There is evidence that some of the most spectacular caves in the world are within a day’s drive of Perth, Western Australia, lost and forgotten.
As well as containing natural formations of extraordinary beauty, they are reported to be rich in fossils and high-grade phosphate deposits.
The caves were explored by candlelight in 1908 by a party including the then Minister for Agriculture, James Mitchell, later WA’s long-term Premier and Governor. Other members of the party inc…
