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https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/c3c1cb11de203cb0183ce35f7b080f8a.docx
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Title
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Valuing Coast
Description
An account of the resource
The Valuing Coast data collection contains interviews conducted by Michelle Voyer for her PhD thesis titled 'Assessing the social acceptability of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) - a comparison between Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park (PSGLMP) and Batemans Marine Park (BMP) in NSW'. The aim of the research was to understand and interpret differential community responses to MPAs and gain insight into the factors that influence their community acceptance.
The research took a multi-disciplinary approach in order to explore the full breadth of factors that may be important aspects in determining a community’s response to an MPA, including media analysis, history and demographic analysis and social assessment.
This data collection contains 7 interview transcripts with professional, recreational and Indigenous fishers, conducted in order to answer the research question 'What social impacts have been experienced in each marine park community and by which sections of the community?'
Subject
The topic of the resource
Marine protected areas
Marine parks
Social acceptability
Conservation
Community engagement
Environmental protection
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Batemans Marine Park (NSW)
Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park (NSW)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
<a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1542867">Dr Michelle Voyer</a>
Publisher
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<a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-502828">University of Technology, Sydney</a>
Relation
A related resource
Voyer M, Gladstone W. and Goodall H. (2012). Methods of social assessment in Marine Protected Area planning: Is public participation enough? Marine Policy 36: 432-439. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2011.08.002">View or download from publisher...</a>
Voyer, M., T. Dreher, W. Gladstone, and H. Goodall. (2013). Carving the stake: dodgy science or global necessity? Local media reporting of marine parks.in S. Cottle, editor. Environmental Conflict and the Media. Peter Lang, New York.
Voyer, M., W. Gladstone, and H. Goodall. (2013). Understanding marine park opposition: the relationship between social impacts, environmental knowledge and motivation to fish. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2363">Publisher's site...</a>
Voyer, M., Dreher, T., Gladstone, W. & Goodall, H. (2013). Who cares wins: The role of local news and news sources in influencing community responses to marine protected areas. Ocean & Coastal Management, vol. 85, Part A, no. 0, pp. 29-38. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.09.002">View or download from publisher...</a>
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application/msword
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Interview data collected between March 2011
until July 2012.
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<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/10453/24210">PhD Thesis: Assessing the social acceptability of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) - a comparison between Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park (PSGLMP) and Batemans Marine Park (BMP) in NSW</a>
Provenance
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<p>Although 53 participants were originally interviewed for this project, permission to open archive de-identified interview transcripts was sought retrospectively, and by this time few participants could be readily contacted. Consequently permission was obtained from only seven participants to share their interview data. However, although the collection is incomplete, Valuing Coast complements and geographically extends the data in other collections such as Talking Fish, which pursue similar research questions.</p>
<br />As per research and research ethics requirements, the original dataset is retained by Dr Michelle Voyer at UTS.
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Dr Michelle Voyer
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Michelle Voyer
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Title
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Interview 7, Far South Coast NSW
Description
An account of the resource
The interviewee has lived on the coast all his life, and for five generations in Moreton Bay (Queensland). He has also spent thirty-five years engaging with all levels of government and coastal communities about environmental conservation and protection.
In terms of valuing the coast, he discusses the medicinal, therapeutic, and spiritual aspects of beaches, referring to them as a place of reflection. He also reflects on the beach as a place of love, romance, and emotive experiences, often referring to the 1981 Australian surfing movie Puberty Blues – and the accessibility of beaches to all walks of life.
He talks about the changes in perceptions and cultures related to the beach. For example, a ‘surfer’ includes anyone who engages in the surf zone, not just those with surfboards. He discusses the beginning of the surf club movement in the 1900s and how surfing was popularised by America in the 1950s; the changing culture and perception of surfers as irresponsible types to political advocates – now active in Surf Councils and National Surf Reserves. He also describes the role of National Surf Reserves in conservation and preservation, and refers to Crescent Head and the Dunghutti Aboriginal peoples.
While the interviewee agrees with no-take zones, the idea or need for fishing licences offend him. He talks about different types of fisherman and the need for governments to be aware of the different user groups, communicating and educating accordingly.
He also discusses communities and their strong sense of ownership over their beaches and subsequent management. He thinks that the government’s biggest challenge is in their approach to community liaison and stakeholder engagement. When governments interfere it impacts peoples’ spiritual and social connections, and their experiences become diminished. He worries about community capacity to change the way governments act towards them.
He has a deep understanding of subcultures and discusses the differences between surf lifesavers ('clubbies') and surfers ('hard core'). He often refers to the ‘bromance’ that exists in male surf culture – a connectedness between males and a way for blokes to find a space away from other things in their lives. Reflecting on his work with Suicide Prevention Australia and Australian Men’s Shed Association (mental health initiatives), he talks about male culture in general, the way that men connect and bond through activities, and the power for these activities to cross cultural boundaries. He also makes a clear distinction between surfer and fisherman communities, noting that when the surf is bad a surfer will go home rather than participate in another beach activity. Similarly, a fisherman will do the same.
He recognises the balance between economic stimulus and protection of headlands, and having worked as a federal government advisor, environmental advocate, and lobbyist, feels frustrated and ‘burned out’ when it comes to ever-changing government agendas at the expense of the environment (e.g. coal export terminals in the Great Barrier Reef).
Finally, when asked about the allowance of fishing off beaches and headlands in sanctuary zones he comments about the waste he has personally observed on commercial fishing boats and trawlers.
Creator
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Michelle Voyer
Publisher
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University of Technology, Sydney
Rights
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Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
Date
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2011-03-01 - 2012-07-31
Language
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English
Access Rights
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Open access
License
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<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/">CC BY</a>
Spatial Coverage
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Broadwater, NSW
Moreton Bay, QLD
Great Barrier Reef, QLD
Main Beach, QLD
Surfers Paradise, QLD
Currumbin, QLD
Crescent Head, NSW
Mackay, QLD
Gladstone, QLD
Yamba, NSW
Burleigh Heads, QLD
Subject
The topic of the resource
National Surf Reserves
Coastal management
Coastal settlement
Conservation (Environment)
Conservation (Heritage)
Surf lifesaving
Surfing
Fishing
Fishing industry
Marine protected areas
Social values
Subcultures
Mental illness
Communities
Dhanggatti / Daingatti / Dunghutti people
Natural medicine
Spiritual health
Activism
Activism
Batemans Marine Park
Coastal management
Coastal settlement
Communities
Dhanggatti / Daingatti / Dunghutti people
Environmental conservation
Fishing industry
Marine protected areas
Mental illness
Social values
Surf lifesaving
Surfing
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Title
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"Sunset in Batemans Bay" (CC-BY-NC) by orienterare, on Flickr at https://c3.staticflickr.com/3/2889/9120759494_a105e5d347_k.jpg
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Valuing Coast
Description
An account of the resource
The Valuing Coast data collection contains interviews conducted by Michelle Voyer for her PhD thesis titled 'Assessing the social acceptability of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) - a comparison between Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park (PSGLMP) and Batemans Marine Park (BMP) in NSW'. The aim of the research was to understand and interpret differential community responses to MPAs and gain insight into the factors that influence their community acceptance.
The research took a multi-disciplinary approach in order to explore the full breadth of factors that may be important aspects in determining a community’s response to an MPA, including media analysis, history and demographic analysis and social assessment.
This data collection contains 7 interview transcripts with professional, recreational and Indigenous fishers, conducted in order to answer the research question 'What social impacts have been experienced in each marine park community and by which sections of the community?'
Subject
The topic of the resource
Marine protected areas
Marine parks
Social acceptability
Conservation
Community engagement
Environmental protection
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Batemans Marine Park (NSW)
Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park (NSW)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
<a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1542867">Dr Michelle Voyer</a>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
<a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-502828">University of Technology, Sydney</a>
Relation
A related resource
Voyer M, Gladstone W. and Goodall H. (2012). Methods of social assessment in Marine Protected Area planning: Is public participation enough? Marine Policy 36: 432-439. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2011.08.002">View or download from publisher...</a>
Voyer, M., T. Dreher, W. Gladstone, and H. Goodall. (2013). Carving the stake: dodgy science or global necessity? Local media reporting of marine parks.in S. Cottle, editor. Environmental Conflict and the Media. Peter Lang, New York.
Voyer, M., W. Gladstone, and H. Goodall. (2013). Understanding marine park opposition: the relationship between social impacts, environmental knowledge and motivation to fish. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2363">Publisher's site...</a>
Voyer, M., Dreher, T., Gladstone, W. & Goodall, H. (2013). Who cares wins: The role of local news and news sources in influencing community responses to marine protected areas. Ocean & Coastal Management, vol. 85, Part A, no. 0, pp. 29-38. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.09.002">View or download from publisher...</a>
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application/msword
Date Created
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Interview data collected between March 2011
until July 2012.
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<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/10453/24210">PhD Thesis: Assessing the social acceptability of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) - a comparison between Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park (PSGLMP) and Batemans Marine Park (BMP) in NSW</a>
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
<p>Although 53 participants were originally interviewed for this project, permission to open archive de-identified interview transcripts was sought retrospectively, and by this time few participants could be readily contacted. Consequently permission was obtained from only seven participants to share their interview data. However, although the collection is incomplete, Valuing Coast complements and geographically extends the data in other collections such as Talking Fish, which pursue similar research questions.</p>
<br />As per research and research ethics requirements, the original dataset is retained by Dr Michelle Voyer at UTS.
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Dr Michelle Voyer
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Michelle Voyer
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Title
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Interview 3, Far South Coast NSW
Description
An account of the resource
The interviewee moved to the far south coast primarily for lifestyle reasons – ‘we just liked the kind of laid-back, small country town feel’. He grew up in Port Stephens, Newcastle and has lived in Canberra as well, so is familiar with the south coast area. When living in Newcastle he was active in the local surf club, and continues his involvement with the local surf club in a clerical capacity.
Throughout his life he has enjoyed ocean-based sporting activities such as snorkelling, spear fishing, swimming, and kayaking. He continues to engage in these activities, spending a couple of times a week at the beach, with the surf club, and comments on the positive social aspect/value of these activities.
He discusses the coastal environment of Port Stephens, changes since 1950s, and talks about his son’s work as a marine biologist in the area, studying environmental impacts such as tourist boats, on dolphins.
Marine protected areas and sanctuary zones on the far south coast are discussed, in particular Burrewarra Point, which the interviewee has known since the 1970s, before it became a marine park. He vigorously supports marine protected areas and laments the lack of political will to enforce sanctuary zones. Personally, he is prepared to pay in economic terms for protective environmental measures. On the south coast he has observed illegal activities such as abalone poaching, and comments on the rubbish recreational and professional fisherman leave behind. His biggest concerns however are government complacency, and issues such as silt running down from the river and occasional raw sewage overflows.
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Batemans Bay, NSW [bay]
Malua Bay, NSW [bay]
Burrewarra Point, NSW [point]
Port Stephens (NSW)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Marine protected areas
Sustainability
Water pollution
Water quality
Surf lifesaving
Social values
Poaching
Intangible assets
Overfishing
World heritage sites
Spear fishing
Diving
Kayaking
Marine parks
Populations (Ecology)
Sailing
Fishing industry
National parks
Biodiversity
Environmental science
Ecotourism
Estuaries
Litter (Trash)
Siltation
Sewerage
Compliance
Regulatory officers
Environmental stewardship
Environmental degradation
Environmental attitudes
Environmental responsibility
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Michelle Voyer
Publisher
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University of Technology, Sydney
Rights
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Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
Language
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English
Access Rights
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Open access
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<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/">CC BY</a>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2011-03-01 - 2012-07-31
Batemans Marine Park
Boats
Ecotourism
Environmental stewardship
Estuarine ecology
Fishing industry
Litter (Trash)
Marine protected areas
Overfishing
Poaching
Sewerage
Siltation
Social values
Spear fishing
Surf lifesaving
Water pollution
Water quality
Water sports
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Title
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Talking Fish
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historical studies
History and archaeology
Environmental science and management
Environmental history
Aquatic ecology
Description
An account of the resource
Talking Fish is a research data collection of oral histories and local knowledge in building community participation in Murray-Darling Basin river rehabilitation. It includes a cross section of age, class, gender, and Indigenous Australian communities.
<p>The Talking Fish project covers 12 reaches within the Basin:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Namoi">Namoi River (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Condamine">Upper Condamine River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Katarapko">Katarapko Creek (SA)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murrumbidgee">Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW / ACT)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Culgoa-Balonne">Culgoa-Balonne Rivers (Qld / NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Paroo">Paroo River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Goulburn">Goulburn River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Anabranch">Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Ovens">Ovens River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murray">Mainstem Murray River (NSW / Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Upper+Darling">Darling River-Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Coorong">The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)</a></li>
</ul><p>Recent decades have brought an increasing realisation that the health of the Murray-Darling Basin is at risk. An array of pressures ranging from the over allocation of water resources, poor land management planning and the expansion of primary production have all contributed to declines in river health. Fish and their habitats have been greatly affected by these pressures, with estimates suggesting native fish populations are at 10% of pre-European colonisation levels.</p>
<p>As all levels of government explore options for improving the health of the Murray-Darling Basin, the knowledge held by people within the community who have had a lengthy association with the waterways of the Basin is being increasingly recognised as a valuable resource. People’s lived experience provides a unique insight into how changes in rivers and their associated habitats have occurred over time. Accessing and recording this information will make a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Murray-Darling Basin, and help shape the management decisions of the future to achieve improved river health outcomes.</p>
<p>Many different groups of people have developed unique relationships with rivers and their associated environments. The long history of recreational fishing within the Basin has led generations of people to spend substantial amounts of time on or near its rivers. Their desire to experience the river and to catch fish has developed a refined understanding of how fish relate to the riverine environment, and consequently how the changes to these environments have affected the status of native fisheries.</p>
<p>Similarly, Indigenous peoples have relationships with the rivers that stretch back tens of thousands of years before the arrival of European colonisers. This strong and lasting association has also allowed Indigenous peoples to witness contemporary changes to the health of the Basin’s rivers and observe how these changes have influenced fish and their habitats. In addition, landholders, long-time residents, regular tourists and an array of other community stakeholders hold stories and memories of the river that are an invaluable resource for guiding its future management.</p>
<p>The project represents a unique collaboration between some of Australia’s most prominent ecological oral historians (both within tertiary institutions and commercial production companies), all four Basin-state fisheries agencies and regional NRM organisations. The integration of research institutions, government and local community stakeholders provides a diverse and flexible framework to access a wide range of participants and ensure the collection, analysis and presentation of information is in accordance with national and international best practice.</p>
<p>The project delivered a suite of oral history recordings from across the Basin, while also developing communication products in the form of radio features and community booklets. This output was deposited with the Mitchell Library of the State Library of New South Wales and the Australian Torres Strait Islander Digital Archive (ATSIDA). Physical copies are held at the Mitchell Library (Accession Record MLOH 647).</p>
Identifier
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<a title="Australian Research Council Grant ID" href="http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200117">Australian Research Council Grant ID LP120200117</a>
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image/tiff
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audio/mpeg
application/msword
Publisher
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<a title="University of Technology, Sydney" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-502828">University of Technology, Sydney</a>
Contributor
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<a title="Murray-Darling Basin Authority" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462306">Murray-Darling Basin Authority</a>
<a title="NSW Fisheries" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-601964">NSW Fisheries</a>
<a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642319">Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries</a>
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
<a title="Heather Goodall" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-486922">Prof. Heather Goodall</a>
<a title="Jodi Frawley" href="http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/frawleyj/">Dr Jodi Frawley</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamish-sewell-6474b812/?originalSubdomain=au">Hamish Sewell</a>
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
Data collected between 2010-07-01 and 2011-06-30.
Relation
A related resource
The publication resulting from data collected for Talking Fish is openly accessible and available for download:<br /><br />Frawley, J., Nichols, S., Goodall, H. and Baker, E. (2012). Talking fish: Making connections with the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Canberra. <a title="View at publisher" href="http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/habitat/publications/pubs/talking-fish-in-the-murray-darling-basin">View or download from publisher...</a>
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Namoi River (NSW)
Upper Condamine River (QLD)
Katarapko Creek (SA)
Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW, ACT)
Culgoa ‐Balonne Rivers (QLD, NSW)
Paroo River (QLD)
Goulburn River (VIC)
Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)
Ovens River (VIC)
Mainstem Murray River (NSW, VIC)
Darling River – Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)
The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)
Temporal Coverage
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The period the data refers to spans from the early 20th century to the early 21st century.
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<img src="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/square_thumbnails/685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" alt="685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" />
Oral History
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Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Hamish Sewell
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
John Koehn
John Douglas
Roy Patterson
Location
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Tahbilk, VIC
Duration
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00:37:17
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Title
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Goulburn: Oral History of John Koehn, John Douglas, and Roy Patterson
Description
An account of the resource
An interview with John Koehn, John Douglas, and Roy Patterson.
John Koehn is a research officer for the Arthur Rylah Institute, Melbourne, and studies freshwater fish ecology. John Douglas works for Victorian Fisheries, and Roy Patterson is a Taungurung man.
John Koehn talks about: his work recovering Catfish and Silver Perch populations in the Murray-Darling Basin, 2000; a commercial fishery that existed at Barren Box when Catfish abundant; drivers of Catfish decline; strengths and weakness of different fish species; impact of irrigation releases on water flow e.g. Murray River; impact of European carp on billabongs and lagoons; carp removal; importance of billabongs, floodplains, wetlands in the Murray-Darling system, their loss and degradation from human activities; importance of ‘active’ ecological management; geomorphology; importance of 'instability' in creating diverse habitats for fish species; changes in vegetation e.g. Phragmite (Common Reed).
The group add their diverse knowledge to the topics discussed, in particular the variety of Catfish species found across the Murray-Darling Basin.
Creator
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Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Hamish Sewell
Publisher
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University of Technology, Sydney
Date
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2010-11-17
Contributor
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Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
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application/msword
audio/mpeg
Language
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English
Access Rights
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Open access
License
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<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/">CC BY</a>
Provenance
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Originally organised by researchers in sub-collection 'MDB Extra'.
An archival version of the Talking Fish Collection is managed by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive (ATSIDA).
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Murray River
Maryborough, Vic [populated place]
Torrumbarry Weir, NSW [dam]
Eulo, Qld [populated place]
Albury, NSW [populated place]
Alexandra, Vic [populated place]
Barren Box Swamp, NSW [swamp]
Goulburn River, Vic
Subject
The topic of the resource
Irrigation
Fishes--Identification
Introduced species
Wetlands
Ecological sustainability
Geomorphology
Riparian areas
Billabongs
Floodplains
Fish habitat improvement
Environmental flows
Fishing industry
Physical characteristics (Animals)
Billabongs
Ecological sustainability
Environmental flows
Fish habitat improvement
Fishes--Identification
Fishing industry
Flood plains
Geomorphology
Goulburn
Indigenous peoples
Introduced species
Irrigation
Physical characteristics (Animals)
Recreational fisher
Riparian areas
Scientist
Taungurung people
Wetlands
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Title
A name given to the resource
On the Loddon River with the Kerang Crew, 2010
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Title
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On the Loddon River with the Kerang Crew, 2010
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Title
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On the Loddon River with the Kerang Crew, 2010
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Title
A name given to the resource
Talking Fish
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historical studies
History and archaeology
Environmental science and management
Environmental history
Aquatic ecology
Description
An account of the resource
Talking Fish is a research data collection of oral histories and local knowledge in building community participation in Murray-Darling Basin river rehabilitation. It includes a cross section of age, class, gender, and Indigenous Australian communities.
<p>The Talking Fish project covers 12 reaches within the Basin:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Namoi">Namoi River (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Condamine">Upper Condamine River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Katarapko">Katarapko Creek (SA)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murrumbidgee">Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW / ACT)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Culgoa-Balonne">Culgoa-Balonne Rivers (Qld / NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Paroo">Paroo River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Goulburn">Goulburn River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Anabranch">Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Ovens">Ovens River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murray">Mainstem Murray River (NSW / Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Upper+Darling">Darling River-Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Coorong">The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)</a></li>
</ul><p>Recent decades have brought an increasing realisation that the health of the Murray-Darling Basin is at risk. An array of pressures ranging from the over allocation of water resources, poor land management planning and the expansion of primary production have all contributed to declines in river health. Fish and their habitats have been greatly affected by these pressures, with estimates suggesting native fish populations are at 10% of pre-European colonisation levels.</p>
<p>As all levels of government explore options for improving the health of the Murray-Darling Basin, the knowledge held by people within the community who have had a lengthy association with the waterways of the Basin is being increasingly recognised as a valuable resource. People’s lived experience provides a unique insight into how changes in rivers and their associated habitats have occurred over time. Accessing and recording this information will make a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Murray-Darling Basin, and help shape the management decisions of the future to achieve improved river health outcomes.</p>
<p>Many different groups of people have developed unique relationships with rivers and their associated environments. The long history of recreational fishing within the Basin has led generations of people to spend substantial amounts of time on or near its rivers. Their desire to experience the river and to catch fish has developed a refined understanding of how fish relate to the riverine environment, and consequently how the changes to these environments have affected the status of native fisheries.</p>
<p>Similarly, Indigenous peoples have relationships with the rivers that stretch back tens of thousands of years before the arrival of European colonisers. This strong and lasting association has also allowed Indigenous peoples to witness contemporary changes to the health of the Basin’s rivers and observe how these changes have influenced fish and their habitats. In addition, landholders, long-time residents, regular tourists and an array of other community stakeholders hold stories and memories of the river that are an invaluable resource for guiding its future management.</p>
<p>The project represents a unique collaboration between some of Australia’s most prominent ecological oral historians (both within tertiary institutions and commercial production companies), all four Basin-state fisheries agencies and regional NRM organisations. The integration of research institutions, government and local community stakeholders provides a diverse and flexible framework to access a wide range of participants and ensure the collection, analysis and presentation of information is in accordance with national and international best practice.</p>
<p>The project delivered a suite of oral history recordings from across the Basin, while also developing communication products in the form of radio features and community booklets. This output was deposited with the Mitchell Library of the State Library of New South Wales and the Australian Torres Strait Islander Digital Archive (ATSIDA). Physical copies are held at the Mitchell Library (Accession Record MLOH 647).</p>
Identifier
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<a title="Australian Research Council Grant ID" href="http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200117">Australian Research Council Grant ID LP120200117</a>
Format
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image/tiff
image/jpeg
audio/mpeg
application/msword
Publisher
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<a title="University of Technology, Sydney" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-502828">University of Technology, Sydney</a>
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
<a title="Murray-Darling Basin Authority" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462306">Murray-Darling Basin Authority</a>
<a title="NSW Fisheries" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-601964">NSW Fisheries</a>
<a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642319">Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries</a>
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
<a title="Heather Goodall" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-486922">Prof. Heather Goodall</a>
<a title="Jodi Frawley" href="http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/frawleyj/">Dr Jodi Frawley</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamish-sewell-6474b812/?originalSubdomain=au">Hamish Sewell</a>
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
Data collected between 2010-07-01 and 2011-06-30.
Relation
A related resource
The publication resulting from data collected for Talking Fish is openly accessible and available for download:<br /><br />Frawley, J., Nichols, S., Goodall, H. and Baker, E. (2012). Talking fish: Making connections with the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Canberra. <a title="View at publisher" href="http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/habitat/publications/pubs/talking-fish-in-the-murray-darling-basin">View or download from publisher...</a>
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Namoi River (NSW)
Upper Condamine River (QLD)
Katarapko Creek (SA)
Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW, ACT)
Culgoa ‐Balonne Rivers (QLD, NSW)
Paroo River (QLD)
Goulburn River (VIC)
Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)
Ovens River (VIC)
Mainstem Murray River (NSW, VIC)
Darling River – Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)
The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
The period the data refers to spans from the early 20th century to the early 21st century.
Alternative Title
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<img src="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/square_thumbnails/685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" alt="685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" />
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Jodi Frawley
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
John Baulch
Nicole Bullen
Brian Drummond
Fern Hames
Elaine Jones
Esther Kirby
Jon Leevers
Greg McNeill
Rodger Reilly
Ross Stanton
Adrian Wells
Emma Wolters
Duration
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01:01:25
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Title
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Murray: Oral History of the 'Kerang Crew'
Description
An account of the resource
John Baulch: taught himself how to fish as a child with an Alvey sidecast fishing reel. He talks about flow rates; water levels; the European Carp supplanting the Redfin; the decline of Yellowbelly; selling fish to the local clubs; and the return of native fish.
Greg McNeil:, an irrigator, suggests that recent floods might have made unecessary plans to re-snag and reclaim the river. He advocates for a hands-off approach to river management and says that irrigation across the basin has matured while becoming more 'intense'.
Unannounced: recalls professional fishermen; swimming in the river; and observes that there was less recreational fishing in the past. Remembers that the Loddon was different when backed up by a weir from 1923 to 1964 and also talks about water levels and the river's improved health more recently.
Rodger Reilly: remembers fishing with his uncle. Mention of Woods Point. Worked with Fisheries and Wildlife, transferred to the Lands Department, and ended up in Kerang. He talks about needing to change where he goes angling because of the poor quality of water (caused by Cumbungi, siltation); frontage licenses and the advantage of local knowledge.
Esther Kirby; (of the Baraba Baraba people) used to fish at the weir with her brother sister and partner, catching Redfin and Yabbies and sharing the spoils. She talks about the decline in fish diversity (especially catfish) with arrival of Carp; and how she learnt a technique to call fish up from one of her Aunties. She has fished the Edwards, Wakool, Niemur, and Goulburn rivers, among others.
Elaine Jones; learnt to fish for Flounder on the coast and only later stared fishing on the Loddon. She discusses the 1973 flood and the arrival of European Carp; the disappearance of Tortoises; irrigation, water efficiency and the salinity problem.
Ross Stanton: remembers fishing for Redfin out of Gunbower Creek. and talks about schools of small Carp.
Rob O'Brien: learnt to fish with his Uncle in the lower Kerang. catching Yabbies with "roly-poly" woodlice. He talks about the colour of the water; fishing with spinners; and recalls that people used to fill half a wheat bag with Redfin dragging a spinner while walking from the old Kerang bridge to Kerang. He mentions the arrival of Carp in 1974; swimming; siltation; and using drum nets.
The group goes on to discuss the return of Murray Cod; the use of Murray Cod to control Carp; size limits; catch and release; changing attitudes; competitive fishing; blackwater (in 1986); different species of trout cod; and fish lanes.
Esther mentions that the (Wadi Wadi?, Wodi Wodi?) group met with Parks and Wildlife and the Water Catchment Authority to raise the issue of fish being killed by irrigation.
Mention of Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre; "Water Catchment Authority"; "Fisheries and Wildlife"; "Lands Department"
Also mentions: Red Azolla (Azolla filiculoides); Myriophyllum ("watermilfoil", "cat tail"); Cumbungi (Typha latifolia).
Creator
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Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Publisher
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University of Technology, Sydney
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2010-11-19
Contributor
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Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
Rights
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Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
Format
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audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
Language
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English
Access Rights
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Open access. Conditional use.
License
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<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/au/">CC BY-NC</a>
Provenance
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Originally organised by researchers in sub-collection 'MDB Extra'. Loddon River is a major tributary of the River Murray.
Mediator
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Unmediated licence agreement. Interviewee's consent condition: Some participants have requested access restrictions but have not specified what they are.
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Loddon River, Vic [stream]
Woods Point, Vic [point]
Torbreck River, Vic
Wakool River, NSW [stream]
Merran Lake, NSW [lake]
Gunbower Creek, Vic [stream]
Barr Creek, Vic [stream]
Lake Charm, Vic [lake]
Kangaroo Lake, Vic [lake]
Barmah Lake, Vic [lake]
Moira Lake, NSW [lake]
Lake Cullen, Vic
Subject
The topic of the resource
Fish populations
Streamflow
Irrigation
Water levels
Fishing industry
Fishing licences
Water quality
Introduced species
Floods
Siltation
Salinity
Fishing regulations
Tournament fishing
Blackwater
Fishes--Speciation
River engineering
Fish kills
Fishing--Australia
Baraba Baraba people
Baraba Baraba people
Blackwater
Fish kills
Fish populations
Fishes--Speciation
Fishing industry
Fishing regulations
Floods
Indigenous peoples
Introduced species
Irrigation
Landholder
Murray
Native Fish Strategy
Recreational fisher
River engineering
Salinisation
Siltation
Stream flow
Tournament fishing
Water levels
Water quality
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Title
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Talking Fish
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historical studies
History and archaeology
Environmental science and management
Environmental history
Aquatic ecology
Description
An account of the resource
Talking Fish is a research data collection of oral histories and local knowledge in building community participation in Murray-Darling Basin river rehabilitation. It includes a cross section of age, class, gender, and Indigenous Australian communities.
<p>The Talking Fish project covers 12 reaches within the Basin:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Namoi">Namoi River (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Condamine">Upper Condamine River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Katarapko">Katarapko Creek (SA)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murrumbidgee">Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW / ACT)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Culgoa-Balonne">Culgoa-Balonne Rivers (Qld / NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Paroo">Paroo River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Goulburn">Goulburn River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Anabranch">Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Ovens">Ovens River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murray">Mainstem Murray River (NSW / Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Upper+Darling">Darling River-Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Coorong">The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)</a></li>
</ul><p>Recent decades have brought an increasing realisation that the health of the Murray-Darling Basin is at risk. An array of pressures ranging from the over allocation of water resources, poor land management planning and the expansion of primary production have all contributed to declines in river health. Fish and their habitats have been greatly affected by these pressures, with estimates suggesting native fish populations are at 10% of pre-European colonisation levels.</p>
<p>As all levels of government explore options for improving the health of the Murray-Darling Basin, the knowledge held by people within the community who have had a lengthy association with the waterways of the Basin is being increasingly recognised as a valuable resource. People’s lived experience provides a unique insight into how changes in rivers and their associated habitats have occurred over time. Accessing and recording this information will make a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Murray-Darling Basin, and help shape the management decisions of the future to achieve improved river health outcomes.</p>
<p>Many different groups of people have developed unique relationships with rivers and their associated environments. The long history of recreational fishing within the Basin has led generations of people to spend substantial amounts of time on or near its rivers. Their desire to experience the river and to catch fish has developed a refined understanding of how fish relate to the riverine environment, and consequently how the changes to these environments have affected the status of native fisheries.</p>
<p>Similarly, Indigenous peoples have relationships with the rivers that stretch back tens of thousands of years before the arrival of European colonisers. This strong and lasting association has also allowed Indigenous peoples to witness contemporary changes to the health of the Basin’s rivers and observe how these changes have influenced fish and their habitats. In addition, landholders, long-time residents, regular tourists and an array of other community stakeholders hold stories and memories of the river that are an invaluable resource for guiding its future management.</p>
<p>The project represents a unique collaboration between some of Australia’s most prominent ecological oral historians (both within tertiary institutions and commercial production companies), all four Basin-state fisheries agencies and regional NRM organisations. The integration of research institutions, government and local community stakeholders provides a diverse and flexible framework to access a wide range of participants and ensure the collection, analysis and presentation of information is in accordance with national and international best practice.</p>
<p>The project delivered a suite of oral history recordings from across the Basin, while also developing communication products in the form of radio features and community booklets. This output was deposited with the Mitchell Library of the State Library of New South Wales and the Australian Torres Strait Islander Digital Archive (ATSIDA). Physical copies are held at the Mitchell Library (Accession Record MLOH 647).</p>
Identifier
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<a title="Australian Research Council Grant ID" href="http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200117">Australian Research Council Grant ID LP120200117</a>
Format
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image/tiff
image/jpeg
audio/mpeg
application/msword
Publisher
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<a title="University of Technology, Sydney" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-502828">University of Technology, Sydney</a>
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
<a title="Murray-Darling Basin Authority" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462306">Murray-Darling Basin Authority</a>
<a title="NSW Fisheries" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-601964">NSW Fisheries</a>
<a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642319">Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries</a>
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
<a title="Heather Goodall" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-486922">Prof. Heather Goodall</a>
<a title="Jodi Frawley" href="http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/frawleyj/">Dr Jodi Frawley</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamish-sewell-6474b812/?originalSubdomain=au">Hamish Sewell</a>
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
Data collected between 2010-07-01 and 2011-06-30.
Relation
A related resource
The publication resulting from data collected for Talking Fish is openly accessible and available for download:<br /><br />Frawley, J., Nichols, S., Goodall, H. and Baker, E. (2012). Talking fish: Making connections with the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Canberra. <a title="View at publisher" href="http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/habitat/publications/pubs/talking-fish-in-the-murray-darling-basin">View or download from publisher...</a>
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Namoi River (NSW)
Upper Condamine River (QLD)
Katarapko Creek (SA)
Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW, ACT)
Culgoa ‐Balonne Rivers (QLD, NSW)
Paroo River (QLD)
Goulburn River (VIC)
Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)
Ovens River (VIC)
Mainstem Murray River (NSW, VIC)
Darling River – Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)
The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
The period the data refers to spans from the early 20th century to the early 21st century.
Alternative Title
An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific.
<img src="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/square_thumbnails/685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" alt="685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" />
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Heather Goodall
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
J.O. Langtry
Location
The location of the interview
Canberra, ACT
Duration
Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.)
Part 1 00:20:26
Part 2 00:22:33
Part 3 00:34:15
Part 4 00:06:43
Dublin Core
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Title
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Murray: Oral History of J.O. Langtry
Description
An account of the resource
An interview in four parts with J.O. Langtry.
J.O. Langtry talks about his investigation into the ecology of the Murray-Darling System with the newly formed State Fisheries and Game Department of Victoria. His systematic examination of native fisheries, informed by collaborating with professional fisherman, is central to our understanding of the Murray-Darling ecosystem. He discusses the anabranch system; drainage zones; opportunistic farming; pelagic fish; hatching Murray Cod at Burraby Station; fish stomach contents and diet; his influence on early fishing regulations; and legal and illegal fishing methods.
He also talks about the people who assisted him in his surveys; the various river conditions that different fish prefer; and the cultural and recreational value of fisheries. He discusses ground water; rising water tables; salinity; water and land management; and the 'Landline' TV series. He argues that efforts to restore the Coorong and Lower Lakes are not worthwhile.
He goes on to talk about the wide variety of people and occupations he dealt with in his work; the differences between Murray Cod and Trout Cod; a plan to remove Bony Bream that was later abandoned; fish farming; fish stocking; local and visiting poachers; and commercial fish markets. He discusses his service in the Australian Army Research Group, and his work to develop rations in Korea, New Guinea and Malaysia. He comments on the demographic of the Victorian public service and ends by reiterating the diminished scale of the anabranch system.
Other fish species mentioned: lungfish, trout fish/eastern big belly.
Mention of: Victorian State Fisheries and Game Department, Melbourne University, CSIRO, National Water Board, Rotary Club, Murray Darling Basin Authority.
Creator
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Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
University of Technology, Sydney
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2010-08-16
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
Rights
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Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
Format
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application/msword
audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
Language
A language of the resource
English
Access Rights
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Restricted access.
Electronic records have been made private as per the request of J.O. Langtry. Material may only be accessed under research conditions.
Preliminary applications may be made to
data-librarian@uts.edu.au or State Library of NSW regarding collection ML OH 647/1-130.
License
A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.
AusGOALRestrictive
Provenance
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
Originally organised by researchers in sub-collection 'MDB Extra'.
Mediator
An entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful. In an educational context, a mediator might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver.
Mediated access. Interviewee's consent condition: Material may only be accessed under research conditions.
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Talangatta (VIC)
Bourke, NSW [populated place]
Menindee Lakes Park, NSW [park]
Murrumbidgee River, NSW [stream]
Lachlan River, NSW [stream]
Barmah Lake, Vic [lake]
Moira Lake, NSW [lake]
Hughenden, Qld [populated place]
The Coorong, SA [lake]
Lower Lakes, SA
Swan Hill, Vic [populated place]
Torrumbarry Weir, NSW [dam]
Hume Dam (NSW)
Goulburn River, NSW [stream]
Cubbie, Qld [homestead]
Auguthella (QLD)
Warrego River, Qld [stream]
Seven Creeks, Vic [stream]
Lake Victoria, NSW [lake]
Lake Charm, Vic [lake]
Bourke, NSW [populated place]
Yarrawonga Weir, Vic [dam]
Lake Mulwala, NSW [lake]
Wakool River, NSW [stream]
Billabong Creek, NSW
Edward River, NSW [stream]
Burraby [Property] (VIC)
Riverina, NSW [area]
Subject
The topic of the resource
Fisheries
Fishes--Identification
Fishing industry
Fieldwork
Fieldwork
Fisheries
Fishes--Identification
Fishing industry
Murray
Scientist
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Title
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(L to R) Mick and Barb Davis, 2010
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Title
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Talking Fish
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historical studies
History and archaeology
Environmental science and management
Environmental history
Aquatic ecology
Description
An account of the resource
Talking Fish is a research data collection of oral histories and local knowledge in building community participation in Murray-Darling Basin river rehabilitation. It includes a cross section of age, class, gender, and Indigenous Australian communities.
<p>The Talking Fish project covers 12 reaches within the Basin:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Namoi">Namoi River (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Condamine">Upper Condamine River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Katarapko">Katarapko Creek (SA)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murrumbidgee">Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW / ACT)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Culgoa-Balonne">Culgoa-Balonne Rivers (Qld / NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Paroo">Paroo River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Goulburn">Goulburn River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Anabranch">Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Ovens">Ovens River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murray">Mainstem Murray River (NSW / Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Upper+Darling">Darling River-Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Coorong">The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)</a></li>
</ul><p>Recent decades have brought an increasing realisation that the health of the Murray-Darling Basin is at risk. An array of pressures ranging from the over allocation of water resources, poor land management planning and the expansion of primary production have all contributed to declines in river health. Fish and their habitats have been greatly affected by these pressures, with estimates suggesting native fish populations are at 10% of pre-European colonisation levels.</p>
<p>As all levels of government explore options for improving the health of the Murray-Darling Basin, the knowledge held by people within the community who have had a lengthy association with the waterways of the Basin is being increasingly recognised as a valuable resource. People’s lived experience provides a unique insight into how changes in rivers and their associated habitats have occurred over time. Accessing and recording this information will make a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Murray-Darling Basin, and help shape the management decisions of the future to achieve improved river health outcomes.</p>
<p>Many different groups of people have developed unique relationships with rivers and their associated environments. The long history of recreational fishing within the Basin has led generations of people to spend substantial amounts of time on or near its rivers. Their desire to experience the river and to catch fish has developed a refined understanding of how fish relate to the riverine environment, and consequently how the changes to these environments have affected the status of native fisheries.</p>
<p>Similarly, Indigenous peoples have relationships with the rivers that stretch back tens of thousands of years before the arrival of European colonisers. This strong and lasting association has also allowed Indigenous peoples to witness contemporary changes to the health of the Basin’s rivers and observe how these changes have influenced fish and their habitats. In addition, landholders, long-time residents, regular tourists and an array of other community stakeholders hold stories and memories of the river that are an invaluable resource for guiding its future management.</p>
<p>The project represents a unique collaboration between some of Australia’s most prominent ecological oral historians (both within tertiary institutions and commercial production companies), all four Basin-state fisheries agencies and regional NRM organisations. The integration of research institutions, government and local community stakeholders provides a diverse and flexible framework to access a wide range of participants and ensure the collection, analysis and presentation of information is in accordance with national and international best practice.</p>
<p>The project delivered a suite of oral history recordings from across the Basin, while also developing communication products in the form of radio features and community booklets. This output was deposited with the Mitchell Library of the State Library of New South Wales and the Australian Torres Strait Islander Digital Archive (ATSIDA). Physical copies are held at the Mitchell Library (Accession Record MLOH 647).</p>
Identifier
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<a title="Australian Research Council Grant ID" href="http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200117">Australian Research Council Grant ID LP120200117</a>
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audio/mpeg
application/msword
Publisher
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<a title="University of Technology, Sydney" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-502828">University of Technology, Sydney</a>
Contributor
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<a title="Murray-Darling Basin Authority" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462306">Murray-Darling Basin Authority</a>
<a title="NSW Fisheries" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-601964">NSW Fisheries</a>
<a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642319">Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries</a>
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
<a title="Heather Goodall" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-486922">Prof. Heather Goodall</a>
<a title="Jodi Frawley" href="http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/frawleyj/">Dr Jodi Frawley</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamish-sewell-6474b812/?originalSubdomain=au">Hamish Sewell</a>
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
Data collected between 2010-07-01 and 2011-06-30.
Relation
A related resource
The publication resulting from data collected for Talking Fish is openly accessible and available for download:<br /><br />Frawley, J., Nichols, S., Goodall, H. and Baker, E. (2012). Talking fish: Making connections with the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Canberra. <a title="View at publisher" href="http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/habitat/publications/pubs/talking-fish-in-the-murray-darling-basin">View or download from publisher...</a>
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Namoi River (NSW)
Upper Condamine River (QLD)
Katarapko Creek (SA)
Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW, ACT)
Culgoa ‐Balonne Rivers (QLD, NSW)
Paroo River (QLD)
Goulburn River (VIC)
Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)
Ovens River (VIC)
Mainstem Murray River (NSW, VIC)
Darling River – Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)
The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
The period the data refers to spans from the early 20th century to the early 21st century.
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<img src="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/square_thumbnails/685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" alt="685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" />
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Jodi Frawley
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Mick Davis
Barb Davis
Location
The location of the interview
Bourke, New South Wales, Australia
Duration
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Part 1 00:20:09
Part 2 00:20:22
Part 3 00:07:56
Dublin Core
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Title
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Upper Darling: Oral History of Mick and Barb Davis
Creator
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Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Publisher
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University of Technology, Sydney
Date
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2010-12-02
Contributor
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Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
Rights
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Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
Format
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application/msword
audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
Language
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English
Access Rights
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Open access
License
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<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/">CC-BY</a>
Description
An account of the resource
An interview in three parts with Mick and Barb Davis.
Mick explains his family history and the history of their property 'Myandetta". He talks about the history of fishing in the area; professional anglers and netters; and changing attitudes towards fishing (catch and release). He learned to fish with nets and lines with his grandfathers. He discusses the arrival of European carp in 1973, noting that they travel in floodwater. He talks about bait, what it takes to catch Bony Beam, and set lines.
Barb talks about yabbying, and says that she likes fishing but loves the river.
Mick and Barb approve of restocking efforts by the Department of Primary Industries (DPI), but share their concerns about the reduced responsiveness of fishing inspectors. They observe that there are more visitors and anglers about the river and note that illegal fishing is still practiced. They discuss man made weirs and natural weirs; river management; water allocations; water licenses; grazing along the river: erosion; and efforts to re-establish vegetation along the river.
Mention of NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), Catchment Management Authority (CMA)
Penny Wong
Mention of Lake Cargellico (NSW), Burrendong Dam (NSW), Darling River Weir 19A (30°13'55.0"S 145°41'49.0"E; MDBA Site ID 425037; "19-mile weir")
Mention of water lizards, wombats, shrimp.
Landholder - copy Barb. Wife of Mick Davis. Property owners - sheep, and some limited agriculture - now doing farmstay - mostly for fishing groups.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Arrival of European carp in 1973
Introduced fishes
Fishing--Australia
Fishing industry
Stream restoration
Restoration ecology
River engineering
Riparian areas--Management
Water resources
Water allocations
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Lake Cargellico (NSW)
Burrendong Dam (NSW)
Darling River Weir 19A (30°13'55.0"S 145°41'49.0"E)
Fishing industry
Fishing inspector
Introduced species
Landholder
Restoration ecology
Riparian areas--Management
River engineering
Stream restoration
Water allocations
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Title
A name given to the resource
Talking Fish
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historical studies
History and archaeology
Environmental science and management
Environmental history
Aquatic ecology
Description
An account of the resource
Talking Fish is a research data collection of oral histories and local knowledge in building community participation in Murray-Darling Basin river rehabilitation. It includes a cross section of age, class, gender, and Indigenous Australian communities.
<p>The Talking Fish project covers 12 reaches within the Basin:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Namoi">Namoi River (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Condamine">Upper Condamine River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Katarapko">Katarapko Creek (SA)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murrumbidgee">Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW / ACT)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Culgoa-Balonne">Culgoa-Balonne Rivers (Qld / NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Paroo">Paroo River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Goulburn">Goulburn River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Anabranch">Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Ovens">Ovens River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murray">Mainstem Murray River (NSW / Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Upper+Darling">Darling River-Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Coorong">The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)</a></li>
</ul><p>Recent decades have brought an increasing realisation that the health of the Murray-Darling Basin is at risk. An array of pressures ranging from the over allocation of water resources, poor land management planning and the expansion of primary production have all contributed to declines in river health. Fish and their habitats have been greatly affected by these pressures, with estimates suggesting native fish populations are at 10% of pre-European colonisation levels.</p>
<p>As all levels of government explore options for improving the health of the Murray-Darling Basin, the knowledge held by people within the community who have had a lengthy association with the waterways of the Basin is being increasingly recognised as a valuable resource. People’s lived experience provides a unique insight into how changes in rivers and their associated habitats have occurred over time. Accessing and recording this information will make a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Murray-Darling Basin, and help shape the management decisions of the future to achieve improved river health outcomes.</p>
<p>Many different groups of people have developed unique relationships with rivers and their associated environments. The long history of recreational fishing within the Basin has led generations of people to spend substantial amounts of time on or near its rivers. Their desire to experience the river and to catch fish has developed a refined understanding of how fish relate to the riverine environment, and consequently how the changes to these environments have affected the status of native fisheries.</p>
<p>Similarly, Indigenous peoples have relationships with the rivers that stretch back tens of thousands of years before the arrival of European colonisers. This strong and lasting association has also allowed Indigenous peoples to witness contemporary changes to the health of the Basin’s rivers and observe how these changes have influenced fish and their habitats. In addition, landholders, long-time residents, regular tourists and an array of other community stakeholders hold stories and memories of the river that are an invaluable resource for guiding its future management.</p>
<p>The project represents a unique collaboration between some of Australia’s most prominent ecological oral historians (both within tertiary institutions and commercial production companies), all four Basin-state fisheries agencies and regional NRM organisations. The integration of research institutions, government and local community stakeholders provides a diverse and flexible framework to access a wide range of participants and ensure the collection, analysis and presentation of information is in accordance with national and international best practice.</p>
<p>The project delivered a suite of oral history recordings from across the Basin, while also developing communication products in the form of radio features and community booklets. This output was deposited with the Mitchell Library of the State Library of New South Wales and the Australian Torres Strait Islander Digital Archive (ATSIDA). Physical copies are held at the Mitchell Library (Accession Record MLOH 647).</p>
Identifier
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<a title="Australian Research Council Grant ID" href="http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200117">Australian Research Council Grant ID LP120200117</a>
Format
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image/tiff
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audio/mpeg
application/msword
Publisher
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<a title="University of Technology, Sydney" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-502828">University of Technology, Sydney</a>
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
<a title="Murray-Darling Basin Authority" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462306">Murray-Darling Basin Authority</a>
<a title="NSW Fisheries" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-601964">NSW Fisheries</a>
<a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642319">Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries</a>
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
<a title="Heather Goodall" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-486922">Prof. Heather Goodall</a>
<a title="Jodi Frawley" href="http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/frawleyj/">Dr Jodi Frawley</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamish-sewell-6474b812/?originalSubdomain=au">Hamish Sewell</a>
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
Data collected between 2010-07-01 and 2011-06-30.
Relation
A related resource
The publication resulting from data collected for Talking Fish is openly accessible and available for download:<br /><br />Frawley, J., Nichols, S., Goodall, H. and Baker, E. (2012). Talking fish: Making connections with the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Canberra. <a title="View at publisher" href="http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/habitat/publications/pubs/talking-fish-in-the-murray-darling-basin">View or download from publisher...</a>
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Namoi River (NSW)
Upper Condamine River (QLD)
Katarapko Creek (SA)
Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW, ACT)
Culgoa ‐Balonne Rivers (QLD, NSW)
Paroo River (QLD)
Goulburn River (VIC)
Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)
Ovens River (VIC)
Mainstem Murray River (NSW, VIC)
Darling River – Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)
The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
The period the data refers to spans from the early 20th century to the early 21st century.
Alternative Title
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<img src="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/square_thumbnails/685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" alt="685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" />
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Jodi Frawley
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Bryan Pratt
Location
The location of the interview
Belconnen, Canberra, Australia
Duration
Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.)
Part 1 00:20:29
Part 2 00:10:05
Part 3 00:20:25
Part 4 00:04:39
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Title
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Upper Murrumbidgee: Oral History of Bryan Pratt
Creator
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Heather Goodall
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
University of Technology, Sydney
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2010-10-06
Contributor
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Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
Rights
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Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
Format
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application/msword
audio/mpeg
Language
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English
Access Rights
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Open access
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Description
An account of the resource
An interview in four parts with Bryan Pratt.
Brian came to the Murrumbidgee in 1965. He talks about seasonal variations in the prevalence of fish, and their breeding and migration habits. He remarks on regional variations within species and cross-breeding (e.g. how the Clarence River Cod differs from the "Fitzroy Cod"). He discusses the annual mass death of Silver Perch and Murray Cod, speculating that its cause is a pathogenic. He also speaks about population decline, and weighing the social and ecological consequences of translocating and re-stocking fish. He offers a strong endorsement of the Native Fish Strategy and talks about his efforts to advocate for native fish in the media.
He shares his knowledge of lures; their colour, size and patterning, as well as other ways that their design replicates nature. He also talks about bait; what it's used for, where it comes from, and how it's collected.
Mention of Fitzroy Cod, Brook Trout, Atlantic Salmon, Nile Perch, Barrumundi, Midget Barrumundi, mussels, scrub worms, bardy grub, witchetty grub, wood grub (variant?), yabby, squid, pilchards, prawn, beach worms, abalone, EHN Virus, pathogens, Lernaea (parasite)
Current owner of a fishing and tackle shop in Belconnen. But this is only a retirement enterprise. He started life as a scientist, but was lured to the public service firstly by Gough Whitlam. When the Whitlam government fell- he went to work for the territories conservation department and so was an early cross over of science and bureaucrat. But all the time he was an avid recreational fisherman. He has been a long time advocate of building bridges between science and recreational fishing and strongly believes that mass communication is the way to go. He has written for popular Rec fishing magazines and newspapers for decades. He also has a regular spot on radio. He sees the tackle shop as a type of liminal space where he can translate science for fishers and gather information and knowledge from fishers for science. I think that Bryan's interview has lots of gems - but the section that I particularly liked was when he and I went over to the lures and he talked to me about how they work; their design and the ways that they replicate nature. He gives very strong endorsements of the Native Fish Strategy.
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Burrinjuck Dam (NSW)
Yass River (NSW)
Murrumbidgee River (NSW)
Goodradigbee River (NSW)
Nepean River (NSW)
Avon Dam (NSW)
Cordeaux Dam (NSW)
Cataract Dam (NSW)
Mongarlowe River (NSW)
Shoalhaven River (NSW)
Googong Reservoir (NSW)
Wee Jasper (NSW)
Burrendong Dam (NSW)
Lake Ginninderra (ACT)
Lake Burley Griffin (ACT)
Lachlan River (NSW)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Fish populations
Fishes--Migration
Fishes--Breeding
Fishes--Speciation
Fish stocking
Fish kills
Fishes--Diseases
Lure fishing
Bait fishing
Fishing--Australia
Fishing industry
Bait fishing
Fish kills
Fish populations
Fish stocking
Fishes--Breeding
Fishes--Diseases
Fishes--Migration
Fishes--Speciation
Fishing industry
Lure fishing
Murrumbidgee
Native Fish Strategy
Recreational fisher
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Title
A name given to the resource
Malcolm Wilksch, 2010
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Title
A name given to the resource
Malcolm Wilksch, 2010
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Talking Fish
Subject
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Historical studies
History and archaeology
Environmental science and management
Environmental history
Aquatic ecology
Description
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Talking Fish is a research data collection of oral histories and local knowledge in building community participation in Murray-Darling Basin river rehabilitation. It includes a cross section of age, class, gender, and Indigenous Australian communities.
<p>The Talking Fish project covers 12 reaches within the Basin:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Namoi">Namoi River (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Condamine">Upper Condamine River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Katarapko">Katarapko Creek (SA)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murrumbidgee">Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW / ACT)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Culgoa-Balonne">Culgoa-Balonne Rivers (Qld / NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Paroo">Paroo River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Goulburn">Goulburn River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Anabranch">Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Ovens">Ovens River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murray">Mainstem Murray River (NSW / Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Upper+Darling">Darling River-Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Coorong">The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)</a></li>
</ul><p>Recent decades have brought an increasing realisation that the health of the Murray-Darling Basin is at risk. An array of pressures ranging from the over allocation of water resources, poor land management planning and the expansion of primary production have all contributed to declines in river health. Fish and their habitats have been greatly affected by these pressures, with estimates suggesting native fish populations are at 10% of pre-European colonisation levels.</p>
<p>As all levels of government explore options for improving the health of the Murray-Darling Basin, the knowledge held by people within the community who have had a lengthy association with the waterways of the Basin is being increasingly recognised as a valuable resource. People’s lived experience provides a unique insight into how changes in rivers and their associated habitats have occurred over time. Accessing and recording this information will make a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Murray-Darling Basin, and help shape the management decisions of the future to achieve improved river health outcomes.</p>
<p>Many different groups of people have developed unique relationships with rivers and their associated environments. The long history of recreational fishing within the Basin has led generations of people to spend substantial amounts of time on or near its rivers. Their desire to experience the river and to catch fish has developed a refined understanding of how fish relate to the riverine environment, and consequently how the changes to these environments have affected the status of native fisheries.</p>
<p>Similarly, Indigenous peoples have relationships with the rivers that stretch back tens of thousands of years before the arrival of European colonisers. This strong and lasting association has also allowed Indigenous peoples to witness contemporary changes to the health of the Basin’s rivers and observe how these changes have influenced fish and their habitats. In addition, landholders, long-time residents, regular tourists and an array of other community stakeholders hold stories and memories of the river that are an invaluable resource for guiding its future management.</p>
<p>The project represents a unique collaboration between some of Australia’s most prominent ecological oral historians (both within tertiary institutions and commercial production companies), all four Basin-state fisheries agencies and regional NRM organisations. The integration of research institutions, government and local community stakeholders provides a diverse and flexible framework to access a wide range of participants and ensure the collection, analysis and presentation of information is in accordance with national and international best practice.</p>
<p>The project delivered a suite of oral history recordings from across the Basin, while also developing communication products in the form of radio features and community booklets. This output was deposited with the Mitchell Library of the State Library of New South Wales and the Australian Torres Strait Islander Digital Archive (ATSIDA). Physical copies are held at the Mitchell Library (Accession Record MLOH 647).</p>
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<a title="Australian Research Council Grant ID" href="http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200117">Australian Research Council Grant ID LP120200117</a>
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<a title="University of Technology, Sydney" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-502828">University of Technology, Sydney</a>
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<a title="Murray-Darling Basin Authority" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462306">Murray-Darling Basin Authority</a>
<a title="NSW Fisheries" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-601964">NSW Fisheries</a>
<a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642319">Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries</a>
Creator
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<a title="Heather Goodall" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-486922">Prof. Heather Goodall</a>
<a title="Jodi Frawley" href="http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/frawleyj/">Dr Jodi Frawley</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamish-sewell-6474b812/?originalSubdomain=au">Hamish Sewell</a>
Date Created
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Data collected between 2010-07-01 and 2011-06-30.
Relation
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The publication resulting from data collected for Talking Fish is openly accessible and available for download:<br /><br />Frawley, J., Nichols, S., Goodall, H. and Baker, E. (2012). Talking fish: Making connections with the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Canberra. <a title="View at publisher" href="http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/habitat/publications/pubs/talking-fish-in-the-murray-darling-basin">View or download from publisher...</a>
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Namoi River (NSW)
Upper Condamine River (QLD)
Katarapko Creek (SA)
Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW, ACT)
Culgoa ‐Balonne Rivers (QLD, NSW)
Paroo River (QLD)
Goulburn River (VIC)
Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)
Ovens River (VIC)
Mainstem Murray River (NSW, VIC)
Darling River – Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)
The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)
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The period the data refers to spans from the early 20th century to the early 21st century.
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Oral History
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Interviewer
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Jodi Frawley
Interviewee
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Malcolm Wilksch
Location
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Loveday, South Australia
Duration
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Part 1 00:19:38
Part 2 00:14:55
Part 3 00:05:05
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Title
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Katarapko: Oral History of Malcolm Wilksch
Creator
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Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Publisher
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University of Technology, Sydney
Date
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2010-09-30
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Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
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English
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Description
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An interview in three parts with the Malcom Wilksch.
Born in 1935, Malcom is a professional fisherman. First taught to fish by his grandfather, he bought a professional licence in 1957.
Malcom talks about: soldier settlements around the time of the 1956 flood; government allocation of river sections for commercial fishing; professional fishing equipment and techniques; baiting methods; process of preparing and transporting fish for market, and market prices; diseased fish (‘Redfin were good carriers’); electrofishing techniques; deterioration of trees as a result of unnatural flooding and salinity in floodplains caused by the locks; impact on deteriorated floodplains on native fish (whereas carp thrive); yabbying after flood events; the social impact of insufficient income from commercial fishing; floods 1956, 1970s.
Spatial Coverage
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Cadell, South Australia
Lake Victoria, New South Wales
Dartmouth Dam, Victoria
Morgan, South Australia
Cordolla, South Australia
Lake Bonney, South Australia
Subject
The topic of the resource
Floods
Fisheries
Salinity
River engineering
Bait fishing
Fishing industry
Soldier settlement
Bait fishing
Fisheries
Fishing industry
Floods
Katarapko
Professional fisher
River engineering
Salinisation
Soldier settlement
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Title
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Gil Stoneham, oral history interview, 2010
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(L to R) Gil Stoneham, Eric (John) Aston, Peter Teakle, oral history interview, 2010
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Eric (John Aston), oral history interview, 2010
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Title
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Talking Fish
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historical studies
History and archaeology
Environmental science and management
Environmental history
Aquatic ecology
Description
An account of the resource
Talking Fish is a research data collection of oral histories and local knowledge in building community participation in Murray-Darling Basin river rehabilitation. It includes a cross section of age, class, gender, and Indigenous Australian communities.
<p>The Talking Fish project covers 12 reaches within the Basin:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Namoi">Namoi River (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Condamine">Upper Condamine River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Katarapko">Katarapko Creek (SA)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murrumbidgee">Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW / ACT)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Culgoa-Balonne">Culgoa-Balonne Rivers (Qld / NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Paroo">Paroo River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Goulburn">Goulburn River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Anabranch">Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Ovens">Ovens River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murray">Mainstem Murray River (NSW / Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Upper+Darling">Darling River-Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Coorong">The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)</a></li>
</ul><p>Recent decades have brought an increasing realisation that the health of the Murray-Darling Basin is at risk. An array of pressures ranging from the over allocation of water resources, poor land management planning and the expansion of primary production have all contributed to declines in river health. Fish and their habitats have been greatly affected by these pressures, with estimates suggesting native fish populations are at 10% of pre-European colonisation levels.</p>
<p>As all levels of government explore options for improving the health of the Murray-Darling Basin, the knowledge held by people within the community who have had a lengthy association with the waterways of the Basin is being increasingly recognised as a valuable resource. People’s lived experience provides a unique insight into how changes in rivers and their associated habitats have occurred over time. Accessing and recording this information will make a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Murray-Darling Basin, and help shape the management decisions of the future to achieve improved river health outcomes.</p>
<p>Many different groups of people have developed unique relationships with rivers and their associated environments. The long history of recreational fishing within the Basin has led generations of people to spend substantial amounts of time on or near its rivers. Their desire to experience the river and to catch fish has developed a refined understanding of how fish relate to the riverine environment, and consequently how the changes to these environments have affected the status of native fisheries.</p>
<p>Similarly, Indigenous peoples have relationships with the rivers that stretch back tens of thousands of years before the arrival of European colonisers. This strong and lasting association has also allowed Indigenous peoples to witness contemporary changes to the health of the Basin’s rivers and observe how these changes have influenced fish and their habitats. In addition, landholders, long-time residents, regular tourists and an array of other community stakeholders hold stories and memories of the river that are an invaluable resource for guiding its future management.</p>
<p>The project represents a unique collaboration between some of Australia’s most prominent ecological oral historians (both within tertiary institutions and commercial production companies), all four Basin-state fisheries agencies and regional NRM organisations. The integration of research institutions, government and local community stakeholders provides a diverse and flexible framework to access a wide range of participants and ensure the collection, analysis and presentation of information is in accordance with national and international best practice.</p>
<p>The project delivered a suite of oral history recordings from across the Basin, while also developing communication products in the form of radio features and community booklets. This output was deposited with the Mitchell Library of the State Library of New South Wales and the Australian Torres Strait Islander Digital Archive (ATSIDA). Physical copies are held at the Mitchell Library (Accession Record MLOH 647).</p>
Identifier
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<a title="Australian Research Council Grant ID" href="http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200117">Australian Research Council Grant ID LP120200117</a>
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Publisher
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<a title="University of Technology, Sydney" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-502828">University of Technology, Sydney</a>
Contributor
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<a title="Murray-Darling Basin Authority" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462306">Murray-Darling Basin Authority</a>
<a title="NSW Fisheries" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-601964">NSW Fisheries</a>
<a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642319">Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries</a>
Creator
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<a title="Heather Goodall" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-486922">Prof. Heather Goodall</a>
<a title="Jodi Frawley" href="http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/frawleyj/">Dr Jodi Frawley</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamish-sewell-6474b812/?originalSubdomain=au">Hamish Sewell</a>
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
Data collected between 2010-07-01 and 2011-06-30.
Relation
A related resource
The publication resulting from data collected for Talking Fish is openly accessible and available for download:<br /><br />Frawley, J., Nichols, S., Goodall, H. and Baker, E. (2012). Talking fish: Making connections with the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Canberra. <a title="View at publisher" href="http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/habitat/publications/pubs/talking-fish-in-the-murray-darling-basin">View or download from publisher...</a>
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Namoi River (NSW)
Upper Condamine River (QLD)
Katarapko Creek (SA)
Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW, ACT)
Culgoa ‐Balonne Rivers (QLD, NSW)
Paroo River (QLD)
Goulburn River (VIC)
Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)
Ovens River (VIC)
Mainstem Murray River (NSW, VIC)
Darling River – Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)
The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
The period the data refers to spans from the early 20th century to the early 21st century.
Alternative Title
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<img src="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/square_thumbnails/685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" alt="685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" />
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Jodi Frawley
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Gil Stoneham
Gladys Stoneham
Peter Teakle
John Aston
Clarence John
Location
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Renmark, South Australia
Duration
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Part 1 00:20:45
Part 2 00:17:34
Part 3 00:12:20
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Title
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Katarapko: Oral History of Gil Stoneham, Gladys Stoneham, Peter Teakle, John Aston, and Clarence John
Creator
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Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Publisher
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University of Technology, Sydney
Date
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2010-10-29
Contributor
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Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
Format
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application/msword
audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
Language
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English
Access Rights
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Description
An account of the resource
An interview in three parts with the Gil and Gladys Stoneham, Peter Teakle, John Aston, and Clarence John; professional fishers of the Murray River in the Renmark area. Gil is also a cut flower grower.
The group talk about: a wall structure built in 1959 which stopped flows and reduced water levels in Ral Ral Creek; the story behind the naming of Squabbily Creek; Aboriginal rock corrals and cooking places; professional fishing methods; family records of plant species (lucerne, hawthorn, rhubarb, nardoo) created by Bert Stoneham; disappearance of lobster in the 1960s; 1956 and 1970 floods; salt interception scheme.
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Chowilla Creek, SA
Ral Ral Creek, SA
Squabbily Creek, SA
Wollonock Bend
Lock 7, VIC
Robinvale, VIC
Lake Bonney, SA
Coonawarra, SA
Lock 5, Renmark, SA
Wax Waterhole
Bookmark Creek, SA
Snake Creek, SA
Subject
The topic of the resource
Fishes--Identification
Plants--Identification
Salinity
Environmental flows
Water levels
Aboriginal culture
Aboriginal fish traps
Fishing industry
Floods
Family histories
Aboriginal culture
Aboriginal fish traps
Environmental flows
Fishes--Identification
Fishing industry
Floods
Katarapko
Plants--Identification
Professional fisher
Salinisation
Water levels
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Title
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Portrait of Eric (John) Aston, 2010
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Title
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Talking Fish
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historical studies
History and archaeology
Environmental science and management
Environmental history
Aquatic ecology
Description
An account of the resource
Talking Fish is a research data collection of oral histories and local knowledge in building community participation in Murray-Darling Basin river rehabilitation. It includes a cross section of age, class, gender, and Indigenous Australian communities.
<p>The Talking Fish project covers 12 reaches within the Basin:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Namoi">Namoi River (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Condamine">Upper Condamine River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Katarapko">Katarapko Creek (SA)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murrumbidgee">Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW / ACT)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Culgoa-Balonne">Culgoa-Balonne Rivers (Qld / NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Paroo">Paroo River (Qld)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Goulburn">Goulburn River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Anabranch">Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Ovens">Ovens River (Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Murray">Mainstem Murray River (NSW / Vic)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Upper+Darling">Darling River-Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/browse?tags=Coorong">The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)</a></li>
</ul><p>Recent decades have brought an increasing realisation that the health of the Murray-Darling Basin is at risk. An array of pressures ranging from the over allocation of water resources, poor land management planning and the expansion of primary production have all contributed to declines in river health. Fish and their habitats have been greatly affected by these pressures, with estimates suggesting native fish populations are at 10% of pre-European colonisation levels.</p>
<p>As all levels of government explore options for improving the health of the Murray-Darling Basin, the knowledge held by people within the community who have had a lengthy association with the waterways of the Basin is being increasingly recognised as a valuable resource. People’s lived experience provides a unique insight into how changes in rivers and their associated habitats have occurred over time. Accessing and recording this information will make a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Murray-Darling Basin, and help shape the management decisions of the future to achieve improved river health outcomes.</p>
<p>Many different groups of people have developed unique relationships with rivers and their associated environments. The long history of recreational fishing within the Basin has led generations of people to spend substantial amounts of time on or near its rivers. Their desire to experience the river and to catch fish has developed a refined understanding of how fish relate to the riverine environment, and consequently how the changes to these environments have affected the status of native fisheries.</p>
<p>Similarly, Indigenous peoples have relationships with the rivers that stretch back tens of thousands of years before the arrival of European colonisers. This strong and lasting association has also allowed Indigenous peoples to witness contemporary changes to the health of the Basin’s rivers and observe how these changes have influenced fish and their habitats. In addition, landholders, long-time residents, regular tourists and an array of other community stakeholders hold stories and memories of the river that are an invaluable resource for guiding its future management.</p>
<p>The project represents a unique collaboration between some of Australia’s most prominent ecological oral historians (both within tertiary institutions and commercial production companies), all four Basin-state fisheries agencies and regional NRM organisations. The integration of research institutions, government and local community stakeholders provides a diverse and flexible framework to access a wide range of participants and ensure the collection, analysis and presentation of information is in accordance with national and international best practice.</p>
<p>The project delivered a suite of oral history recordings from across the Basin, while also developing communication products in the form of radio features and community booklets. This output was deposited with the Mitchell Library of the State Library of New South Wales and the Australian Torres Strait Islander Digital Archive (ATSIDA). Physical copies are held at the Mitchell Library (Accession Record MLOH 647).</p>
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<a title="Australian Research Council Grant ID" href="http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200117">Australian Research Council Grant ID LP120200117</a>
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<a title="University of Technology, Sydney" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-502828">University of Technology, Sydney</a>
Contributor
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<a title="Murray-Darling Basin Authority" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462306">Murray-Darling Basin Authority</a>
<a title="NSW Fisheries" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-601964">NSW Fisheries</a>
<a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642319">Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries</a>
Creator
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<a title="Heather Goodall" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-486922">Prof. Heather Goodall</a>
<a title="Jodi Frawley" href="http://staff.qut.edu.au/staff/frawleyj/">Dr Jodi Frawley</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamish-sewell-6474b812/?originalSubdomain=au">Hamish Sewell</a>
Date Created
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Data collected between 2010-07-01 and 2011-06-30.
Relation
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The publication resulting from data collected for Talking Fish is openly accessible and available for download:<br /><br />Frawley, J., Nichols, S., Goodall, H. and Baker, E. (2012). Talking fish: Making connections with the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Canberra. <a title="View at publisher" href="http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/habitat/publications/pubs/talking-fish-in-the-murray-darling-basin">View or download from publisher...</a>
Spatial Coverage
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Namoi River (NSW)
Upper Condamine River (QLD)
Katarapko Creek (SA)
Upper Murrumbidgee River (NSW, ACT)
Culgoa ‐Balonne Rivers (QLD, NSW)
Paroo River (QLD)
Goulburn River (VIC)
Darling and the Great Anabranch (NSW)
Ovens River (VIC)
Mainstem Murray River (NSW, VIC)
Darling River – Bourke to Brewarrina (NSW)
The Coorong and Lower Lakes (SA)
Temporal Coverage
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The period the data refers to spans from the early 20th century to the early 21st century.
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<img src="http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/square_thumbnails/685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" alt="685bae3a5a9834d15be2b0939ae28264.jpg" />
Oral History
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Interviewer
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Jodi Frawley
Interviewee
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Eric (John) Aston
Location
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Renmark, South Australia
Duration
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Part 1 00:14:12
Part 2 00:00:59
Part 3 00:17:03
Part 4 00:02:09
Part 5 00:20:58
Part 6 00:21:31
Part 7 00:05:45
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Title
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Katarapko: Oral History of Eric (John) Aston
Creator
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Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Publisher
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University of Technology, Sydney
Date
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2010-09-29
Contributor
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Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
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application/msword
audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
Language
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English
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<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/">CC-BY</a>
Spatial Coverage
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Squabbily Creek, SA
Murtho Forest, SA
Haslucks [pump], SA
Renmark, SA
Dartmouth Dam, VIC
Hume Dam, NSW
Darling River, NSW
Murray River, SA
Menindee Lakes, NSW
Bullyung Creek, SA
Ral Ral Creek, SA
Chowilla Floodplain, SA
Lock 4, Loxton, SA
Lock 5, Renmark, SA
Lock 6, SA
Lock 7, VIC
Description
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An interview in seven parts with Eric ‘John’ Aston.
Born in 1942, John held a commercial licence between 1956 and 1997. He discusses his family history in commercial fishing since 1918, three generations. His grandfather was also a boat maker. He tells the story of how ‘Squabbily Creek’ at Murtho Forest came to be named by his father Raymond Charles ‘John’ Aston. In those days, buying a fishing reach meant buying good will, not the water. John talks extensively about professional fishing as a family business, and gives a sense of the long hours of labour the whole family put into making fishing nets and boats. Professional fishing has an important memory status amongst people who live along the river.
John talks about: fishing licenses, and the licence system introduced in 1922; fishing equipment; fishing practices, since 1920s; changes in fishing materials and the introduction of synthetics, 1960s; changes in water levels from irrigation; impact of Dartmouth Dam on River Murray flow; Hume Dam levels; flows from the Darling; water colour and clarity; three distinct water colours (in the Murray, Lachlan/Murrumbidgee, Darling); changes to water levels with the building of weirs and locks, late 1920s; objects he has found in the guts of Murray Cod; 1956 flood; 1992 flood – ‘a complete change of fish’; Chowilla Floodplain, 1991-1993; movement of wildlife in floods; salt from irrigation. (Mention of 'bream' fish, unspecified).
Subject
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Fishes--Identification
Fishing boats
Fishing regulations
Licenses
Water--Law and legislation
Fishing nets
Family histories
Family life
Irrigation
Water quality
Dams
Weirs
Fishes--Migration
Salinity
Fishes--Breeding
Floodplains
Fishing industry
Environmental flows
Dams--Australia
Environmental flows
Family life
Fishes--Breeding
Fishes--Identification
Fishes--Migration
Fishing industry
Fishing nets
Fishing regulations
Flood plains
Irrigation
Katarapko
Professional fisher
Salinisation
Water quality
Water--Law and legislation
Weirs