Conference Proceedings
ASF Biennial Conference No 9 - 1972
"Nibicon"
The 9th ASF Biennial Conference
- Nibicon - was held in Sydney at the University of New South Wales over the
period 26th - 30th December 1972. Field trips were arranged to Jenolan,
Yarrangobilly, Cliefden and Bungonia, and summaries of these were to be written
up in club journals. A Fieldbook reporting on the various trips (but primarily
for Jenolan) was publilshed in an issue of the Bulletin of the Sydney University
Speleological Society (Vol.15.No.7).
Quotes for producing the proceedings
were arranged and an ISBN granted, however no proceedings were ever
produced. The ASF Library holds a box of presentation notes and
correspondence, some draft programs, registration forms, some
organising committee reports, photos from the photography
competition, and fragments of circulars. The papers are mostly in
the form of draft notes or transcribed notes (and are listed here in the rough order they
were presented). They have been
catalogued as a set of notes and are
stored in the ASF Library Archives.
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Notes from papers presented:
Program - drafts and revised program
1
Blind Triaenonychid –
Glenn Hunt
2
Underground National Parks
– John Dunkley
3
Report on Speleological
Activities, Jenolan Caves-John Dunkley
4
Geology at Jenolan /
Geomorphology of Mammoth Cave - John Dunkley
5
Speleochemistry Seminar
Abstract List –
Julia Jones
Plan for the Speleochemistry Symposium
Murray Cave Drips : A Preliminary Report – J.N.
Jennings
Isotopic Determinations of Speleothems and Cave
Sediments – Neil R. Montgomery & Julia M. James
The Influence of Bacteria of Cave Chemistry – H.
Jane Dyson &
Julia M. James
Chemical Investigations into the Nature of the
Colouring Matter of Speleothems – Alan Rogers
Calcium and Magnesium Measurements at Bungonia –
Anthony J. Dowling & Julia M. James (graphs only?)
Dissolved Oxygen at Bungonia – Leslie D. Field &
Julia M. James
The Problems of Gas Analysis in Cave Atmospheres
– Ann and Lou Zamberian (MSS)
Speleogensis of the Caves in the Aeolian
Calcarenite of Southwestern Western Australia – Paul H. Caffyn
Sodium and Potassium Measurements at Bungonia –
Stephen Margetson
& Julia M. James
Report on the Symposium by Julia M. James
6
Johannsen’s Cave System –
John Kersey
7
Cave Records Keeping –
Eddie Sangster
8
Hydrology at Junee resurgence
– A. Goede
9
Speleosports Official
results
10
Recent Exploration of
Wiburds Lake Cave – Jim Seabrook
11 A Proposal for a Cave
Search & Rescue – Jim Seabrook
12
Exit Cave & Tasmanian
Cave tourism – R.K. Skinner
13 Ian Wood – Opening
Address
Opening Ceremony – 3 speakers + Edie Smith Award
14
Australian & US
Cavernicolous fauna – Brother G. Nicholas
15
Speleopublications
Seminar – Report – Grant Gartrell
16 Need for conservation at
Chillagoe – R.J. Hawkins (listed as paper 16 but
included in the conservation seminar below)
17
Colong in Retrospect –
Greg Middleton
18
Timor Future Quarry Site
– Greg Middleton
19 Conservation
Seminar
Jenolan – A Different Conservation Problem - John Dunkley
Caves & Conservation
Ian Lewis reading some material
prepared by Fred Aslin on cave problems in South Australia
Book on Cave Conservation
Paul Caffyn speaking on problems in Western Australia - Cape
Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin
Precipitous Bluff - Kevin Kiernan
Harvey Cohen - Victorian lava Caves
Regarding What? Q&A
Andrew Graham - Lava Tunnels, Queensland
The Need for Conservation at Chillagoe - R.J. Hawkins
20
Cave Physics
Seminar
21
Cave
Meteorology
22
Photography Seminar - Chairman Andrew Pavey
Photography Competition - Results
Not all the photographs were clearly labelled and some may have been
mis-matched. Please email the Librarian if you spot any errors.
B&W
Underground
Most Dramatic
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1) A.J. Pavey -
Light Hole" - entrance pitch Blackbird Cave Mt Arthur NZ |
2) Derek Barthow -
"Keyhole Pitch" - Gardners Gut Cave Waitomo NZ |
3) no third prize
awarded |
Most Humourous
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1) Paul Caffyn -
"Giants Cave" Boranup, WA |
no other entries |
|
Colour Underground
Best
Other
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1) A.J. Pavey -
Viviennes Needle (Star of Bethlehem), Gardners Gut, Waitomo
NZ |
2) A.J. Pavey -
Grand Fissure, Exit Cave, Tasmania |
3) Derek Barthow -
Coincidence Cavern, Waitomo NZ |
Commended
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a) A.J. Pavey -
Edies Treasure, Exit Cave Tasmania |
b) Grant
Gartrell - Boranup, W.A. |
Micro
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1) Norm Poulter -
Labyrinth Cave, Augusta, WA |
2) Keith Dekkers
- Crystal Cave, WA |
3) Norm Poulter -
Crystal Cave, WA |
Highly
Commended
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a) Norm Poulter,
Kubla Khan Cave, Tasmania |
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Most
Humourous
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1) Norm Poulter
- Norm Poulters legs |
2) A.J. Pavey -
Ian |
3) Paul
Caffyn - Margot |
B&W
Above Ground
Best Other
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1) Derek Barthow -
Roger Newman, NZSS |
no other entries |
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B&W Underground
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1) John Carmichael
- Weebubbie Cave, Nullarbor |
2)
A.J. Pavey -
Crazy Column, Barellan (Barralong) Cave, Jenolan |
3) Paul
Caffyn - "Strongs Cave" |
3) A.J. Pavey
- Barellen (Barralong) Cave |
Colour
Above Ground
Most Humourous
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1) Keith Dekkers -
Eating a Moa |
2) Derek Barthow -
Dug Entrance (Ruakuri, NZ) |
3) A.J. Pavey -
Rick & Diane at 8th Biennial Conference |
Best Other
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1) A.J. Pavey -
John Cater on the Beach at Punakaiki, N.Z. |
2) Paul Caffyn -
Coming out from Fox River Cave, West Coast, Sth island NZ |
3) A.J. Pavey -
Abercrombie |
People's Choice
 |
| Stephen
Blanden - Calcite Flower, Emperor Cave Gunns Plains. |
Photos from the Conference:
The photographer is unknown. These images were
taken from negatives stored with the Nibicon notes.
