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- Tags: Fishes--Identification
Anabranch: Oral History of 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…
Anabranch: Oral History of Jenny Whyman
Nations Committee (NBAN).
Born in 1956, Jenny talks about families and growing up on the river at a camp on the Darling at…
Tags: Aboriginal history, Anabranch, Connection to country, Cotton, Crustaceans, Cultural flows, Droughts, Fishes--Identification, Indigenous foods, Indigenous peoples, Land custodianship, Native animals, Paakantyi / Paakantji / Barkindji people, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water allocations, Weirs
Anabranch: Oral History of Rodney Stone
Born in 1955 at Mildura, Rodney grew up on the Darling. He has witnessed the changes in the native fish population, particularly relating to the arrival of the…
Anabranch: Oral History of William Riley
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…
Tags: 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
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Brian Schulz
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Gary Hera-Singh
Gary is a commercial fisher in the Lower Lakes and Coorong Fishery for 28 years; a third generation fisher on his father’s side, and a fifth generation fisher on his mother’s side (lineage to the…
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Acid sulfate soils, Coorong, Estuarine ecology, Fisheries, Fishes--Identification, Fishing regulations, Floods, Introduced species, Local history, Marine ecosystems, Ngarrindjeri people, Professional fisher, Salinisation, Sustainable fisheries, Trade routes, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water--Law and legislation
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Sally Grundy and Dean Tugwell
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…
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Terry Sim and John Yelland
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Acid sulfate soils, Barrages, Birds--Identification, Coorong, Dredging, Fish surveys, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Landholder, Local history, Naturalists, Ngarrindjeri people, Plants--Identification, Recreational fisher, Salinisation, Trade routes, Traditional ecological knowledge, Weeds
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Tracy Hill
Tracy is a partner in a sustainable commercial fishery, which achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification in 2008. She lives in Meningie and is a member of the Women’s Industry Network and Vice…
Culgoa - Balonne: Oral History of Henry and Joan Cross
Henry and Joan Cross live at Goonaroo Station, an 11,000 acre sheep and cattle property. The property is located north of Hebel on the New South Wales and Queensland borders…