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- Tags: Water quality
Upper Murrumbidgee: Oral History of Gay and Dick Lawler
Gay and Dick talk about the arrival of Carp and St John's Wort following a big flood in 1991. They stopped fishing soon afterward. They discuss their efforts to reintroduce native plants, and…
Tags: Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Fish populations, Floods, Introduced species, Landholder, Murrumbidgee, Restoration ecology, Riparian restoration, River engineering, Stream restoration, Water quality
Position: 55 (176 views)
Paroo: Oral History of Colin Tud Murphy
In the interview Tud describes the changes he has…
Tags: Aboriginal customs, Aboriginal history, Colonisation, Droughts, Floods, Hunting, Indigenous peoples, Paroo, Siltation, Stock routes, Water quality
Position: 126 (126 views)
Paroo: Oral History of Beryl and Colin Leigo
Colin and Beryl live on the Mooreland Downs sheep property, half way between Wanaaring and Hungerford, west of the Paroo River.
Colin talks about: family history at Moorland Downs; land…
Tags: Birds--Identification, Communities, Family life, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Landholder, Paroo, Swimming, Water quality
Position: 30 (231 views)
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: 110 (134 views)
Murray: Oral History of Gavin Vale
Born in 1957, Gavin has lived all his life at Picola on the Murray River, at the edge of the Barmah Forest. Gavin‘s family property was used predominantly for sheep farming, with the occasional crop…
Tags: Bait fishing, Communities, Fishes--Identification, Irrigation, Landholder, Livestock, Murray, Recreational fisher, Water quality
Position: 127 (125 views)
Murray: Oral History of Merrilyn Strachan and Kelli Cunningham
Merrylin and Kelli are members of the Corowa Angling Club, Merrylin a champion women's fisher. Kelli is manager of the Corowa Motor Inn and grew up fishing around the Menindee Lakes. They…
Tags: Bait fishing, Erosion, Fish stocking, Fishes--Identification, Murray, Recreational fisher, Tournament fishing, Water quality, Water temperature
Position: 187 (99 views)
Murray: Oral History of Wally Cooper and Pat Larkin
Wally talks about traditional fishing, fishing women, tickling fish, fishing with spears, hand lines, baiting, canoe fishing and diving for Crayfish. He also…
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Connection to country, Cotton, Fishing nets, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Murray, Tobacco industry, Traditional ecological knowledge, Traditional fishing, Water quality, Weirs
Position: 77 (154 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of 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.…
Tags: 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
Position: 145 (115 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Kingsley Abdulla
Kingsley is from the Gerard Aboriginal community in South Australia. Born in 1971, he has always lived on the river; camping with family and extended family, a time for Elders to educate the…
Tags: Birds--Identification, Burial sites, Dredging, Droughts, Erosion, Fishes--Identification, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Katarapko, Salinisation, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water quality, Wetlands
Position: 8 (415 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Daryl Sloan
Daryl Sloan has been a resident of the Shepparton area for 35 years since his teenage years. He has worked in the social welfare industry for around 15 years and his work sees him regularly visiting the Goulburn River…
Tags: Aboriginal history, Aboriginal scarred tree, Camping, Colonisation, Connection to country, Environmental conservation, Goulburn, Homeless camps, Indigenous peoples, Mental illness, Native animals, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water quality, Water--Symbolic aspects
Position: 49 (186 views)