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Book Review: Australian Caves And Karst Systems, John Webb, Susan White, Garry K. Smith, Jo De Waele

International Journal of Speleology

No abstract provided.

Aotearoa New Zealand, The Forcible Transfer Of Tamariki And Rangatahi Māori, And The Royal Commission On Abuse In Care, David B. Macdonald

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

This article investigates to what extent the forcible transfer of tamariki and rangatahi Māori (Indigenous children and youth) in Aotearoa New Zealand can be considered genocide. First, I begin by exploring contemporary genocide theory as it relates to dolus eventualis in settler colonial contexts, before engaging with precedents for recognizing Indigenous genocides established by truth commissions in Canada (2015; 2019) and Australia (1997). I then explore the history around Indigenous child removal in Aotearoa from the onset of colonization to the present day, attentive to ways in which the UN Convention can apply to the forced removal of Māori children. …

Staffing Remote Schools: Perennial Failure, Sally Knipe, Christine Bottrell

Journal of Global Education and Research

Educational and socioeconomic disadvantage in remote communities, and the inadequacies of government action to bring about significant change needs to be addressed. This article presents a descriptive study examining the complexities of staffing remote and very remote schools in Australia with appropriately-qualified teachers. The findings of analysis of data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on behalf of the Australian Government through the National Schools Statistics Collection (NSSC) indicate that the majority of students in remote schools in Australia live, and are educated in, Indigenous communities in three jurisdictions. This raises concerns of unacknowledged and unacceptable discrimination. Complexity within …

12,000-Year-Old Aboriginal Rock Art From The Kimberley Region, Western Australia, Damien Finch, Andrew Gleadow, Janet Hergt

KIP Articles

The Kimberley region in Western Australia hosts one of the world’s most substantial bodies of indigenous rock art thought to extend in a series of stylistic or iconographic phases from the present day back into the Pleistocene. As with other rock art worldwide, the older styles have proven notoriously difficult to date quantitatively, requiring new scientific approaches. Here, we present the radiocarbon ages of 24 mud wasp nests that were either over or under pigment from 21 anthropomorphic motifs of the Gwion style (previously referred to as “Bradshaws”) from the middle of the relative stylistic sequence. We demonstrate that while …

Two Subspecies Of Bent-Winged Bats (Miniopterus Orianae Bassanii And Oceanensis) In Southern Australia Have Diverse Fungal Skin Flora But Not Pseudogymnoascus Destructans, Peter H. Holz, Linda F. Lumsden, Mark S. Marenda

KIP Articles

Fungi are increasingly being documented as causing disease in a wide range of faunal species, including Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus responsible for white nose syndrome which is having a devastating impact on bats in North America. The population size of the Australian southern bent-winged bat (Miniopterus orianae bassanii), a critically endangered subspecies, has declined over the past 50 years. As part of a larger study to determine whether disease could be a contributing factor to this decline, southern bent-winged bats were tested for the presence of arange of potentially pathogenic fungi: P. destructans, dermatophytes and Histoplasma capsulatum (a potential human …

Sulfur (34S/32S) Isotope Composition Of Gypsum And Implications For Deep Cave Formation On The Nullarbor Plain, Australia, Matej Lipar, Mateja Ferk, Sonja Lojen, Milo Barham

International Journal of Speleology

Large deep caves with little relation to surface topography are distinctive karst features on the Nullarbor Plain of Australia. The presence of gypsum deposits and chemoautotrophic bacteria within the caves have been suggested as evidence for cave formation and (or) enlargement via sulfuric acid speleogenesis. To test this hypothesis, the stable sulfur isotope compositions (δ³⁴S) of both cave gypsum and surface gypsum were measured. Analyses yielded relatively high, positive δ³⁴S values from both cave gypsum and surface gypsum, arguing against gypsum genesis via microbial chemoautotrophy, and more broadly, sulfuric acid speleogenesis. Instead, the gypsum is interpreted …

Application Of Modern Foraminiferal Assemblages To Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction: Case Studies From Coastal And Shelf Environments, Christian Haller

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The aim of paleoenvironmental studies is to reconstruct characteristics of the past environment from fossil assemblages preserved in sedimentary strata. Thus, studies of modern surface assemblages, quantitatively correlated to the environmental parameters, are required before reliable interpretations can be made. For this dissertation, two different techniques were applied in two case studies: a reconstruction making use of a benthic foraminiferal transfer function from the intertidal marshes in the eastern Mississippi Sound, Alabama/Mississippi, and a qualitative reconstruction of ocean current activity on the Western Australian shelf.

Modern salt-marsh foraminifera were collected from Grand Bay, Pascagoula, Fowl River, and Dauphin Island across …

Book Review: Remembering Genocide, Tony Barta

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

No abstract provided.

Hydrogeological Properties Of Fault Zones In A Karstified Carbonate Aquifer (Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria), H. Bauer, T. C. Schröckenfuchs, K. Decker

KIP Articles

This study presents a comparative, field-based hydrogeological characterization of exhumed, inactive fault zones in low-porosity Triassic dolostones and limestones of the Hochschwab massif, a carbonate unit of high economic importance supplying 60 % of the drinking water of Austria’s capital, Vienna. Cataclastic rocks and sheared, strongly cemented breccias form low-permeability (<1 mD) domains along faults. Fractured rocks with fracture densities varying by a factor of 10 and fracture porosities varying by a factor of 3, and dilation breccias with average porosities >3 % and permeabilities >1,000 mD form high-permeability domains. With respect to fault-zone architecture and rock content, which is demonstrated to be different for dolostone and limestone, four types of faults are presented. Faults with single-stranded minor fault cores, faults with single-stranded permeable fault cores, and faults with multiple-stranded …

Liberating Genocide: An Activist Concept And Historical Understanding, Tony Barta

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

From the outset, historians of genocide have seen themselves as activists. Among historians of colonial societies that is what distinguishes them most in relation to indigenous peoples. An ethnographic sensibility should be visible in any such study, and the more so when a question of genocide is raised. After all, if we do not have a sense of difference between peoples we fail the test of genocide at the first hurdle. And if we do not have an ethnographic sensibility towards our own cultures (including academic cultures) we will fail to make the most of our role in affecting deeply …

Australia's First National Level Quantitative Environmental Justice Assessment Of Industrial Air Pollution, Jayajit Chakraborty, Donna Green

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This study presents the first national level quantitative environmental justice assessment of industrial air pollution in Australia. Specifically, our analysis links the spatial distribution of sites and emissions associated with industrial pollution sources derived from the National Pollution Inventory, to Indigenous status and social disadvantage characteristics of communities derived from Australian Bureau of Statistics indicators. Our results reveal a clear national pattern of environmental injustice based on the locations of industrial pollution sources, as well as volume, and toxicity of air pollution released at these locations. Communities with the highest number of polluting sites, emission volume, and toxicity-weighted air emissions …

Troglofauna In The Pilbara Region, Western Australia Troglofauna In The Pilbara Region, Western Australia – Patterns In Diversity And Distribution, And Sampling Considerations For Conservation, Peter Bell, Stefan Eberhard, G. Perina

KIP Abstracts

"Discovery of diverse terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in subterranean habitats associated with iron-ore bearing rocks in the Pilbara region has driven a spate of troglofauna surveys as part of pre-mining environmental impact assessment. We present the results from recent surveys undertaken by mining companies which contribute new understanding towards this remarkable hidden element of biodiversity in Western Australia's arid regions. Patterns in the systematic composition, species richness and abundance of troglofauna assemblages collected from mining exploration drill holes are described. The systematic composition of the assemblages includes arachnids (Araneae, Pseudoscorpionida, Schizomida, Palpigrada), insects (Diplura, Thysanura, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Blattodea), myriapods (Diplopoda, Chilopoda, …

Impacts Of Climate Change On Stygofauna In Southwest Western Australia., Stefan Eberhard

KIP Abstracts

Southwest Western Australia has experienced an unparalleled climate shift since the mid 1970's, characterised by reduced rainfall which has contributed to declining groundwater levels. Climate modelling attributes part of this change to atmospheric greenhouse gases, and predicts the drying trend will increase over coming decades. Groundwater pools and streams in limestone caves at Yanchep and the Leeuwin- Naturaliste region are habitat for assemblages of stygofauna associated with tree roots which grow in the cave pools and streams. Because of the declining water levels, these Aquatic Root Mat Communities were listed as Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs) (status Endangered) under the Federal …

Impacts Of Climate Change On Subterranean Wetlands In Western Australia, Stefan Eberhard

KIP Abstracts

West Australian groundwater supports diverse faunas (stygofauna) that include many obligate groundwater-dependent species (stygobites), often belonging to relictual lineages, and which are typically short range endemics. These characteristics make stygofauna vulnerable to habitat changes, particularly reduced water quantity, which is a key stressor linked with climate change. In southwest Western Australia, a drying climate trend experienced over the past three decades has contributed to declining groundwater levels in the limestone caves at Yanchep and the Leeuwin-Naturaliste region. Groundwater pools and streams in these caves are habitat for assemblages of stygofauna associated with tree roots which grow in the cave pools …

Climate Change - Implications For Geotourism And Biodiversity Conservation In The Caves Of Southwest Western Australia, Stefan Eberhard

KIP Abstracts

Based on a study of caves in southwest Western Australia, this presentation explores the form-process linkages between geology, hydrology and ecology (eco-hydrogeology), and their relationships with climate. This case study demonstrated the impacts and ongoing threat that climate change poses to geo-processes and biodiversity, which has implications for geo/ecotourism globally. Cave geotourism has been practised in southwest Western Australia for more than 100 years. One of the major attractions for visitors to these caves is their spectacular underground lakes and streams. The cave lakes and streams also harbor a rich biodiversity of endemic cave dwelling fauna. Because of a drying …

Exploring The Relationship Between Sampling Efficiency And Short Range Endemism For Groundwater Fauna In The Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Harley J. Barron, James Cocking, Stefan Eberhard

KIP Articles

No abstract provided.

Terrestrial Subterranean Diversity In Non-Karstic Archaean Rock Terrains Terrestrial Subterranean Diversity In Non-Karstic Archaean Rock Terrains: Another Aladdin's Cave Opening In The Pilbara Region Of Western Australia, Peter Bell, Stefan Eberhard, T. Mould

KIP Abstracts

Until recently most terrestrial troglobites in Australia were known only from large (macro-) caves developed, predominantly, in karstified carbonate rocks, and less commonly from lava tubes developed in basalt. Excepting a few isolated earlier reports, and despite the accumulated evidence from other countries, there had been little searching for troglofauna in smaller (meso-) cave habitats developed in non-karstic rock terrains. This situation changed abruptly a few years ago when diverse communities of short range endemic terrestrial troglobites were discovered during routine stygofauna sampling in Tertiary channel iron deposits in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. This discovery (described elsewhere this …

Binoomea, Issue 135, August 2008, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: Presidents Column August 2008 -- Yowie's at Jenolan -- What Did You Miss??? -- Society Spotlight -- Scaffolding at Jenolan Past 7 Present -- James McKeown: From Fact to Folklore to Legend to Fable…and Back Again! Part 1 -- Happy Birthday Blue Lake -- Hidden Stories about Jenolan -- Jenolan Caves in the Exhibition of Charles Bayliss Photographs -- Sycamore Weedbusting at Jenolan -- Carols in the Caves

Binoomea, Issue 134, May 2008, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: President's Column May 2008 -- Wilson and Wiburd Return -- What Did You Miss??? -- Society Spotlight -- AGM Election Results -- Congratulations -- Noticed Any Changes? -- Photos from AGM Historical Weekend 9/10 February 08 -- Cave Presenters Conference -- Look What Showed Up! -- Julia James Survey Project at Jenolan Caves: Identifying and Locating Named Features in the Show Caves -- JCH&PS Historical Weekend Presentations -- "I Wonder Who They Were?" -- All Aboard Train Buffs! -- Weed Busting at Jenolan!

Binoomea, Issue 133, February 2008, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: President's Column -- Happenings at Caves House -- What Did You Miss????? -- Society Spotlight -- A Journey Through Time -- Roof Trivia -- The Mysterious Joseph Rowe -- Stereo Photographs -- Extract from "The Illustrated Sydney News," November 28, 1889, pp. 20-21 -- Frenchman's Cave J18 & J25 -- My Memories of Living at Jenolan Caves as a Child - 1948-1953 -- CAROLS 2007 -- More Happenings at Caves House -- Jenolan Caves Historical & Preservation Society Weekend

Binoomea, Issue 132, November 2007, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: President's Column -- Diprotodon Bones Found at Jenolan -- What Did You Miss????? -- Society Spotlight -- 35th Anniversary Weekend August 2007 -- James Wiburd's Wooden Legacy -- What's Been Happening at Jenolan? -- After Some Stocking Stuffers?

Binoomea, Issue 131, August 2007, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: President's Column August 2007 -- A New Jenolan Caves Book -- What Did You Miss? -- Special Photographer's Tours in August -- Society Spotlight - Rob Whyte -- de Burgh's Bridge Jenolan -- Jenolan's Limestone Bridge 1896-1996 -- Jenolan's Weekend of Indulgence -- Adventures on the Road to Jenolan -- At Jenolan Caves. A Glimpse of the Under World --

Binoomea, Issue 130, May 2007, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: President's Column - May 2007 -- Historical Weekend at Jenolan Caves 10th/11th February 2007 -- Society Spotlight -- Help Solve a Jenolan Mystery -- A Strange Involvement in Caves -- Caves, Trains and Automobiles -- A Trip to Jenolan Caves -- 35th Anniversary of JCH&PS, August Dinner -- Photo Gallery from Recent Jenolan Events -- Important Dates to Put in Your Calendar for 2007

Binoomea, Issue 129, February 2007, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: President's Column February 2007 -- Jenolan's Lost Cave Re-Opens after 74 Years -- What Did You Miss????? -- Society Spotlight -- Pool of Cerebus Poster Raffle -- Past and Present - Nettle Cave -- 140th Proclamation Weekend at Jenolan 14/15 October 2006 -- Jedda Photos on eBay -- 35th Anniversary of JCH&PS in 2007 -- Carols in the Caves 2006 -- A Special Invitation to JCH&PS Members & Friends

Pardoo Dso Project Subterranean Fauna Report Pardoo Direct Shipping Ore Project Troglofauna Survey Phase 2 And 3 Results

KIP Articles

No abstract provided.

Cryptic Speciation In Two Widespread Subterranean Amphipod Genera Reflects Historical Drainage Patterns In An Ancient Landscape, Stefan Eberhard, Stuart A. Halse, William F. Humphreys

KIP Abstracts

The landscape of the Pilbara region of Western Australia has been relatively unchanged for 100 million years. The ancient river systems of this region might be expected to be sources of isolation and divergence for aquatic species. Hence, the occurrence of widespread groundwater taxa in this landscape offers the opportunity to examine associations between genetic diversity and drainage patterns. Pilbarus and Chydaekata are two widespread genera of subterranean amphipods endemic to the Pilbara, each occupying multiple tributaries. We used molecular data to examine the roles of drainage patterns in structuring genetic diversity. Gene flow within a tributary may be facilitated …

Binoomea, Issue 128, November 2006, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: Editors Column November 2006 -- JCH&PS Raffle -- What Did You Miss????? -- Reminders -- Society Spotlight -- Are You a Jenolan Shelley Collector? -- A Special Weekend at Jenolan Caves 14/15 October 2006 -- Who Was John Lucas -- Royalty Visit Jenolan -- We Should Remember Them, Part 2

Binoomea, Issue 127, August 2006, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: President's Column August 2006 -- What Did You Miss????? -- Reminders -- Society Spotlight -- We Should Remember Them

Binoomea, Issue 126, May 2006, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: President's Report -- Fundraising Raffle -- What Did You Miss????? -- Reminders -- Society Spotlight -- Jedda -- Bird Restoration Work -- Members Question Time -- The First Car at Jenolan Caves

Binoomea, Issue 125, February 2006, Jenny Whitby

Binoomea

Contents: Australian Historical Society Award -- What Did You Miss????? -- Jenolan in the Spotlight -- Cottage Security -- Nomination to Australian Historical Society by JCH&PS -- Carols in the Caves