Browse Items (57 total)
- Tags: Floods
Paroo: Images from interview with Ron Heinemann and Ron Gardiner
Images were sourced by the Talking Fish…
Tags: Black-and-white photography, Boats, Floods, Landholder, Paroo
Position: 55 (70 views)
Paroo: Images from interview with Gordon Warner
Tags: Black-and-white photography, Book, Floods, Landholder, Paroo
Position: 116 (48 views)
Paroo: Images from interview with Beryl and Colin Leigo
Tags: Black-and-white photography, Boats, Floods, Landholder, Paroo
Position: 91 (56 views)
Ovens: Oral History of Tom Cameron
Born in 1937, Tom grew up sustained by the Ovens River. He talks about fishing crowds at Post Office Lane, a popular spot to catch Redfin after the spring floods. He goes on to describe diverse fishing…
Tags: Environmental conservation, Fish populations, Fisheries--Equipment and supplies, Fishing nets, Floods, Ovens, Recreational fisher, River engineering, Water allocations
Position: 219 (29 views)
Ovens: Oral History of Lyall Hogg and Ollie Evans
Lyall grew up in Merbien, and learnt to fish with his father. His uncle was a professional fisherman who built boats and sent his catch from Bourke to Sydney. He talks about irrigation;…
Tags: Bait fishing, Droughts, Fish kills, Fisheries--Equipment and supplies, Fishing industry, Floods, Irrigation, Ovens, Pesticides, Recreational fisher, Stream flow, Tobacco industry, Tournament fishing
Position: 196 (34 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Robert Horne
Robert Horne is an Indigenous man who was born in Boggabri; a small country town through which the Namoi River runs, located in north-western New South Wales.
The interview takes place in Robert's Gunnedah office…
Tags: Cotton, Dams--Australia, Fishes--Migration, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Namoi, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water--Law and legislation
Position: 125 (46 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Phil Duncan
Phil Duncan is an Aboriginal man with both Wiradjuri and Gamilaraay heritage. He identifies predominantly as a Gamilaraay man who grew up in Moree in northern New South Wales. Born in 1963, Phil is Chair of the First…
Tags: Aboriginal art, Aboriginal spirituality, Aquifers--Australia, Coalbed methane, Connection to country, Cotton, Cultural flows, Ecological sustainability, Environmental conservation, Floods, Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi language, Indigenous peoples, Land custodianship, Namoi, Places of significance, Racism, Riparian areas, Salinisation, Siltation, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water pollution, Water quality, Water--Symbolic aspects, Weirs, Wiradjuri people
Position: 11 (172 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Joe and Pearl Trindall
Pearl and Joe Trindall are an Indigenous couple who have lived in the Namoi region for most their lives. Pearl was born in Boomi, while Joe was born in Narrabri and they both, along with their children, have spent a lot…
Tags: Aboriginal spirituality, Cotton, Dams--Australia, Diet, Fishing nets, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Namoi, Stock routes, Storytelling, Swimming, Water pollution, Weirs
Position: 15 (155 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Jason Simpson
Tags: Bait fishing, Billabongs, Camping, Fish stocking, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Irrigation, Lure fishing, Namoi, Recreational fisher, Riparian restoration, Siltation, Tournament fishing, Weeds
Position: 101 (53 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Eric and Carol Hannan
Eric and Carol Hannan are the owners of the Rampadelles property near Boggabri by the Namoi River and have lived here with their four children since 1973. During this time, the Hannan family have experienced numerous…
Tags: Erosion, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Landholder, Namoi, Restoration ecology, Siltation, Stream restoration, Water quality
Position: 113 (49 views)