Plants--Identification]]> Aboriginal fish traps]]> Winter solstice]]> Summer solstice]]> Moieties]]> Totems]]> Kangaroo hunting]]> Aboriginal calendar]]> Wurundjeri (Australian people)]]> Aboriginal history]]> Woiwurrung / Wurundjeri / Woiwurung people]]>
David Chalmers is associated with the Goulburn River Men's Group Inc. and is interviewed on the site of a Kangaroo farm. Throughout the interview, David identifies the native plants and vegetation present and the history of the area with special regard to the Aboriginal people who are the traditional owners of the area.

David tours the site in the interview, describing the numerous historical Aboriginal artifacts such as tool-making areas, elaborate Kangaroo traps, calendars, caves, and what he believes to have occurred in this time period.

David also speaks about his interaction with the Department of Aboriginal Affairs in trying to obtain an assessment of the Aboriginal site and how he sees this site as a significant piece of history.

Plants mentioned: wild oats, senecio, ajuga, kangaroo grass, dianella, isotoma, cypress pine, grevillea, cumbungi, kurrajong, iron bark.
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Floods]]> Droughts]]> Silt]]> Hunting]]> Water quality]]> Social customs]]> Indigenous knowledge]]> Colonisation]]> Stock and station agents]]> Fishing--Australia]]> Aboriginal history]]> Aboriginal customs]]>
In the interview Tud describes the changes he has noticed in the Paroo River, mentioning that the river itself has not changed much, while the vegetation has. In spite of this, Tud remains rather upbeat about the condition of the river adding that silting is a natural and inevitable process. Tud also tells of his culture including the hunting techniques used to lure and catch native Australian animals and the friendships between the Aboriginal Nations of the Paroo and the Warrego Rivers.
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Fishes--Identification]]> Weirs]]> Floods]]> Water quality]]> Predatory animals--Behavior]]> Water conservation]]> Hunting]]> Bait fishing]]> Fishing--Australia]]> Fishing regulations]]>
The interview goes into depth about the types of fish that were present in the past, the increasing turbidity of the Murray River, fishing and the techniques and bait used, the interesting and opportunistic diets of the Murray Cod, and the changing views of fishers from those of over-fishing to current attitudes of conservation in light of the changing laws.

Mentioned:

Bardi grubs, 'trout', platypus, turtles, cockatoos, rats, mice.]]>
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