Conference Proceedings
 
ASF Biennial Conference No 7 - 1968
Goolwa, South Australia

The 7th ASF Biennial Conference was held between the 27th and 30th of December 1968 and was held at Graham's Castle, Goolwa, South Australia.  The Proceedings were produced by P. and M. Matthews of the Victorian Speleologival Association (VSA) and A.L. Hall of the Cave Exploration Group of South Australia (CEGSA). This publiction is the first full transcipt of Proceedings produced for an ASF Biennial Conference.

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Contents of Conference Proceedings:

Introduction - p.5

The Opening - Mr D. Brookman, Minister for Lands - p.7

 Conservation

Conservation and South Australia - Grant Gartrell - p.12

The Case for Colong - Greg Middleton - p.32

The Texas Caves, Queensland - Mike Bourke & Henry Shannon - p.44

The Mt Etna Caves, Queensland - Bob Headland - p.52

 Science and Technology

Cave Detection - Mike Webb - p.72

Meteorological Conditions in Wyanbene Cave, N.S.W. - Ian Wood - p.92

Drought and Murray Cave, Cooleman, N.S.W. (Abstract) - Joe Jennings & Others - p.104

The Macroflash - Mark I - Ted Anderson - p.106

 Caves and Their Visitors

The Amateur is an Asset to Speleology - Roly Webb - p.114

Scouting and Caving - Dean Da Costa - p.124

Travelogues

The 1965 Star Mountains Expedition, New Guinea - Mike Shepherd - p.136

Caves and Caving in Asia - Elery HamiltonSmith - p.140

 Appendices

Summary of Committee Meeting - p.146

Membership List for 1969 - p.148