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- Tags: Introduced species
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…
Tags: Anabranch, Billabongs, Cotton, Crustaceans, Dams--Australia, Droughts, Fishes--Identification, Fishes--Migration, Fishing industry, Fishing nets, Fishing regulations, Floods, Introduced species, Professional fisher, Water quality, Weirs
Position: 53 (122 views)
Anabranch: Oral History of Rodney Stone
Born in 1955 at Mildura, Rodney grew up on the Darling. He has witnessed the changes in the native fish population, particularly relating to the arrival of the…
Tags: Anabranch, Billabongs, Birds--Identification, Blackwater, Crustaceans, Dams--Australia, Droughts, Fish stocking, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Plants--Identification, Recreational fisher, Reptiles--Identification, Water quality, Water--Law and legislation, Weeds
Position: 63 (113 views)
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
Position: 43 (135 views)
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
Position: 38 (145 views)
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
Position: 64 (112 views)
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Tracy Hill
Tracy is a partner in a sustainable commercial fishery, which achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification in 2008. She lives in Meningie and is a member of the Women’s Industry Network and Vice…
Tags: Blackwater, Coorong, Fishes--Identification, Fishing nets, Fishing regulations, Introduced species, Marine ecosystems, Marine protected areas, Professional fisher, Salinisation, Sustainable fisheries
Position: 164 (71 views)
Culgoa - Balonne: Oral History of Keith Codrington, George Thomas, and Robert Worboys
With over 50 years experience fishing in the region, Keith, George and Robert share their knowledge of the Culgoa-Balonne region. They discuss floods,…
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Aboriginal fish traps, Crustaceans, Culgoa-Balonne, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Recreational fisher, Siltation, Traditional fishing, Weirs
Position: 73 (106 views)
Culgoa - Balonne: Oral History of Pat Stephens
Born in 1933, Pat talks about fishing in the Dirranbandi area and the changes he has noticed over the last 60 years. Having fished since he was a boy, the biggest changes have been a reduction in…
Tags: Cotton, Crustaceans, Culgoa-Balonne, Dams--Australia, Environmental flows, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Grazing, Introduced species, Recreational fisher, Water quality
Position: 140 (77 views)
Culgoa - Balonne: Oral History of Peter and Margaret Petersen
Peter and Margaret (Pop) Petersen were the former managers of Brenda Station in Goodooga. On the Culgoa River, it spans both New South Wales and Queensland. Previously owned by the Church of…
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Blackwater, Cotton, Culgoa-Balonne, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Fishes--Identification, Flood plains, Grazing, Introduced species, Landholder, Livestock, Plants--Identification, Vertisols, Water quality, Water--Law and legislation, Weirs
Position: 51 (124 views)
Culgoa - Balonne: Oral History of 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…
Tags: 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
Position: 49 (129 views)