10. BORENORE CAVES 


The pronunciation appears to be (or close to) "Boreenaw". 

Here are some quotes about this location: 

From "Speleo Handbook 1968". Situated 11 miles west of Orange . Massive beds of Silurian limestone outcropping for about 2 miles along the Boree Creek. First reported by Mitchell (1841). 

Caves: Big Caves; series of arches. Little Caves (Tunnel  Cave); 300 yards of cave, extensive silting has occurred. Verandah Cave; now largely silted up. McDonald's Cave: pothole 80 feet deep in sink; foul air.

Other caves exist in the area."

From "Limestone Deposits of NSW 1919" by Carne and Jones. Mineral Deposits of NSW 25 (NSW Geological Survey). Pages 148-149.

"Situated on Boree Creek, 11 1/4 miles by road from Orange and 3 miles west of Borenore Railway Station, 209 miles from Sydney."

"Mitchell mentions the limestone caves of the "Buree" locality which he and others partially explored."

"The limestone occurs chiefly in the sides of valleys in different places, and still contains many unexplored caves."

"These caves were subsequently examined by Mr O. Trickett L.S. M.S. in 1903 who described two - the "Big" and Little Caves."

From "The Limestone Deposits of New South Wales" 1986 by  Lishmund, Dawood and Langley. Mineral Deposits of NSW 25 (NSW Geological Survey, 2nd edition. Pages 117-118

"Caves. A number of large caves occur in the deposits, together with some smaller caves. One of the caves, the Tunnel Cave, is 100 m long.
However, mining of parts of the deposits would be precluded because of the presence of caves, while other environmental considerations might militate against extraction from other areas. parts of the deposit are deeply weathered, and overburden and clay-filled cavities might pose further problems.
Parts of the deposits were quarried until about 1940 for ornamental stone."
Map from Carne and Jones 1919

From The Guide to NSW Karst and Caves (2011)

"Access to Borenore Karst Conservation Reserve is by Orange–
Forbes Road, which is sealed. The access road to the picnic area is
an all-weather gravel road.
The reserve contains picnic facilities, including tables and gas
barbecues, and public toilets. Well-maintained walking tracks
traverse the area, providing an opportunity for visitors to explore
Arch Cave, a variety of protruding limestone outcrops and the
remnant stand of threatened white box–yellow box woodland.
Camping is not permitted at the reserve which closes at 7 pm daily."

The Arch Cave. Follow this link to a great article on the Arch Cave.
https://www.walkmyworld.com/posts/arch-cave-borenore


The Verandah and Tunnel Caves. 

Here is a link to an excellent article on these two caves.

https://www.walkmyworld.com/posts/verandah-cave

There are many other caves at Borenore. Those worth protecting are mostly gated and locked.

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