Conference Proceedings
 
ASF Biennial Conference No 14 - 1983
"Speleovision"

The 14th ASF Biennial Conference - Speleovision - was held at Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, from the 3rd to the 7th January 1983. The Proceedings were edited by Graham Pilkington and were published in April 1984. A set of abstracts with the conference timetable are also freely available. The Spelovision Field Notes (CEGSA Occasional Paper Number 6) are available to ASF members. An early notice was included as a folded brochure in ASF Newsletter #96, issued in Winter 1982.

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Contents of Conference Proceedings:

Front Matter - p.1

Forward – p.3

Speleovision – p.5

Thanks and Acknowledgements – p.6

The Australian Speleological Federation Conferences - p.8

Affiliation/Society Codes - p.9

Registrants - p.10

Sessions

Opening - Dr. Sue Barker NPWS S.A. - p.12

Reply - Ken Lance ASF President – p.16

Papers Index - p.17

KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Caves as a Responsibility - Elery Hamilton-Smith - p.19

MANAGEMENT - Chaired by Ken Lance

Wilderness Karst in Tasmanian Resource Politics - Kevin Kiernan - p.25

Drovers Cave, Western Australia - Cave Destruction through Management - Rauleigh Webb - p.41

Kubla Khan Cave, Mole Creek - An attainable Goal for Visitor Proofing and Restoration Work - Henry Shannon - p.49

Thoughts from a Cave Manager - Andy Spate - p.53

GEOMORPHOLOGY - Chaired by Graham Pilkington

Caves Behind Waterfalls - John Webb - p.54

Red Sands of the Nullarbor - Andy Spate - p.61

VISUAL - Chaired by John Ellis

Speleography of Mammoth Cave - Guy McKanna - p.66

The Brain prefers Three Dimensions - Graham Pilkington - p.71

Photographic Cave Tour - Athol Jackson - p.74

SURVEYING - Chaired by Rauleigh Webb

Photo Tagging - the Process and its Application - John Bonwick - p.79

Surveying in Victoria Fossil Cave - Kevin Mott - p.86

The Nullarbor - Where is it? - Norm Poulter - p.91

An Australian Cave and Karst Data Base - Terry O'Leary - p.95

Light Emitting Diodes - A use for them in Caves - Norm Poulter - p.99

ARCHAEOLOGY - Chaired by Nick White

New Caves on the Franklin River - Stephen Harris - p.102

Prehistoric Man and Karst in Southwest Tasmania - Kevin Kiernan - p.113

DIVING - Chaired by Ian Lewis

Underwater Cave Surveying - Peter Stace - p.119

SinkhoIes of the Lower South East of S.A.  The Underwater Environments and Lifeforms - Peter Horne - p.123

CockIebiddy Cave - The World's Longest Cave Dive - Peter Rogers - p.133

Cocklebiddy Cave - The Proposed 1983 Expedition - Ron Allum - p.138

EXPEDITION - Chaired by Ian Lewis

Karst and Caves of Thailand. A Reconnaisance Report - John Dunkley - p.146

Muller '82 - The Australian Expedition to the Muller Range, Papua New Guinea - Julia James, Al Waild, Steve Bunton, Tony White, RauIeigh Webb - p.151

Chillagoe - Elery Hamilton-Smith - p.161

WORKSHOPS

MANAGEMENT - Chaired by Andy Spate

Management at Naracoorte Caves - Lindsay Jolley and Bill Pyecroft - p.165

DIVING - Chaired by Ian Lewis

No papers.

Photographic Competition – p.94 and p.164

Armchair Speleological Association Awards – p.98

Cave Scratches Competition – p.160

Speleosports – p.169

Speleovision Field Trips – p.174