| Name or Group of Caves |
Management
Authority |
No of Caves open to public |
No of Staff* |
Date of Opening |
No. Vis
1970/71 |
No. Vis
1971/72 |
No. Vis
1972/73 |
No. Vis
1973/74 |
No. Vis
1974/75 |
No. Vis
1975/76 |
| N.S.W |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Abercrombie Caves |
Dept of Tourism |
6 |
3FT |
1899 |
10.850 |
9.571 |
9.908 |
11.157 |
11.457 |
12.109 |
| Careys Cave (Wee Jasper) |
Lands Dept (leased to A.R.Carey) |
1 |
1FT
1PT |
1968 |
3.790 |
4.869 |
3.537 |
3.181 |
2.939 |
4.548 |
| Jenolan Caves |
Dept of Toursim |
8 |
13FT
10PT |
1867 |
162.453 |
168.570 |
176.894 |
186.980 |
204.841 |
186.957 |
| Wellington Caves |
Wellington Shire Council (Trustees for Dept. of Lands) |
2 |
3FT |
1888 |
27.075 |
29.734 |
30.220 |
28.942 |
27.964 |
29.579 |
| Wombeyan Caves |
Dept of Tourism |
5 |
4FT |
1865 |
25.810 |
28.784 |
29.046 |
26.113 |
29.773 |
30.309 |
| Yarrangobilly Caves |
National Parks and Wildlife Service |
4 |
8FT |
1888 |
21.452 |
27.717 |
20.416 |
36.572 |
33.848 |
42.437 |
| Victoria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Buchan Caves |
Buchan Caves Advisory committee, Dept of Crown Lands
& Survery |
2 |
7FT |
1908
1913 |
53.795 |
61.780 |
66.161 |
77.340 |
78.199 |
81.478 |
| Murrindal Caves (near Buchan) |
Dept of Crown Lands & Survery(privately operated
under permit) |
2 |
2PT |
1972 |
Only open |
at Easter |
and 3-4 |
weeks at |
Christmas |
500/year |
| Princess Margaret Rose Cave |
Forests Commission |
1 |
1FT
2PT |
1941 |
12.964 |
16.847 |
21.273 |
23.021 |
25.495 |
26.843 |
| South Australia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kelly Hill Cave
(kangaroo Island) |
Flora&Fauna Board to 1972, NPW since 1972 |
1 |
2FT
3PT |
1926 |
8.389 |
9.305 |
14.211 |
17.798 |
17.561 |
18.506 |
| Narracoorte Caves |
S.A. Govt Tourits Bureau 1912-71.NPWS since 1971 |
3 |
2FT
3PT |
1894,1900,1908 |
31.385 |
32.510 |
38.891 |
55.397 |
66.995 |
66.697 |
| Tantanoola Cave |
S.A. Govt Tourits Bureau to 1972.NPWS since 1972. Under
licence to district Council Tantanoola to 1975, under licence to Millicent
council since 1975. |
1 |
1FT |
1931 |
32.570 |
33.500 |
36.800 |
47.155 |
40.808 |
43.00 |
| Queensland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cammoo Caves |
Mr & Mrs Eckert, Owners |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Chillagoe Caves |
NPWS. Dept of Forestry to Jan 1976 |
3 |
5FT |
1965 |
8.000 |
9.000 |
10.000 |
11.000 |
12.000 |
13.000 |
Olsens Cave
near Rockhampton |
T&R Olsen
Owners |
1
17 known |
2FT
1PT |
1882 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Western Australia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Margaret River Caves |
Augusta Margaret River Tourist Bureau |
3 |
3FT
7PT |
1902,1904,1960 |
49.975 |
49.112 |
64.691 |
60.000 |
71.109 |
74.927 |
| Yallingup caves |
Busselton Tourist Bureau |
1 |
2FT
1PT |
1900 |
13.776 |
12.894 |
16.418 |
17.303 |
19.043 |
20.206 |
| Yanchep Caves |
NPA (National Parks Board 1957-76) |
2 |
2FT
1PT |
? |
71.557 |
70.247 |
68.210 |
72.342 |
69.864 |
71.973 |
| Tasmania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exit Cave
(Ida Bay) |
Dept of Lands
(leased to RK Skinner) |
1 |
1PT |
1976 |
|
|
|
|
|
100 |
| Gunns Plains Cave |
NPWS (Leased to DJ Wing) |
1 |
1PT |
1939 |
4.446 |
5.332 |
5.582 |
7.256 |
5.436 |
5.098 |
| Hastings Cave |
Dept of Tourism to 1.7.76;NPWS since |
1 |
3FT |
1939 |
22.228 |
23.886 |
24.350 |
23.697 |
26.253 |
29.222 |
| Mole Creek Caves |
Dept of Tourism to 1.7.75,NPWS since 1975 |
2 |
5FT |
1908,1912 |
20.919 |
22.487 |
24.967 |
32.073 |
39.088 |
39.971 |
| Northern Territory |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cutta Cutta Cave
Katherine |
Northern Territory Reserves Board. (leased to private
operator 1973-75) |
1 |
2FT |
1973 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
2.016 |
2.200 |