AN ANNOTATED LIST OF AUSTRALIAN SHOW CAVES 1977
 
 

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 & Survey(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 Tourist 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 Tourist 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

* Staff are indicated as full-time (FT) and part-time (PT)

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