Historical Diving Times Index

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Abalone divers 12(18), 20(21-23)

Admiral Benbow, inn & museum 10(9)

Alexander the Great, bell descent 18(12)

American divers 20(4-23)
- first 1/3(12)

Anti-paralysis dress 2/1(10), 2/3(3-5), 16(7)

Aqualung diving
- early books 2/1(10)
- early attempts 2/2(9-11), 9(6)
- history 9(6-7), 11(11), 18(20)

Archive, HDS 8(2)
- HDS film 9(10)

Art Bachrach Award 18(14)

Artiglio, Italian diving vessel 19(22)

Autonomous diving equipment 15(10-11)

Awards, HDS 3/1(1,8), 9(4), 12(5,19), 15(9), 18(14)

Ayanz, Jeronimo de, designer of equipment 3/1(4)

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Bachrach, Dr. Arthur 10(14), 14(22), 18(12)

Bailey, Fred, diver 10(15)

Balcombe, Graham, cave diver 15(6-7), 16(5,10-11)

Barnard, Edward, patentee 12(7,12), 16(15-16)

Barth, Bob, aquanaut 20(6-8)

Bathysphere, descents 18(13)

Baudoin, Jean Batiste, diver & inventor 3/1(8), 16(18)

Bauer, Wilhelm 12(5)

Bear & Key, inn, Whitstable 9(3)

Beebe, William 1/3(6), 18(13)

Behnke, Dr. Al 18(12), 20(5)

Bell, family of divers 1/3(4;10), 2/2(3), 12(12), 13(12)

Bells, diving 2/1(12) 10(18-19), 18(12)

Bendell, Edward, diver 2/1(12), 18(12)

Bends, see Decompression Sickness

Bethell, John, inventor 2/2(4), 12(7), 14(17), 15(9)

Bibliographies
- Siebe Gorman 11(16-19), 15(16-18)
- Hans Hass 17(22), 18(20)

Bibliophiles & Bibliophile Group 1/1(1), 1/2(3)
- meetings 1/3(5-9), 2/1(9), 3/1(6), 8(6), 10(12), 12(13), 13(15), 14(6), 15(9), 16(8), 18(23), 19(31), 20(26)
- USA 17(18)

Blue Holes, Bahamas 19(26-28)

Bond, Dr. George 18(12), 20(6-7)

Books
- covers 13(8)
- diving, see Bibliophiles
- dust jackets 13(22), 14(6)
- early 15(9)
- repair & maintenance 3/1(6), 14(6)
– reviews 2/1(8, 13), 2/3(6,8), 3/1(4), 10(13), 11(20), 13(16), 14(19), 15(16), 16(6-7), 17(4-6,20), 20(21-23)

Bookbinding 3/1(6)

Borrow, Mike, engineer 1/2(3), 1/3(2), 14(22)

Bouton, Dr Emile, photographer 19(7)

Braithwaite, John, diver 1/3(2-3), 3/1(7)
- Bill, descendant 19(14)

Breakell, Bernard, diver 1/2(6,8), 2/3(6), 16(17)

British Sub-Aqua Club, formation 9(6)
- London Branch 14(18)

Brownings, Whitstable divers 12(12)

Brown-Mills Aerophore 12(13)

Bucher, Raimondo, diver 15(21)

Buhlmann, Prof. Albert 11(15)

Buoyancy compensators 14(10), 16(20)

Bush, William, inventor 12(7)

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Cabirol, Joseph, manufacturer 14(20-21)

Cachalot, commercial diving system 20(10)

Calor gas demand valve 2/2(9-11)

Carawana, George, diver 8(7)

Cave Diving 15(6-7), 16(10-11)
- Group 15(7,22), 16(5,10-11), 19(27)

Chard, C.A., diver 2/2(13)

Chariots, 2/1(13), 2/2(5)

Charlestown Shipwreck Museum 1/3(10), 3/1(7)

Clifford, Ernest, suit designer 2/1(10-11), 2/3(3-5)

Closed suits 2/2(3)

Clucas, Reginald, diver 11(15)

Code of Practice 8(8), 9(9)

Comex, achievements in deep diving 18(13)

Commeinhes, Georges, inventor & diver 2/1(7), 8(1), 12(10), 13(7-9), 19(16,18-21)

Compleat Goggler, book 12(13)

Condert, Charles, diver & inventor 16(18)

Conferences, Historical Diving Society
- Charlestown (1992) 3/1(7-8)
- Greenwich (1996) 18(12-14)
- Portsmouth (1993) 9(1,4)
- Portsmouth (1995) 15(8-9)
- Weymouth (1991) 1/3(1)
- Whitstable (1994) 12(4-5)

Conshelf, experiments 18(12-13), 20(8-9)

Consub 10(1)

Cousteau, Capt. Jacques-Yves 8(1), 12(4), 19(3,20), 20(7)
- underwater living experiments, 18(12-13)

Cox & Danks 8(12-13)

Crabbe, Cdr Lionel ‘Buster’ 1/3(3)

Cross, E.R., US diver 12(18)

Cyana, first woman diver 2/2(5)

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Damant, Capt, RN 20(4-5)

Danish Section HDS 18(25), 19(34)

Dating helmets 8(3)

D'Augerville, le Maire, diver & inventor 3/1(8)

Davies, Bob, cave diver 16(11)

Davis, James Samuel, tender 13(13)

Davis, Sir Robert 1/1(3), 2/3(5), 8(2), 11(3,8-12), 12(6-7,10), 13(6), 15(17-18), 16(8,10-11), 20(5,7-8)
- Deep Diving & Submarine Operations, book, 15(16)
- Submersible Decompression Chamber 11(10)
- Submerged Escape Apparatus 11(10)

Deane, Brothers, 1/1(1), 1/3(3), 2/2(3), 2/3(5), 10(16-17), 11(12), 12(7,12), 13(11-12), 14(17), 15(19), 16(8,14-15), 17(4-6), 18(19)
- Charles, 2/2(3), 2/3(5), 8(3), 9(3), 11(12-13), 12(6-7,12), 13(11), 14(15-17), 16(15) grave of, 9(11)
- John, 2/1(10), 2/2(3), 8(3), 9(3), 12(6-8,12), 13(11-12), 14(15), 17(4-5), 18(9)

Deanes helmet (1820s) 9(1), 10(16), 11(13), 12(18), 14(15-16), 17(12-13)
- 'French' helmet 9(8), 10(17), 11(22), 12(7), 15(14), 16(8,14-15), 18(19), 19(4-6), 20(26)
- smoke helmet, 11(13), 16(14-15)
- on the Mary Rose 3/1(7)

De Beau, Chevalier, inventor 3/1(8)

Decompression sickness, 14(4-5), 20(5-7)
- theory, 15(11)

Delauze, Henri 18(13)

Desco helmets 1/3(7)

De Ufano, Diego, inventor 10(15), 19(14)

Dinner, Annual HDS 2/1(6), 3/1(8), 9(4), 12(5), 15(9), 18(14)

Discoveries Underwater, TV series 9(2)

Diver's Arms, inn 1/3(4)

Diver's badges 18(23)

Divers, Index of, 13(22)

Diver's stories, 10(6)

Diving bells, history 18(12)

Diving knives 12(16-17)
- fake 16(17)

Diving Life Jackets, see Buoyancy Compensators

Drager, manufacturing Co. 12(4), 14(7), 15(14)

Drebbel, Cornelius, inventor 19(14)

Dry suits 9(7)

Dunn helmets, see Miller-Dunn

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Earl of Abergavenny, shipwreck 1/3(2), 19(30)

Early aqualung diving 2/2(9-11)

Early books on aqualung diving 2/1(9)

Early diving history from books, 2/1(9)

Edinburgh, HMS 15(8)

Eduction tube 1/1(1), 2/2(3)

Edwards, George, designer & engineer 1/3(3), 2/2(3), 8(3), 11(13), 12(6-7), 14(19)

Edwards, William, diver 12(12)

Ejection from aircraft underwater 9(2)

End, Dr. Edgar 20(5)

Escape from aircraft 9(2)

Esquiros, Alphonso, author 12(6)

Exhibitions, HDS at,
- Chatham 16(17)
- Crystal Palace 1/2(1)
- Dive (1993) 9(1)
- Dive (1994) 12(2)
- Dive (1995) 15(19)
- Dive (1996) 17(3), 18(21-22)
- International Offshore 2/3(8)
- NEC Birmingham 1/3(11)
- Oceanology (1992) 2/2(1)

Experimental diving 9(2)

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Fake helmets 13(22)

Faraday, Michael 1/3(2)

Farr, Martin, cave diver 16(11), 19(25-27)

Feltham, Norman, diver, alias Black Prawn 12(8), 16(8)

Ferraro, Prof. Luigi, diver 13(10), 15(20)

Film section, HDS 3/1(1), 9(10), 15(23)

Films, underwater 2/3(9), 3/1(1), 11(20), 13(16-17), 14(23)

Fleuss, Henry, inventor 11(9)

Florida shipwrecks 2/2(12-13)

Fortitude Tavern, Portsmouth 12(8)

Fox, Sir Francis, engineer 12(14), 18(23), 19(31)

Frasetto, Roberto 15(20-21)

Fraser, Ian VC 9(6-7)

Fraser, J.W., inventor 12(7)

Freeman, James, diver 2/3(8), 11(21)

From the past into the future, HDS video, 2/3(7), 14(23), 15(8,10-11)

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Galeazzi, Roberto, inventor & manufacturer 19(21-22)

Gallienne, Peter, diver 20(25)

Gann, John, diver 1/3(4)

Ganns, Whitstable divers 1/3(4), 12(12)

Gardner, Corporal, diver 13(10)

Genesis, diving experiments 18(12), 20(6-7)

Gilgamesh, King, diver 15(10), 16(4), 18(21)

Gilpatric, Guy, diver & author 12(4)

Glaucus, underwater house, 18(13), 20(9-10)

Goldsworthy, Cmdr L.V., RNVR 12(17)

Gorman, William 8(3), 11(13,23), 12(3,6), 14(3)

Great Exhibition, The (1851) 18(8-11)

Greek sponge divers 14(6)

Gregory, Carl, underwater cameraman 13(17)

Griswold helmets 1/3(7), 20(17-20)

Guernsey Submarine Society (1833) 20(25)

Guillaumet, Dr. Theodore, inventor 14(8-11), 16(20)

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Haldane, Prof. JS 2/1(14), 2/2(6), 2/3(8), 15(11,17), 18(12), 20(4-6)

Hall, George, diver 10(16-17), 11(13), 13(11)

Halley, Dr Edmund, inventor 2/1(9), 15(9), 18(12)

Hammond, Cmdr C.E., 12(16-17)

Hares, Cliff, collector 12(8)

Hass, Dr. Hans 8(1), 10(1), 12(4-5), 15(8,11)
- bibliography 17(22), 18(20)

Hass, Lotte 12(4)

Hastings, visit 8(6)

Heinke, diving manufacturers, demand valves 13(15)
- medals 18(6,11)

Helmets
- Heinke 13(15), 15(9), 17(12-13)
- home made, 17(10)
- paintings of, 18(24)
- polishing of, 19(23)
- Russian 17(14-15)
- Siebe Gorman 8(4), 14(19)

Helmet diving 15(3-5,10-11), 16(5), 17(7-9,14-15,20)

Historical Diving Achievement Award, HDS 12(19), 15(9), 18(14)

Historical Diving Society
- award see Awards
- book section 1/1(1), 1/2(3) see also Bibliophiles
- charitable status 16(3)
- film section 3/1(1), 9(10), 15(23)
- foundation 1/1(1)
- inaugural meeting 1/1(4)
- logo 1/1(1)
- objects 1/1(1)
- overseas sections 2/2(8), 13(2), 14(2), 16(22-23), 17(20), 18(25,27)
- walks, see London diving walks & Whitstable

Honorary Life Members, HDS, 1/2(4), 2/1(5), 10(14), 12(5)

Human torpedoes 15(14)

Hutchison, Jim, diver 13(22), 17(15)

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Infernal Diver, The, book, 15(19), 16(8), 17(4-6), 18(9)

Italian Nayy diving 13(10)

Italian Section HDS 10(2), 11(2), 13(10), 15(20-21), 18(27), 19(34)

James, William, inventor 14(18), 15(9)

Jim suit 1/3(2)

Johnstone, J.E. 'Johnno', diver 2/3(4), 16(6-7)

Journal, HDS 1/2(4), 1/3(10), 2/1(5), 9(4,8), 10(2)

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Keeble, Peter, diver 17(20)

Keller, Hannes, record diver 1/3(1-2)

Kenyon, Ley (& archive) 8(15), 9(8), 9(10)

Keyser, Konrad see Kyesser

Kirby-Morgan, superlite helmet, 20(22)

Kitching, Dr Jack, diver & zoologist 17(10-11), 18(13-14)

Kyesser, Konrad, author 12(5), 15(9)

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Lady diver, first 1/3(12), 2/3(7)

Lake, Simon, inventor 12(5)

Lambert, Alexander, diver 1/1(3), 19(31)

Lanyards, for helmets 9(5)

Lawson-Smith, Sidney, diver 8(5)

Le Noury, John, diver 2/3(3-4)

Le Prieur, Commandant 12(10-11), 15(8,11), 16(18), 19(16)

Lethbridge, John, diver & inventor 15(9)

Link, Ed, inventor 18(12-13), 20(7-8)

London diving walks 2/2(4-5), 2/3(9), 10(3), 13(14)

Loose flange 8(3)

Lorena, Guigho de, inventor & diver, 15(9)

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Man-in-the-Sea experiments 20(8)

Mark V, US diving helmet 10(10-11)

Mary Rose
- diving 16(4)
- Museum 1/1(4)

Mazzone, Dr. Walter 20(6-7)

McKeen, T. Cato, inventor 16(18)

F Mearns, James (Snr & Jnr), divers 3/1(5), 12(9), 14(4)

Midget submarines 15(14)

Miller-Dunn helmets 1/3(5-7), 15(8-9,14)

Milne-Edwards, Henri, biologist & diver 18(13)

Mine Clearance Service (RN), 12(16)

Mini Conferences, HDS 19(14-15)

Mir submersibles 13(6)

Mixed gas diving 15(7), 16(11), 19(26-28), 20(6-11)

Mixture sets 16(11)

Models, of divers 18(23)

Morgan, Bev, designer 20(22)

Morris, Mrs, diver 2/3(7), 18(12)

Morris, Roland, diver & author 10(9)

Morse helmets 1/3(6-7)

Mould, Cmdr J.S.(RANVR) 12(16-17)

Murphy, Jeremiah, diver 13(14)

Museums
- & Shipwreck Centre lOW 12(8-9)
- Hastings Shipwreck 3/1(9), 8(6)
- of Diving & Underwater Exploration 16(23)
- of Man in the Sea 11(2-3)
- RN Submarine 1/1(4), 1/3(9)
- Siebe Gorman 1/1(2,4), 1/3(9), 2/2(3-4), 11(11), 15(10-11), 19(30)
- Shipwreck, Charlestown 3/1(7)
- US Naval, Washington 3/1(5), 14(21-22)

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Negri, French diver 12(13)

Neufeldt & Khunke, armoured suit 19(22)

Newton, W.E., patentee, 14(8-11)

Niagara, salvage 16(6-7)

Nohl, Max, diver 20(4-5)

Norcross helmet 1/3(5)

Norseman Viking Scuba 2/1(7)

North Sea Diving 15(8)

Norton, Prof. Trevor 18(13-14)

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Observation 'Turrets', Galeazzi 19(22)

0'Gorman, see Gorman

Ohgushi's Peerless Respirator 13(13), 15(22), 17(16-17)

Oldham Frogmen, early club 9(6-7)

Open helmets
- American 1/3(5)
- Deane 2/2(3), 15(8-9), 18(19)

Orchard brothers, divers 20(25)

Oriental Bar, Aberdeen 12(9)

Oschman, Frank 11(15)

Overseas Chapters HDS 2/2(8), 13(2), 14(2), 15(20-21,23), 18(4-5,16-17)

Oxygen apparatus 11(9)
- toxicity experiments 20(6)

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P Parties 12(16-17)

Palmer, Rob, cave diver 15(11), 16(11), 19(3,24-28)

Parker, Rob, cave diver 15(7,10-11), 16(11), 19(26,28)

Pasley, Col. Charles 11(13), 12(6-7), 17(4-5)

Pearce, Hal, diver 13(13)

Plaques, commemorative
- George Edwards 3/1(9)

Porter, Rowland, diver 14(4-5)

Portsmouth Dockyard diving 10(4-6), 12(8)

Postcards, diving 8(5), 16(8)

Pouilliot, Jean-Jeremie, inventor 16(19-20)

Powell, Penelope, cave diver 16(5)

Pritchard, Zarh, underwater painter 13(16)

Proceedings HDS, see Journal

Pumps 8(4), 9(2), 12(8), 14(21), 15(5), 17(14)

Purisima Diving System 10(18-19)

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Rallies, HDS helmet, 1/2(2), 1/3(8), 2/3(1,6), 8(8-9,14), 11(21), 13(3-5), 17(14-15), 19(33), 20(24)

Rawlins, Sir S.V.A., President HDS, 9(1), 15(9)

Rayfield, E., diver 12(14-15)

Rebikoff, Dimitri 12(11)

Rebreathers 15(7)

Record dives, Georges Commeinhes, 19(16,18-19)

Regulators 8(1,7), 14(7-11,14)

Rigden, 'Weasel', diver 1/3(4)

Robertson, Sandy, diver 8(12-13)

ROV 10(1)

Rouquayrol-Denayrouze apparatus 12(11), 14(8,10-11,14)

Royal George, diving on 15(21)

Royal Institution, lecture 1/3(3)

Royal Navy Submarine Museum 1/1(4), 1/3(9)

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Sackville-West, Miss, diver 1/3(12), 2/2(5)

Sadler, Thomas, diving helmets 2/1(7), 14(17), 18(24), 20(25)

Salvage 15(8,14)

Saturation diving 18(12-13), 20(4-11)

Savoie, Joe, diver & inventor 20(12-14)

Schott, Gaspar, author 2/1(9)

Scuba, early models 17(16-17), 19(16) see also Le Prieur & Commeinhes

Sealab experiments 18(13), 20(4,8-11)

Shallow water helmets (USA) 15(8-9)

Shean, Max, X-craft cmdr 17(6)

Shelford, Capt. Bill 11(4-5,20)

Sheppard, Jack, cave diver 16(10)

Shiers, Don, diving contractor 14(18)

Shipwright divers 10(4-6)

Siebe, Augustus, manufacturer 1/1(2-3), 1/3(3), 8(3), 10(16), 11(12-14), 12(6-7), 13(11), 14(3), 16(16), 17(5)
- closed suit 2/2(3)
- false helmets 13(22)
- grave 14(3), 15(2), 16(3), 17(19)
- helmets 12(14), 15(5,14), 17(12-13), 19(30)(see also Deane helmets)
- monument 1/2(2), 13(18-19), 14(3), 15(2), 16(3), 17(19)
- plaque 1/2(14), 2/1(4), 2/1(8), 3/1(9)

Siebe Gorman & Co 8(3), 11(3-5,8-12), 12(14-15)
- demand valves 8(7), 9(6), 11(6-7), 15(12-13)
- medals 18(6-11)
- photographic collection 2/2(4)
- publications 11(16-19), 15(16)

Siebe,Henry 8(3), 10(16), 11(13), 12(6-7), 14(3,19), 16(14), 18(19)

Silent World, The, film 8(1)

Sinclair, George, inventor 2/1(9), 15(9), 18(12)

Smeaton, John, inventor 2/3(9)

Smit-Tak, diving company, 15(14-15)

Smoke helmet (Deanes) 2/2(3), 10(16), 12(6), 13(14)

Snead helmets 1/3(7), 20(19)

Sorcho, Frances, woman diver, 2/2(5)

South African Section HDS 13(2), 14(2), 15(23), 16(23), 17(20), 18(4-5,16-17), 19(35)

Spalding, Charles, inventor 19(15)

Spearfishing, early books on 2/1(9)

Squalus, USS, salvage & sinking 10(13), 20(5)

Standard dress 2/3(7), 9(5), 10(5), is(s)

Steam diving 13(4,20)

Stelzner, Hermann, designer & author 13(15)

Stenuit, Robert, aquanaut, 18(12-13), 20(7-8)

Submarine escape 19(21)

Suits 16(21)

Swildon's Cave 15(6-7), 16(5,10-11)

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Tartaglia, Nicholas, designer, 2/1(9), 15(9)

Tektite experiment, 20(11)

Temperature 17(11)

Thetis, diving on, 3/1(5)

Thompson, William, underwater photographer 19(7-12)

Todd, Bob, WW2 diver, 17(7-9)

Todd, Cmdr 12(5)

Tonkin apparatus 1/3(2)

Tracy, William, diver 12(13)

Transfer-under-pressure system 20(7)

Tubet, French inventor 3/1(8)

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, film, 10(6-8), 13(17), 15(11)

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Underwater camera housings 12(13)

Underwater explosives 14(5)

Underwater lamps 12(5), 14(21)

Underwater leather 13(21)

Underwater photography 15(14), 19(7-12)

USA Chapter HDS 2/1(1), 2/2(7), 2/3(9), 3(1,3,8), 9(8,11), 16(22),18(27), 19(34)

US Navy helmets 1/3(6), 10(10-11)

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Valturius, author 2/1(9), 12(5), 15(9)

Vegetius, author 2/1(9), 10(12), 12(5), 15(9)

Verne, Jules, author 13(16)

Video From the past into the future 2/3(7), 14(23), 15(8,10-11)

Visits HDS, 1/1(4)., 1/3(4), 2/1(5), 2/2(3), 3/1(9), 12(8-9,12), 14(18-19), 20(25-26)

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Walker, Eric, diver, 8(9), 9(5), 10(4-6), 11(23), 13(21), 17(15)

Walker, William, diver, 12(14-15), 18(23,26), 19(31)

Watanabe, Riichi inventor, 17(16-17)

Webber, William, diver, 13(13)

West Norwood Cemetery 13(18-19), 14(3), 17(19)

Weymouth, Deep Sea Adventure Museum, 1/1(4), 1/1(1), 1/3(3)

Wharton, Goodwin, diver, 10(12)

Wharton, Ric, diving contractor 15(8)

Whitstable
- 'home of divers', 1/1(4), 1/2(13), 1/3(4), 2/1(5), 12(12)
- museum 1/2(13), 1/3(4)

Williams, John, salvage manager, 16(6-7)

Williamson, George, underwater film maker, 13(16-17)

Williamson, John, underwater film maker, 3/1(1), 8(10-11), 10(6-80 12(18), 13(16-17), 15(11)

Willis, Robert, diver, 1/3(12)

Wilson, H. Dan, diver, 10(18-19), 14(23), 15(22), 18(12)

Winchester Cathedral 12(14-15)

Woodward, Martin, diver, 12(8-9)

Wookey Hole 15(6-7), 16(5,10-11), 19(26)

Working Equipment Group (HDS) 3/1(10), 8(8),19(9), 18(22), 19(33), 20(24)

Workman, Dr Robert 20(6-7)

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Yeadon, Geoff., cave diver, 19(25)

Yokohama helmets 2/2(7)

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