Speleological Research Council Inc.
The Speleological Research Council Limited was formed in Sydney, Australia on 1st May 1964 by
members of the Sydney University Speleological Society as a non-profit company limited by guarantee, with
the following aims:
- To publish the results of scientific studies in all fields of speleology.
- To promote the exploration, surveying and scientific investigation and evaluation of caves and cave systems.
A number of Speleological publishing ventures, financial grants and assistance with projects were
facilitated in the following years.
In 1974 the Speleological Research Council Limited agreed to support
Helictite - Journal of Australasian Speleological Research
with financial assistance and it published Volume 13 (1 issue) in 1975. The first 12 volumes of journal were published
by Edward A. Lane from 1962 to 1974.
On 28th February 1976 SRC acquired full ownership and
took over responsibility for the production of Volumes 14 to 35 from the original editors,
Edward A. Lane and Aola M. Richards.
From 1976 to 1998 the Journal was edited by Julia James together with Guy Cox, Andrew Pavey,
Alan Warild and Jane Dyson, and assisted by other members of the Speleological Research Council Limited.
On 11th June 1998 the Speleological Research Council Limited became the
Speleological Research Council Inc. (in New South Wales)
and went on to publish Volume 36. Susan White and Ken Grimes edited that volume.
After a successful motion at the Annual General Meeting and Special General Meeting held on 2nd August 2000,
the Speleological Research Council Inc. was wound up in October 2000, with the ownership
of Helictite and all assets to be passed to the
Australian Speleological Federation Inc.
in accordance with a mutually signed agreement.
SRC Publications
- Caves of the Nullarbor, 1968, Wigley, T.M.L. & Dunkely, J.R.
A review of Speleological investigations in the Nullarbor plain. Reprinted 1978.
- The Exploration and Speleogeography of Mammoth cave, Jenolan, 1972, Dunkey J.R.
A detailed history and description. Second edition published 1978.
- Caves through the Ages, 1974, Hangay, G., James, J.M. & Dorrell, M.
A colouring book for children.
- Papua New Guinea Speleological Expedition NSRE 1973, 1974, James, J.M.
The report of the 1973 Niugini Speleological Reasearch Expedition to the Muller Range.
- A Bibliography of the Jenolan Caves, Part 1: Speleological Literature, 1976, Dunkley, J.R.
A detailed reference list.
- The Caves of Jenolan, 2: The Northern Limestone, 1976, Welch, B.R. (ed)
- Caves and karst of the Muller Range: Report of the 1978 Speleological Expedition to the Atea Kananda, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea,
1980, James, Julia M. and Dyson, H. Jane.
Published by Atea in conjunction with the Speleological Research Council.
- Wee Jasper Caves, 1985, James, Julia M., Martin, D.J. and Welch, B.R. (eds)
Second (revised) edition published 1987.
- Thailand Caves Catalogue, 1994, Dunkley, J.R.
- Helictite, Journal of Australasian Cave research, Volume 13 (1975) to Volume 36 Number 2 (October 2000), 46 issues, various editors
A complete list of issues, abstracts of papers and tables of contents are available at the Helictite web site.
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