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- Collection: Talking Fish
Namoi: Oral History of Eric and Carol Hannan
Eric and Carol Hannan are the owners of the Rampadelles property near Boggabri by the Namoi River and have lived here with their four children since 1973. During this time, the Hannan family have experienced numerous…
Tags: Erosion, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Landholder, Namoi, Restoration ecology, Siltation, Stream restoration, Water quality
Position: 121 (86 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Jason Simpson
Tags: Bait fishing, Billabongs, Camping, Fish stocking, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Irrigation, Lure fishing, Namoi, Recreational fisher, Riparian restoration, Siltation, Tournament fishing, Weeds
Position: 102 (95 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Joe and Pearl Trindall
Pearl and Joe Trindall are an Indigenous couple who have lived in the Namoi region for most their lives. Pearl was born in Boomi, while Joe was born in Narrabri and they both, along with their children, have spent a lot…
Tags: Aboriginal spirituality, Cotton, Dams--Australia, Diet, Fishing nets, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Namoi, Stock routes, Storytelling, Swimming, Water pollution, Weirs
Position: 14 (275 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Phil Duncan
Phil Duncan is an Aboriginal man with both Wiradjuri and Gamilaraay heritage. He identifies predominantly as a Gamilaraay man who grew up in Moree in northern New South Wales. Born in 1963, Phil is Chair of the First…
Tags: Aboriginal art, Aboriginal spirituality, Aquifers--Australia, Coalbed methane, Connection to country, Cotton, Cultural flows, Ecological sustainability, Environmental conservation, Floods, Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi language, Indigenous peoples, Land custodianship, Namoi, Places of significance, Racism, Riparian areas, Salinisation, Siltation, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water pollution, Water quality, Water--Symbolic aspects, Weirs, Wiradjuri people
Position: 12 (284 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Robert Horne
Robert Horne is an Indigenous man who was born in Boggabri; a small country town through which the Namoi River runs, located in north-western New South Wales.
The interview takes place in Robert's Gunnedah office…
Tags: Cotton, Dams--Australia, Fishes--Migration, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Namoi, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water--Law and legislation
Position: 108 (92 views)
Ovens River
The Ovens River rises in the Victorian Alps where it is linked to significant…
Position: 159 (74 views)
Ovens: Images from interview with Keith Snowden
Tags: Ovens, Recreational fisher
Position: 186 (66 views)
Ovens: Oral History of Adam Pascoe and Ron Dawson
Adam and Ron talk about the conditions that fish find favourable to breed in. They recall the effect of the Black Saturday Fires (2009), the 'chocolate river' event, and the Yarrabulla…
Tags: Bushfires, Deforestation, Environmental conservation, Fish kills, Fisheries--Equipment and supplies, Fishes--Breeding, Lure fishing, Ovens, Pesticides, Recreational fisher, Restoration ecology, Stream restoration, Water quality
Position: 231 (47 views)
Ovens: Oral History of Gary Daws
Gary grew up in Gunbower and has spent most of his life on the Murray. He talks about how to lure and bait different types of fish and describes the river conditions that make for good fishing and…
Tags: Bait fishing, Depressions--1929--Australia, Fishes--Speciation, Fishing nets, Lure fishing, Ovens, Recreational fisher, Riparian restoration, River engineering, Sewerage, Stream flow, Stream restoration, Swimming, Water levels, Water quality
Position: 189 (65 views)