Conference Proceedings
 
ASF Biennial Conference No 23 - 2001
"2001 : a cave odyssey"

The 23rd ASF Biennial Conference - a cave odyssey - was held at Bathurst NSW, Australia, between the 28th December 2000 and the 2nd January 2001. As well as the Conference Proceedings, the Conference Programme is also held by the ASF Library. A booklet called "Caves, Karst and Canyons: A Guide to Central-Western New South Wales", written by Garry K. Smith and edited by Evalt Crabb, is only available to ASF members.

Click on the images below to open the entire Conference Proceedings or see the Programme, or select individual papers from the list below. There are some linked recordings available - the quality is variable.

                

Contents of Conference Proceedings:

Sponsors – p.4

Current exploration in the Junee-Florentine Area, Tasmania. – Jeff Butt – p.5

Hunting Signatures – Darryl McDowell – p.8

JCRT State of the Environment Report – Andy Spate – p.11

Would we develop Imperial Cave Today? – Ernst Holland – p.16

The Equilibrium Hydrogeochemistry of Davys Creek, Central NSW - S.A. Lucas - p.20

Bullita cave - Poster - Chris Bradley – p.31

Flood effects in McKeowns Valley and Mammoth Cave, Jenolan Caves, NSW - C. Henry Shannon – p.33

Criteria on selecting a cave for commercial wild adventure tours - Report on Workshop - Nicholas White – p.39

Cave Aragonites of NSW - Jill Rowling - p.40

Cataloguing helictites & other capillary-controlled speleothems - Jill Rowling - p.46

Art Technique Used in Speleo Art – June Maclucas - p.57

Maps of Australian Caves and Karst - John Dunkley - p.67

Who was Edie Smith? - Norman Poulter OAM, Dr. Albert Goede - p.71

Scientific Publishing: where do cavers fit? - Susan White - p.89

The Nullarbor - Fuel Stove Only? A Discussion Paper - Norman Poulter OAM  - p.94

Explorers, Surveyors, Missionaries and Travellers: the first chapter of Australianspeleological history 1788-1838 - John Dunkley – p.96

Launching the ASF's Website - Mike Lake and Jill Rowling – p.123

The ASF's Web-based National Karst Index Database: Implementation &Implications - Michael Lake p.124

Sharing information on Speleothems & Cave Minerals: A Workshop - Jill Rowling – p.132

Tour Description: Orient Cave Mineralogical / Speleothem Tour - Jill Rowling – p.141

Tour Description: Mineralogical tour of Chifley Cave, Jenolan - Jill Rowling – p.141

Tour Description: Jubilee Cave Mineralogical / Speleothems Tour - Jill Rowling – p.141

The Abercrombie Footprint: a report on the sighting of an anomaly - Glenn Woodley - p.142

Borenore - An Escape from Cave Politicians - Paul Nelson - p.143

SPELEO ART DOWN UNDER: List of Art Work of ISSA & SPELEO-ART members - p.144

Exploration of caves in northwestern Guangxi Province, SW China: 11th Britain-China Expedition, October 2000 – Arthur Clarke - p.154