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data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Naracoorte_Caves_National_Park" title="Naracoorte Caves National Park">Naracoorte Caves National Park</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Joanna,_South_Australia" title="Joanna, South Australia">Joanna, South Australia</a><sup id="cite_ref-LMV_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LMV-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Blanche_Cave&params=37.03345_S_140.79714_E_type:landmark_region:AU-SA"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°02′00″S</span> <span class="longitude">140°47′50″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.03345°S 140.79714°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-37.03345; 140.79714</span></span></span></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-LMV_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LMV-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">250 metres</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Entrances</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Blanche Cave</b>, previously known as "The Big Cave", "The Old Cave" and "Mosquito Plains Cave", is one of 26 caves to be found in the <a href="/wiki/Naracoorte_Caves_National_Park" title="Naracoorte Caves National Park">Naracoorte Caves National Park</a>, a <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_List" class="mw-redirect" title="World Heritage List">World Heritage listed</a> site. Blanche Cave was the first of the caves to be discovered in the <a href="/wiki/Naracoorte,_South_Australia" title="Naracoorte, South Australia">Naracoorte</a> area, having been found by European settlers in 1845, and can be accessed by the public through guided tours of the site. The cave contains a number of features, including, at one time, the mummified remains of an <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_Australians" title="Indigenous Australians">indigenous</a> man – remains that were stolen twice in 1861 and never returned. The location has been the site for a number of events, such as, in the early days, annual New Years parties and, much more recently, it was featured as part of the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Flame" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Flame">Olympic torch relay</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics" title="2000 Summer Olympics">2000 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>. Blanche Cave, along with the nearby Victoria Fossil Cave, was added to the <a href="/wiki/South_Australian_Heritage_Register" title="South Australian Heritage Register">South Australian Heritage Register</a> in 1984. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blanche_Cave&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_discovery">European discovery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blanche_Cave&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: European discovery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Blanche Cave was discovered by European settlers in approximately 1845 by the local pastoralists – Benjamin Sanders, a local <a href="/wiki/Station_(Australian_agriculture)" title="Station (Australian agriculture)">station</a> manager, is surmised to be the first European to see the cave when he found sheep that had gone missing within it, presumably having been driven there by the members of the indigenous population.<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977p7_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977p7-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first detailed recording of the cave occurred 13 years later in March, 1858, when Reverend <a href="/wiki/Julian_Tenison_Woods" class="mw-redirect" title="Julian Tenison Woods">Julian Woods</a> wrote about his experiences at the site in the <a href="/wiki/South_Australian_Register" title="South Australian Register">South Australian Register</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He described the entrance of the cave in poetical terms, comparing it to a <a href="/wiki/Cathedral" title="Cathedral">cathedral</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods1858-04-07-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The observer finds himself at the entrance of a large oblong square chamber, low, but perfectly lighted by an aperture at the opposite end, and all around, above and below, the eye is bewildered by a profusion of ornaments and decoration of Nature's own devising. It is like an immense <a href="/wiki/Gothic_architecture" title="Gothic architecture">Gothic</a> cathedral, and the numbers of half-finished <a href="/wiki/Stalagmite" title="Stalagmite">stalagmites</a> which rise from the ground like kneeling or prostrate forms, seem worshipers in that silent and solemn place. The walls are pretty equal in outline, generally unbroken nearly to the floor, and then for the most part they shelve in as far as the eye can reach, leaving a wedge-shaped aperture nearly all round. This seems devised by Nature to add to the embellishment of the place, for in the space thus left droppings of <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a> have formed the most fanciful tracery, where pillars of every shape wind into small groups like garlands of flowers, or stand out like the <a href="/wiki/Portico" title="Portico">portico</a> of a Grecian temple, the supports becoming smaller and smaller, till they join, like a mass of carved marble.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Julian Woods, 1858<sup id="cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods1858-04-07-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>After its discovery, access to the cave remained unrestricted, and this led to a degree of deterioration, especially in the entrance chamber. 21 years after Woods described the scene, an unnamed journalist visited the cave. He had previously read Woods' account, and described how the site had deteriorated through human action. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I looked, however, in vain for the many traces of beauty which Mr Woods describes. They are all going or gone. The floor is strewed with fragments of bottles and sardine tins. The smoke from tourists' fires has begrimed the walls. The graceful pillars formed by the meeting of stalactites with stalagmites have been knocked down for fun. The pendant decorations of the roof have been used as targets for after dinner sport with stones and sticks. One beautiful column, rising in some fantastic resemblance to a human figure, has been selected as the favourite place on which to place empty bottles "for a cockshy." Names have been carved, or scratched, or daubed on every part of the wall within reach. Brown, Jones and Robinson have sought monumental immortality by defiling and defacing the lovely rock forms of the place. And some of these visitors, too lazy to cut their names, have written them in extravagant size with the smoking flame of their candle, a mode of disfigurement especially to be seen in the inner chambers.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Unnamed South Australian correspondent, 1879<sup id="cite_ref-TheArgus1879-05-05_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheArgus1879-05-05-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>The correspondent continued his account by requesting that a guardian should be appointed by the Government or Tourist Board.<sup id="cite_ref-TheArgus1879-05-05qGuardian_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheArgus1879-05-05qGuardian-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Indeed, as the correspondent noted, this was likely to occur, and in 1885 the land incorporating Blanche Cave was given over to the South Australian Forest Board as part of a program to plant marketable trees in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977p8_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977p8-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Board employed a forester for the area, and the forester was given the additional responsibilities of looking after Blanche Cave, improving its appearance, and providing guided tours of the site. While the first forester only stayed for 18 months, the second, William Reddan, was to remain involved in the site for many years. Reddan did much to "beautify" the surroundings of the cave, growing <a href="/wiki/Fern" title="Fern">ferns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ornamental_plant" title="Ornamental plant">ornamental trees</a>, and he was involved in the installation of coloured electric lights in 1915. That same year responsibility for the caves was handed over to the Tourist Bureau, and Reddan resigned from the Woods and Forest Department (as it was then known) to take up a position with the new management. Reddan remained associated with the site until he retired in 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977pp8-10_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977pp8-10-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The cave has long been employed as a venue for special events – as far back as the 1860s the cave was being used for candlelit <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve" title="New Year's Eve">New Year's Eve</a> parties,<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977p10_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977p10-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the remains of the old benches can still be seen near the entrance.<sup id="cite_ref-SMHNaracoorte_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMHNaracoorte-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More recently, the site saw the passage and handover of the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Flame" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Flame">Olympic Torch</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_torch_relay" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic torch relay">torch relay</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics" title="2000 Summer Olympics">2000 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, during which the cave was lit by over 1000 candles,<sup id="cite_ref-Wakelin2003-07-19p62_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wakelin2003-07-19p62-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while other recent events have included a 2003 production of <a href="/wiki/William_Shakespeare" title="William Shakespeare">Shakespeare's</a> <i><a href="/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream" title="A Midsummer Night's Dream">A Midsummer Night's Dream</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ParksAndWildlifeBlancheCave_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ParksAndWildlifeBlancheCave-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sneath-07-19p62_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sneath-07-19p62-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Blanche Cave, along with the nearby Victoria Fossil Cave, was added as a single listing to the <a href="/wiki/South_Australian_Heritage_Register" title="South Australian Heritage Register">South Australian Heritage Register</a> in 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-HeritageListingSA_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HeritageListingSA-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Calcified_body">Calcified body</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blanche_Cave&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Calcified body"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Not long after the cave was discovered, early explorers found the body of an indigenous man within. Although his origins are unclear, it was believed that he had entered the cave after becoming injured, making his way to a rock ledge where he died, "in the position of one asleep".<sup id="cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods1858-04-07-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977p16_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977p16-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Woods related one theory of how he arrived at that position, describing how a group of settlers formed a party to avenge the death of the sheep and the killing of one of their number. The party shot many of the indigenous people living in the region, one of whom, Woods surmises, was fatally wounded but managed to make his way into the cave to hide, and, sadly, to die.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07qDeath_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods1858-04-07qDeath-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Variations of this account described how the man was shot near <a href="/wiki/Hynam,_South_Australia" title="Hynam, South Australia">Hynam</a>, or placed his shooting much nearer to the cave itself.<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977p16_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977p16-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this account of his death fails to address the state of the body: Woods described it as being "dried and shriveled", only slightly decayed, and stated that it had been there for many years without decomposition.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods1858-04-07-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the man appears to have died under an active <a href="/wiki/Flowstone" title="Flowstone">flowstone</a>, which caused parts of his body to become covered in limestone, leading Woods to describe him as being in an "almost petrified" state.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods1858-04-07-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977p16_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977p16-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is suggested that both processes would take many years, placing his death some time prior to 1845.<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977p16_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977p16-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Woods included the body in his account of the cave that was published in 1858. Three years later, in 1861, the body was stolen from the cave by Thomas Craig, a <a href="/wiki/Showman" title="Showman">showman</a> known for exhibiting "stuffed <a href="/wiki/Crocodile" title="Crocodile">crocodiles</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977pp18-19_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977pp18-19-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He carried the body in a bundle from <a href="/wiki/Penola,_South_Australia" title="Penola, South Australia">Penola</a> to <a href="/wiki/Mount_Gambier,_South_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Gambier, South Australia">Mount Gambier</a>, where he rented a room. However, one of the maids inspected the bundle, which he had described as carrying a harp, and discovered the remains.<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977p18_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977p18-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the police seized the body, Craig reappeared, and chose to sue the Government of South Australia for depriving him of his property. The resulting court case was heard in <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a>, and in the end Craig was granted one <a href="/wiki/Farthing_(British_coin)" title="Farthing (British coin)">farthing</a> in damages, instead of the 500 pounds which he had requested.<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977pp19-20_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977pp19-20-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Crown_Lands_(Australia)" title="Commissioner of Crown Lands (Australia)">Commissioner of Crown Lands</a> ordered that the remains be returned to the cave, only this time to be protected by iron bars,<sup id="cite_ref-TheAdvertiser1861-12-30_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheAdvertiser1861-12-30-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in spite of a call to have them moved to the <a href="/wiki/South_Australian_Museum" title="South Australian Museum">Adelaide Museum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TheAdvertiser1861-12-28_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheAdvertiser1861-12-28-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The suggestion that the remains needed to be housed in a museum for their protection proved to be prophetic, as Craig hid in the cave while the bars were being attached. After the workmen had departed, Craig removed the bars and stole the body once more.<sup id="cite_ref-TheArgus1879-05-05_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheArgus1879-05-05-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The remains were later described as being on display by Craig in <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, (along with the stuffed crocodiles).<sup id="cite_ref-TheArgus1879-05-05_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheArgus1879-05-05-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From there they were next reported as having been sold at an auction in London in 1866, but it is unclear as to where his body went after that, in spite of unsubstantiated rumours that the remains were sighted in America around 1914.<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977p20_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977p20-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Subsequent to its disappearance, the site where the body had been found and the bars attached became known as the "Lost Exhibit".<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977p20_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977p20-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blanche_Cave&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The cave consists of three chambers. The entrance chamber, located at the south-eastern end of the site, contains the old wooden tables and benches. The second, or middle, chamber has two "windows" – holes in the roof that permit light to enter the space – located at either end of the chamber, and which provide two of the three possible entrances to the cave. This area also contains a number of dry columns. The third chamber is also the largest, and is where the "Lost Exhibit" is located. It contains the remains of a <a href="/wiki/Bat_guano" class="mw-redirect" title="Bat guano">bat guano</a> quarry, (the "Devil's Pit"), and a structure known as the "Post Office".<sup id="cite_ref-Lewis1977pp11-13_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewis1977pp11-13-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The deterioration that had been noted in 1879 has been, to some extent, reversed. Even at the time, the correspondent noted that "the restorative action of nature is very rapid", and that the scars were being healed.<sup id="cite_ref-TheArgus1879-05-05_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheArgus1879-05-05-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the planting of pine trees prevented water from percolating through the cave, limiting its restoration and, indeed, causing further deterioration of the decorations. The removal of these trees in the late 1980s have permitted rejuvenation to continue.<sup id="cite_ref-SER2001p9_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SER2001p9-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blanche_Cave&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-LMV-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-LMV_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LMV_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/">"Search result for 'Blanche Cave' with the following daasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'State Heritage Areas' and 'Gazetteer'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>Location SA Map Viewer</i>. South Australian Government<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 February</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Location+SA+Map+Viewer&rft.atitle=Search+result+for+%27Blanche+Cave%27+with+the+following+daasets+selected+-+%27Suburbs+and+Localities%27%2C+%27NPW+and+Conservation+Properties%27%2C+%27State+Heritage+Areas%27+and+%27Gazetteer%27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flocation.sa.gov.au%2Fviewer%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lewis1977p7-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977p7_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLewis1977">Lewis 1977</a>, p. 7</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The article was also published in the <i><a href="/wiki/Perth_Gazette" class="mw-redirect" title="Perth Gazette">Perth Gazette</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Argus_(Melbourne)" title="The Argus (Melbourne)">The Argus</a></i>, and later in Woods' <i>Geological Observations of South Australia</i> (1862).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Woods1858-04-07-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWoods7_April_1858">Woods & 7 April 1858</a>, p. 6</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TheArgus1879-05-05-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TheArgus1879-05-05_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TheArgus1879-05-05_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TheArgus1879-05-05_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TheArgus1879-05-05_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5941935">"The Naracoorte Caves"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Argus_(Melbourne)" title="The Argus (Melbourne)">The Argus</a></i>. Melbourne. 5 May 1879. p. 7<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 December</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Argus&rft.atitle=The+Naracoorte+Caves&rft.pages=7&rft.date=1879-05-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnla.gov.au%2Fnla.news-article5941935&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TheArgus1879-05-05qGuardian-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-TheArgus1879-05-05qGuardian_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5941935">"The Naracoorte Caves"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Argus_(Melbourne)" title="The Argus (Melbourne)">The Argus</a></i>. Melbourne. 5 May 1879. p. 7<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 December</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Argus&rft.atitle=The+Naracoorte+Caves&rft.pages=7&rft.date=1879-05-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnla.gov.au%2Fnla.news-article5941935&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span> "<i>I wondered why either the Government or the Tourist Board had not appointed a guardian over the place. Surely these caverns are worth preserving. A small salary joined to his perquisites as showman would afford a good living to a suitable man, and his appointment would be a public boon. I learn, however, since my return that this is to be done. The Forest Board have taken the matter up, and though the misdeeds of the past can never be undone what remains may be preserved and left to the tender care of nature to heal the scars.</i>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lewis1977p8-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977p8_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLewis1977">Lewis 1977</a>, p. 8</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lewis1977pp8-10-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977pp8-10_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLewis1977">Lewis 1977</a>, pp. 8–10</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lewis1977p10-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977p10_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLewis1977">Lewis 1977</a>, p. 10</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SMHNaracoorte-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SMHNaracoorte_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-factsheet/naracoorte-20081113-5zgb.html">"Naracoorte"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald" title="The Sydney Morning Herald">The Sydney Morning Herald</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, Australia. 13 November 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 December</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Sydney+Morning+Herald&rft.atitle=Naracoorte&rft.date=2008-11-13&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Ftravel%2Ftravel-factsheet%2Fnaracoorte-20081113-5zgb.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Wakelin2003-07-19p62-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Wakelin2003-07-19p62_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWakelinHaran19_July_2003">Wakelin, Haran & 19 July 2003</a>, p. 62</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ParksAndWildlifeBlancheCave-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ParksAndWildlifeBlancheCave_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091206034338/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/sanpr/naracoortecaves/blanche.html">"Blanche Cave: A majestic giant"</a>. <i>Naracoorte Caves National Park</i>. <a href="/wiki/National_Parks_and_Wildlife_Service_(South_Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Parks and Wildlife Service (South Australia)">National Parks and Wildlife Service</a>. 14 September 2009. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/sanpr/naracoortecaves/blanche.html">the original</a> on 6 December 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 December</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Naracoorte+Caves+National+Park&rft.atitle=Blanche+Cave%3A+A+majestic+giant&rft.date=2009-09-14&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.environment.sa.gov.au%2Fparks%2Fsanpr%2Fnaracoortecaves%2Fblanche.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sneath-07-19p62-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Sneath-07-19p62_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSneath2_August_2003">Sneath & 2 August 2003</a>, p. 51</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-HeritageListingSA-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-HeritageListingSA_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16283">"Blanche & Victoria Fossil Caves, Naracoorte Caves National Park"</a>. <i>Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources</i>. Government of South Australia. 12 January 1984<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 February</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Department+of+Environment%2C+Water+and+Natural+Resources&rft.atitle=Blanche+%26+Victoria+Fossil+Caves%2C+Naracoorte+Caves+National+Park&rft.date=1984-01-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fapps.planning.sa.gov.au%2FHeritageSearch%2FHeritageItem.aspx%3Fp_heritageno%3D16283&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged June 2019">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lewis1977p16-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977p16_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977p16_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977p16_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977p16_15-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLewis1977">Lewis 1977</a>, p. 16</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Woods1858-04-07qDeath-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Woods1858-04-07qDeath_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWoods7_April_1858">Woods & 7 April 1858</a>, p. 6 "<i>The blacks, in addition to the destruction of the sheep spoken of above, committed murder and so many acts of violence that the settlers resolved to be avenged. They assembled and set out with the magnificent motto, 'Let not your right hand know what your left hand doeth.' The natives resisted desperately. Some were shot in every part of the country. One wandering near these caves was seen and brought to the ground by a rifle-ball. Badly wounded, he managed to crawl away unobserved; and thinking that he would be sought for as long as life was in him, crept down into the lowest and darkest recess of the cavern, where he rightly judged few would venture to follow. There he lay down and died.</i>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lewis1977pp18-19-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977pp18-19_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLewis1977">Lewis 1977</a>, pp. 18–19</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lewis1977p18-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977p18_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLewis1977">Lewis 1977</a>, p. 18</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lewis1977pp19-20-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977pp19-20_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLewis1977">Lewis 1977</a>, pp. 19–20</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TheAdvertiser1861-12-30-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-TheAdvertiser1861-12-30_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article881431">"The Petrified Native"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide)" title="The Advertiser (Adelaide)">The South Australian Advertiser</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a>, Australia. 30 December 1861. p. 3<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 December</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+South+Australian+Advertiser&rft.atitle=The+Petrified+Native&rft.pages=3&rft.date=1861-12-30&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnla.gov.au%2Fnla.news-article881431&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TheAdvertiser1861-12-28-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-TheAdvertiser1861-12-28_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFA_Voice_from_the_Cave1861" class="citation news cs1">A Voice from the Cave (28 December 1861). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article881371">"The Mummy"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide)" title="The Advertiser (Adelaide)">The South Australian Advertiser</a></i>. Adelaide. p. 3<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 December</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+South+Australian+Advertiser&rft.atitle=The+Mummy&rft.pages=3&rft.date=1861-12-28&rft.au=A+Voice+from+the+Cave&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnla.gov.au%2Fnla.news-article881371&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lewis1977p20-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977p20_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977p20_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLewis1977">Lewis 1977</a>, p. 20</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lewis1977pp11-13-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Lewis1977pp11-13_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLewis1977">Lewis 1977</a>, pp. 11–13</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SER2001p9-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SER2001p9_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSouth_East_Region_National_Parks_and_Wildlife_SA2001">South East Region National Parks and Wildlife SA 2001</a>, p. 9</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blanche_Cave&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHamilton-SmithFinlayson2003" class="citation book cs1">Hamilton-Smith, Elery; Finlayson, Brian (2003). <i>Beneath the surface: a natural history of Australian caves</i>. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-86840-595-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-86840-595-7"><bdi>0-86840-595-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Beneath+the+surface%3A+a+natural+history+of+Australian+caves&rft.place=Sydney&rft.pub=University+of+New+South+Wales+Press&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0-86840-595-7&rft.aulast=Hamilton-Smith&rft.aufirst=Elery&rft.au=Finlayson%2C+Brian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLewis1977" class="citation book cs1">Lewis, Ian (1977). <i>Discover Naracoorte Caves</i>. Australia: Subterranean Foundation. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9596799-0-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-9596799-0-1"><bdi>0-9596799-0-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Discover+Naracoorte+Caves&rft.place=Australia&rft.pub=Subterranean+Foundation&rft.date=1977&rft.isbn=0-9596799-0-1&rft.aulast=Lewis&rft.aufirst=Ian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSneath2_August_2003" class="citation news cs1">Sneath, Gretel (2 August 2003). "Where are thou? We're in a cave". <i><a href="/wiki/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide)" title="The Advertiser (Adelaide)">The Advertiser</a></i>. Adelaide. p. 51.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Advertiser&rft.atitle=Where+are+thou%3F+We%27re+in+a+cave&rft.pages=51&rft.date=2003-08-02&rft.aulast=Sneath&rft.aufirst=Gretel&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSouth_East_Region_National_Parks_and_Wildlife_SA2001" class="citation book cs1">South East Region National Parks and Wildlife SA (2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/sharedassets/public/park_management/parks_pdfs_naracoorte_mp.pdf"><i>Naracoorte Caves National Park Management Plan</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Adelaide: <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Environment_and_Heritage" class="mw-redirect" title="Department for Environment and Heritage">Department for Environment and Heritage</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7308-5846-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-7308-5846-4"><bdi>0-7308-5846-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Naracoorte+Caves+National+Park+Management+Plan&rft.place=Adelaide&rft.pub=Department+for+Environment+and+Heritage&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=0-7308-5846-4&rft.au=South+East+Region+National+Parks+and+Wildlife+SA&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.environment.sa.gov.au%2Ffiles%2Fsharedassets%2Fpublic%2Fpark_management%2Fparks_pdfs_naracoorte_mp.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWakelinHaran19_July_2003" class="citation news cs1">Wakelin, James; Haran, Brady (19 July 2009). "Follow the Flame Day 41: Naracoorte to Mt Gambier". <i><a href="/wiki/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide)" title="The Advertiser (Adelaide)">The Advertiser</a></i>. Adelaide. p. 62.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Advertiser&rft.atitle=Follow+the+Flame+Day+41%3A+Naracoorte+to+Mt+Gambier&rft.pages=62&rft.date=2009-07-19&rft.aulast=Wakelin&rft.aufirst=James&rft.au=Haran%2C+Brady&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlanche+Cave" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWoods7_April_1858" class="citation news cs1">Woods, Julian (7 April 1858). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7292336">"The Caves at Mosquito Plains, South Australia"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Argus_(Melbourne)" title="The Argus (Melbourne)">The Argus</a></i>. 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title="Aberdour Conservation Park">Aberdour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baudin_Rocks_Conservation_Park" title="Baudin Rocks Conservation Park">Baudin Rocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangham_Conservation_Park" title="Bangham Conservation Park">Bangham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beachport_Conservation_Park" title="Beachport Conservation Park">Beachport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belt_Hill_Conservation_Park" title="Belt Hill Conservation Park">Belt Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Heath_Conservation_Park" title="Big Heath Conservation Park">Big Heath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butchers_Gap_Conservation_Park" title="Butchers Gap Conservation Park">Butchers Gap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calectasia_Conservation_Park" title="Calectasia Conservation Park">Calectasia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carpenter_Rocks_Conservation_Park" title="Carpenter Rocks Conservation Park">Carpenter Rocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Rocks_Conservation_Park" title="Christmas Rocks Conservation 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