Conference Proceedings
 
ASF Biennial Conference No 12 - 1979
"WACCON"

The 12th ASF Biennial Conference - WACCON - was held in Perth, Western Australia, from the 1st to the 5th January 1979. The Proceedings were edited by Alex Saar and Rauleigh Webb and were published in August 1979. A set of abstracts and the guidebook are also available.

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Contents of Conference Proceedings:

Foreword

Cave Conservation in Australia: Fighting for the Impossible? - Glenn Pure - p.1

Restoration, Stabilisation and Gating of the Christmas Star Extension of Crystal Cave (WI-62), Witchcliffe, W.A. - Norman. Poulter - p.10

A Preliminary Note on the Black Speleothems at Jersey Cave, Yarrangobilly, N.S.W - A.P. Spate & J.K.Ward - p.15

The Future of Australia's Caves - Adrian Davey  - p.17

Overuse of Caves - Avoiding and Repairing: A Case Study - and  Recreational Caving in W.A.: Some Hard Data - Ray Hart - p.21

Resource Management of the Nullarbor Caves - Adriart Davey - p.22

Deua - A New Caving Area in N.S.W - John B. Brush - p. 27

Atea '78 - Judith Bateman - p.32

The Flinders Ranges - D. J. Peisley - p. 33

Entrance Types in Quaternary Dune Karst, Bat Ridges, Victoria - Susan White & Nicholas White - p.41

Karst Styles in Western Australia - David C. Lowry - p.44

The Augusta Area, South-west of W.A.: The Reasons for its Karst Morphology - Kerry Williams & Peter Bell - p.53

Stream Caves in the Coastal Limestone of Moist South-west Western Australia - Kerry Williamson - p.60

Simultaneous Multiple Loop Closures for Cave Surveys: A Computer Program - Neville I. Smith - p.68

Vertical Caving Efficiency: A Case Study - Stephen Bunton - p. 75

Environmental Monitoring in Caves: Part 1 - Neville A. Mitchie - p.80

Environmental Monitoring in Caves: Part 2 - Neville A. Mitchie - p.84

The Methodology for the Use of Inert Tracer Gases in Relation to Cave Meteorology - Rauleigh Webb - p.86

Caving Equipment, Theory, Design, Testing and the need for Standards -  Andrew J. Pavey - p.93

A Preliminary Report on a Systematic and Modular Method of Surveying and Mapping - Peter Matthews - p.100

Vertical Caving Gear in Action - Alan Warild - p.112

Seismic Cave Detection made Simple - Peter D. Robertson - p.119

Cave-Dwelling Decapod Crustaceans of Australia and Papua New Guinea - Peter Ikin - p.131

Archaeological Features of Australian Caves - R.K. Frank - p.141

Palaeoclimatic Information from Caves - Albert Goede - p.153

A.S.F. Membership Demography - I.S. Bogg & A.J. Pavey - p.160

Changes in Education: Some Implications for Cave Usage and Management - John R. Dunkley - p. 169