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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). 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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" /> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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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 Jodi Frawley Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Bill Lever Location The location of the interview Wentworth, NSW Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Part 1 00:00:12 Part 2 00:22:55 Part 3 00:18:58 Part 4 00:07:57 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 Anabranch: Oral History of Bill Lever Description An account of the resource An interview in four parts with Bill Lever. Bill, a professional fisher since 1953, resides in the small town of Wentworth in northern Victoria. Born in 1926, his life experiences of the neighbouring areas of the Murray, Darling and the Great Darling Anabranch reveal numerous changes to the region in terms of fish, crustaceans, the fluctuating commercial demand of fish, and the health of the river systems. Bill also discusses his preferred fishing techniques, areas he likes to fish, government regulations, and the impacts on his region that are a result of irrigation and farming further up the basin. He also talks about: yabbying in the Paroo River; finding large mussel populations in billabongs; drought and flood cycles of the 1960s, 1970s; differences in water quality and its decline since the 1950s; reduction in water quality in the Culgoa River since the St George Weir was built; the impact of European Carp on Catfish, little water snails and mussel beds. 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 2010-11-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright University of Technology, Sydney 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. 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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 Jodi Frawley Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Carmel Chapman Location The location of the interview Wentworth, NSW Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Part 1 00:20:19 Part 2 00:20:02 Part 3 00:07:57 Part 4 00:12:41 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 Anabranch: Oral History of Carmel Chapman Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heather Goodall Jodi Frawley 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 2010-11-11 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 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 title="CC-BY" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/">CC-BY</a> Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource An interview in four parts with Carmel Chapman, who works at the Wentworth Information Centre. Born in 1941, Carmel talks about her life growing up in Merbein, near Mildura, on the Victorian side of the Murray River. She recalls fishing with family and swimming as a teenager in the Murray, "...we used to be able to see our feet in the water...". In her youth she did research on the floods; and as an adult she communicates her extensive knowledge of the river through her employment. In the interview Carmel discusses: local history of the Murray-Darling; water allocation and building of weirs; a cofferdam; soldier settlements in Wentworth; the 1956 flood and assistance by soldiers during this time; seasons; water volumes; rainfall patterns; dependence of the Murray River on Darling River flows. She mentions weirs at Wentworth, Burtundy, Mildura and the unique Perry Sandhills, 400 acres of shifting dunes, marked by a Murray River Red Gum Tree (Eucalyptus camaldulensis). Called the God Tree, it is over 500 years old, and covered so much by the sand that you can stroll through its canopy. Subject The topic of the resource Weirs Floods Local history Droughts Water quality Irrigation Eucalyptus camaldulensis Soldier settlement Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/msword audio/mpeg Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Darling Anabranch, NSW Merbein, VIC Wentworth, NSW Murray River, NSW Darling River, NSW Burtundy, NSW Mildura, VIC Anabranch Droughts Floods Irrigation Tourism Water quality Weirs 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 Jodi Frawley Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Jenny Whyman Location The location of the interview Mildura, Victoria Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Part 1 00:20:28 Part 2 00:18:46 Part 3 00:14:33 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 Anabranch: Oral History of Jenny Whyman Subject The topic of the resource Paakantyi / Paakantji / Barkindji people Fishes--Identification Crustaceans Indigenous foods Cotton Weirs Land custodianship Aboriginal history Cultural flows Connection to Country River flow Cotton Droughts Water allocations Traditional ecological knowledge Description An account of the resource An interview in three parts with Jenny Whyman, a Paakintji woman and representative on the Northern Basins Aboriginal Nations Committee (NBAN). Born in 1956, Jenny talks about families and growing up on the river at a camp on the Darling at Menindee; living, working and playing together. She discusses the drought years from 1985 and the blue-green algae bloom that ran from Mungindi to Menindee. Jenny also speaks about what cultural flows are, and how they are important as they are the inherent water entitlements of Indigenous Nations. Mention of perch as a significant part of diet however species is undefined; Witchetty grubs, turtles, eagles, porcupine, kangaroo. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heather Goodall Jodi Frawley 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 2010-11-11 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 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. Restricted access. Electronic records have been made private as per the request of Jenny Whyman. As part of our data access requirements, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Data Archive (located at the University of Technology, Sydney) requires an applicant to sign an undertaking before access to material can be approved. These undertakings may include a request for information about the intended use of the data. The depositor and/or family may be informed of the application. Preliminary applications may be made to: atsida@lib.uts.edu.au. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/msword audio/mpeg License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. AusGOALRestrictive Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Darling Anabranch Menindee, New South Wales Mungindi, New South Wales/Queensland Pooncarrie, New South Wales Wilcannnia, New South Wales Paroo River, New South Wales, Queensland Menindee Weir, New South Wales Wilcannia Weir, New South Wales Mediator An entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful. In an educational context, a mediator might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver. Mediated access. Interviewee's consent condition: Future researchers must contact Jenny Whyman for permission to access. Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. An archival version of the Talking Fish Collection is managed by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive (ATSIDA). 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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 Jodi Frawley Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Rodney Stone Location The location of the interview Wentworth, NSW Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Part 1 00:20:16 Part 2 00:21:25 Part 3 00:18:04 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 Anabranch: Oral History of Rodney Stone Description An account of the resource An interview in three parts with Rodney Stone, President of the Wentworth Fishing Club. 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 European carp; the decimation of Catfish; restocking; fish kills at Wakool; the removal of Willow trees; the disappearance of bird life following the wave of the calcivirus; blackwater and its impacts on the region; yabbying; fishing techniques; the way fish behave during droughts; the Darling floods of 1956 and 1976, and the various flora and fauna present in the region. He also shows the research crew Fort Courage and talks about fishing at the junction of the two systems, including a description of a "mini delta" in the Anabranch when it runs. Mention of 183 Dam and a fish species 'Minnow' (unspecified). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heather Goodall Jodi Frawley 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 2010-11-10 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 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 title="CC-BY" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/">CC-BY</a> Subject The topic of the resource Fishes--Identification Crustaceans Birds--Identification Reptiles--Identification Plants--Identification Dams Blackwater Water--Law and legislation Droughts Weeds Fish stocking Billabongs Introduced species Water quality Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/msword audio/mpeg image/jpeg Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Darling Anabranch, NSW Murray River, NSW Darling River, NSW Wentworth, NSW Wakool, NSW Lake Victoria, NSW 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 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/53ac25d2ba060580bda022e3e2686dfb.JPG 202af7e68f27ffe2bcc80746daf8ff58 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 Portrait of William Riley, Tamworth (NSW), 18 October 2010. https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/3c8b39e5179c23f89fc35fff6f4215b5.mp3 b77c36cfdc91b8a70b7953b6cd13e50d https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/9e50842c40e30461cb3eaee758939b11.mp3 cb111dbeaa4e1fa5f63d612969bee702 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/8f70262c4ac229e569ec5ffb44286fc4.mp3 e4db84cccc73a4dab8a8bcb7a5ed2f39 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/b55d83256bbeba1cd44b87176454470b.doc 4076cb6cd2aabf445c0b78cfa1e551a1 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 Jodi Frawley Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed William Riley Location The location of the interview Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Part 1 00:23:01 Part 2 00:26:57 Part 3 00:02:35 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 Anabranch: Oral History of William Riley Subject The topic of the resource Fishes--Identification Plants--Identification Droughts Weirs Paakantyi / Paakantji / Barkindji people Water allocations Overfishing Colonisation Racism Traditional fishing Cotton Connection to Country Water quality Introduced fishes Environmental flows Traditional ecological knowledge Aboriginal fish traps Description An account of the resource An interview in three parts with William Riley, a Paakantji man. Born in 1934, William talks about growing up in Wilcannia and Broken Hill in north-western New South Wales. He recalls being taught to fish by his Grandmother and Aunties using hand lines and fish traps. William talks about the effects of colonisation and racism on his life, and how important the river then becomes. William discusses his work campaigning for change with Northern Basins Aboriginal Nations (NBAN); he compares the 1944 and 2007 droughts and the differences in atmospheric moisture; the impact of the introduction of carp on catfish; the impact of fishing on cod populations; and the changes in water flow and clarity, exacerbated by tree roots, weeds, and chemicals from irrigators. Mention of: plants River Red Gum, Cumbungi weed; fish perch (species undefined). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heather Goodall Jodi Frawley 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 2010-10-18 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 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. Conditional use. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/msword audio/mpeg image/jpeg License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/au/">CC BY-NC</a> Mediator An entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful. In an educational context, a mediator might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver. Unmediated licence agreement. Interviewee's consent condition: Has requested access restrictions but has not specified what they are. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Darling Anabranch, New South Wales Wilcannia, New South Wales Wentworth, New South Wales Lake Menindee, New South Wales Weir 32, Menindee, New South Wales Tamworth, New South Wales Aboriginal fish traps Anabranch Colonisation Connection to country Cotton Droughts Environmental flows Fishes--Identification Indigenous peoples Introduced species Overfishing Paakantyi / Paakantji / Barkindji people Plants--Identification Racism Traditional ecological knowledge Traditional fishing Water allocations Water quality Weirs https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/28a8e80e8b11a5b1b4084fd123ea89cc.mp3 9740e2d39fe1225bf4f25085394a9f1a https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/dbc687b0fbe017665c845af96f926089.mp3 dfde7efbfd4e3d09c170858f2e7843a9 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/4556df5532a13a1c4836b4831fe829d4.mp3 4e05b3f7fc4434b0424d94c3e8385cc4 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/30b046a4434696538ae281775f0546f5.doc 393a1b6c7b20745e8520832a81da8e80 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 Jodi Frawley Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Sally Grundy Dean Tugwell Location The location of the interview Mundoo Island, SA Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Part 1 00:21:05 Part 2 00:21:04 Part 3 00:17:53 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 Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Sally Grundy and Dean Tugwell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heather Goodall Jodi Frawley 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 2011-02-09 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. Permission to reuse this data may be sought from the Rights Holder, by contacting data-librarian@uts.edu.au. Description An account of the resource An interview in three parts with Dean Tugwell and Sally Grundy. Dean, born 1929, is from Victor Harbour, and lived through the 1956 flood. Married since 1960, Dean and Sally live at Mundoo Island near the mouth of the Murray River. Dean recalls memories fishing with his father, and spear fishing with mates at Victor Harbour in the ocean. They talk extensively about the changes in fish species and vegetation they have seen at Mundoo Island and other parts of the Coorong and Lakes systems. Dean and Sally talk about: changes in vegetation at Mundoo Island due to salt (brackish) water; fishing methods and equipment used in the ocean and lakes (including a pitchfork to catch Flounder); seeing dead Murray cod from upstream in the 1956 flood; natural movement of Congolli species from fresh to saltwater; activities of cockling, floundering, and yabbying; local Aboriginal culture; the effects of wind power on the water system; marine species (e.g. shark, seal, stingray, turtle) in the Coorong; and the severity of recent droughts compared with earlier ones. Other fish species mentioned: tcherie/turie/toukrie, salmon trout, sunfish, pyebrie, garfish, whiting. License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/">CC BY-NC-ND</a> Mediator An entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful. In an educational context, a mediator might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver. Unmediated registration for reuse. Interviewee's consent condition: Future researchers to check with Sally Grundy before use. Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Re-use: Sally Grundy Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Mundoo Island, SA Murray River, SA Goolwa, SA Victor Harbour, SA Mundoo [barrage], SA Boundary Creek, SA Coorong, SA Pelican Point, SA Holmes Creek, SA [was Mundoo Channel pre-barrage] Reedy Island, SA Tauwitchere, SA Point Blenkinsop lighthouse, SA Point Blenkinsop lighthouse, SA Hindmarsh Island, SA Waitpinga Beach, SA Narrung, SA Long Island, SA Tea Tree Creek, SA Ewe Island, SA Subject The topic of the resource Fishes--Identification Floods Salinity Fishes--Migration Aboriginal culture Droughts Marine ecology Fishing nets Aboriginal culture Coorong Droughts Fishes--Identification Fishes--Migration Fishing nets Floods Landholder Marine ecosystems Salinisation 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 Henry Cross Joan Cross Location The location of the interview Bokhara River, NSW 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 Culgoa - Balonne: Oral History of Henry and Joan Cross Subject The topic of the resource Fishes--Identification Plants--Identification Siltation Blackwater Water quality Droughts Weeds Weirs Livestock Description An account of the resource An informal interview with Henry and Joan Cross. No audio was recorded. 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 and was purchased by Henry's father. The Bokhara River cuts through their property. Henry was born at the property 85 years ago. In the river he has caught Catfish (5-6 lbs), Yellowbelly (3-5 lbs), and many Crayfish. One time, he was stung by a Catfish barb. Henry used to use cloth line for fishing, and would bob for fish as there were no lures back then. He could even tell the different fish species from their bites (bite impressions). The rivers used to run clean. Big worms (up to 2 feet long) were the best bait to use for fishing, and he still sees these worms around. 'Tea Tree Hole' was the most popular place to fish before the weir was built. In the drought of 1958 the hole went dry, and he remembers pulling dying Murray Cod out, but didn't like to eat Cod as they tasted bad. Henry spent a considerable amount of time on the river with family. Most picnics were on the Culgoa River where the fish were better, the Narran River even better than the Culgoa. He first noticed the fishing holes fill with silt about 30 years ago. Now trees fall into the holes, which hold up the silt and built-up material. Siltation began before European Carp arrived. The river ran clear before the 1970s and 1980s. Weeds used to grow on the water, but do not any longer. Siltation now blocks the weirs. Blackwater (black) floods take the oxygen out of the water, killing fish. Dirranbandi saw many dead fish. Thousands of fish died there, including Cod 3 feet long. Trucks were used to load and bury the fish. Now Culgoa River gets the most water. The weed is dead and it used to have [Red Carp/Spangled Perch/'puppy dogs']. Vegetation on the river used to be River Red Gums, Coolabahs, and the occasional Tea trees and Lomandra. Today's fishing is very poor. The river has dried out many times - three times after the weir was built in 1958, however, on the property the water is 'very good'. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heather Goodall Jodi Frawley 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 2010-10-12 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 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Robert Lacey, St George (QLD), 8 October 2010. https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/16c48a8ace04aaea74994bc212150725.mp3 62687eae6ff8991ab484e48a24713698 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/259c326de25bc9709d3f9243f1e99585.mp3 30a6f126caa1334fdf9979aa2a969c37 https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/097b46bd392b43ebf2151657b34489cd.doc b47f907e0d163b2c172f87ca88427ba7 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 Robert Lacey Location The location of the interview St George, Queensland Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Part 1 01:04:07 Part 2 00:02:52 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 Culgoa - Balonne: Oral History of Robert Lacey Subject The topic of the resource Waka Waka / Wakka Wakka people Mandandanji people Fishes--Identification Native plants Land custodianship Connection to Country Dreaming (Spiritual) Kitchen-middens--Australia Water quality Erosion Farming Deforestation Aboriginal fish traps Places of significance Land degradation Water allocations Water conservation Cotton Water pollution Salinization River rehabilitation Aboriginal history Farming Droughts Introduced fishes Water wells Mandandanji (Australian people) Sacred sites Activism Description An account of the resource An interview in two parts with Robert Lacey. Robert Lacey is an Indigenous man who has resided in the St George area in southern Queensland most his life. His people are the traditional owners of the land: his mother is a Mandandanji woman, while his father is a Waka Waka man. Robert discusses the connection he has with the land and the river, he expresses the honour he feels in being trusted to take care of Country. He discusses the history of the river and its declining health; commercial use of the river; and the work he personally does on recording the sites of cultural significance and heritage sites finding over 100 in just a few years. He says that the river is a source of peace, tranquility, food, leisure - the life blood of the land. Robert also mentions the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative (GABSI) and his elation at the 1967 Australian Referendum and what it meant for Aboriginal people, and also the political activism by his family. 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 2010-10-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright University of Technology, Sydney 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 title="CC-BY" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/">CC-BY</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heather Goodall Jodi Frawley Hamish Sewell Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Murray-Darling Basin Authority NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/msword audio/mpeg image/tiff Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Culgoa River, New South Wales/Queensland Balonne River, Queensland St George, Queensland E. J. Beardmore Dam, Queensland Jack Taylor Weir, Queensland Dirranbandi, Queensland Aboriginal fish traps Aboriginal history Activism Connection to country Cotton Culgoa-Balonne Deforestation Dreaming (Spiritual) Droughts Erosion Fishes--Identification Indigenous peoples Introduced species Land custodianship Mandandanji (Australian people) Native plants Places of significance Salinisation Stream restoration Waka Waka / Wakka Wakka people Water allocations Water conservation Water pollution Water quality https://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/files/original/1167337a1c9a1504446a8b4b5ee5fd06.tif 51288bdb377d59fffb979ca4f4c1767c 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" /> Study Region Geographic areas and Aboriginal peoples languages and communities related to each study area. 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 Darling River - Bourke to Brewarrina Relation A related resource Frawley, J., Nichols, S., Goodall, H. and Baker, E. (2011). Darling ‐ Brewarrina to Bourke: Talking fish, making connections with the rivers of the Murray‐Darling Basin. Murray‐Darling Basin Authority, Canberra. <a href="http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/457036/Up-DarlingB2B_FINAL_Jan-2013-for-web.pdf">View or download from publisher...</a> <a href="http://geonode.research.uts.edu.au/layers/geonode%3Afrawley2012page178">http://geonode.research.uts.edu.au/layers/geonode%3Afrawley2012page178</a> Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Darling River, NSW Bourke, NSW Bogan River, NSW Little Bogan River, NSW Culgoa River, NSW Barwon River, NSW Bokhara River, NSW Brewarrina, NSW <dcmiBox:Box xmlns:dcmiBox="http://dublincore.org/documents/2006/04/10/dcmi-box/" name="Geographic" projection="EPSG:4326"><dcmiBox:northlimit units="decimal degrees">-29.740000</dcmiBox:northlimit><dcmiBox:southlimit units="decimal degrees">-30.200000</dcmiBox:southlimit><dcmiBox:eastlimit units="decimal degrees">147.090000</dcmiBox:eastlimit><dcmiBox:westlimit units="decimal degrees">145.720000</dcmiBox:westlimit></dcmiBox:Box> Description An account of the resource The data from this study region includes 7 oral histories (audio as mp3s, and transcripts) and 3 image galleries, as well as a georeferenced hand-drawn map of the area. Bourke was once the end of the line for most of the paddlesteamers that made their way up the muddy Darling. They sometimes had to wait for months before the waters became navigable and when the rains didn’t come, the channel dried to a series of pools. Since the coming of Europeans, the health of the river and its fish have degraded. The paddlesteamer trade, grazing, and irrigation, all changed the rivers. Weirs were constructed, reaches desnagged, water extracted, foreign animals and plants introduced and new ways to catch fish also had an impact. These changes mean there are now a lot less fish than there were. Before the turn of the twentieth century there are stories of catching great numbers of silver perch, Murray cod, catfish and yellowbelly - and no tales of carp. These are the traditional lands of the Ngiyampaa, Murawari and Yuwalaraay peoples. They have seen great changes to the river and surrounding waterways where they fished and hunted the wetlands. (Source: Frawley, J., Nichols, S., Goodall, H. and Baker, E. 2011. Darling ‐ Brewarrina to Bourke: Talking fish, making connections with the rivers of the Murray‐Darling Basin. Murray‐Darling Basin Authority, Canberra.) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant POLYGON((145.72 -30.199999999179187,145.72 -29.739999999186768,147.09 -29.739999999186768,147.09 -30.199999999179187,145.72 -30.199999999179187)) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0d87a57e-0ff1-11e5-8eb9-005056a4d06a Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-06-10 Language A language of the resource Eng License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. CC-BY Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Hand-drawn map georeferenced by Kevin Davies Type The nature or genre of the resource Dataset Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Map image attribution: Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Talking Fish Project <a href="http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/442140/FINAL-Talking-Fish-booklet-compilation-Jan-2013_for-web.pdf">see details...</a> Droughts Introduced species Muruwari / Murrawarri people Ngiyambaa / Ngemba language Rainfall frequencies Upper Darling Yuwaalaraay / Euahlayi / Yuwaaliyaay language