Browse Items (9 total)
- Tags: Blackwater
Murray: Oral History of the 'Kerang Crew'
Tags: 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
Position: 77 (110 views)
Paroo: Oral History of 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…
Tags: Birds--Identification, Blackwater, Environmental flows, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Irrigation, Landholder, Livestock, Local history, Paroo, Physical characteristics (Animals), Plants--Identification, Siltation
Position: 90 (105 views)
Paroo: Oral History of Ron Heinemann and Ron Gardiner
Tags: Blackwater, Environmental flows, Fish stocking, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Identification, Introduced species, Irrigation, Landholder, Livestock, Local history, Native animals, Paroo, Plants--Identification, Siltation, Traditional ecological knowledge
Position: 93 (103 views)
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Brian Schulz
Tags: Bait fishing, Blackwater, Coorong, Environmental flows, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Identification, Fishing nets, Floods, Lure fishing, Recreational fisher, Riparian areas, Salinisation, Tournament fishing, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water quality, Water--Law and legislation
Position: 188 (68 views)
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Tracy Hill
Tracy is a partner in a sustainable commercial fishery, which achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification in 2008. She lives in Meningie and is a member of the Women’s Industry Network and Vice…
Tags: Blackwater, Coorong, Fishes--Identification, Fishing nets, Fishing regulations, Introduced species, Marine ecosystems, Marine protected areas, Professional fisher, Salinisation, Sustainable fisheries
Position: 164 (74 views)
Ovens: Oral History of Greg Sharp
Born in 1964, Greg Grew up in Croydon, Melbourne, before working as a fisheries officer in northern Victoria. He shares his experience in freshwater fish research and surveying, and explains the…
Tags: Blackwater, Environmental conservation, Fish surveys, Fishing inspector, Fishing regulations, Ovens, Riparian restoration
Position: 162 (75 views)
Culgoa - Balonne: Oral History of Peter and Margaret Petersen
Peter and Margaret (Pop) Petersen were the former managers of Brenda Station in Goodooga. On the Culgoa River, it spans both New South Wales and Queensland. Previously owned by the Church of…
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Blackwater, Cotton, Culgoa-Balonne, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Fishes--Identification, Flood plains, Grazing, Introduced species, Landholder, Livestock, Plants--Identification, Vertisols, Water quality, Water--Law and legislation, Weirs
Position: 51 (132 views)
Culgoa - Balonne: Oral History of Henry and Joan Cross
Henry and Joan Cross live at Goonaroo Station, an 11,000 acre sheep and cattle property. The property is located north of Hebel on the New South Wales and Queensland borders…
Tags: Blackwater, Culgoa-Balonne, Droughts, Fishes--Identification, Landholder, Livestock, Plants--Identification, Siltation, Water quality, Weeds, Weirs
Position: 114 (93 views)
Anabranch: Oral History of Rodney Stone
Born in 1955 at Mildura, Rodney grew up on the Darling. He has witnessed the changes in the native fish population, particularly relating to the arrival of the…
Tags: Anabranch, Billabongs, Birds--Identification, Blackwater, Crustaceans, Dams--Australia, Droughts, Fish stocking, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Plants--Identification, Recreational fisher, Reptiles--Identification, Water quality, Water--Law and legislation, Weeds
Position: 64 (118 views)