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The Derbyshire Caver
The Derbyshire Caver is the Newsletter of the DCA.
Annual subscription for 4 issues posted to you: £10.00
Published quarterly. Price £2 a copy. (Over the counter in the Mining Museum at Matlock Bath and the Old Smithy café at Monyash.)
Previous editions of the newsletter are available below.
DCA Newsletter 95 - April/June 1997- Recent Work in the Hamps Valley
- The Invasion of the Gate People
- Introducing Caving to Begginers
- Orpheus CC Cottage
- Bagshawe Resurgence
- The Garden Path
- Conservation & Access
- Carder Low
- Snippets from Speleo'zin
- What the Papers Say
- Access to Lathkill Head
DCA Newsletter 94 - January/March 1997- A Dive (with a difference) in Peak Cavern
- Conservation & Access
- Caving for Beginners
- DCRO Reports
- RIGS and Current Progress
- Ispitivanje Korodiranih Karibinera Stubai
- Novija Speleološka Istraživanja Na BRDU Lipnik
- Ladyside Pot
- Conservation and Formations in Caves
DCA Newsletter 93 - October/December 1996- A Tricky Time to Drop In
- Conservation & Access
- OCC Dives Bagshawe
- Heritage Lottery Fund
- Introduction to Caving (part 2)
- Magnesian Limestone Update
- Giants Hole, East Canal
- Bagshawe Resurgence Breakthrough
- Caving Codger's Corner (part 2)
- Recent Work in the Manifold Valley
DCA Newsletter 92 - July/September 1996- Montesole Chalk Mine
- Giant's Hole Sump Dive - 1946
- Magnesian Limestone Update
- Introducing Caving to Beginners
- Plackett Mine Caverns
- Dangers of Firedamp
- P8 Perryfoot, Halley's Sump (upstream)
DCA Newsletter 91 - April/June 1996- Camcorders Underground
- Regionally IImportant Geological Sites Meteing Report
- Lathkill Dale SSSI
- Radon Made Easy
- Consdervation and Access
- Chesterfield in Yorkshire
DCA Newsletter 90 - February 1996- Perryfoot/Doctor Jackson's Complex
- Cave Discovery Fund Doscoveries
- Main Rising - Speedwelll Cavern
- Conservation & Access
- DCRO Reports
- C.E.C.S Off and Cop This
- Caving Club Training and Assessment Scheme
DCA Newsletter 89 - December 1995- Peak Cavern - Dry Route?
- Conservation and Access
- Note on Hangover Hole Survey
- Eldon Quarry Update
- Abseiling from Millers Dale Bridge
- Bolting Update
- DCRO Snippets
- Survey of Hangover Hole
- Update on Manifold Valley
- Ilam Risings Dye Tests
- Mandale Mine
- Going a Little Potty
DCA Newsletter 88 - July 1995- Technique Tip
- Conservation & Access
- K9 Kaving Again
- Acid Rain
- Magnesian Limestone
- Giants - Filthy Five Exchange
- DCA Library
- DCRO Rescue Reports
- Ashford Black Marble Mine Access Agreement
- Herne Hill Extension
DCA Newsletter 87 - April 1995- Eldon Continued ...
- Bolting Update
- DMM Resin Types
- Magnesian Limestone
- "Hard" Cavers Wanted!
- Recent Discoveries
- Repairs to Knotlow
- Conservation and Access
DCA Newsletter 86 - February 1995- Eldon Quarry
- Helping a Russion Caver
- Moose Cave
- Creswell Crags
- Report from Darfar
- Manifold Valley Caves
- Snippets from Ivan
- Magnesian Limestone Part II
- Tearsall Pipe Breakthrough
- DCRO Reports
- C & A Observations
DCA Newsletter 85 - November 1994- Pak - Britain 1994
- Manifold Valley
- Book Reviews
- Magnesian Limestone Caves
- DCA Library
- Bolt Update
- Bolt Testing
- Cavers Letter - Getting it Right?
- Eldon Hole
DCA Newsletter 84 - July 1994- Norman Davenport
- Deliberations on a plan for Cave Conservation
- Derbyshire Cave Resuce Report
- British Cave Rescue Organisation Report
- The Proper Capping of Mine Shafts
- The C&A Officers Comments on the Cave Conservatin Article
- What the Paper Say
- Bold Check
DCA Newsletter 83 - April 1994- NCA/DCA Training Weekend
- Animals and the Underground Environment
- Lathkill Update
- The Popping out of the Turtle's Head in Shag's Sump
- Thefts from Vehicles
- DCA Working Party
- DMM "ECO" Hangers
- Caving and Archaeology
- Conservation and Access
- Hypothermia-
DCA Newsletter 82 - February 1994- National Rivers Authority Extracts
- Can You Dig It?
- FIDONET and Caving
- Magnesian Limestone Caves East of the Pennines
- Batham Pot Cleared?
- Letter to Editor
- Peak Cavern Update
- Lathkill Head Cave
- Letter in Reply to a Report in DCA N/L No. 80
- P Zero - It's Lid and Other Derbyshire Lids
- Instructing Underground
- Porth Yr Ogof
- Handbooks
- Rope Clamp Standard
DCA Newsletter 81 - October 1993- Eldon Hole
- K9 Cavlng
- Caving on Four Legs
- Raven Lays an Egg
- Derbyshire Newspaper Extracts
- SSSI Report
- Your Letters Page
DCA Newsletter 80 - July 1993- Shock and Re-Belays
- DMM Location Update
- NCA DMM Installation Programme
- Cave Rescue Repcrts 1992
- OCC Cottage
- Conservation & Access
- News fron Other Areas
- Scottish: Dlscovery
- Owl Hoie
DCA Newsletter 79 - January 1993- Brlghtgate Cave, A Back Door
- Stop Press - Ball Eye Closure
- DCRO Rescue Reports
- Cavers Beware!
- Conservation & Access
- Your Lettars Page ..
- News from Other Areas
- Thleves Caught|
- RADON
- Gold at Matlock
- The Derbyshlre Caverns
- DCA Tralning Offlcer
- New French Cave
DCA Newsletter 78 - October 1992- Devonshire Caverns
- DCRO Report 1991
- Wet Ladder Hang
- Beech Tree Hole - Update
- Tearsall Pipe Caverns No.2 and Brightgate Cave
- No Access
- From Other Areas
- Twenty One Facts about Derbyshire Caves and Cavers
- Your Letters
- DCA's DMM Bolt Locations
DCA Newsletter 77 - June/July 1992- Peak Cavern Update (+ survey)
- DCA's Position in Relation to Peak Cavern
- Recent Developments in the Manifold Valley
- Two New Trips in Derbyshire
- Lathkill Head Cave, Top Entrance
- Peak Cavern, White River Series
- Two Matlock Mine levels {+ survey)
- Your Letters: NCA/DCA, DCA Training
- WelI Head Spring, Middleton by Youlgreave (+ map)
- DCRO Rescue Reports: Nos 223 to 232
- British Cave Rescue Council - Incident Report for 1990
- DCA Officers for 1991/1992
DCA Newsletter 76 - June 1991- Peak Cavern Update
- Claustrophobla Crawl, Bagshawe Cavern
- The Nallonal Body for British Caving
- DCRO Rescue Report
- Tralning Officer's Update
- Open Letter to DCA CounciI Meeting
- Yew Tree Cave, Pleasley Vale.
- Dates for Your Diary
- Your Letters Page - by Mr. A Wells
- DCA Library Additions
- DCA 0fficers for 1991-1992