Upper Condamine: Images from interview with Dessie Obst
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4120' target='_blank'>Local history</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/665' target='_blank'>Family life</a>
Historical images of Murray Cod and Yellowbelly from the Obst family. Dessie Obst has sixty years of experience fishing in the local area, and is a member of the Chinchilla and District Amateur Fishing and Restocking Club. In his oral history interview, Dessie recalls fond memories of his youth, fishing and camping with mates along the Condamine River.
Images were sourced by the Talking Fish project team from Dessie Obst on the day of his oral history interview.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Hamish Sewell
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-09-23
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Culgoa - Balonne: Images from interview with Pat Cross
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/1480' target='_blank'>Swimming</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4120' target='_blank'>Local history</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/665' target='_blank'>Family life</a>
Historical images provided by Pat Cross during her oral history interview.
The photos show family activities such as learning to swim in the Narran River in the 1920s.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Hamish Sewell
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-10-12
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Culgoa - Balonne: Images from interview with Keith Codrington, George Thomas, and Robert Worboys
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4120' target='_blank'>Local history</a>
Historical images provided by Robert Worboys during his oral history interview with friends Keith Codrington and George Thomas.
The images span the late 1930s to 1950s. They show Murray Cod caught from the infamous 'Garden Hole' spoken about during the interview, located south of E.J. Beardmore Dam.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Hamish Sewell
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-10-07
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Ovens: Images from interview with Lyall Hogg and Ollie Evans
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002613.html' target='_blank'>Black-and-white photography</a>
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
University of Technology, Sydney
2011-02-16
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
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Coorong and Lower Lakes: Images from interview with Sally Grundy and Dean Tugwell
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4120' target='_blank'>Local history</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5361' target='_blank'>Fishing nets</a>
Images of fishing for Mulloway circa 1930, and the remains of historic fishing equipment in the Coorong and Lower Lakes region.
Images were sourced by the Talking Fish project team from Sally Grundy and Dean Tugwell on the day of their oral history recording.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
University of Technology, Sydney
2011-02-09
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Goulburn: Images from interview with Ken Gilmore
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4120' target='_blank'>Local history</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/6010' target='_blank'>Family histories</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008120678' target='_blank'>Fishing--Australia</a>
Born in 1922, Ken’s family have lived on the ‘Hughendon’ property at Thornton since the 1860s. The Goulburn River runs on one side of the property and the Rubicon River runs through the middle.
Photographs provided by Ken Gilmore at the time of his oral history interview with the Talking Fish research team.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-10-27
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Katarapko: Images from interview with Eric (John) Aston
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2645' target='_blank'>Boats</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5361' target='_blank'>Fishing nets</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/6010' target='_blank'>Family histories</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/1455' target='_blank'>Fishing industry</a>
Historical images of the Aston family, three generations of professional fishermen in the Renmark region. John held a commercial licence between 1956 and 1997. His grandfather was also a boat maker.
Images provided by John Aston during his oral history interview with the Talking Fish research team.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-09-29
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Katarapko: Images from interview with Barry Porter
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93005906' target='_blank'>Lure fishing</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5150' target='_blank'>Physical characteristics (Animals)</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/9651' target='_blank'>Dimensions</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048745' target='_blank'>Fishes--Diseases</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/6010' target='_blank'>Family histories</a>
Barry Porter lives in Berri, in the Riverland area. Having worked on a pile driving barge, and working most of his life on the river, Barry has extensive knowledge of locks and weirs from the Murray mouth to Euston (Lock 15). He currently monitors and models salinity in the Murray and Riverland area.
Images were provided to the Talking Fish research team by Barry Porter. They include the testing of a variety of fishing lures at Katarapko Creek, evidence of fish disease (fin rot), and a selection of historical photos from his personal family archive.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-10-28
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Namoi: Images from interview with Helen Cain
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/6272' target='_blank'>Floods</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008120678' target='_blank'>Fishing--Australia</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/6010' target='_blank'>Family histories</a>
Photos provided by Helen Cain and the Narrabri & Districts Historical Society archives illustrate the river conditions and aquatic life within the region spanning a period of over 40 years.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-09-07
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Namoi: Images from interview with Don 'Spider' Cunningham
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008120678' target='_blank'>Fishing--Australia</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85049587' target='_blank'>Fly casting</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85052362' target='_blank'>Fund raisers (Persons)</a>
Images provided by Don Cunningham during his oral history interview.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-09-07
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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