2 10 13 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/eb901a02d192abcf5a9b056b64064700.tif 07dab468a9386033d8aff071f3be1ea1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (L to R) Kevin Eastburn and Hamish Sewell, oral history interview, 2010 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/3c9f3b6ead3c9a19897fb33b51fb8423.mp3 aa46de2c088d69d18736834761fe0073 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/a7212b0a6a913649b96357bfe61c21e0.doc 903d24ed1833ae5e1c06cbcb23ff7c94 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. The Talking Fish project covers 12 reaches within the Basin: <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>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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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). Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a title="Australian Research Council Grant ID" href="http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200117">Australian Research Council Grant ID LP120200117</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/tiff image/jpeg audio/mpeg application/msword Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <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: 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 Hamish Sewell Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Kevin Eastburn Location The location of the interview Eulo, Queensland Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 00:40:16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paroo: Oral History of Kevin Eastburn Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heather Goodall Jodi Frawley Hamish Sewell 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 2010-10-17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Murray-Darling Basin Authority NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright University of Technology, Sydney Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/tiff application/msword audio/mpeg Language A language of the resource English Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Open access License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/">CC-BY</a> Description An account of the resource An interview with Kevin Eastburn. Kevin grew up in western New South Wales, and has lived in Eulo since 1972. He is one of several beekeepers, or commercial apiarists, in the area. Kevin reflects extensively on the broader flora and fauna in the area, the impacts of chemicals, and the relationship between ecological balance and honey production. Kevin talks about: plant species and their flowering cycles; dependence of plants on periodic flooding; role birds play in honey production (in pruning trees); challenge of finding areas free of agricultural chemicals and genetically modified crops; struggle to produce enough bees to pollinate fruit crops; impact of national parks on feral animal populations and bushfires; other threats to apiaries, such as pigs; camp sites and evidence of Aboriginal inhabitants. Plant species mentioned: Napunyah, Bimble Box, Coolabah, Yarramothla, Lignum, Eucalypt, Black Box River Gum. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Quilpie, QLD Charleville, QLD Paroo, QLD Bulloo River, QLD Wilson River, QLD Kyabra Creek, QLD Cooper Creek, QLD Eulo, QLD Warrego, QLD Tilpa, NSW Wanaaring, NSW Hungerford, QLD Currawinya, QLD Caiwarro waterhole, QLD Pilliga, NSW Balonne, QLD Barwon River, NSW Darling River, NSW Subject The topic of the resource Plants--Identification Beekeeping Ecosystems Pesticides Genetically modified food Bushfires Birds--Identification Aboriginal history Aboriginal history Birds--Identification Bushfires Introduced species Landholder Paroo Pesticides Plants--Identification https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/6e874a6497ba4e11dfd6ddb867892ccb.tif 655cd9cbaff19af92779f3cf35903eeb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beryl and Colin Leigo, oral history interview, 2010 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/833a52cfce3f505f6feb12ef18e22f05.mp3 470c5de2666374dd6274301d960a392e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1_Paroo_Leigo-Beryl_int.mp3” https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/6f6c70f02e21ffc0d7e8a1e0a421a90a.mp3 c0481dc08bd6ed96d0d5f9258f403b86 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2_Paroo_Leigo-Colin_int.mp3" https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/b4ad71ed7f818152c1d56acb2b7a1cd1.doc f4782de1a7590f9385bf130bfe61a0cc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. The Talking Fish project covers 12 reaches within the Basin: <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>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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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). Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a title="Australian Research Council Grant ID" href="http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200117">Australian Research Council Grant ID LP120200117</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/tiff image/jpeg audio/mpeg application/msword Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <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: 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 Hamish Sewell Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Beryl Leigo Colin Leigo Location The location of the interview Wanaaring, NSW Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Part 1 00:11:15 Part 2 00:50:53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paroo: Oral History of Beryl and Colin Leigo Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heather Goodall Jodi Frawley Hamish Sewell 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 2010-10-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Murray-Darling Basin Authority NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright University of Technology, Sydney Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/msword audio/mpeg image/tiff Language A language of the resource English Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Open access License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/">CC-BY</a> Description An account of the resource An interview in two parts with Colin and Beryl 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 ballots of the 1920s; growing up on the river picnicing, swimming, fishing, and yabbying with friends and family; variety of floods experienced; drinking water quality; water colours (milky, red, black); water and other bird species; changes in vegetation; recreational fishing methods; records of major flood events since 1941; first siting of European Carp in 1970s (after Paroo connected with Darling in 1974 flood). Beryl talks about Paroo as a driving force, connecting communities; and her ‘love-hate relationship’ with the river. Also mentioned are: flood events 1950s, 1970s, 1990s, 2010; dry periods 1958, 1960s, 1965, 2002, 2003. Caiwarro, Cuttaburra, Eulo, Hungaton, Yandabulla, Wilcannia – mentioned in the context of flood patterns. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Moorland Downs, NSW Paroo River, NSW Wanaaring, NSW Subject The topic of the resource Fishes--Identification Birds--Identification Family life Communities Swimming Floods Water quality Introduced fishes Birds--Identification Communities Family life Fishes--Identification Floods Introduced species Landholder Paroo Swimming Water quality https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/149e39dc97e740365ab64fe6d5ec8ee7.mp3 c36488ac6b3ed01f271e0ebbbca60cf7 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/5f582d0ff26197be45b113c6dc2a7be1.mp3 5c7a52d1a89de759df5ce23cbb4ac12b https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/b6f5c219fa18c57a9cc6f12370f3346c.doc 834c9c1e6ea5f7c26ec197d98b6634be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. The Talking Fish project covers 12 reaches within the Basin: <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>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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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). Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a title="Australian Research Council Grant ID" href="http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200117">Australian Research Council Grant ID LP120200117</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/tiff image/jpeg audio/mpeg application/msword Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <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: 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 Hamish Sewell Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Gordon Warner Location The location of the interview Merrimo, Queensland Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Part 1 00:42:58 Part 2 00:36:05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Paroo: Oral History of Gordon Warner Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heather Goodall Jodi Frawley Hamish Sewell 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 2010-10-16 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Murray-Darling Basin Authority NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright University of Technology, Sydney Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/msword audio/mpeg Language A language of the resource English Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Open access License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/">CC-BY</a> Description An account of the resource An interview in two parts with Gordon Warner. Gordon has spent most of his life in the Eulo district, and thirty years on a cattle property at Wandilla on the eastern side of the Paroo River. The district is sheep and cattle country; the Paroo used as a water source for stock. He comments on the health of the river in comparison with Murray Darling rivers used for irrigation. Gordon talks about: Yowah country; overstocking and changes in vegetation and siltation as a result of smaller land settlement blocks; recreational fishing methods and popular water holes for Murray cod; different types of Yellowbelly species in the Murray Darling compared to Balloo; siting carp in the late 1970s, early 1980s; Eulo spring systems; interconnection between Artesian Basin and springs (Stratton Basin controversy); GABSKI Scheme and government subsidies for Artesian bore closures; Aboriginal peoples in the district; history of local land owners; dust storms from western New South Wales; changes in water bird life and a noticeable decline in ducks; black floods; Eulo in the 1930s and its highest population in its opal mining days, early 1900s; Kopai clay mineral; floods and the pattern of water flow from Warrego. Mention of: Mulga weed, Lapunyah; water birds; 'moon fish'. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Eulo, QLD Wandilla, QLD Paroo River, QLD Yowah Creek, QLD Caiwarro waterhole, QLD Currawinya, QLD Five Mile waterhole, Eulo, QLD Mirraparoo [also know as 'little Paroo' and Bone Creek], QLD Cunnumulla, QLD Warrego, QLD Cuttaburra Creek, QLD Bulloo, QLD Springvale, Eulo, QLD Merimo, QLD Merimo waterhole, QLD Subject The topic of the resource Fishes--Identification Plants--Identification Birds--Identification Irrigation Agricultural land Siltation Physical characteristics (Animals) Introduced fishes Artesian basins--Australia Aboriginal peoples Local history Dust storms Blackwater Floods Environmental flows Birds--Identification Blackwater Environmental flows Fishes--Identification Floods Introduced species Irrigation Landholder Livestock Local history Paroo Physical characteristics (Animals) Plants--Identification Siltation