[1] It was created in 1958 to promote speleology, scientific investigation, and the fostering and preservation of caves in Western Australia.
[5] Some published material identifies their parent organisation, the Australian Speleological Federation, rather than WASG, in their appraisals.
[6] In the early 1950's, several members of the Western Australian Naturalists Club, formed a group called the Western Australian Caving Group.
In early 1958, a few of the original members helped form a new group - the Western Australian Speleological Group, as part of the Naturalists Club, later affiliating with the Australian Speleological Federation in December.
The journal, originally titled with reference to the Naturalists Club,[8] was published quarterly until 1992,[9] and has since been released annually.