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picture for a photo of rubbish removed from a cave on the Nullarbor plain in 1979. The photograph was taken by Andy Spate.
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picture for photo of car bodies dumped in a New Zealand stream Cave - Wellington Hole at Waitomo. The photograph was taken by Stephen Swabey.
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picture for a 82Kb JPG photo of the largest garbage dump you have ever seen in a cave!
The photograph was taken in a samoan cave called Ana Ole To and it's on the island of Savai'i. Photo by Greg Middleton.
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picture for a 35Kb JPG photo of another rubbish dump in, Kaumana Cave, near Hilo, Hawaii.
Photo by Greg Middleton.
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picture for a 42Kb JPG photo of a rubbish dump in the world's longest lava tube, Kazumura Cave, Hawaii.
Photo by Greg Middleton.
Click on the picture for a 95Kb JPG photo of heaps of car bodies dumped in Circuit Sinkhole in
South-East South Australia. Pine trees and rubbish are the two main impacts on surface karst in
the SE of SA. Some more recent additions (1992) to the sinkhole include a blue Mini-Minor and
the back end of a fibre-glass yacht!
Joy and Celebration!! The above vandalism has been "repaired" by the cave managers. Fantastic job!!
Please see below images of the rubbish removal in progress and then the final result. Also there's some information from the Managers about how much rubbish was removed from the sinkhole and preventitive measures taken.
I am pleased to say that we have just completed a cleanup of this site and removed about 500 tonnes of general rubbish,
70 tonnes of recyclable metal, and 80 tyres. A 2 metre fence is currently being erected to keep the dumpers out.
Trevor Wynniat, Senior Ranger, Forestry SA. March 2005.
Click on the picture for a 49Kb JPG photo of a bulldozer and a jeep in a cave (USA). The bulldozer was being used to make a "road" in the cave for visitor access?
Click on the picture for a 58Kb JPG photo of two cavers Roger Howlett (on the right) and (name coming) at the entrance to Ken's Cave in 1959/60. (Note the hemp rope.) This cave was adjacent to Caves Rd which the VW is parked on. The entrance solution pipe was at the bottom of the Karri tree in the photograph. When the road was widened the cave entrance was filled in. Excellent cave conservation :-). Photo donated to the WASG Slide Library by Brian Collins a visiting Tasmanian Caver.
Click on the picture for a 51Kb JPG photo of what used to be a Crystal Pool full of very large dog-tooth spar crystals in Crystal Cave (South-West WA). Lex Bastian (the founding President of the WASG) looks at what is and contemplates what was.
This pool was "mined" for the calcite crystals. An axe head believed to be used in the destruction is calcified
by one corner into the floor of the cave at this site. 
Click on the picture for a 67Kb JPG photo of the entrance chamber to Silver Stocking or Cabaret Cave at Yanchep, Western Australia. This amazing construction and Art Deco work was completed during 1930's work relief program. The photograph is of a postcard issued at that time. Photograph courtesy of Elery Hamilton-Smith. 
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the "famous" Tantanoola Tiger. The "Tantanoola Tiger" was a feral dog which raided sheep flocks in the district. Its stuffed
body is now on display at the local hotel, and is said by locals to be an "Assyrian Wolf". This version, painted on a sheet of
galvanised iron, was on display in the Tantanoola Tourist Cave for many years. The sign was removed from the cave in about 1982. Photograph courtesy of Elery Hamilton-Smith.
Click on the picture for photo of a concrete footed "Pool fence" around Cathedral Cave at Naracoorte in South
Australia. The fence footing has halted all of the natural water runoff that once entered the cave entrance. The second photograph shows the
artificial anchor used as a belay to enter the cave, as well as a closer view of the concrete footing. The good news follows - see the next photo.
Click on the picture for a 108Kb JPG photo of the concrete footing being removed from around Cathedral Cave at Naracoorte in South
Australia. Well done to Steve Bourne, the current cave manager at Naracoorte, for restoring this cave entrance to its "natural" state.
Click on the picture for a 26Kb JPG photo of the "reflecting pool" in Alexandra Cave at Naracoorte in South
Australia. This artificial enhancement was installed by William Reddan in
1908. Photograph courtesy of Elery Hamilton-Smith.
Click on the picture for a 55Kb JPG photo of a road collapse at Liena (near Mole Creek) in Northern Tasmania,
Australia. The main road was constructed above what has proved to be a water drainage line:
filling and re-surfacing has already failed once.
Photograph courtesy of Elery Hamilton-Smith.
Click on the picture for a 52Kb JPG photo of Museum Cave, Batu,
Malaysia. This is one of several small cliff-foot caves. They have all been furnished
with a remarkable collection of dioramas depicting various stories from the Hindu culture.
Photograph courtesy of Elery Hamilton-Smith.
Click on the picture for a 59Kb JPG photo of Francine O'Meara "wondering" what those cave formations (stalactites) are doing "growing" upside down in a train station in Hong Kong!
Click on the picture for a 50Kb JPG photo of Francine O'Meara saying "How did you grow like that??" To a large stalactite upside down in a train station garden in Hong Kong!
Click on the picture for a 50Kb JPG photo of another large stalactite adorning an entry garden to a train station in Hong Kong!
Click on the picture for a 46Kb JPG photo of Francine O'Meara next to the large stalactite in the previous picture. I don't know of too many Macdonalds this close to cave formations - enjoy your burger.