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Wombeyan Caves (cave)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Lot's Wife, and the Cockatoo, Wombeyan Caves, 1911

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086M/29
Scope and Contents

A view of two strange stalacmite formations, which take the general form of a human and of a bird. The Wombeyan Caves are somewhat less spectacular than the Jenolan Caves, and are situated about 30 miles west of Mittagong.

Dates: 1911
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

The Minaret, Wombeyan Caves, 1911

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086M/30
Scope and Contents

A view of a large and intricate stalacmite shaped in the form of a minaret.

Dates: 1911
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).