Australian Speleological Federation Newsletter / Journal
The Australian
Speleological Federation Inc. (ASF) is the national organisation
that presently represents the interests of 26 caving clubs with over
950 members. The inaugural
ASF
Meeting was held at Parnanga National Fitness Council Camp,
Adelaide, S.A.,
27-28th
December 1956, where
14
caving
clubs
from around
Australia were represented.
The purpose of the Federation is
to bring
Australian cavers
together
with the aim of improving communication and coordinating
speleological activities across the country. Members'
interests include conservation and management, exploration and
documentation, research of the many branches of sciences, rescue and
cave diving.
The
ASF started producing a periodical publication in June 1957 with the very first
ASF Newsletter - which consisted of a whole 2 pages (and even that
was generous for the time). With issue No.7 in 1959, a more
concerted effort was being made at producing a regular (quarterly)
publication which reported on ASF business and described the
activities of the member clubs. The first proper cover and cover
design appeared in March 1964, with a
hand-drawn image (sketched from a photo) of the entrance doline of
Kestrel Cavern 1 in the Nullarbor.
The Newsletter slowly grew until 1985 and No.106, whereupon it became - with
very little fanfare - "Australian Caver" with issue No.107. Something odd happened to
issue No.100 - which ended up as a 2-page insert in Australian Caver
No.132.
"Australian Caver"
continued until 2004
(No.123)
when the publication changed its name to
the
current title of "Caves
Australia".
The last paper copy was March No.219 2022,
after which distribution became wholly electronic.
Newsletter (No. 1 to 106: 1957-1985)
ASF Newsletter 1957 No.1 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1957 No.2 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1958 No.3 Apr
ASF Newsletter 1958 No.4 Jul
ASF Newsletter 1958 No.5 Nov
ASF Newsletter 1959 No.6 Nov
ASF Newsletter 1960 No.7 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1960 No.8 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1960 No.9 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1960 No.10 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1961 No.11 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1961 No.12 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1961 No.13 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1961 No.14 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1962 No.15 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1962 No.16 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1962 No.17 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1962 No.18 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1963 No.19 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1963 No.20 Jul
ASF Newsletter 1963 No.21 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1963 No.22 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1964 No.23 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1964 No.24 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1964 No.25 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1964 No.26 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1965 No.27 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1965 No.28 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1965 No.29 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1965 No.30 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1966 No.31 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1966 No.32 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1966 No.33 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1966 No.34 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1967 No.35 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1967 No.36 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1967 No.37 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1967 No.38 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1968 No.39 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1968 No.40 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1968 No.41 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1968 No.42 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1969 No.43 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1969 No.44 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1969 No.45 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1969 No.46 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1970 No.47 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1970 No.48 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1970 No.49 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1970 No.50 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1971 No.51 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1971 No.52 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1971 No.53 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1971 No.54 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1972 No.55 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1972 No.56 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1972 No.57 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1972 No.58 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1973 No.59 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1973 No.60 Jun
ASF Newsletter 1973 No.61 Sep
ASF Newsletter 1973 No.62 Dec
ASF Newsletter 1974 No.63 Autumn
ASF Newsletter 1974 No.64 Winter
ASF Newsletter 1974 No.65 Spring
ASF Newsletter 1974 No.66 Summer
ASF Newsletter 1975 No.67 Mar
ASF Newsletter 1975 No.68 Winter
ASF Newsletter 1975 No.69 Spring
ASF Newsletter 1975-76 No.70 Summer
ASF Newsletter 1976 No.71 Autumn
ASF Newsletter 1976 No.72 Winter
ASF Newsletter 1976 No.73 Spring
ASF Newsletter 1976 No.74 Summer
ASF Newsletter 1977 No.75 Autumn
ASF Newsletter 1977 No.76 Winter
ASF Newsletter 1977 No.77 Spring
ASF Newsletter 1977 No.78 Summer
ASF Newsletter 1978 No.79 Autumn
ASF Newsletter 1978 No.80 Winter
ASF Newsletter 1978 No.81 Spring
ASF Newsletter 1979 No.82 Summer
ASF Newsletter 1979 No.83 Autumn
ASF Newsletter 1979 No.84 Winter
ASF Newsletter 1979 No.85 Autumn
ASF Newsletter 1979 No.86 Summer
ASF Newsletter 1980 No.87 Summer
ASF Newsletter 1980 No.88 Winter
ASF Newsletter 1980 No.89 Spring
ASF Newsletter 1980-81 No.90 Summer
ASF Newsletter 1981 No.91 Autumn
ASF Newsletter 1981 No.92 Winter
ASF Newsletter 1981 No.93 Spring
ASF Newsletter 1981 No.94 Summer
ASF Newsletter 1982 No.95 Autumn
ASF Newsletter 1982 No.96 Winter
ASF Newsletter 1982 No.97 Spring
ASF Newsletter 1982 No.98 Summer
ASF Newsletter 1983 No.99 Autumn
ASF Newsletter 1983 No.100
ASF Newsletter 1983 No.101 Spring
ASF Newsletter 1983 No.102 Summer
ASF Newsletter 1984 No.103 Autumn
ASF Newsletter 1984 No.104
ASF Newsletter 1984 No.105
ASF Newsletter 1985 No.106
Australian Caver (No. 107 to 122: 1985-2004)
ASF Australian Caver 1985 No.107
ASF Australian Caver 1985 No.108
ASF Australian Caver 1986 No.109
ASF Australian Caver 1986 No.110
ASF Australian Caver 1986 No.111
ASF Australian Caver 1987 No.112
ASF Australian Caver 1987 No.113
ASF Australian Caver 1987 No.114
ASF Australian Caver 1987 No.115
ASF Australian Caver 1988 No.116
ASF Australian Caver 1988 No.117
ASF Australian Caver 1988 No.118
ASF Australian Caver 1989 No.119
ASF Australian Caver 1989 No.120
ASF Australian Caver 1989 No.121
ASF Australian Caver 1989 No.122
ASF Australian Caver 1990 No.123
ASF Australian Caver 1990 No.124
ASF Australian Caver 1990 No.125
ASF Australian Caver 1991 No.126
ASF Australian Caver 1991 No.127
ASF Australian Caver 1991 No.128
ASF Australian Caver 1991 No.129
ASF Australian Caver 1992 No.130
ASF Australian Caver 1992 No.131
ASF Australian Caver 1992 No.132
ASF Australian Caver 1993 No.133
ASF Australian Caver 1993 No.134
ASF Australian Caver 1993 No.135
ASF Australian Caver 1994 No.136
ASF Australian Caver 1994 No.137
ASF Australian Caver 1995 No.138
ASF Australian Caver 1997 No.139
ASF Australian Caver 1997 No.140 Mar
ASF Australian Caver 1997 No.141 June
ASF Australian Caver 1997 No.142 Nov
ASF Australian Caver 1998 No.143 Feb
ASF Australian Caver 1998 No.144 Jun
ASF Australian Caver 1998 No.145 Aug
ASF Australian Caver 1999 No.146 Feb
ASF Australian Caver 1999 No.147 May
ASF Australian Caver 1999 No.148 August
ASF Australian Caver 1999 No.149 Nov
ASF Australian Caver 2000 No.150 Feb
ASF Australian Caver 2000 No.151 May
ASF Australian Caver 2000 No.152 Aug
ASF Australian Caver 2000 No.153 summer
ASF Australian Caver 2001 No.154 Autumn
ASF Australian Caver 2001 No.155 Spring
ASF Australian Caver 2001 No.156 summer
ASF Australian Caver 2002 No.157 Autumn
ASF Australian Caver 2003 No.158 March
ASF Australian Caver 2003 No.159 Aug
ASF Australian Caver 2003 No.160 Dec
ASF Australian Caver 2004 No.161 Mar
Caves Australia (No. 123 onward: 2004 ->)
ASF Caves Australia 2004 No.162 Aug
ASF Caves Australia 2004 No.163 Sep
ASF Caves Australia 2004 No.164 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2005 No.165 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2005 No.166-167 Jun-Sep
ASF Caves Australia 2005 No.168 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2006 No.169 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2006 No.170 Jul
ASF Caves Australia 2006 No.171 Sep
ASF Caves Australia 2006 No.172 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2007 No.173 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2007 No.174 Jul
ASF Caves Australia 2007 No.175 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2008 No.176 Jun
ASF Caves Australia 2008 No.177 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2009 No.178 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2009 No.179 Sep
ASF Caves Australia 2009 No.180 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2010 No.181 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2010 No.182 Sep
ASF Caves Australia 2010 No.183 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2011 No.184 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2011 No.185 Jun
ASF Caves Australia 2011 No.186 Sep
ASF Caves Australia 2011 No.187 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2012 No.188 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2012 No.189 Jun
ASF Caves Australia 2012 No.190 Sep
ASF Caves Australia 2012 No.191 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2013 No.192 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2013 No.193 Jun
ASF Caves Australia 2013 No.194 Sep
ASF Caves Australia 2013 No.195 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2014 No.196 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2014 No.197 Jun
ASF Caves Australia 2014 No.198 Sept
ASF Caves Australia 2014 No.199 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2015 No.200 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2015 No.201 Sept
ASF Caves Australia 2016 No.202 Nov
ASF Caves Australia 2018 No.203 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2018 No.204
ASF Caves Australia 2018 No.205
ASF Caves Australia 2018 No.206 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2019 No.207 March
ASF Caves Australia 2019 No.208 Jun
ASF Caves Australia 2019 No.209 Sept
ASF Caves Australia 2019 No.210 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2020 No.211 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2020 No.212 Jun
ASF Caves Australia 2020 No.213 Sep
ASF Caves Australia 2020 No.214 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2021 No.215 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2021 No.216 Jun
ASF Caves Australia 2021 No.217 Sep
ASF Caves Australia 2021 No.218 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2022 No.219 Mar
ASF Caves Australia 2022 No.220 Jun
ASF Caves Australia 2022 No.221
ASF Caves Australia 2022 No.222 Dec
ASF Caves Australia 2023 No.223
ASF Caves Australia 2023 No.224
ASF Caves Australia 2023 No.225
ASF Caves Australia 2023 No.226
ASF Caves Australia 2024 No.227 Feb
ASF Caves Australia 2024 No.228 May
ASF Caves Australia 2024 No.229 Aug
ASF Caves Australia 2024 No.230 Nov
ASF Caves Australia 2025 No.231 Feb
ASF Caves Australia 2025 No.232 May