AN ANNOTATED LIST OF AUSTRALIAN SHOW CAVE AREAS
Name of Area | Management Authority | Number of Visitors | ||||
1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | ||
NSW | ||||||
Jenolan | Dept Tourism | 157,678 | 161,663 | 166,204 | 182,827 | 185,432 |
Wombeyan | Dept Tourism | 20,968 | 22,777 | 23,330 | 27,448 | 29,005 |
Abercrombie | Dept Tourism | 7,453 | 7,766 | 8,176 | 10,996 | 9,896 |
Yarrangobilly | NPWS | Figures not available | ||||
Wellington | Wellington Shire Council as trustees for the NSW Dept of Lands | Figures not available | ||||
Careys Cave, Wee Jasper | Gooradigbee Shire Council (first opened 1968) | 1,775 | 5,278 | 3,396 | 4,218 | 4,176 |
VICTORIA | ||||||
Buchan | Buchan Caves Advisory Comm for the Vic. Dept Crown Lands & Survey | 53,078 | 52,956 | 53,795 | 61,780 | 66,161 |
Murrindal | Tours are conducted by a small private group under licence from the Department of Crown Lands and Survey | Figures not available | ||||
Princess Margaret Rose, Glenelg River | Forests Commission of Victoria | Figures not available | 13,000 | 17,000 | 22,000 | |
SOUTH AUSTRALIA | ||||||
Naracoorte | NPWS | NA | 29,906 | 31,347 | 33,586 | 35,524 |
Kelly Hill, Kangaroo Island | NPWS | 5,700 | 6,500 | 8,400 | 9,300 | 13,000 |
Tantanoola | District Council of Tantanoola under licence from NPWS | 30,950 | 32,275 | 32,750 | 33,500 | 36,800 |
QUEENSLAND | ||||||
Olsen's Cave, near Rockhampton | Privately operated by T & R Olsen | Figures not available | ||||
Cammoo Caves, near Rockhampton | Privately operated by Mr & Mrs Eckert | Figures not available | ||||
Chillagoe | National Parks Branch, Dept Forestry, (now NPWS) | 4,228 | 6,129 | 5,960 | 6,642 | 8,400 |
WESTERN AUSTRALIA | ||||||
Yanchep | National Parks Board | 27,083 | 37,667 | 41,565 | 42,819 | 41,311 |
Jewel, Mammoth & Lake Caves | Augusta-Margaret River Tourist Bureau | Figures not available | ||||
Yallingup | Busselton Tourist Bureau | Figures not available | ||||
TASMANIA | ||||||
Hastings | Dept of Tourism | 15,176 | 18,062 | 19,190 | 22,228 | 23,931 |
Mole Creek | Dept of Tourism | 13,854 | 15,608 | 18,690 | 20,919 | 22,487 |
Gunns Plains | Private operated under lease from NPWS | 3,080 | 5,289 | 3,345 | 4,455 | 5,332 |
NORTHERN TERRITORY | ||||||
Cutta Cutta (Katherine) | Privately operated under concession from Northern Territory Reserves Board until 1975; now operated by the Board | Figures not available |