The McLean series of postcards really do show what the well dressed caver wore in the early 1900's. Ladies and girls in long dresses and big hats, men and boys with jackets and ties - and remember, it would have been hot summer when these folks came to explore the caves.

In those days cameras needed lots of light to get a good picture. All of these photographs were taken near the southern end of the Abercrombie Archway where the light streams in and highlights some huge stalagmites.

These cards were printed in half-tone (dots)

Included in this series are two cards of local interest.

< This is of the new Abercrombie River Bridge built in 1919.

The Belmore Dam near Trunkey Creek. This was the site of the gold stamper batteries >

Commissioned by the NSW Government, these historic postcards show the southern entrance from inside and outside, a vehicle on the newly completed road down to the caves and Grove Creek Falls in full flood.

Bob Coops was the caretaker at Abercrombie Caves from 1942 to 1968.

During his time at Abercrombie Bob installed four cable suspension bridges (two of which are still in use today), installed many tracks and handrails and in the 1960's had electric lighting installed for the first time.

The Coops series show some of the major interior views of cave decoration including the more unusual features like the Pink Elephants near the Dance Platform (yes they realy are pink!), and the interior of Grove Cave.

Ken Keck was a regular cave explorer and a founder member of the Metropolitan Speleological Society based in Sydney. He was also a keen photographer and took many slides of the caves during his many visits to Abercrombie. These four images were chosen from his collection for postcards sold in the late 1960's and early 1970's

A new postcard series was produced in the late 1970's . These were more glossy and professional looking and bore the words "Greetings from Abercrombie Caves" This is the only one that is currently on file.

This is the classic view of the old Gold-miners Dance Platform taken from the western side of the Archway Roof

These two new cards each showing multiple Cave views were produced by Murrayviews in 1989, Only 4000 of each were printed and they are still on sale today.

A folder card was also produced

All six photographs were on one side of this folder and on the reverse side was a brief history of the Ribbon Gang Bushrangers, a location map and a "Wacko Letter" (a tick box letter from the sender)

When this folder card was first produced there were a number of spelling and caption errors and the card had to be reprinted - but not before quite a few of the reject cards were sold. (The print run was 4,000)

Folder cards are now all sold out.

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