Western Australian Speleological Group

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The Western Australian Speleological Group (WASG) is a speleological group based in Nedlands, Western Australia. [1] It was created in 1958 to promote speleology, scientific investigation, and the fostering and preservation of caves in Western Australia. [2] As Western Australia's largest caving group [3] , WASG continually arranges caving expeditions to undertake cave surveys, implement rehabilitation measures, and work to enable better access to caves. [4] Earlier speleology in Western Australia had been done by the Western Australian Museum. [5] Some published material identifies their parent organisation, the Australian Speleological Federation, rather than WASG, in their appraisals. [6]

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Formation

In the early 1950's, several members of the Western Australian Naturalists Club, formed a group called the Western Australian Caving Group. The group was primarily formed to explore caves within Yanchep with emphasis on caving as a sport, although certain members were interested in speleology. The group later dissolved.

In early 1958, a few of the original members helped form a new group - the Western Australian Speleological Group, as part of the Naturalists Club, later affiliating with the Australian Speleological Federation in December. [4] [7]

Publications

The organisation has a newsletter, the W.A.S.G. Informer, and a journal, The Western Caver. The journal, originally titled with reference to the Naturalists Club, [8] was published quarterly until 1992, [9] and has since been released annually. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "State Clubs". Australian Speleological Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Western Australian Speleological Group (1956), Records , retrieved 28 November 2024 noting the library summary and explanation of records kept
  3. ↑ "Caving | Explore Parks WA". exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "MN2375.doc" (PDF). J S Battye Library of West Australian History. 2002.
  5. ↑ "CAVES". The West Australian . Vol. XXX, no. 3, 832. Western Australia. 28 July 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 28 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Davey, A. G. (Adrian G.); Davey, A. G. (Adrian G.); Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Environment; Australian Speleological Federation; Davey, Adrian (1978), Yallingup Cave Park : a management plan, Australian Speleological Federation, retrieved 28 November 2024
  7. ↑ Western Australian Speleological Group (May 1964). Bain, Terence (ed.). "A brief history of the Speleological Group". The Western Caver. 4 (5): 19–22.
  8. ↑ W.A. Speleological Group (1962), Journal of the Western Australian Speleological Group of the Western Australian Naturalists' Club, Inc, Western Australian Speleological Group, retrieved 28 November 2024
  9. ↑ "Grottocenter". grottocenter.org. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "The western caver - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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