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  • Collection: Talking Fish

Condamine_Kuhl_int_Treeline_1.mp3
The fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh parts of a twelve part interview with Noal Kuhl.


Noal discusses the section of Oakey Creek (above where it meets Westbrook Creek) known as the Treeline. He explains how the Oakey Freshwater Fish Stocking…

Position: 180 (39 views)

Condamine_Kuhl_int_Napco_1.mp3
The tenth and eleventh parts of a twelve part interview with Noal Kuhl.

Noal introduces his favourite spot and talks about fish migration; fish travelling; land subdivisions; and Bowenville Reserves history as a public site for livestock watering…

Position: 223 (29 views)

Portrait of Noal Kuhl (left) and Hamish Sewell, Upper Condamine, 2010
The first three parts of a twelve part interview with Noal Kuhl.

Noal has lived in the area for 40 years. He discusses the changes he's observed in the River ecosystem since becoming involved with the Oakey Freshwater Fish Stocking Association in…

Position: 185 (38 views)

Condamine_Kuhl_int_JondaryanReserve_1.mp3
The eighth and ninth parts of a twelve part interview with Noal Kuhl.

Noal discusses the history of Jondaryan Station and the creek surrounds, and covers subdivisions; grazing; floods; and land clearance. His talks about his extensive research…

Position: 185 (38 views)

Condamine_Kuhl_int_Bowenville.mp3
The twelfth of a twelve part interview with Noal Kuhl.

Noal discusses efforts to improve the riparian zone and the first resnagging project in Queensland. He talks about the electric fishing technique used in surveys, restocking fingerlings at…

Position: 94 (58 views)

Hamish Sewell and Geoffrey Reilly (left to right), Condamine (QLD), 27 September 2010
An interview with Geoffrey Reilly.

Geoffrey Riley is the owner of the property 'Lennie Brae' that has been in his family for generations. Geoffrey speaks of the changes as a result of the weirs, flood irrigation, and fish ways. He talks about a…

Position: 75 (64 views)

Condamine_Obst_int.mp3
An interview with Dessie Obst, a recreational fisher. Dessie has sixty years of experience fishing in the local area, and is a member of the Chinchilla and District Amateur Fishing and Restocking Club. Dessie recalls fond memories of his youth,…

Position: 107 (55 views)

Dave Johns engaged in an informal (unrecorded) interview and was happy for it to be made available on the public record. Handwritten notes from the interview are stored at the State Library of New South Wales in collection ML OH 647/1-130.

In his…

Position: 217 (31 views)

Portrait of Brian Kuhn (left) with Hamish Sewell
Brian Kuhn has been working as a farmer since he was seventeen years old. He lives on a property that borders Kings Creek, a major tributary of the Condamine River, between Clifton and Nobby. Brian is a fisherman, fish stocking club member, and…

Position: 185 (38 views)

Allora Historical Museum, Queensland, 2010
Photographs taken at the Allora Historical Museum by the Talking Fish project team.

Images of local history, including fishing prongs and the infamous 'Talgai skull', reported to be the first fossil evidence of human occupation, found in the…

Position: 165 (41 views)