Sydney Speleological Society
- Sydney Speleological Society
Sydney Speleological Society (SSS) is a caving group based in Sydney, Australia. The Sydney Speleological Society was founded in 1954 and is one of the oldest caving groups in Australia. The Sydney Speleological Society has had a considerable impact on caving, being involved in many of the significant events and proceedings regarding caving, caving standards, caving publications, cave equipment, caving safety, cave rescue since its inception.
The Sydney Speleological Society has published many books on caving and caving areas in Australia and continues to work on many projects to further our understanding of caving and karst areas in Australia and overseas.
The Sydney Speleological Society publishes a monthly scientific journal that documents the many activities of the society and caving in general. The Journal has been in continuous publication for over 50 years, making it one of the oldest continually published caving journals in Australia with over 630 editions. This publication is an important source of information on many aspects of caving in Australia and overseas.
External links
* [http://www.sss.org.au/ Official site]
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