Conference Proceedings
 
ASF Biennial Conference No 22 - 1999
"Cave Queensland"

The 22ndth ASF Biennial Conference - Cave Queensland - was held between the 4th and 8th of January 1999 and was hosted by the Central Queensland Speleological Society Inc. It was held at the Yeppoon Recreational Camp. The Conference Photos in the pdf are in colour, but are not arranged the same way as the black and white photos in the printed Proceedings. The photographs of the art displays in the printed version are also not included in the digital version.

Click on the image below to access the Conference Proceedings and the Update Briefing, or scroll down for individual papers.

               

Contents of Conference Proceedings:

Introduction - Debbie Roberts - p.2

Opening Address - Peter Berrill President ASF and CQSS - p.4

Opening Address - John Toop of the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service -p.6

Opening Address - Lana Little of the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service - p.8

Australian Ethnoecology - Jim Doyle, presented by Lana Little - p.9

Population & Caving - Norman Poulter - p.13

A Dichroic Caving Light - Norman Poulter - p.19

Caves of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) - Ken Grimes - p.23

Owl Pellet Remains in Newdegate Cave Tasmania - Arthur Clarke - p.26

Geology of Mt Etna - C.H.C. Shannon - p.37

Foul Air in Limestone Caves & it’s Effect on Cavers - Garry K. Smith - p.47

Glossary of Caving Terms - Garry K. Smith, presented by Angus Macoun - p.59

Cliefden Caves Revegetation Project - Chris Dunne and Bruce Howlett - p.84

ASF Knowledge Management - Evalt Crabb - p.89

Mitchell-Palmer Karst Expeditions - Clive Kavanagh - p.98

Speleo-art & International Society for Speleological Art - p.103

Restoration Blasting near Limestone Caves at Mt Etna Limestone Mine - Kim Henley and Chris White - p.107

Habitat Requirements, Survival Strategies and Ecology of the Ghost Bat - John Toop - p.116

Fossils of Mt Etna & Broken River Caves - Scott A Hocknull - p.121

The Christmas Creek Compromise - Peter Berrill - p.127

Pre-Conference Media Release

Biennial Conference Awards - p.132

Conference Photos - p.133