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- Tags: Salinisation
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 (333 views)
Murray: Oral History of the 'Kerang Crew'
Tags: Baraba Baraba people, Blackwater, Fish kills, Fish populations, Fishes--Speciation, Fishing industry, Fishing regulations, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Irrigation, Landholder, Murray, Native Fish Strategy, Recreational fisher, River engineering, Salinisation, Siltation, Stream flow, Tournament fishing, Water levels, Water quality
Position: 65 (141 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Malcolm Wilksch
Born in 1935, Malcom is a professional fisherman. First taught to fish by his grandfather, he bought a professional licence in 1957.
Malcom talks about: soldier settlements around the time…
Tags: Bait fishing, Fisheries, Fishing industry, Floods, Katarapko, Professional fisher, River engineering, Salinisation, Soldier settlement
Position: 197 (80 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Kingsley Abdulla
Kingsley is from the Gerard Aboriginal community in South Australia. Born in 1971, he has always lived on the river; camping with family and extended family, a time for Elders to educate the…
Tags: Birds--Identification, Burial sites, Dredging, Droughts, Erosion, Fishes--Identification, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Katarapko, Salinisation, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water quality, Wetlands
Position: 8 (361 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Howard Hendrick
Born in Renmark in 1923, Howard lives on the banks of the Murray River at Pyap, near Loxton. He grew up in an underprivileged First World War settlement in Renmark, spending school holidays helping…
Tags: Bait fishing, Birds--Identification, Communities, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Irrigation, Katarapko, Landholder, Local history, Plants--Identification, Riparian areas, Salinisation, Soldier settlement
Position: 53 (151 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Gil Stoneham, Gladys Stoneham, Peter Teakle, John Aston, and Clarence John
The group talk about: a wall structure built…
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Aboriginal fish traps, Environmental flows, Fishes--Identification, Fishing industry, Floods, Katarapko, Plants--Identification, Professional fisher, Salinisation, Water levels
Position: 164 (91 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Eric (John) Aston
Born in 1942, John held a commercial licence between 1956 and 1997. He discusses his family history in commercial fishing since 1918, three generations. His grandfather was also a boat maker.…
Tags: Dams--Australia, Environmental flows, Family life, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Identification, Fishes--Migration, Fishing industry, Fishing nets, Fishing regulations, Flood plains, Irrigation, Katarapko, Professional fisher, Salinisation, Water quality, Water--Law and legislation, Weirs
Position: 141 (99 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Barry Porter
Born in 1949, Barry lives in Berri, in the Riverland area. Having worked on a pile driving barge and worked most his life on the river, Barry has extensive knowledge of locks and weirs from the Murray…
Tags: Environmental flows, Family life, Fishes--Identification, Fishes--Speciation, Floods, Katarapko, Lure fishing, Native animals, Physical characteristics (Animals), Recreational fisher, Salinisation, Water levels, Water temperature, Weeds, Weirs, Wetlands
Position: 141 (99 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: 40 (178 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: 148 (97 views)