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The Southern Tasmanian Caverneers, Inc. (STC) was formed in December 1996 by the amalgamation of three former southern Tasmanian clubs: the Tasmanian Caverneering Club, the Southern Caving Society and the Tasmanian Cave and Karst Research Group. STC is the modern variant of the oldest caving club in Australia.

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Speleo Spiel, No. 241, September 1988

Sue Wailes and Trevor Wailes

Newsletter of The Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Karstic Komments -- Cook Creek: Another "New" Karst Area for Tasmania -- References -- Kubla Khan Efflux -- Sump Lengths -- Chronology of Dives -- The Survey -- References -- Florentine Valley: Surface Surveying and Burning Down the House -- Looking Sheepish in JF1 -- Entrance Cave - 10 August 1988
Speleo Spiel, No. 240, August 1988

Sue Wailes and Trevor Wailes

Newsletter of The Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Czechs on Mount Anne -- Anne-A-Kananda -- North Plateau -- MA-CS-1 -- MA-CS-2 -- MA-CS-4 -- MA-CS-3 -- MA-CS-5 -- MA-CS-6 -- MA-CS-7 -- MA-CS-8 -- MA-CS-9 -- MA-CS-11 -- MA-CS-10, 12 Goggled Eyes Cave -- Mt Anne North-East Ridge Geomorphology
Speleo Spiel, No. 239, July 1988

Leigh Douglas and Stuart Nicholas

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Karstic Komments -- Underground Sellout in Queensland -- Mail Cost -- Oh No! Not the Dreaded Caving Lamp Article (illuminating stuff?) -- The T.C.C.'s "Wish Ypu a Happy Birthday" Column -- Miniaturization is "Growing" in the Club -- President's Report 1987-88 -- Mexico Update... -- Rift Cave (again!) June '88 -- Confronting the Chairman -- New Horizons in Threefortyone (JF 341 that is.) --The North-East Ridge of Mount Anne -Parochial Perspectives
Speleo Spiel, No. 238, June 1988

Stuart Nicholas and Leigh Douglas

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- And Now a Whine from the Quartermaster -- Underground Utterances & Other Oddities -- Rift Cave Extension -- Rift Cave Revisited -- JF1: Chasing Draughts -- Khazad-dum: Down the Water -- Exit Cave -- Dismal Hill Pot. Ida Bay - Survey and Notes -- Old Ditch Road - Explanation and Maps
Speleo Spiel, No. 236, April 1988

Stuart Nicholas

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Future Trips… Yes! We're planning ahead (and some trips too)! -- Snippets and Snipes -- Another Rash of Growling Disease, alias A New Members Trip…! -- Caves Near Kandrian, Papua New Guinea -- References -- An Easter Extra -- Gear for Sale -- TCC Treasurer's Report -- Expenditure -- Judds Cavern - An easter of Discovery in the Cracroft Valley
Speleo Spiel, Report of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club 1968 Speleological Reconnaissance Expedition to Precipitous Bluff

Stefan Eberhard and Nick Hume

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Location and Access -- Expedition Narrative -- Survey Results -- Revised Cave List -- Cavernicolous Fauna -- Summary References
Speleo Spiel, No. 235, March 1988

Stuart Nicholas

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Chirpy Concentrated Cave Chatter -- A Black River Fun Run… -- Growlig Swallet in Depth! --Midway Hole -- Monty Humes Caving Circus -- Dribblespit Swallet
Speleo Spiel, No. 234, December 1987

Stuart Nicholas

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Newsbitz And Trivia And… -- Shock to the System -- Gordon River Rafting and Caving -- A Dive in Time -- Washout Cave - JF129 -- Caves on New Ireland, Papua New Guinea -- References
Speleo Spiel, No. 233, November 1987

Stuart Nicholas

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Future trips and Events -- Errata, (yes, even we make mistakes…) -- Surveying Work at Mole Creek -- Kelly's Pot -- Westmoreland Cave -- Leech Pot -- Drop in Cave -- Shish Kebab -- Dangerous Cave -- Cyclops - for those myopic enough to try it -- Cracroft and Beyond... -- Tropicon is Coming
Speleo Spiel, No. 232, October 1987

Leigh Douglas and Nick Hume

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Charity Begins at Home -- Letter to the Editor -- Ubiquitous Underground Utterances -- Santa Claus is alive and well!! -- It’s a bit early (or late), but - Merry Christmas… -- Do your hands say "caving"? Read on all will be revealed.. -- Caving Comfort Tips -- The Australian - Largest Lake Below Ground to be Explored -- June Resurgence - 18 April, 1987 -- September 13, 1987 - Rolan Eberhard, Trevor Wailes and The Chairman -- Midnight Hole- A Right Royal Ritual - Saturday September 19, 1987 -- Victory 75 - A Loss in 87 ?? -- 23rd November - nd of Exams Workout at Ida Bay
Speleo Spiel, No. 231, September 1987

Leigh Douglas and Nick Hume

Newsletter of Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Exciting News, Plus Some Plain Old Trivia -- What's happening at Christmas time?? -- Warning - Czech Your Ropes -- Letter to the Editor -- Exit Cave - 22 February, 1987 -- Florentine Valley - hat Family Favorite: Gormenghast... 12 April, 1987 -- August 1987 - A Mount Gambier Odyssey -- 22nd of August: D'Entrecasteaux River and Environs -- 16rg Augst 1987 Growling Swallet Annual General Maintenance
Speleo Spiel, No. 230, August 1987

Leigh Douglas and Nick Hume

Newsletter of Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- People, Happenings and Trivia… -- The Annual Dinner is Near… -- 12th July 1987 - IB 86 to Valley Entrance through trip -- August 1987 Recent Investigations at Ida Bay -- Mexico '85 - continued -- Postscript
Speleo Spiel, No. 229, July 1987

Leigh Douglas and Nick Hume

Newsletter of Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Mexico - February to April 1985 Aussies Do a Few Deep Oles.. -- Underground Again…
Speleo Spiel, No. 228, June 1987

Leigh Douglas and Nick Hume

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- President's Report 86/87 -- Newz, Bitz and Trivia… Book Review -- Another Old Ditch Row Trip Report (Number Four….) - 10 May, 1987-- Ways and Means to Row the Old Ditch… (Gear and rigging info.) -- A Splash in the Pot is Worth Two in the Busg - Splash Pot: May 1987 -- Midnight Hole En Masse - May 1987 -- Khazad-Dum (JF 4/5/14) - Diving the sump -- 10th May - Junee: A Resurgence of interest -- TCC Treasurer's Report 86/87
Speleo Spiel, No. 227, May 1987

Leigh Douglas and Nick Hume

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- More bloody jetsetting news! American cavers have linked Nita Nata to the -- 12 April - Oh No! Not the North East ridge of Mount Anne Again -- Ida Bay Review -- Old Ditch Road, Part One… -- Old Ditch Road Part 2... -- Mellowing at Mole Creek - Easter 1987 -- IB-120: Valley Entrance Through Trip - 3rd of May -- Subscriptions for 1987/88 Financial Year
Speleo Spiel, No. 225, March/April 1987

Steve Bunton

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Trogth 1th Stranger Than Friction -- Servalane - One of the Growling Nasties… -- Splash Pot - Another meeting of the Potters and Splashers Society -- Flowery Gully & Gunn Plains - A Brief Visit -- Hair Rally Cars and Other Goats - A Typical Weekend in the Florentine! -- Subscription for 1987/88 Financial Year
Speleo Spiel, No. 224, January-February 1987

Steve Bunton

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Nettlebed - A Trip Down Memory Lane - 24th January 1987 -- Northeast Ridge of Mt Anne - January 1987 -- Gordon River Cruise 17th - 23rd February 1987. Stefan Eberhard and Nick Hume
Speleo Spiel, No. 223, December 1986

Steve Bunton

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Loose Ends -- Reminiscence of Early Caverneering - Or You Young Ones Don't Know How Good You've Got it, Gear Wise! -- More Reminiscences of Early Caving - Trip and Transport -- Khaad-Dum - Dwarrowdelf -- At Last! The Great Khazad-Dum - Dwarrowdelf Exchange Show! -- Growing Swallet and Mainline -- Serendipity Area -- Not the Junee - Florentine: Cheyne Range, Mt Ronald Cross and Bubs Hill -- References
Speleo Spiel, No. 222, November 1986

Steve Bunton

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Small Passages -- Notes on JF 397 -- Resurrection of the Hairy Goat -- Mini Martin - Skyhook Pot Exchange Trip -- Description of the rigging used on this trip: -- Pendant Pot Derigging Trip -- Growling Swallet System: new Feeling and Slaughterhouse Pot -- Errata
Speleo Spiel, No. 221, October 1986

Stee Bunton

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Underground News and Views -- The Dinner to Celebrate TCC's 40th Year -- Cheyne Range: "So this is what retired cavers get up to!" -- Caving in the Wild West: Dubbil Barril and Bubs Hill -- Updated Descriptions of the Ida Bay Caves -- Mountain River - Friday 16/8/1985 -- Notes on JF 380 and JF 370
Speleo Spiel, No. 220, September 1986

Steve Bunton

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Silly Spiel Snippets… -- Happy 40th Birthday! T.C.C. -- Warhol (JF 392) -- Florentine Valley Cave Numbering -- Ice Tube Environs -- Slaughterhouse Pot -- Weld River Arch 10th-12th May -- Arrakis 16.5.86 -- Milk Run IB 38
Speleo Spiel, No. 219, August 1986

Steve Bunton

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Spiel Bitz -- A Recent Trip to Ida Bay Produced Two Previously Undiscovered Caves of Vertical Nature, That Were Explored and Numbered -- IB 98: Comet Pot -- Ida Bay Bash -- An Updated List of the Ida Bay Caves
Speleo Spiel, No. 218, July 1986

Steve Bunton

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Trog Takes and True from the Legendary farce.. -- Long pitches of Tasmania -- Mini Expedition to Precipitous Bluff -- Diving the Mainline and Dreamtime Sumps -- Tasmanian Caverneering Club 40th Anniversary Dinner -- Come to the 40th Anniversary Dinner of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club
Speleo Spiel, No. 217, June 1986

Steve Bunton

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Terrifying Trog Tales -- TCC President's Report -- Letter to the Editor -- A Few Smaps a Day Keeps the Cave Surveyors at Bay… -- Florentine Valley -- Location of JF: 158 -- Ida Bay !B 7, 35, 36 and 37 11/4 - 15/4/1985 -- Sunday 14/4 - a tourist day to Ida Bay with a real loco! -- Ida Bay (IB 38) "Milk Run" -- Future Trips (?) -- Subscriptions -- 40th Anniversary Annual Dinner
Speleo Spiel, No. 216, May 1986

Steve Bunton

Newsletter of the Tasmanian Caverneering Club -- Editorial -- Trog Times - A Subsidiary of Ruper Merdoch The Bear Avenue. -- What's in a name? A Review of the Book that tell All. -- Florentine Valley Cave Numbering -- Gelignite Pot JF 391 -- MT. Weld - Arrakis - 14,15 September, 1985 -- Daylight at Midnight - 11 February 1986 -- Dribblespit Sallet (JF 13) -- Tasmanian Caverneering Club Treasurer's Report 1985-86 -- TCC Meetings... -- Future Trips...