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== Controversy == |
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As with [[urban exploration]]-related topics, by entering into locations or drains without permission, the Cave Clan knowingly [[trespassing|trespasses]] <ref name="Tresspass">{{cite news| last = Kelly| first = Jeremy| title = Discovering Drain Treks Bizzare| publisher = Sun Herald| date = [[1999-05-30]]| url = http://www.urbanadventure.org/urevl/green.jpg| accessdate = 2007-08-02 }}</ref> |
As with [[urban exploration]]-related topics, by entering into locations or drains without permission, the Cave Clan knowingly [[trespassing|trespasses]] <ref name="Tresspass">{{cite news| last = Kelly| first = Jeremy| title = Discovering Drain Treks Bizzare| publisher = Sun Herald| date = [[1999-05-30]]| url = http://www.urbanadventure.org/urevl/green.jpg| accessdate = 2007-08-02 }}</ref> |
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This article has a lot of half truths, Is extremely debatable and keeps on being moderated to show only a single persons view on the cave clan. |
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==Cave Clan sites with coordinates== |
==Cave Clan sites with coordinates== |
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Revision as of 06:58, 9 March 2008
The Cave Clan is a primarily Australian group dedicated to urban exploration.
History
The Cave Clan was founded on January 26 (Australia Day), 1986 by three Melbourne teenagers, Woody, Dougo and Sloth. [1] The trio had started exploring together during the summer of 1985-1986.
Alf Sadlier, a worker for the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW), is often cited as an inspiration to the Cave Clan's founders. During construction on Melbourne’s drains in the 1940s and 1950s, Sadlier would leave his name and the date in tar paint before the last section of tunnel was put in place. After Sadlier was mentioned in an article in Melbourne’s The Herald Sun [2] his sister wrote to the Cave Clan explaining that her brother was in fact a "builder of drains", and not an explorer.
Cave Clan activities
Cave Clan members explore natural or artificial tunnels and caves, along with rooftops and abandoned buildings. Their most frequent activities involve exploring underground stormwater drains, bunkers tunnels and forts. One location is a large reservoir located under the Domain park in Sydney. They enter this site via a manhole using a special key to pull it up.[3][4] Another prominent location on their list is the Bunnerong Power Station. The power station has been completely demolished but the coal burning facilities are still accessible.
Safety issues
The Cave Clan does not advocate going into drains when it is raining, exploring alone, or removing a manhole from beneath if the above location is unknown. The golden rule of the Cave Clan is, "When it rains, no drains!". [5] It was reported on January 22, 2008 that a man and a woman drowned in a stormwater drain that has long been a favourite for Sydney's urban explorers, known to them as "Fortress"; the Cave Clan distanced themselves from the activities of such amateurs.[6]
Graffiti
] The Cave Clan officially distances itself from graffiti, despite the historical practice of tagging. Drain tagging is discouraged, especially in historically significant areas. There are clear examples, however, of the Cave Clan members using graffiti. [7][8] The group also accepts leaving details of an expedition in a plain section of the drain, tunnel or cavity to mark the place and time. They also put up stickers, mostly above ground for promotional purposes.
Controversy
As with urban exploration-related topics, by entering into locations or drains without permission, the Cave Clan knowingly trespasses [9]
This article has a lot of half truths, Is extremely debatable and keeps on being moderated to show only a single persons view on the cave clan.
Cave Clan sites with coordinates
- Urban exploration
- Bankstown Bunker
- Middle Head Fortifications
- Georges Head Battery
- Malabar Battery
- Bunnerong Power Station
- Henry Head Battery
- Banks Battery
- Hill 60
- Join the Sydney Cave Clan
References
- ^ "Cave Clan". StreetStories. 2004. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "Tunnel Culture". Herald Sun: 7.
- ^ "About the Cave Clan and What We Do". 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "About the Cave Clan". 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "Safety". 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ Tadros, Edmund. "Tunnel explorers criticise 'amateurs'" (Web article). The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ Heathcote, Christopher (2000-09-00). "Discovering Graffiti". Art Monthly Australia. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Richardson, Owen (2006-02-11). "Stencil Graffiti Capital: Melbourne". The Age. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Kelly, Jeremy (1999-05-30). "Discovering Drain Treks Bizzare". Sun Herald. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
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