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 =====Walking Guide.=====
-|May 19-20-21|Colong Caves - Private Transport. Maps: Blue Mountains and Burragorang Tourist, Mles Dunphy's "Bindook Highlands" Map. See __Leader Ben Esgate for further details.|
+|May 19-20-21|Colong Caves - Private Transport. Maps: Blue Mountains and Burragorang Tourist, Mles Dunphy's "Bindook Highlands" Map. See __Leader Ben Esgate__ for further details.|
-"We hunted around and found the entrance to Lannigan's Cave above the Arch Cave and about 150' above the creek. A sa_91l opening led down into the cave, and through a narrow squeeze hole we came to King Solomon's Temple. This chamber contained five large columns about 40' high..... the end of this chamber a small opening to the right led to the Water Cave. This cave positively beggars description. Numerous stalagmites were observed in the bed of the underground river, the water of Which appeared to be of the faintest green....  one grotto resembled a jewel show with the shawls on the edges sparkling like diamonds. Opposite these shawls were pillars of a delicate pink shade, while another little grotto had a group of pure white stalactites like so many icicles...."
+"We hunted around and found the entrance to Lannigan's Cave above the Arch Cave and about 150' above the creek. A small opening led down into the cave, and through a narrow squeeze hole we came to King Solomon's Temple. This chamber contained five large columns about 40' high..... the end of this chamber a small opening to the right led to the Water Cave. This cave positively beggars description. Numerous stalagmites were observed in the bed of the underground river, the water of Which appeared to be of the faintest green....  one grotto resembled a jewel show with the shawls on the edges sparkling like diamonds. Opposite these shawls were pillars of a delicate pink shade, while another little grotto had a group of pure white stalactites like so many icicles...."
 (From the S.B.W. June 1935 - Jock Kaske and Gordon Smith describing a side trip to Colong during their 194 mile Kowmung and environs trip.)