6. WELLINGTON CAVES While not the first limestone caves to be discovered in NSW, they were the first to become well known, largely because of the many fossils which were found in their muddy filling. The first reference to caves near Wellington that I have found is this painting by Augustus Earle, made in 1826 and labelled "Mosman's Cave". It definitely shows the entrance to today's "Cathedral Cave". In May 1830 George Rankin of Bathurst entered the cave. There is a fascinating report in the " Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser ", Tuesday May 22nd 1830. You can download yourself from Trove or perhaps read it here. Sorry about the font size! There is more to the newspaper report which you will need to locate yourself. More excavations for fossils were carried out through the 19th century and later. Fossils From the Caves A few examples of the tens of thousands of fossils found in the caves. These are in no way related to the f