Contents of Issue 84, Summer 1999
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Editorial
On the use of drilling, hammering, bolting and chemical persuasion in
modern cave exploration (St Lawrence, H.) 4
News from British caving regions:
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North:
- Lead Mines Moss, Ingleborough: Gusunder Pot, Halo Pot (Holroyd,
M.) 8-9
- Wrestling Alligators in Link Pot (Swire, P.) 10
- Avens in Penyghent Pot (Swire, P.) 10
- Quaking Pot (Swirw, P.) 10
- 1km of new passage found by WRPC on Great Whernside above end of
Mossdale Caverns (Swire, P.) 10
- Pool Bank Resurgence, Whitbarrow extended by 40m diving (Swire,
P.) 10
- Broken Finger Pot, East Kingsdale extended by 25m diving (Swire,
P.) 10
- Turbary Pot, West Kingsdale extended by 250m diving and free
passage (Swire, P.) 10
- The caves and karst of Whitbarrow, Cumbria (Murphy, P.J.) 28-31
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Peak District:
- Titan Pitch in Peak Cavern tops out at +145m (Arveschoug, D.) 11
- Grainger Aven discovered in Bagshawe Cavern (Revell, T.) 11-12
- Digging at Farnsley Lane Swallet (Arveschoug, D.) 12
- Digging at Henry's Hole, Hartington Moor (DCA Newsletter) 12
- Dye tracing in the Peak District, anomalous results at Otter Hole
and Wye Head (Gunn, J.) 13
Overseas:
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Ireland
- Dig at Badger Cave, East Cuilcagh (Fogg, P.) 15
- 3 Turloughs in Fermanagh receive ASSI protection (Fogg, P.) 15
- Karst Heritage Review in the Republic of Ireland underway handled
by Matthew Parkes of the Geological Survey of Ireland, Dublin (Fogg, P.) 15
- Speleological Union of Ireland news (Fogg, P.) 15
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Sarawak
- Mulu '98: The El Nino year, The Hidden Valley and Clearwater
(O'Neill, P. & P. Hall) 22-27
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Slovenia
- Migovec '98 (Evans, J. & J. Hooper) 16-21
General Features:
- Ghar Parau Foundation, Map of locations, details of applicants,
recommendations for assistance 1999-2000 and comments made by the Awards
Committee 7.3.99. 6-7
- III European Speleological Congress, Lisbon, Portugal 1-3.10.99, Call
for papers
- Applications required for Speleo Art and Photography Exhibition, at
the 13th Festival of Speleology, Villejuif, Paris, 20.11.99
Reviews:
- Subterranea 8-10 1997/1998 (Nicholl, T.) 14
- Speleologia Iblea, Rivista di Speleologia e Ambiente del CIRS di
Ragusa Anno 6 No 6 1996 (Oldham, T.) 14-15
- Grotte Anno 41, No 126 1998 (Oldham, T.) 15
- Höhlen und Karst im Burgenland, Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten
aus dem Burgenland WAB 99; Naturschutz in Burgenland Teil III;
Wissenschaftliche Beihefte zur Zeitschrift 'Die Höhle' Band 51 1998
(Oldham, T.) 15
Association News:
- Short notice on the death of Bryan Ellis (Obituary will follow in the
next issue) 5
- Short notice on the recent awards for Honorary Membership 5
- Citations of new Honorary Members of BCRA: D. Brook, R.G. Picknett,
T. Shaw & A.C. Waltham (Ford, T.D. & J.D. Wilcock) 32-33
- Report of BCRA Council Meeting 109 (Wilcock, J.D.) 32
- Citations of new honorary members of BCRA appointed November 1998:
Brook, D.B., Picknett, R.G., Shaw, T.R. & Waltham, A.C. (Ford, T.D. &
J.D. Wilcock) 32-33
- Annual General Meeting of the BCRA, 11.9.99: Agenda, Motions to be
presented (Wilcock, J.D.) 32
- Nominations for Officers and Members of Council for 2000 required in
writing no later than 30.9.99 (Wilcock, J.D.) 32
- United Kingdom Cave Conservation Emergency Fund, Annual Report of
Hon. Treasurer 1998, Annual Accounts 1998 (Price, G.) 33
- Short obituary: Maurice Chantry (Ford, T.D.) 34
- Short obituary: R.S. (Dick) Howes (Ford, T.D.) 34