that our forward s~out(Karl) on. hi~ trusty
stee~T (2 wheel motorized' type) was, not the:re., Appare:r:utJLy ." ";., , . - '. . '. ,..,
Ka:rr.1L9 <l:E1.ught lip in the spirit of adventure, with ' the exuberant
ffe:e]ing off'the ': wirmd 01'[: tho ffaCDe rode past the turnoff (more
liltel'y' he ev.eiD pas-it i:l:he jun·etion) ..
So ff"o:mM.ng ' oui · own blocikade (4 whee]c1rive not trv.'Ck)
we wai t~cl' foT tl!JJe " foreward seout· to returm." 1 minute, 2
minutes, ; 5)-:ITrIir.i.U1J·c,s, 10 minu.tes-, final]~ 20 minutes later 'h€
s~reamed to a halt in a 2 wheel sideways: dusit enshrouCTed " " "
drift ...
The. trip down, to Wombnt Pin<l!h was uneventfull, with the
tra(l:k showing signs of lack of maintainen(i!~ ... J!'rom Wombat
Piil!l1cm thoe trip leader began to show the lack of memory reea:Ll
8'0 far as: the top limestone outcro.p· was. CC'onccerned .. (weI] it;
has: beoTIl. 8 Yiea:rrs sdjnce his lasit visi -t) • . ,:eter- stopping anct
che~·kin:g out thrre:e pO'ssibili ties: ne . eventu:o.:DIy 10caitec1 the
out~rop only to be overruled by" the maj'ori ty. They want~d iD go down to the a-reek for lunarb. ~
Tradittonal]y o:tme gets used to sandwiches arrda cool
drink 0l;11 these types of sojournes~f ' b1iirfr liI'Ot some ' off the
members 9: they woulc1. put ' a eorS10n .... bleav. (i!ook', to shame with
ithe.iir"bush .... barbie ~', 9fT 11 BonDS ~ onrions, eggs, pineapple rings,
sausuge-s and tomatoes were the steel plate treatm,ent 0 Eith
baked brinanas-... to, ~ fol~oW'"wa~ed 0·0VITl with sen1,line billy tea.
For' some tho:tt · pun; paicl to any G:o:ving ' acti viti 1: they ' had'
s:een' the limestOlIDe? dined' magnifi;~el1Iiitly-, heard the U'su:a:;t
storieS' about the wond.roQuS' eaves, that were to be found',
th-ey: ooulld die happy,.,
Undauruted~ a . few members managed to activate themselves,'
and mOVie off to the lower limestoThe outcrop with some holes
bei:ng entered.. Nothing very! excd tine., At the prospect of·'
bigGer things to come we mad'e our way u p to the higher outcrop
wli1Lcph angemOle~ a marked' improvement· in enthus-iasm, partic
ularly at the 9ight. of the sink hole., So began the He-Fesa
ann Popjjn game t; "haTes-a a hloJ!.8' pop jjn arid- have a c1:ekko n.
Thus: itop' limestone regioru jjs more impress~:;ii.ve tharr the
10w8:tr· one due to larger oute~op~? s:Lrrlt holes? numecTous cavae
ancl: a good example· of stream cave c!:evelopement •. The creek :in
one parit has ~utmthrough the limestone resu:liilinJg- in a series
of through caves <1!ontajjning some seven entranees ina row.
The largest caVie provide cT a fitting end to L. W. C • with members 15
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expressing their desire to for a leisurely weekend activity.
The group returned to Jenolan by retracing the mornings
route.,
As it was dark the BansheR Fire Trail providedJ some briEff
en~'Ouniters, not: the outer spacce kind, although some may ha~
gOrlie into orb~t if thoY1 hacT hit the roos and wombats.
Eventually we mad'e' the Riche.rd' S' Re~sir. Ron'e :foF Retire,d
Sprag$' where . the gra~ious ljacty. of tho house 9 Mrs Riehard,
the ever congenial' hostess: provic.eC' lighrt refrSlshments.,
How she put- up with our .lot we will never know.
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RESULTS OF THE 1979 PHOTO COMPETITION.
SEC'rION A Formatioll)Js ••• o ••••• C Miller.
SECTION B Chamhers •••••••••• oB Skinn ...
SECTION C A~tion •••• 0 •• 0_ " ....... I Bogg ..
SECTION D Entrane_ea ............. T Matthews.
SECTION E Hume:rwus ••••• 0 • 0 ••• R Sanderson ..
SECTION F Colour Print
Formations' ••••••• 0 • C Olsen.
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REVIEW
POWELL'S PRUDENTgPOIGNNT, PIlli.CEPTUn 2 PENETRATING? PERSUASIVE,
PERA1VIBULATING, PE:N1YlAN8HIP PROWESS PROVES PARTICULf-JiLY
PROSPEROUS.
He has dOl1le it again:
"Who?"
Gre.g- Powell."
"Done whstlt?
Wfiiit~en' another article in Austral:iian Outdoo,r ..
"Which Ol1l1e?"
VolUl!lle 58., N05 • . July 1978 ...
tlWhats' ':a riitterr aboUlit C:J1S tim:o?1I
G h 0 s:rtl:s •
IVWadda 1ya moal1l\ GHOSTS: nut t~ scares MeV!
"Ghos1:t- roads- of the Blue Mts."
"Ood . over . erd" 0' ghos--u- road.s on da Mountains"
"Grag has~
. nWooQJen, bloody s ·, 'pris.e; me~"
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TMs is the se~ond installment ilil! the rev:iiew series of
Gr - gl S·· literary: tale:nri!:s ( it i s costing me a fortune to keep
~p with him, so mach for the free reviewer's copy.)
SCENARIO:
Imagil1D8 a dark', stormy·~night with the wind howling
anlli the rain beating down. on the tin rQof. Greg is sitt
ing doW!!!. by the flicker:bng <candlelight, the f.ire has. ; just
gone out, with his Mar<ce.l Bic-----
"Wic1 his what?"
"Marcel! Bic.,"
"Wats dat? " .,
"His Bic biro from1 Wo·olies. "-:------
Some strange, unexplained', motive force begins to guide
his , MaruelB:j:La OVBr the writing pad .• Words begin to flow
from hisbic,faster and fasterand faster, an unintelig..:.
ible scrawl that only Greg can' deeipher ••• ~ •••• ·
"Gees, i tl:.' s s~ary· ain t tit. 71
STORY:
A bush ramble- can become; intriguing- when yrou have" somctli
ing to 'soarch for.' · and follow •••••••
"Must be tWQ; bloody ho;llD or a bii.t-o'""-skiirit. n
Som~thing that brings. baek to life, the drama and
foresight off.' our pioneers ••••••••••
"Gatta. b-e good o1JOJ Bund.'y,-.19 (rum t oo the uninitiated)
Nat· far back beyond living memaryt ••••••••
liMe; ~ran"ial ceoni:l6nrt' s not that b5lioady goo'd. II
IIBe quiet: ann liston."
ItAwright .,'1
ThO' .j:ourney took year& offrustratiol'll and' hardship with
-the rrreu. ttiLiiling :iin' harSh <oondi tio.ns •••••••••
"Wait" eas been cav:i:ilIDg to as e? II '
"Yes .}'
Ex.:perimsnrtt·iing and: iniprowimg tllDE} roael piorTeere<ii manw
years be:f[ore" aceross: th€ rugged ranges ••••••••
"Now ee'$ a bloody po.et Ii .' ••••••
With th-e asaenrt · and desc ent eausing the greatest cone-ern ••
"Di:d: they havw jumars in d Eim; days; or did they have
1 ad'c'f.eFS:""
"No.:" For tho&e people who hav::,e the t:fume~ , a fas€inaiting 8:xper:i&
em.a:e: awajjts- the curious £lcc<oo-rding to· Gxeg •••• -• •••
"Sound's- like me ale school tenaher~' ••••••• ]7
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With Grumbling remnants of the ~g'One roadls: off yesteryear,
Roads that starrd ... , ..... ..
"Oos:, ever erOJ on- bloodBjr' roadls stand'ing9 ee;s, not a full qu:iid~ . It
IIJus>it; be quie.it e,nd listen" .. 0 ••• ••••
Road:s that s'tand as mute monumen:&s ito, th1e people who sought
to make our transport more bearable. Foll,owing the ef:forts
of BlaxTa:md:':. ,OJ ••• o, .....
"Heyr thats where :r Ii_Vie It., •• ••••• <>'
Wentwortl'r and Lawsen-' in l81) ......... ., ....
"Wadda ya know~ iff it wasn't: fer these guys. we wouldn't
ge_t - t-a Glie:fl:dew wood we: ,. II
"Thats right .0" Grre.g has prresentodJ a well doeumented but brie,f historieaJ!.
artica],! wi ith, <let,ails of how tofindl the remrmnts and other
interesting f _eatures=: .• u ••• , ••
"]!; couldnJ't :flind' hdis- way out of era rni.r.rolr' maz:e at: tble
Easte..:rr Shaw' .. "
1t1B£':lt up' andi lia1J:-Qnt:"
lIa:w8: YJOUl heard: 0:[ LaWSDl'll' 5 ~DIT'g , AIJley Road, or B%3rgho:fLfart:s
Ro ad' 0 r ' CO~ 9: $ Ro ad., . ' •••••••• '
II Er-d odr iim;.,"
Olr' Majiar Lo ~keyT;1>.E"t s.,., ... , ... .,
"Nfa,jior who Z" "MaJor Lo~keyer.n
"Me.j:o~ ' mac}! ito tb:d.l11lt e ' go td!ougb. for <iris:."
"ffiilt: lliP! n
Gr-eg has; gi 'Wew v.:±v,jid' accounts a'£" these roads with his _
artielo, being sU1lplemerIJitedl with pictures and maps ....... ...
"Ebt e db e:sn-,f't- d:Vaw-_(Cave maps " •••• 0 ' •• ~
"Look: iff' ;y70Ul earmot liste:n~ go arndL read'_ tbJe artiele y-oUlL"'
sel!:f[': 11
"Awrig:&it" (Eon' t~ gGlt snakey - say,'/! , would; e, rite surnrpin far
0aliteTIl
"I d'Dl1l.l'-tr. honesrtly- bow - as:k-, o-1JGg.,~I
"Sa.yr did: E aV7~nr finer htLa ii:l-vo 1:JlOb:, OIr da hi t-9' .... s1tirl?";
"F.-----y ~e-ll ~ :E tI!b go ling home: .. n
Thia"masrlierpieae"of prosewas WJrltten by Tal[! Iif-ogg and! the
edi to:rr a.ccept$ :nx:J respon:sjibil:iity ...
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I C-A VING' AT VfEE J"'ASPER This poem vms written· under thoinspir.~tio!l' . 0:( 0aving at
WCB J:asp'0]7 by Shar,on Ki~G ~, .. ,
Getting trogged' up the ~teps1orr -rises;
put on my. heJJme.t ,? . adjust; the siz,Gs.
Myr ov€:nall:s and bk3.1t must jf'it· just right"
0hecllt my battoli'yri' itcst my light.,
A deep dark' holE) is all that!3 elear,
:If must des(wncr :!into the dark am drear~ Knu:c~];es an'Cf. knees are bruised and l::)'atrtiered',
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but to get to the bottom is nIl that matters.d.
The bottom, is: reached, a res-t ii.s taken~,
siitting in thle mud fc o,ling slight]y shaken.
The damp and eold begin to 0reep in,
and: before to lomg I'm soaked to the skin.
Instead of fee'liing miserable beeause of the ., ]: jf:'e'ol ir-ealJiy great bO<l: El.use on <l:atin1£j Itm SG't~
Siteam is· nis:iimg , from: mY' we·t o'Vo:rml]s,
The're,t:s; mud on, IIlY' face fr.-om the squee-zes and! <l:raw]s~;
In' OrDe eavern. bats arG' :fD.yfug around"
.t-lDe, smell i6~. foul f.z:-oI:11 guano on the grotmdl.
In another ah~-r TID water' has: been,
the ' air is''',stu:ff'fy' rising dust is seen.,
Th1e fformat±ons are beautiful the 'ti t;es, amI:. 'mites,
a.olumns and,: flowstol1'Iles beautifUl sig:b:ts ..
A. heliati "t.G) is seen thr-ough a ti~ gap,
the formation is' pure there "5' heen no mishap ...
When: ][ seQ a :rrormati:on that's muddy or bmoken,
I th'inik of the pe'ople who 'we taken a to~en.,
A wish:[u~ jt:hJ.ou"@,"h~ that theyrfd: never heen tubCl:he~" ,
but e,ur.iosi ty 0'£ :[o 8:1ing is much to much.
I sit on a rock the a ir is crool and elear~ ,
at peuce wiyh jthe world no war frown hera.
Rslax:e:d: and calm T let my mti..nd drift, '
thwough happy' thoughts' my h ,eart d'oe:.s lift.
I wish l' eoul'd s-t-ayr here forever my fricn:dJ~
esaape', :from' reality till li·:f[e aoe's and. 1L9
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HIDDEN: TRIBE OF' 0,AVE· DWELLERS FOUNl}
A tribe of. primjiitiive caVE;, dwe.'lIe·rs has heen found :in the
Philippine' jungles.;" , living' i :n the- crater of an extin~t;
vol~anD.o It :iis not knowrn i ii': tbJo' t.rihe has ever bBen in
conttaet wi'th other people.
The crater :iJ.S: located in the Palawan, PrroV7ince,; a remote
area. surroundecT. by CXeep ravines and gorges and only access
ihlie byr heli~optel!'.
!he t ,r:iib:e whi:ch, :Ds: callec1~ Taotbaito or stone p-eop]e p' live
In cavea ~lustered:. at dilfferent levels on' tl1:e' walls o.f the
crate.r.o
The tribe grows; rooi7 crops> in the vnlley- floor more
than 300im.o helow' the crater, for food ..
The onlY' <a.lothos. WOlffi by those poople were: loin c-loths
made off pounded b'ark·.
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]MP0'SS::rnbE FOR THE: UNGRA,]EF'81L ~
WE HAVE DONE SO MUCF£ FOR SO LONG' VII']}F SO LITTJi.iE WE
ARE; NOW QUIATI]FJrnIl T:0 DO ANYrTHINffi WITH[ NOTHmN'Go, ... 0 • 0 •
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<CA ViE DIVERS
Rec'onit-Jly. tn thr Drom~ area in Fran:~e ' a group of' eave'
diiv,ers made. a d±.we of 1, 680 metres whillLe 'eXp]oring a
e.aViU system in thiis area.. Th1lis cliVie was n world recora
ail.; the t:iime. ,
VIe hav:e 8.1so had a V7eryr ]long cliwe completed r(H!~enitly-
herO' ill' AustralIa .. Thts dive took' place in V/estern Australia
in C.ockleb±ddyr .<cave on thE:' Nullabor Pla±n", The final dlis.tan:ce
b :ejj'ng ab-out 2000, ,met:rres'9 Gongratulations.,
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VI EVl&n, IN A RECENT DREMn A smalJL numb'c~ of R .. M..,S ... C .. memb-eFs doing ladder and helay
plmct~~e out of a I , metre deep drainage eul vert, on the side
of the road' in flat 9 openl 8ountryr.
Annon ..
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TRIP LEfJ)BR REQUffiEMENTS.
The Ad Hoc corrnni ttee' hnsInade ; tliEi:fcillowingrecomendations
for the upgrading of, 'ftrip Leo.der Requiremei1:t-s ', " thesereeome
ndations' wore acceptecl at the O'~tober Gen'cral'Meeting for
circulation in accordance with rules coccrning constit
utional changcs.
Tho ' following changes were voted on and aeeepted at the
November Meeting, (1979)
Change to 4a., An Annual General Meeting shall be called by , the Secretary
sometime in the. first three months, of &achl YAar.- kit the
A.G.J.Vlo, tho' following Of:fieers, shall be ele<I:ted by secrGt
ballot of PUll ~mbers.
P],6>sident
S e'~re-t ary
Treasurer
to be nominated' from full members of the club.
Equi,pment Of:fIi~ er
~W0) (2) Committee Members
Safety; O:n:ffi<I:er
to be' rromilnate'd from' jtFDe; trip leaders, of the <I:luh.
change;sito Trip Lead'eJ? ,Requ'iremenrts.,
A Trip L'o8:cl'dr shall be a Full Member who has: fullfilled
the fa:11ow:iing requd:I'emenrts: to; the continu'ing satisfactiOln ,
of tho, <e'orruni ttee.,
7' (0;)" Rxpcrie,n:e,e in e.ai1les and parts thero'of ITQ,"t; open. to
touriis-;tts, ' eomprisiing a , miniimum itot.al Qlf not le'ss than two '
hundr.-eo; (200,) e-avding hou:trS',t;o. he ace-umu]uF&d; over a period'
of not less than twO) (2) years.
(:Il)~ Ff[e: or She ,mus;ti: show to the eonrtinuljjng' satiLs,faetion
of the Commi tt:ee, that, they have the neeessary attributes
o:li a eomp e tanir, Trip Leader. Namely;:-
(h) ~ That 111£. or She' i-s e.ompetent in the knowledge and
use of the following:-
(a) Knots asspeci'fied for full membership.,
(b) Be-laying- 1) Knowledge , of rope charact-eristies ~ .
construction and usage eo
11) Sele'ction of ancho;r points •.
Ill) T'ee.1md.:quBs.
(c,) Ladders- 1) Sele<etion of anchor pOil'1rks ..
1]). Maintainan<1:e .. ,
(:ii). Trip Leaders wishing to ' obtain Single Rope Te<ehnir
q~'G: Trip Lead'er status, must: PJ!dwe to- the <l:ontinudmg
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sati:s-fa«ting of ifiine Comnriittee that He or She is eompetent :itn
tho usc.' of S:Lngle Rope TeclrrJJi,ques and that they are monverm
ant wi tfIt the-, k.,S .,F'., Saffe"ity' Rules for Abseili;ng~ also' that
theyr are (wnwersan~ wi th ~'ontern&s odr the ])'()'oJt Single ro'pe;
T'e<l!hmri:iqu-es bY' N~ lVIoniigomcFyT.,
'ji)., App']:b~aitjjons. to the ComrrtIiittee for Trip Leader
sitatus:1 havtng ree-ieved' approv2.l sha}J.L b ,e put, be:fi"oCI:'"e a General..
rJI'e:eit.ing :Eat final ac~eptan<eG by tho ~.lub.,
Change Sj ito 40:..,
Adcr:- .The pumpa·e off th,eS8, moo.tings is to. :/Iormul2.t;e reeomen
daitiLol1DS: to 'bJ3 tabilLed at the following G"eneral :Meoting for
«onsideration by' th'o cluh.,
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00NQUlffiS'll' 0F THE KOKADA TRATIi~
Sometime ago' (};reg Powell and a group of e:ight :from the
Koitara HEdght:s area ne a r N'eweasitJJO returned from a gruelling
t .:rrek along Papua New Gud:n,ca I' 50 :i:!nfamou.s, Koltadn ']!'rail,. They
sEtd' vil]ages were spre.ad out like b,eads on' a str:iing along: .
the· itraiil.o Sevc:ral had' airstrips but mosit eouJLd only he
rea~h'€cT on' flbo;t _ The traii1L is; s]:ilpperyr ancL more often than
not .. d'ofiarrttJJy s-teep. At everyr vjjl]age they were offc-red' frti
it and i:fI: a ~amera was produeod a gaggle 0,:[ children vvou~a;
qu;ciia.klyr gather in f~o:mt; off' the lens·e.,· About twdb days; walk
:from Part MOTe:s.byc aml hnlLf' a daY'S walk froIm the nearest
viill!age the.:yr «::ame a<l!:ross a settlement o,f about 100 .
peopl!,e" as theY' were leav:iin.ga]:i!' older rrremb:er of t:h.e settl.o
me:mrlt. left thleml speochCLess as he e1'i ved' inti a hut, and reappe:
areili with an instamatie ~amera w:iith whieh he took, their
photograph." Tl'w beys still don't know :iii' 11:0 had ffi1C'{' film' in
it or not."
+ + + + + + + + ++ + + + + + + + + + I ho'pe' that the readers of thi$ eeli t.:i!on 0·£ Oolite no.'We;
enjoYJ8:d' the ~meitimeg in:[ormatjrwe 9 somet:iimes. humorous: nrti<i-
los; ~ontai:rlleal wi thin., I SB:Ld in. n p~ows eCEi torial that
j[ hoped to pr:iinrt Ool!it'.emore regularlY' but un:fr:ortun'~t;elyr
Murphryr's Bnw has pro''\{IC'1,il'erl, :fi"irst the 01(1 Gestetner" then itbe
twewr:iite:rr then a shortage 0&' stensils followed. by a lack o!I
enthusdjasm b.yr tl'lle ed:iilo17" 1 but' at last the sun is shining arret
the' word:si ~:low:iing •
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()OLITE Journal of the" Blue Nountains Speleological Club.
Post Office Box 37~
;lI:~JBj~O_OX_~ .. _Jir .S_":'fj_~~_ 2712.
VOLU}m 11 ~ Nos. 2 &.3 .
CONTENTS I
C0I1HENT ~ Putting things into perspective
JUJ'TE ~ 1 981 •
Page.
· . 23 -BATU CAVES~ Awesome Halaysian Caves . . .•••• • 24
Blasting threatens caves. . • • • • . 25
An addendum ..••• . • • 25
. CAROL IS CONF INEI'IE~NT
ANNUAL C11..I."'1 RALLY . •
KUl3 LA KARl';. • • 0 •
SPROGvl011DS. . . .
GllliG t S GENlJIKE GU [DE GEIUUNATES •
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WEDD ING 13:ELLS . •
SPROGvlORDS No. 1
A COVl OF A DAY. . • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 WBv{ VENuE for CLUB IvIEET INGS •
UNDERGROUND EXPLOnERS • • • 0
COP THIS LOT ..• .•.
TRIP REPORTS~
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vi ell ingt 0:;'1. •
Jenolan . Cliefden.
Canomodin8 . Bungoniao Jenolan. l'lyambene •. Narrengullen. Cliefden. Walli.
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COMMEN1 - PUTTING ·THINGS INTO PERSPECT I V E
A drought or energy c ] 'isis undoubtably means hard times for all and in this context o r LITE has been no different. You may v[ell ask what has J'jhis .'!ot to do with OOLITE ?
To PUT THINGS INTC PK:;'.SPECTIVE let us consider these aspects for . a moment
1 ~ J2.rQ£Eill mr:a:1S a aolonged lsigk of something.
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Putting t~.l.oC1e three e :.euents togGthor 9 they simply nean that by ' ) , using your i ni ividua l p m'fers t .. cmergy to wake a naterial ...
contribut i .Oll9 OOLITE ";" iI1 n ot o e effected by a prolonged shortage (drought), thus avoid. ng an u ns t able period (crisis). Bearing .in mind that OOLITE is Y,.Y(.JR Journa l, YOli'R contribution can t .ake a number of f or8S and i :J. pa.rt icula r. .
* Subni tt ing 3..
publication, ask.
ncopy", original or otherwise for Hxcluding the leviTd and crude - if in doubt .
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AWESOME V~LAYSIAN CAVES
One hundy ed ~ears ago ,t he Ba tu Caves 400 MILLION YE~S 11 ko frcp Kua la liUnpUJ, 9 were in a thick IN THE Ml-iKING. for9st ,t~p.glo where w ~,:ld e l e phants 9 tigers and b ear? r oan ed free~x .
The only hULlans the re I'Te r e a band of jungle pe ople kno"t-m a s Bes is i.
Today, t he 400 nillioL year-old cav e s a r e,'.a panorama of multicolourec b eaut y visit ed annua lly by thousa nds of t ourists and tens of thou E:u n ds of Hindu ·lev ot ee s . On a day fixed a strol ogically usually i1e tween l a t e ~r ~muary a nd early F ebruary, Hindus c e l ebra te Tha ipusEc - the day on which the Hindu g od, Lord Murugan, received froD his n othe r a n inv incible s pear or v e l with which he ov e rthrew the f orc8s of evil.
Chanting lI Vel, Vel, Ve-;;ri Vol" ( ti The spear, the s pear, t he invincible s p8ar"), Hindu dev otees su rge up the 272 st e ps t o the caves t o pa g e h onage t , J L o rd Murue~),n in Co specia lly built t enple. Hundreds of Hindus in ~ st a t e of spiritua l e cst a cy wa lk up the
-"steps ca r r ying wood en a rche s with the ir lips, tongues , cheeks and b odies p:'e rced with sil v e r spear - like skewers.
India has long banned t h e c a rrying the s e wooden a rche s and the piercing of the b ody . Hal a y s i a is on e of tho f evl pl a ces in the world wh8re Hindus stil l pra ctise it.
The roa d f r on Kual a LWlpur to the Ba tu Cav e s is q fla t highway and the ':-'tro-inspiring cave s suddenly a ppea r fron n owh8re. Wooden sh6p- h ou t..3 s selling t ou rist s ouvenirs and c ol ourful Ma l aysian b a tik cl J ch a re at the f oot of the steps t o the cav es. Loca l superstition has it tha t once y ou t a k e the first st e p the re should b e no turning bGck until the top or ill~luck will follow y ou f or the r e st of YOHr life .
Geologica l ly, the caven a r e f a scina ting. F ossils of a nir::ta ls prove them t o b r,:; a b out 400 f'1 i llion y ears old . About 200 Dillion y ears later nnhlre in "'lest Ma l aysia underlrJ"ent a pe riod of Dounta in building 9 cha nging line Dud int 0 r ock and cry st a lline n a rble . When the Elarb Jn wa s u plift er: t o f or n rJounta ins, it b egan t o b e e r oded by r a imvc':; e r a nd s treac s - Ividening Clnd enla r g ing the cra cke s int 0
openings ch a t t oda y a r e the c av es .
Beautiful fornations de c or a t e the caves in the sha pe of multicoloured i3t a l a ctit e s and s t a lagnit e s . Tw'o na j or ca v e s c onfront the visitor a t the top of the 272 s t ep cllill - tho Temple Cave and the Dark Cav e .
~GDple Cave is wide open with the s un s treaming i n t o the a r 8a where Lord Murugan's tenple i s l ocated . , This i s whe r e a ll the action t kes pla ce on Thaipusan Day when dev ot ues, each ca rrying a C0 0nnut 9 brea k it before the ima g e of the Hindu god so t hat tpewater' rllns out synb'.)lis ing libat i on.
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Ba tu Caveso Vis i t ors g r ope the ir wa y froD on e c ol ourful wa ll t o _an.othe r _ a s the sunlight casts a oagic s pell through niches. All the Da r k Cav e s are n ot open t o the vis it or s . The f a r inte rior is clos ed b e ca u se it i s the sce n e of inten s e r e sea rch. He r e ' is a n even richer cave vlith fl owers a n d plant s tha t h 8.v O b een grovm without hav i n g b een oxpos e d t o daylight. .
Ma l a y s i an Airline s fl :os b e tween Sydne y and Kua la Lunpur. This na tional fla g line i s ren own f or its service .
Sun Herals - 1980 unda t e d.
BLASTING THREATENS CAT ES. 1\1. G. PillEd
KUALA LUNPUR 9 Monday _. The Ba tu Ca v e s - the outcrop of liIJ.est one c a v e s on the ou tskirt r:-; of Kua l a Lunpur which a tt ract s Nor e tha n a oillion v i s it or s a nnu[ .l ly - i s in da nge r of b e i ng clos ed down .
Qua rrying f or lioe st or:.o s us ed f or nuking c eJ.:l.ent has caus ed r ockf a lls and h a s n ow thrc::lt en e d the saf oty of the cave s 9 a s p okos oan f or tho Touris t Dev e l c.;>Dent Cor por a tion s a i d t oday.
The r e i s 8.1 so a Hindu ,:;cDpl e i n t h e cav es ' which a ttra cts a s o any as a Dillion peopl e ea ~ly i n J a nuary for the annu a l Tha i pu sao f e stival of penance .
Fear s of daoag e to the caves by quarrYL~g f or lioest ones hav e b een e x pr essed s ince t h e 1950 's but l i t tle hoed has been pa i d t o theo . Thore are t h r ee quarri. l~ s in t h e area - on e Gove r nnent owned -a nd t hey use enou gh dynani te a n d g e li.gnite to b r ing dOvTll 3,000 tonne s of I llJest one daily.
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The Ba tu Cav es we r e fi .:'st ex pl or ed by H . C. Sye r s in April 1879 and r eport ed t o t he Ro.J a l As i a tic Soc i e t y by Do D. Da ly in 1879.
Two cav ern s ' a r e open t u the public 0 Th e snalle r, which include s a vault e d chaob e r \vith a l a r ge c ollapsed r OOD a t on e end, has b een dedica t ed a s the Hindu Sri l'1aniar.l t eQ.pl e (~..eDple Ca v e ) sinc e t he . l a st c entury. Ii ouch lr~rge r a nd l onge r Da r k Cav e par a lle l s a nd extends b eyon d the TeOl)l e Cav e . Theses two cha nnels a nd bra nche s of the on e ca v e r n cenpJex t hat open s at a height :.J'6f 45 met r e above the s u rrounding plain.
Cedric Dov e r in 192 9 i(~(.:;nt ified t h e separ a t e cha nne ls a nd p r e pa r e d the nap 1vh ose sys t GO of l ett e ring h a s 'b een r e t a ine d (re f e r nap) 0
Ce dric Dov e r a n d Jl'Iarcic Heynes-Wood f auna ob se rvations a nd collections we r o t he o es t ext e n s ive u p untill 1959.
The caverns c onta in an Gxt en s ive invert ebra t e p opulation which in 1967 included 151 i c entified s pec i es of 94 f anilies.
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The f ol J.owing description of the caves corre spond with Dover's nooenc}[. ~ure .
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A shore Junlight entryvm~T opens int o a l a rge pe rforat ed chanber (ChiP....J)e ~ A) froo l'fhich Cavern A ext enc'ls ab out 120 netres t o ' another :~x; rforatod ch j.c1ney (ChirJn oy B). Be cause of light seepage at e ithor end Cave rn L i s in tvlilight. Since guan o Dining ha s reoov ed guano a nd phospha t e inpr egna t od sc,ils froD the fl oor to depths of 6 - 9 not r os, the original fl oor c ontours are now : dist ortod throu gh out the l ongths of Ca v e rns A, B and C. Digging in Chim.ney A exposed a Sl:lall r ·"oD, the entrance t o which had bo e n blocked by nud a nd onyx , a nd is knovTn as "The PitH.
The nain channel (Cave rn B) c ontinues n orth froD Chi.TJney B f or 150 Betres b e fore entering tho Great Ro en. This c orri dor, 15 netres wide a nd a s Duch as 30 netres high 9 n a rrows t o a bout 5 oetres in dianetor a t the Onyx Casca do, thereby crea ting a shaft thro~gh which ai:·~ fl ows r ap i dly, usually in the Great Roon.
) FroD tho Great Roon which covors Dore than 2 a cre s (0.8 h ectares ) six chan~10 1s r ad i ate. St eep incline s d r op down int o Caverns D, F, and G, vrh ich ext en d b eneath C: a nd E which n a y b e pa rts of the saoe channe l buried when a rock c ollapse crea t ed the Great RooB . 'f:\.. l a rgo pc~ rforat ed chin.nJ~y a t the end of tho ROOD pernit s sunlight t o onter . Cavern E ext ends b oneath tho chioney and is often fl ooded TtT ith water c ollecting fr on drip ~vater pouring over f or natic::Js , flmvs dowr. a stoep f alls, i..Ylt o ~1 p it 15 Dotres deep fr on wh j:Jh a sna ll channel (Ca v e rn H) oxtends to Cave rn C a nd opens at the b ase of a l argo black flOl>mt on o f a lls (Black Cas c ade)? VIator fr on C3.v orn C onc e fl owe d dm-Tn this channed int 0
Efron w}:-,j.ch 8. s i phon t hat i s nOl>J blocked, ca rriod it furthe r.
Cav() rn Co the: Bain chann e l c ontinuing in a northerly directiorr· fr ohl the Gr eat ROOD i~) tho DOSt Dassive corridor with 15 - 30 Detre c r } i ngs a nd wid~ning t o Dor e than 30 oetres in p l a ces .
It is of :L.'J.to r es t to see that the I\1al ays i a n Naturo S ociety sponsor o'. an offort t c have the li..Dost on e oassif c ontaining the
) Ba tu Cav3s cODplex set aside as 8. nat i onal I1cnuJJcmt t o preserve the cav8 -ns f r on destr tlction by qua rrie s (NcCluro 1961 )
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E., 1967 ~ Fauna Mal,qys~a.
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CLROL'S CON'E n rBNENT.
Our first genuine B.rL S .C. spele o is s oon t o oDo r ge fr on the union of Brian and Carol Skinn 9 who we r o the first B .rl[. S . C. s ing l e s t o walk c101'Tn the a isle.
Congrat u -i_a tions Carol, , Bria n 9 you're nut tin but a D.O.M.
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Cdr Rally Carol rlIiller.
The Club's Annual Car Ra~ly held on the 19th. and 20th. rt.'lY? 1979 'was a 1iveokenG!_ of social enj oyment.
Saturday morning a:r-rived with great excitement , everyone turning up on time, give or take t hour. For those who i-reren' t members of the club they vTere quickly introduced so that every one became a cquainted
'«-Tith each other. A, quick ru..i.'1 dovm on the daIs and do'nts of the rally 1im ; ~ given by ~(1ed l"Ia tthe \'iS. lIhen everyone ' vTaS fully filled in '\dth :'_nstru,ction sheets, questions and maps, all entrants lined up 1'lith full cOIJf i d(::lnc e in their navig~J.torf3 and drivers and for some entrants even passengers. AND THE RA,LJX GO SIGN \'IAS GI:Tn;\l.T tll '-' I ro" .JO'f - tl- f ·vJ:!iJ.'J oo o oo.cooe .. \J OJ.. \Vas lIe cry .
All 12 cars s tarting together 1ivith all '12 cars eventually finishing. It was an uneventful t r iIJ up apart from missing clues and control points and sometiJ'.18s IT:j_ssing cars 9 and worst of all, a 2 minute lunch break for some v'..rticipant s.
All arri'ved safely at Sarrington House our destination which is situated north of Dtlng c>g . T:le "House:T is an out of th,3 'V-Tay place with a ID.El,gnificent atID ~)sphore of relaxation and en joyment. Once everyone arrived , r OOHl ::-3 1i1ere allocatecl~ and luggage was moved in. Tea was E;e rvod n ot Ion:! :::'.±'ter uhich 1'laS d s lightful in all respe cts and a fte r tea, Darrel, the l'Jl-:UlCtger a t .B2,rringt on House, ShOl;18d us some slicies ad the pro:" erty upon w-hich the house vTaS situatod and clips fr c;!'1 th .:; movie 11 J'/1..,-0111 and also , onr f avourit e cartoons ~ Whilst aJ 1 this was g05,x:.C; on~ the; or ganisorerorcrs of the rally marked (~) all questio:.'l. r,;hoots 0.11c1 a rrived at a docision on tho 1st. 1 2nd. and 3rd. plc:',co gottors y z.mc: a l so our a nmlul i!mintie!; award wi:r ~:'cOr3 .
Before the aVJ2rd i3 Fere n::;tel0 9 31ic~C3 ':JOTG shoun on the actu.::l answers i:; :) tl;. 'J clues 0 1'. the r a lly. ~Che :C158\~,lts proved to bo v·cry oicitil'l[~ in t '\'\fO rospoct; s9 j us t 15 point::? sel')o.r a tod first from, third and 2 Oll.t (;f the 3 pl ").co g0ttors ,'Tero club TJ,(.:l!lb:3rs . In 1 st. placo 'IoJafJ Terry J'e ppor and j30rnac1ott r.:: },IcN2J:lOn, 2nc~. "JaS Grar.!.nrn CUIDI:t ings :md Chris Olson and ill. 3rc1. place 1i"or 0 Karl. BilGer o.nd Eleri r10r;an-ThoTJ.lEls. 1"'.',E;t but not l east ttL) n i nt i c~ mv",~'lrd 'wir.l.ners ,·lith n inrJ 40 po int::) iwre Kirsty St c:'lVart 2nd 8rnig HOIU."1ingh,j.Bl.
T'lvo raffl·]s N,'? r c hulcl, ono a r ofund of a coollodat i on, won by nell r.IJ:atthGl'lS cmd the other, a nagnuL1 of wine, l 'lOn by Pn.ul SD..:'1r1ut? which was donnted bo Ethel r.1illor.
Sunday r:J.orning Da rrel took the croup for a rido i n the hOUSQ bus to the rain f orest 'V-ThiJ.e tho 4wd O\·mers ventured in the ir 01'."11
vohicles. Arriving back at the: house a nd after an early lunch, vTG hoadod for homo. For s ome pe opl e h or:lG was 8. l one; T,1ay off. Some got hone -~hat night ane others tho noxt c.lay d.uo to unfore seen circumstances such a s brcakdmms and f Ol~getfulnes3 .
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OR 9 A V ~~ 3 ION IN A DREAIVI. A FR\GHENT.
-\Ilritt d il '?1798. Published 1816
In Xanadu did Kub: _8. Khan it stately pleasur~ -dome decree~ Vmere Alph 9 the s ;,cred river, ran Through caverns fJ.c' asureless to nan
Down to 8. sunle i,s sea. So t,·rice five ~:l.ilE s of fert ile ground \\], ith walls and tovers 1\TOre girdled round~ And there were ga::dens bri ght with sinuous rills 9 iJlliere blossomed m::. .ny an incense-bearing tree; And here 1i\Tore fore sts ancient as the hills, Enfoldin{,; sunny Sj, ots of greenery.
But oh ~ that dee ~; rOillo:mtic chasm. \>J'hich slanted Down the green hi=l athwart a cedarn cover A savage place ! [ S holy ancl enchanted As e! er beneath a ,,;ranine; moon was haunt ed By woman wailing j ar her demon-lover ~ And fran this cha i:: ::J. 9 vJith ceasless tUrTloil seething, As if this earth j n fast thick pants were broathing 9
A. nighty fount e in rJor::lontly Iva s forcGd ~ Anid whose svIift t:llf-intGrr:1ittod hurst Hugo fragments '18.1;; 1 ted like rebounding h 8. i19 Or chaffy grain b enoath the thresher's flail~ lllid'mid these da ncing rocks at once and ever It flung up mooontly the sacre rl river. Five miles rJ.oander ing with a I.:J.azy Dation Through viood and c..::tle the sacred river ran, Then reachGd the C .1'1orn8 Deasurless to JYlan 9
And sank in turlUlt to .& lifoless OC08ll~ And' nid this tur:m] t KublL'o heard fr01-;1 far Ancestral voicos I ~oph8sying vIal' ~
The shadow of tli J daDe of plo ':1.suro Floated r:lidway C" l tho wc..~.ves; vlliere '\iITaS heard ~he ninglod 1.108.sure Fran the f ountai:l and th e; caves.
It was a niracl e of rare device, A SUllilY pleasure-dnne vIi th cavos of ice
A d&~sol with a dulciDor In a vision onco I 3aw~ It vlaS an Abyssi lian J'mid, And . on her dulci'Jor sho playod, Singine; of f~ount Abora. Could I rovive 1i'l ithin 0.0
Her synphony and song 9
To such a deop (1 Jlight 'twoulc1 win no, That with [lUsie l Old Rna. long, I vTO'uld build that done in air, That sunny dor' 0 ~ '~h()se eaVGS of ico And a ll . 'who heard .3hould SGO thon there, And all should cry , Bow~re ~ Beware ~ His flashing oyes 9 his floatine hQir \veave a circle r ould hiEl thrice 9
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Editors Note~ This was provided by -an indigent B.M.S.C.
. . . . . l O ininitable Greg Powoll 3eds a touch of CLASS and
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who believeR that CUI/TURE ~
Fozzie.
I have accepted a cOmDiission from your Editor to provide "SPROGW03.DS" for OOLI'I'S on a regular ba~is (hopefully each :j-ssue), to improv e your knowl E" i ge on the many aspects of speleology.
"SPE I)GWORDS" may l . ~ easy 9
ll SPROGWORDS Ii L ~Ly be hard 9
liS] :OG\.'JORDS" IS FOR CAVERS ~
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Fozzie is a pseudonym ~ o hide my real identity. I am known to many members of B or/[ .s • C. 9 r 1ving caved "I'li th them on numerous occassions. Obviously, I am known ,; 0 Ian (your Editor) who ha s assured me that my true identity will tot be revealed.
Hope you enjoy doing 'i PROG~IORDS" as much as I enjoyed creating them.
Edit ors c omment ~ SPROG is a colloquiali 3m for speleos and cavers used by the redoubtable George Knc: 9 Superintendent at Abercrombie Caves.
GREG'S GENUINE GUIDE GERMINATES.
Greg PO~TGll of Outdoo~: :3 Ii terar:y fame 9 c ontribut or to OOLITE (when the Editor twist j his a rm), member of B.M.G.0' g occasional C8VP. paY' '~y member - iE his own fault that he likes Newcastlo
HAS )ONE IT AGAIN~
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Look for an in-depth, )enetrRting , critique in the next issue
ij WEDD ING BE LIS •
Karl Bilger + Kathy Re: '.datz = Mr. & r~rs. Karl Bilger
Congratulc ; i ons and bost wishes f or your future.
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Place where cave roof dips under water Partially submerged form of stalactites Crystalline material in cave pool Travertine related stone Campfire -a-long Survey devrce---Physical training (abbrev.) An opening Format ions Permi t Gradient Network Controlled descent Union of mites and tites Dung accumulation Cave party director Exclamation of wonder Form of trip report Steep sided karst form Arcuate river curves Fixed object for belay Trogloxene Number (abbrev.) Earth mantling I imestone bedrock
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Cave type with subzero temp Uppermost part Shallow closed depression (Aust.) Compass type
Cave type with growing speleothems Compass point Point where spring surfaces Shallow cavities - top of stalagmites
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A cow OF f~ DAY. Harriet? a two year o: .d heifer, wo.s the centre of a tt cnt ion and a rescue operation on the Mayberry property, near Hole Creek, of her owner, l\1r. John L\ :..san .
IT ALL BEGAN AEOUT NOC N ON I10:i\Jl)AY. H.ARB.IET WAS QU IETLY GRAZING
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IVIt Logan 1 s 1-life, IlilariE' 9 was out mustering cattle and heard Harriet t s distressed n ~os. Withir ours Harriet became the best known heifer in the al ea.
The Logans went to tt~ Deloraine Police for help and they contacted the State En :rgency Service. They suggest e d the coordinat or of the Nort lern Cav e rneering Club (rJlr . Roger Orr)
But by the time a rose W oporation could be mounted it was dark.
At first light C"~''''''- -..--.....--.------------·-----1 !10peration Helping Hefty. (Ht- An'LON(':: PL' LJNGE Harriet
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way. Caverneerlng) .' U ,I..J , Club mombers slipped a sling) IN TO FAME 1 under Harriet and with tho aid of a " . j skidder winch? owned by Mr. Norm -...--- . .-..-------------.--~------- Kelly? of Mayberry tried to haul her ou·. But the sling slipped and Harriet plunged back to the bo tom of tho hole. At the socond attempt she was pulled to the surf . . co with the only injury 8. broken horn.
She did not seem t oo h <c "PPY about her ordeal, dospite all the attention. "The 1-mgrat , ful beast kicked me cn the hand," rVIr. Logan said.
Harriet is not the on Y COTtJ the Logans have lost dOWn a hole.
During the past years, they have lost 12 animals, but this time they're making sure tLey don't lose a ny more - they're going to fence off the problem paddock.
f!.dvocate. :,.,rednesday. May 10. J978.
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Members please note, ~ ::1at all :'c'UTURE FrEETINGS, both . monthly and committee, will nOvl b o .101d <In a p e rmanent basis at
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UNOERCROUNO EXPLOR':RS.
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itlere ba ndi, oots i n h obnail b oots 1'fG progres on our b e ll ies VJe grope a- Gund dm·m undergr ound In h aunts ' a r k and snelly And in a q-: oer way with dange r p l a y 1001e work Ii .3 hunan bor eres And every rack will hold a pack Of Unde r g r un~ expl orers When on t 0 1. l'le r e -calk i.YJ.g shop Of claustr ~-: ph obic cubbies And all th,? w-hil e with g riny snile s We pass thl:~ blooofie l d stub b i e s.
I ts a ll a -, ,Jko t o the caving b l oke Theres n o [,~se in h is l evis FroD s lidi: ~; dovm SODe j agg!Jd slope I n sono in:;- ~ rnal cre1Zice
• .: Arns a n d l ( ';S ripped to shreds
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A battered ',lGI I1e t on thG h ead Coopletes i Le cavors l abe l The y t oss ~l ClG pot and talk a l ot
I And there tho b est of buddies . As all expJ or e a few Dore y a r ds
On beer and bloonfield stubbies
An odour clings of ba ts a nd things That flutte r' in the lan p glow We wander aimless down below All ankle c3 JOp in guano Around the f ires the shaoeless liars Show off al l their abrasions But dusty t''lrcats those darling blokes Will n ever -risk while caving They keep j~ clea r with d raughts of boer They know i ~~on years of study The caving ) l oke he ca n i t go broke On beer a n a bl ooDfield stubb i es .
Whose car is sporting '~ he latest in bumper stickers?
Keep your eyes open.
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"/ELLINGTON.
3rd. June , 1978
Aim: General Exploration.
I\1embers Present ~ 1. Bogg , T.L. and 6 vis itors.
As no other club meml:3rs we re present (a t Cliefden) the chance was taken to use the permi t to unde r t ake introductory caving to other interested mo~mtain folk. The consent of the authorities in allowing us to us e ou.r pe :rmit W8. S v ery much appreciated!
The Water Cave pr ovided the i dea l cave f or the int roduction with two l a dders being used , particularly a s s a fety mea sures, as the cave wa s ext r emely gl~easy mling t o t h e pre ceeding weeks ofraino
This cav e in a series of t h r oe drops , eventually r eaches the two small l akes/pools ?, l'Thich ~ve ra bel mT the l evel 'vhen I was 'there some 15 months earlier .
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The two p ools hadsubst antia,l po ol deposits indicat ing tho lack of wat er movement and/or r el at ivo stab ilit y. Vhat doc or ation there was y wa s activo9 cl ean and ll~tnct~ No f oul a ir was pres ent.
Some hours we re spont in t r ogging the a rea during which time I was able to point out and a nSWG r many questions on spel eology , mineralogy, reg iona l h i s t ory, f auna et c . i,. most enj oyable day, oven though it r a inod the 1,vhole day.
It would be "Torthl'fhiL~ for the club t o make a visit t o Wellington in the future . The Bono Cave and SGri;c;s i s definat oly off limits.
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JENOLAlif .
Februa r y, 19'1 9
Aim: Expl or at i cn i n "1l iburd ' s Lake Cave - J58
Members Prosent z L. J aker , G. P,:rwoll, T. lJIatthews, Go Cummings, T . . :Bllis , A1 ~\kKGndry , C. HeY"Tood, N, Hope , R. Sander s 1;J::l , J3i . Good1iTin, and E . King .
ON Sunday, 19th Febr lJ.a r y , throo sepa r a t e gr oups of menb ers in 8,tt endance a t the 12t h . Annua l Gono r a l IJIee t ing , v entured under ground under the l ead,Jr shi p of
Gr eg POI-mIl. Lionel BakGr. Ted Ha tthovlS 0
Groups woro s el ected by t hoso Loaders a nd visits t o J58 we r e spaced s o tha t at a ll t~os permit r equirGmont s would be me t .
Memb ers ventured int o the cav e s a 3 f a r a s the Fra cture Chamb e r to phot ograph the profusion of Ar ag oni to Helictit es. Wat er l evel in the cave was g ene r ally 1 0"1'1.
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CLIEPDEN " ~ ....... - ,--
Dato~ 31st. March - 1st. April , !979
r AiIJ.~ Unspec ified.
Monbors Present ~ L. Baker, T. L., P. ; '1mr1U~, C. IV~illc r ~ B. Ski11.n, r K. Bilger, E. Good'l,r,~:1 9T" I'Ir~ttcH3, H & K Oza nnc . "
On arriving a t the hut 'Ilvith Paul, we :: (lund Carol and Brian h a d arrived. Erica, Jack a nd Kn.rl arrived- lat er that night 8,nf the rost arriving noxt d2.Y .
Ar oud 9 .00am, Ka rl d e parted with the : :J,rv<JY party t o cGntinuo the TaplovJ survey, 'while the r est ~va it (j d ~, '~'r t he others t 0 arr~Lve . With a l a t e st 8.rt w :; ''lndo our T'lay unck-:ogr ,,)UD.g at 11 . 450.[;1 i n s oarch of tho Laurol Room ~'lJ:_ich '\Iras 8ucc ,::,; s s f l11y found.
On pa ssing through t he) 1'lh in Chanb '~ r vI, n ot e d C. C. O.G.S . 's 'lr-T rtshing equipmcnt f or use in t h e Lml rGll Eoom- Surounding f or nations I'Tore found to bo v a nda liscd, in tho f orn 0: :::::1ud bl ob s a nd on o h a d n a r:lOS all ovor it. This did 'nt go d O'\tvl1 t o vT{~·.l.
'I It 's a p ity pccpl c1 r'l_o t l- '_ngs like th is ~ 11
After h ewing bc:011. in t h c re fo r a uhil( the pa rty mov ed out. Carol Brian 3::ld mysolf t c; ok Harie Oz c:mno t e ho curfac c vlith Te d cmd othors 0011.t inuing on int 0 the ca v e . lL ' ;;o r tV-TO hours t () rea ch tho surface , l-lith Ha rie, iTO hea d e d b ack t , finG Tc) d ~,-nd t ho (;thors near tho Holictito Wa ll. At this };o in-' PD,UJ [md I c ontinued t o tho f 8..r end t u inspect tho J eVio l Roun ;xtOl'.siun. On d o ing this we mado our way t o tho surfa co 9 c enin[ ou t a t 6. OOPf:lo
Returning to tho hut '~10 found everyone had <.:trrivod thor o OK. It r ained overnight and the next da y ~T!1S 2 ••• 0 , •• , it p' od clO\vn Dats on Cogs. iNO d ecidod to hoad f or h r 10 .
Somo departed oa rly ,Jthers a n early J." .nch, tho OzanneG b ogged d own, Tod l ost his key s .......... Paul a n d I l eft tho~, and headed f or hono pushing Ken's cc::..r out on the '\lay .
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CJ·IE:B'DEN.
5th. - 6th . Hay, 1979
Ain~ Taplo~v su:"'Vey.
Members Present ~ K. Dilger , T .Lo ~ E . . -oodvdn, J oe l Charloy and L. Cla rk.
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Friday l~ ight . We a rrive d at tho h < u se ~r ()und n i dnight a ft e r tvdce "1 overhoat ing the eng111.c; in tho r a i n Ime . t o ny c :msternat i ,Jn. Lt tho houso wo discovere d o.b cut 12 po c' pJ fr c"-'l 0.80S. in rosic1cmce and 110ro C0l'2ing l a tor . S o b o ing 2. lit t _8 po.r.pl oxeci , we ducided to sleop in tho v an .
Saturday. All alvoko e ~:,rly, broakf::t;3t ,-:::::r 9 'Ie headGc: dOvm t () Taplow, having t o walk fr on tho Silo . .ucl~:i:Ly i ,t 'I-raG' nt raining at this tin::::. After c a rrying Erica <'md Li ,:1 ~:lcr oss the rive r H e reached the cave. Lis". , wh o hn.d n et SO:"l thi) inside of <.:', cavo 11as boconing a Ii ttlo une8.sy. This f oo ling incroas od r a pidly Ivl)(m descondi,ng the short clinb fr c;n the s u -::8.ce , she d isc ov c r orJ, tho
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hole in the floor. T i s obstacle is cnly underst ood. by :geo'n F of stature - legs longe than 168cms ( i)'-6!i)
Upon r eaching the ot: er side 9 furthE,r c onst e rnat i op oc (;u:,r :c~ when i t was f ound tht we then int ended go ing down 0 At las t- 1'/,)
got .a ~oint where I ' anted t o survey on f r om o Wh en this "'i'To .r-k , :'as ~"-' done some 3 hours la er, ~ve went off f or a l ook a r o-c.nd fincUng severa} good squeese and a certain hole in the IvalJ_ wh i ch i s murder on li b oobs noS ille h ours l a ter ',.;re returned to the surf8013 which by this time I sa "'ivas somewhat a:nn oyed a t being ce:C.,L'd. "cheekyil - she split he r e jeans on the way in.
Taking a democratic an arduous walk back shifts and en j oy e d b ,
Sunday ill orn ing and a~ b ed as i t was we t an, re orgarj_sed we heade ' as Erica can testify
ot e , we campe d. :1t the Silo that night after Organising ~uhG van , tea was c ook e d i n. tv!O a ll.
other great demJcrat i c d ecisinn - stay in "'i'lindy . L2,t er ,'i i th breakf ast over, ths van for heme . Pa cking was n ot witbout incident She found a fi ,)l d mouse in her gO Cl dy bag ~
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CLIEFDEH,
Date : 2nd. - 3 ~ i. June, 1979
Aim : Phot ogra ' ,J.y .
Members Present: L. 3aker9 T.L., T o r·1atth e'ris, Po Sinfield~ C. Sinfield, K. Oz a nne and family.
Satu-rd2;y morning vdt:r no sign of the Ozanne s 9 we got thG k eys for the I'TO okcmd and h eadc :l for Murde r, J ust befor e l eaving the cars to walk to tho cave ', 1.e Ozannes turnod up. A qui ck tr i p t 0 :~he Blue St a l and Ted se', u p his 0112 to phot 0 same 0 (rV1agnifice ~· ·~ . phot ographs, Ed.) Th( r est explore d s ide passa ges once fin :'_.3.l.1ed h e r e .
We thel1moved off t o che Left Hand B:each to the n e"VIT Crystal I'w orn where more photograpl :; "rere t aken . Work nm.v c omplet ed 1ie Inac~e our
. way out h aving bee n 'l lderground f or 7t h ours.
On Sunday a trip iIlt ( Yarra wigga f or more photogr aps nea r t:1e sump area . Ken had t :: Jub l e with the fj,rst squeese so h e stayed on the surface 0 The res ': spent 3+ h ours unde r g r ound a nd on returning to the hut we cleano( · up and headGd 1.:'or home .
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Date ~ 16th. = ' 3th . June 9 19790
Aim: Familia r : :'Jation and pLot 0gr aphyo
Members Present: B . ~~ :inn 9 ToLo ? C o F ille r, 1J. BakGr ~ lie S2na.ors on T o l ' .ltthel'ls9 To E.1L:"s, J? Charl oy? ~'3]o G-OOQ1,Tin, Go J )"VJel1 9 P. rkKelll ~ ry 9 j(. OzannG and :;:8,milY e
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The trip was 9 in our pros.:mt fuel crisis ~ shoer over indulgence ~ but the ever calling conforts of home lured us to stay <.',t the Cliofden HOn:tGstead f ur the woekend instoa d of the c oe l or 0]J3n 2.irs of a Ca nnmodine Camp,;ite.
Not so early Sa turday morning "l'le hoaded off for Canonod ino 0 r Arriving a t the cavos just a fter tvwlvo a ft or obtaining k eys fr c)r.:l 1 Andre Baltins 9 vlG trcggod up and started h olo popping for t h e dQY. The first lasted 15 IJinutes, tho sec ond 9 h\- hours a nd the: third .! 2 hours 0 Not one of t hem r evoalod any r eal beauty as we 211 knm,y can be found, but the' third did provide SOElO thrills f or some, especia lly "Greggy" whose life nust h avo flashed b a f era h i s eyos whist boing in a rather clos ed-in tight horiz ontal h ol o f or a whilo. Hot evory one ventured i.ut o tho bmvels of the cave 9 Ll1. fact only Robert and Ian~f ound tho SUf:lP whilo somo found thens olve s noar the ont r anc o 9 n et far fr oD the l adder we erected a t tho entranca.
SUIill!lat i on for the day - an area 1,'lith a bright futuro c ontre d around nany p ossiblo d igs.
Saturday night back c.t tho Honostea d aftor t oa ~ Cra ckor Night was colebra tod around a J'lrgo h ot :')pon fire in tho b a ck yard to the enjoymont of 8.11, aft-.::r vJhich Tod and Paul a rrived t o find nany in bod trying t o keep 0 1;,'i:; tho usual winter Cliofdon chills.
Sunday norning after ':;a l king with Andro 9 "\ITO again drc"'e to the caves t o do Diprotec1 (.'n and Hain C2-ves , t vlO h ours being spc:mt in b oth. The Arncha ir Squee se in Diprot 0, i s Co beauty, th oSG \·:h o have been thore Ciln b 3 ny test iBGnt. Kcm coul d I nt fi.t Sf) renained outside vlhilst the r es t e ither photogr aph e d or ex pl or ed tho rost of t hG ca VG t o again l~ he Ar::lcha ir being a f orcidab l 0 ob ~3tacle en tho way out . Nain Cavo 's rlfl. in chambe r offored the? pos s ibly the best forrlati on a t Can0!.l.od in~ 8.nd i.c"l i.ts own 'irays \ms spoctacular but after a sh ort tin2 its L"Ylport a ncc wa s l ost SD out we a ll wont up to tho ca rs a nd b0~k t o Cliofdon.
Mondg,y, afte r a l ate; stnrt, Hurde r was ont e re d.~ in tl-J e: groups . Ted l eading tho Newc D.3 tle subsidia ry t o the se;wers and bey ond a nd mys elf and J a ck l ead i n g eur Dob t o tho Blue St nl .<:tn n buy ond, then a fter 3. short t jJ1G spont expl oring we hoac.1Gcl out ux it ing aftor two h ours undc r g r cund .
Bnck at tho hut we pack od UP9 c l oaned tho hut a nd went our separato wa ys.
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BUNGONIA.
Dat e~ 21st. - 22ndo Jul y , 1979.
Aim~ FaniliariGaticn \'l ith l a dde r od c aving.
Me!"J.lbers Presont ~ K. Bi l go r, T . L0 9 J. Cha rloy, Jool Cha rley , C. Ols en , .E 0 Horgan·- ~lh uLl.cv3 ~ K. Ozanno 9 •
G. CU:.'"JI.:lings CLl1.d T 0 rJ[ ~:t thGvl8 .
Saturday~ Wo ho a ded f '")r B16 a nd B5 0 n ot ing a l ot of a ct ivity. On arriving a t B16 VIC f Qi~,nd it occupied so li-ro dos c enclod B50, 8. sonewhat harder p itch. K Ol"l de cided thflt discroation V.ns th o b ott or part of v a l our. Erica was h [mloc1 out a n d Tod \ 'T2.S h.aulod u p tho last 10 Botres. On reo-ching the t ep h o 1'las h2.,nded tho rock a r ound which the belay had b oon anchorod o We then r otirod t o B7 - B14
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and f ound tha t sor:lG (, f our l !:lddo rs cmet r opos only just roa ohed tho bot ton . Elori ho;: alittlG trouble reaching tho l add e r 2 netres off the fl oor but f:u ally got cut.
~cl'lY. ' Th ose vlh o v,TG: e g3lJ.C on ough desconried int 0 B13 and' dsit cc1 the B[{~ Ch2.nbor p thGJ l addo r e d (lut - n ot as bad as vlCJ exp( ' (~t od" It was interest ing t , n ote po oples ror~ct i c;n t o the:; differen c e to our 01 .1 ladders a nd ' he 1!BonwickH ladders.
In all n. g ood weekond.
Sone practice a t difi"oront b olay systCI1S soems n ocos8ary . S:' ;:1U
stich plato 1vas used extonsively a n d was v o ry sir.'lple 8_nd casy t o sct up a nd U80.
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JENOLj.N .
8th. - 9t ':1 . ~30pt c;nbo r? 1979
Explor a t: :m of the caV03 in tho H orth'.)rn IliTJost ;)no •
I. } ")gg, ToI,.? T. rk,tthmvs, 'T. Ellis, R ~ ~rH"c()rS en , K a Bilger? G. Cl1T.lnings? B a ,s Jcinn, L. J Jmr, C. Ol:](m, ]C Oz nnno 8.nCL J a Oharloy .
S8.turdi:J_Y:.9 vlith all Dc lbcrs o.rr iving at tho Guides Offico ar clund that ,:h our proscri,bed 'Jy t h o Lr)aclor , tir'to 'Ims spont in the officir: l f ornalit i os ~ obtaining keys, :md gonerCtlly being s CJcin,b le.
LeA-vin{!,' tho Guides t c prepgro for tho Dultituc10 (T ourii) Iv~ l oft f or r·1al .'~1,oth It'lat. Or arriving 2 t tho Fl'3.t we pitchc'(-J. caLli ' , had a l a te breaky, ancl tl )ggc-c1 up.
Yours ~~ rulY9 ever 'wiJ _ing t n clel egC'tto (S C: 1C say hI.: clic1 l nt " 1 0 TfT)
s e c ondcc: "The Ra tl! ( ~,~:'~harJ.) t ,) lo~c'l tho g r cup t ,; F cz 9 J49 . !lith s one (l iff icul ty thG~ )ventu2.11y f uun cl J59 9 J5 9? 9 S orry ~ J 4 S ~ tha nks vory rlUch. The trnops woro just stirring t he Ole TIl f or his 18.yb~ck Qttitude.
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SDlRll chanbor g t thG ,J C,ttOI'l c ont Clins SO,~18 very cTdin!.'..ry spolo othon. A l Qc1d cr "vas riggod f ) r tho 10 ::1ot r o :LJitch using 8, jug hc:mdlo Gn tho l.::: ft wall as thc) cnchor 9 l!{hich W'1.S a bit hairy f or SOTIO" Unfortunatoly, tho n2"._n and obvi r;us r cut e G.mmwar;'1s l Cl sks pronis :i '1.g but f or the unnogot i a.b l c b cul,::or choke.
Fron F ez ? "<vG tr8.vurso . ,~~r(,lmcl the h ill t o\ll~':.r(J.s H::·"r:1.'~lOth Cav e) t o finel Cc.(.,::, tor,:; t -C8.VC J<:; • By +'ho t l:::lO tho hee.vios h8,d a rrivo d 9 tho
' thinnio3 (r'1ts) had f:::~ Ot clown tho eldJ:l: D-v)~ () liko b .. 0 •• y rabbits. Acc ordi ng t o Jack? Co ,t ,) r ot h[w ?_ll in~t i ::.l p::!. &0:'.::.. ',.p 8 0 :CclC 1 0 nct 2',-;d . 2J1d them opon:::; , .U P9 g( lornlly l0vol, 'I'llth S,)iJO n::: 85 '. ' lloJ) .lO l. 'Uv~.L'- , U ..L on
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t th rl :t ill thor o . At this _;JG j_nt tho r os 'c of tho ga 0 wes ,on nn~e -group cmght up vith lS .
We thor: hoa~lod u p t c .~,4-1 t o c ent inue expl cr~'tt i en in tho Ur ;;c r Levola Tho thro~ r~n, ir :PD..s:so.gos l e!v ling off tho Hf\_in Chn.nbeT 'Iwro pushed \Tith s ono thrr. ') h (:urs boing spont in this socticll vTtth no now lcc rl s 0 However, ( 1.r overall know18~,ge has boen greatly inprovc:t as a r osult
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CAving to the pang s of hung~r; wo h eade d Donts. Sin plo l1nazing wha t nn.torialiso s c101ights~ As wo wore to find out I F:l,t or, should be BANnED.
bnck for ligr~tref .'oshin the way of g or L)t b2ke cl bon,n o::.ting mvers
In tho afternoon we f anilip_risod sonu nonbors with tho tOI; )graphy botlVGon !vIalJ.L10th PInt and. tho Aladd.in :-lr on , as ... TO hoall oc1 t o lards tho Rho Holo J20 ;
Rho , Holo for ,+'"'10 broue;ht back !.1onories of oy first wild cav ) trip "that I had ovor boon into~ Littlo difficulty 1'1aS onc ounter ;d in finding our way clown thrQugh tho r ock pilo which 1<: 8.S r c _ative dry ~ S ono detailod oxpl or~t Lm W:~S oEtl'riod out a s rlost of ;he party had not boon into J20 boforC!. Thore wns n o doubt the: ; the group found tho J'fulborry Tunnol with it t s black flowEt ono ~nd ivhito orosts very interosting -. s OI'lowhat difforent wtich i J a stark contrast to tho yellovT and vrhlte fornations at tho G td of the tunnol. SOLlO nonbors found difficulty lil ith tho cli..ljb 11 )
out of tho Nulborry Tunnol with rlrmy r outos baing takon s )00 requ.iring o onsidornble olinbing skill. Thoro is no d oubt t 19,t
beoauso of its oxposod llosition, Rho shoulcl be high ':m the gating priority.
t?lmqf;:Y;~ With s onG nonbors suffering fr oD tho provious nigh cs . t'ostl.vities, the grr1ui) nnn:1.[;od t o get thoir aot t ogetho!l br 9,30 an and bado tJ::1.eir way to tho Fronehr1nn! s ,qroa, 11i ith nniy a goherai idoa wherb J174 WFlB f s ane tina was s l1.-mt in 1 0cnt1ng tho ClVO ; Our offorts were nacle n littlo unplo (1.;'-3.J.nt due "'t l! a. droo,df'l L stonch fr on a pa rt i a l1y docor1rosecl wn..ll a by :l.t the bas (; or ;he outcrop near tho cavG. phew!
Tho entrahco to SI)idc] r Cave is tucke cl Cl.way under boulrlors l!ld is offe ctivoly scrooned by fl ''Jr a. A low c:' ry s ,'")lutLJn tunnol I Jadi:i to a small drop whe r o \.1110 is groetod by t ho g~lt O . Boyon(~ the sato a £:I01'ios or snoll drops l oadEi int o the ERin Cha."1bo r, whioh e ,)ntn ina SODO spolo othons, b ·::Jn (-) dopos its, I1nir:r::. l scra tch oakes on t l.O far · wall and a dry stron.D bed. 00!lsidorable tine was spent qxploJ:ting in and around this chanbor vrhich evont,ially discloEiod Din ~o big f the way on~ Apart fr on n osing int o the; Dig wo d i d n c't pre 10e d nny fur1>hor in this d irect i on ( :EJt~lics y r:"u know) 1.1. t . th C? b p,ck of tho Main dhanbor a ha ir r a ising clin'b on t ho l\:)ft lOC1.ds "Lv int ) tho Jail 'which is a g ood v hntat:;o po int t () ov e rlook tho M:: ,in Cl mbor.
Leaving Spider, sighing tho book 'In t ho way out, wo loado( baok to C:lnp for a loisurely lunche on nnd rlo pa rturo fr oD ~ .c.
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Upon checking out of tho [tr oo. , "tve r a n int c sono fla ck a t t 18
Guidos Offico ~ Appa~ohtiy 8 ')]"10 . t ouris t s h 2d r opcrtod :ro op] ,; , ", . cavL'1g illegally and n ot ndvisin(=; tho Guic18 s of our int bht . OUr intent Has r ocdr docl in tho b,)ok lJri tho S8.tur'daY :'lorning ar; l duly .[ expanded urn n on our departuro. ApP2,r cm.tly the o..uth oritios at J. C. tha t day h ad ::loro thml n f a ir sha r o of tr:)ub l o\>Jith tho g e 18ral public. The OE1.tt8 r was r e s oived anicab ly, thus VlO wore RbJ) t o '[ depart on a g ood n ot e
Post scri~. All Tri'p ' ~aders a r e strongly Rc1vis ed t o ensure tha t t he ir aiDs nro clearly noted in tho b ook on a rrival <:~.nc, stick t o thor: f or tho durat i on of tho trip. CIGarly sU~':nriso y our work/fine:] mgs/ activities prior -G O your do parture . Th is is part of tho pc :nit conditions anyway.
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WYANBENE.
29th. _. ·Oth. SoptOl~~bor, 1979.
Ain~ GcmoralxI'lcr~~t i on of g ro ,.'t .
l. Monl?or . Prosont ~ L. Baker, T.L., J. Cl'larloy, E . Goodwill 9
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Jack, ~ ica n.nd nyso .f a rrivo(l nb "ut 1 .00an t o find tho C F',:.1})
dosert .d. Paul San.nu· turned up 2.b out 4. 008-D and a t b r oakfG.st P,::ml a 1:::l. J ohn c ano i : ' on f (!ot, unab l e t o start t ho ir ca r cv-G tho creok i.le r e they C ::1.0 'or: the night.
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3 a rrivn l of ~ :i n ancl Grnh!lI1 at 11. OOan , wo f oll owo d the .1. tho l oft t r) trcg the I n r go b luff. Paul Scu:mut s t Ew ing nt -:; f ound nne'!. 0 : tered l'ft· .6, No . 4. The nrOll is c ov e red i n C: U,6f,S.
Wo c on i.nuocl up t o t ~. c teip of tho ridge whoro wo overlookor tho Bon det ·: ~"ll V.':llloy c:mc1 ovor t o the ocoan a t Horuyn . Tho ViOH i s werth '1. 110 clinb. vlo oc a ted N'Js . :3 & 7.
Arrivi;,!, back a t c aD wo f ound that qu it e a f Olv nero c[U.1IK.: rs had ar: 'ivec1 . Aftor d YlYlcr i·1JO h Ot':.'I.-(lc:d ir-t c) tho I1nin c a v e vrhoro vlO
spont ·t h ours in tho ol d t ,mrist socti ·')n .
On SWlf!:::t,y, those who st rlyec1, D.2.cl 0 thoir way b e-tOk int o oclin, 'whore; at the I nclc.or llitch 0 foune: two l ncldo r s down a lready . :18 VW \,oJ'() r o descent' ing a party ()i H .C .G. turned up , Tlaki...Ylg f')ur l addors d own t J'.J lJitch. With s t oady progross wo nade our vmy through tho cav~ ''l : .·I:;h a fow O~Jan ! a nd gr0.ans in the wntor pctSS8.go . VIo firs t wont i Lto tho Gun Eo. 1'0 1 who r e: a fm.T bods woro cmcountorod clil·::tb i r:r, around high, r up, "iv i th t h i s Yi0 pr occ 0 c1e:d t o the t C; lJ of C IJ . t h ]" d' . 1 " t ' ~ ~ ~ G3.SS8.J'3 . ~. l 2. c ou : , ,0 OI l L'E". lnG l [)l s HO '-;'[teLO our WEty (JUG OI
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vlith a "\\fasb_ ancl a clt :In UP9 ki.Ll ,Qncl Gr<.1l12t.Il :~nd8 tl"lo i r 1tlil",!:/ i.) [-lC J\- tc~ Sydney Tho rost of 1 s :-1~J10 our \·j9.Y h r):"lO Vic'l C C'. ~:)taiJ.1s F lat l cokin~ ov e r n i ne to. lings .
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20th. -2 st . Oct o~ o r, 1979 .
I'1eubcrr· Pr,)SEmt: :8. 3kinn, Tol, 0 9 c. Skinn? Ko Bilgor 9 L 0 BakGr 1
J 0 Jh::'orlE)Y, T o rlF.ltthcvs 9 T. Bllis ::md Go CU;-JIlings
Ag3. in rsing tho .B . rL ~ .C . bus (I\::s.rJ,'s "i'Thite f l ::t::>h ) f er carryine; nos t; ol,r;:::ryth ing 9 ['.Del it being l)ackocl u ) by tho triple c'J.rbh;cl 180B of TCil1Y '3 i "i'fO nade gC.h 1 t i nc in re ,':!-ching the G:Kd EopcOaravnn Pa r k by 12. j) on the Fridr i n i ght . ':t~
Most m :3Zing c 0ns i cloJ inc tho l ong drive 9 l C'.to niCht D.ncl lit tlo sloo:;! \',) wore Uj.J oar~· 1, he_d breakfa st ::'..nd 2.ctually s l oshin,7 u p tll n n i Jl ;s :in th() b oai :) by 8;.OOr~"" . 45 tJ.inutes lat~r int o V~8F cane :::, t00.P linostor ) hill ccnn b luff wi th the TIC·St intr: .'11'" ;:
sync Ii;, , ond a t the' 1 \,3U ·was the l ovmr entrance t ,::. tho 0<.1 ',/
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As the day was hot \"0 unloaded tho gear fr~)n. the bof':cs a nd rested awhil e in tho l ar(Sis h, c ool cntr~nco . vTe then trogged up 2n d nade ,)ur way slmtlly u p t bo steep hill on our way to flnd the other entrru1ce. The n split U1) - find ontrn,nc8\1 tochnique ~'1as OD1)l cyecl to locate the tCI]? c'ntrnncos 8.n(~ t o s eno clegroo of e fficiency I nust say.
It was a typi.cal cave entrance with th'J typic Cll dirt t o Dud slope l eading down int o tho first chanber. It lms hero thn.t 'wo J:~.e t cur first and only prC'b J_Oli. ~ n r t beinc o..b l e t o soo . It v,ff},8 such a fantastic clay outsi(o that our oyes ha rl all but clGsod u p to uin in i so tho g lQro ~'J.1.d th<::m 1t1H1J'iI, t ct n l darkness. But pre~s on wo did fcll C'liing the crook a l one;, find ing qu ito ,J. f evl yabb i os of varying size, till ~' SIl::::.ll 3 I10tre cliLlb l ooned int ~ , viovl. Not to be daunted I f ound c; way ar cuncl it on s i ght 9 which I at t c::Jptecl. Grahan andt .Ka rl h8jd clinbod up and over to greot De ::It the other side and .find ne stuc1'.: . S o they pUllc;c1 and pulled till they fina lly c;ot ne tbrou,c;h. As tho ~)thers wore a litt l e way b <ick wo directed theu int 0 t !1Cholo. -,ve.tahin!; the~.l 118.S ny r cw'C1.r c1 .
In this cavern the r 00f lia s truc ly ? s st~!.ted ~l,r ound 50 netres high, with tho C'lvorn itself of l a reo pro~jcrtions. The noxt chanber, a fter a nu(~ slide y,J;1.S 2.1s o quit o hugo , iV ith nany lYltS in attendal1co. Tryinc n :;t to disturb thoD to nuch I'm IJl cdded on till we finally h ad gone Q,S f a r Cl. S we c ould :'<.ft e r fih8.11y fincl:i-ng tho torninal sunp. Our rhotoc;r o.:,h exports y Ted and TcnY9 Slxmt the noxt heur t ak ing ph ~~ tos - f our I think. Retr.'l.cinr; our stolJS l eaving Ted and Ton y t o the c ar1or;,?s 9 c:nce a c;;:1..in 'He exited am1 nade f or the b oats and f (' oeL
We had alnost ro c;wheJ the r e l nt ive safety of tho next little c ov e up the l ake when over the c1istf!.nt h c'riz on l ",oDed the hlO
T's with their car.lOrus, shaking fists, waving ote. li. l)po.r e:!J.tly a ll they could say \'1:),s nI h ope they f or got t o take the f l):Jd ll
- but they found that we h 8.c1 fl oggorl ev e: rything . 'I.To r e turned t o :;Jiek then up leaving Karl tlJ find a sh81tere d 1 grassy bank. vlh<.-:m we got back 0. lot of skinnydippinC vIas in J)rcc r oss 9 which pr0Dptly ceasod as we arrive C.
After a peacful line:oring lunch 9 we trog{l;e d up '~Ln('l cnte y(;:l the l Ovlor ontrc.nce. Ho f oll ovwd tho strea::l up o.s f a r a s i'TO could Co 9
then turne(l back. Like tho ether erF~ of the c;J,ve 9 it f olloVlGc1. the stroar-1 a ll the v:ty with i-;::'"ssaces of 2. f",ir size 9 8.1thcU0h n ut as large as t he otho r e;11I': .
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Back at tho boat s we pr~ cked up, :1e cirled t o t ~1.ke a scenic to loisurely r eute 1)o'c1:: . Tho sconory is Good , plenty of 'vr ild life y
c aIn vl 'lter, sun Gut in illl tt s g l DrY9 you c'cl1,:l the b o~t ... o.c1ds up t o 3. geod tine . no f e,yo vlO h n.m1GCl th,) b oats o n-ck in L ir tho niGht wo did a boat troe cf the lin est one ej)p os it ·::; tho Car nvnn Pa rk, of which t ho r o is plenty :-mel w ,~,nclored if •..•.........
Sunda y breke sunny ~:.nd h ot 0neo nor e s o y,lC awoke; o:trly 9 packed up and left a ll ac;ree i ng tha t ''1. nos t en j oyab l o , cl ifforcmt type of trip vIas had by 8.11.
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IVIenbors Present ~ L 0 Baker 9 1; .. &. J . CULlI]inc s, K. Bilger ~ }). Laws on, K. I\1clCondry 9 G . CUf1.LlinGs 9 Ozanne fanily? P, . . ..... . T., R . ~ & D. Ellis.
F or the photo:e;raIlhic ,i e-10 tho wookenc1 conr1enced in Murde r C::we 9
whilo k:.m and I .. lox vi 3 it e c~ tho. upper soct i on only. Karl a nd Grahan ~:3urveying in T" ~ :J.')l cl1:1 (soo Tftpl ovl RO }i:rt.) Durinc; tho a ftorno on s O:.:e 3 hClurs vlOr r . spent in Cliefc10n Hain ':Jy nost of tho party .
On Sunc1,::w the I1Ctj ori t ;'T drovG clO\-vn t ;J t he Bclubula Rive r only to ro Ctlis e tho.t wo had b ',on g ivon t G key t o tho Up:J.!or Yarrowit-;nh entrance; r atho r th-::m . ~ ho l ovw r C:J.vo cntrF:tnco. I n. ck pr ~'Vic1orl transpc:'~t ba ck t o the far::-:ilio-J.s e t l) oxch],rt{!;o tho k ey Rn,"!. s r: final.ly int 0 Yar-r mvigah .
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Data : 17th. - 1 3th. Novenbo r, 1979
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f ftn i l i ,"l.risa t i on 2,n\l inve st i gat i on.
J. Chnrley~ T .L., E. Go och-rin, L. B8.ker~ Skinn, and G. CunninGs .
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After (l n on s t r'Lrt on~he Friday (; vcmin[; , v:ro l oft Nt. Tonah nt 6.30an Satur<,"Lo..y, .arri :·oc1 a t , the canpsitc a r ound 9.30,:J.D, troggecl up and was undorground ' b ~; 11 ah . 2-} b Clurs 'l<'ms spent in ':JA12 (Pi~mo ) Qnd -:1- h '~!Ur i nWL 14 (B ·'n o ). Lfter lunch vTe crossed tho creek ilnd visitod the Oolito Sy , t OLl f or 3 h ours. 'do h Qd a coc~l l ook nt the Oolito Stove:J.Jipo c l ir:'j , but did 'nt £,0 ::>ny furthor them tho bott on of the ,-::hilJ.l'loy. \Ie 8x ;_tC \~ via I1L5 t o the clolight c: f tho flios o.t 6po. Ha\.l a ploasnnt G,;{11 8.n~l. f.:) ll int G lJod n..b out 9 . - ,
Sunda y '\'10 tr og;3:ocl tho ~vostern si(1e of the':mtcrop a nd f ound t ags 25 9 26 9 27,28,34 9 4 d , cmc1 53. Sj)ont ::J,br;'ut ron o h (mr undergr,~uncl al t oge t ilor t oday 9 the " back t () C2XllJ 9 l oO-vine; at 1 .OOpu . '
Although somewhat b el"1.t ed followinG peoplo and looks
B.l\1.S.Co vrolc omes into the fold, tho forvvard t o their contribution
Dav e Gard iner. Wally Gabb. Geoff baxter. Kathy Raddatz. zRicky Brot.
Berni a Stov ors.
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Pantemonium Pants f or 'Nomen 9 every r ed-blooded nan does!
Hot pants a r e breeches of promise .
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A university student l eft this pla ca rd on his d oor ~ " Call oe a t seven 0 ',clock 9 it i s abs olut el y ne cessary that I get up at peven. r~ke no mist ako. Koop n ocking untill I answer. Try aga i n nt t en.
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Bold Dan t o his son ~ ii Admire the f oros i ght of natur e 9 which removes a mans ha ir at that point when he begins r o tea r it in despa ir at tho menor y of h is y outhful f olly.
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n THE llSKINN'l SHIFT 0
During the christnas peri od Brian and Carol Shinn movod to the National Capital - n ot by choice . Brian 'wh c i s l;.rith the Ri',.i-iF was one of the lucky ( or unlucky) ones in t he "Transfer s t akes;'
Snilf, sniff, s orry t o s ee y ou go. V Q V 1300 J4..-&O
If you're ever d own Canberra way Brian and Ca r ol have an open h ouse - the welcome oa t is a l ways out, - do dr op in.
Brian int ends (Ca r ol pernitting ) t o still go caving wlth us, on suitable trips
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A RO·UNO TUIT
YOUR COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED IN ITS
WISDOM TO GIVE YOU ONE Ol!' YOUR OWN 9 SO
LOOK AFTER IT ~ THESE TUITS ARE EXTREMELY
RARE AND HP~D TO C01~ BY, ESPECIALLY THE ROUND
ONES~ FOR YEARS YOU HAVE BEEN SAYING "I'LL DO
IT AS SOON AS I GET A ROUND TUIT". NOW YOU
HAVE A ROUND TUIT OF YOlJR VERY OWN, LOOK
AFTER IT. ~~~ THINGS THAT YOU MEANT
TO DO MAY JUST GET DONE.
SO GET TUIT~
INSTRUCTIONS. CUt along dotted line .
Paste'1ruit onto stiff pasteboard.
crover both sides in clear contact.
CUt around perimaoter. Punch out hole and inset a suitable length of cord.
Tie Tuit around you n e ck.
WEAR IT v,7ITH PRIDE - GUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFE.>
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