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1900 – Caves and Coal - Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows
Posted by David Hay on August 8, 2019
Deep within the farthest reaches of Jenolan Caves, there is a chamber called Cooks Cavern. Who was Cook? Not a cave explorer as you might expect. Modern visitors are shocked to learn...
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The Webb Family of Bathurst and Jenolan Caves
Posted by David Hay on August 16, 2019
In a tiny alcove near the jawbone of a Tasmanian Devil, in the Imperial Cave, are two small names. These are of Edmund Webb and Catherine Webb, of Bathurst, who were intimately connected with early cave exploration.
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Access is via EDITH ROAD ONLY. (On Jenolan Caves Rd, there is a 30-minute DETOUR to Edith Rd via Duckmaloi Rd.) Three kms before Jenolan, at the top of the steep valley descent, stop at the gate. Please follow the escort vehicle (running every 20 minutes) 3km down to our carpark. In the carpark, wait to catch our free shuttle bus, or walk the last 500m downhill to caves and hotel.
To be on time for your tour, please arrive at the gate***AT LEAST 1 HOUR BEFORE YOUR FIRST BOOKED ACTIVITY***.
Every 20 minutes, escort vehicles leave our car park, to accompany you back up the hill. Day visitors need to leave Jenolan before 6pm, when the gate will be locked.