Browse Items (7 total)
- Tags: Swimming
Interview 4, Far South Coast NSW
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Batemans Marine Park, Citizen Science, Diet, Fisheries, Marine protected areas, Poaching, Social values, Spear fishing, Swimming
Position: 177 (59 views)
Paroo: Oral History of Beryl and Colin Leigo
Colin and Beryl live on the Mooreland Downs sheep property, half way between Wanaaring and Hungerford, west of the Paroo River.
Colin talks about: family history at Moorland Downs; land…
Tags: Birds--Identification, Communities, Family life, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Landholder, Paroo, Swimming, Water quality
Position: 33 (134 views)
Paroo: Oral History of Fay and Donald Cooney
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Bushfires, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Grazing, Introduced species, Landholder, Livestock, Local history, Paroo, Swimming
Position: 41 (116 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: 13 (232 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Tracy Bye
Born in 1964, Tracy is Manager of the Loxton Information Bureau. She moved to Loxton when she was about 11, and spent a lot of time at Katarapko Creek. Tracy saw her interview as a way to honour her…
Tags: Boats, Camping, Environmental flows, Family life, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Katarapko, Recreational fisher, Swimming, Water sports, Weeds
Position: 212 (50 views)
Ovens: Oral History of Gary Daws
Gary grew up in Gunbower and has spent most of his life on the Murray. He talks about how to lure and bait different types of fish and describes the river conditions that make for good fishing and…
Tags: Bait fishing, Depressions--1929--Australia, Fishes--Speciation, Fishing nets, Lure fishing, Ovens, Recreational fisher, Riparian restoration, River engineering, Sewerage, Stream flow, Stream restoration, Swimming, Water levels, Water quality
Position: 212 (50 views)
Culgoa - Balonne: Images from interview with Pat Cross
The photos show family activities such as learning to swim in the Narran River in the 1920s.
Position: 118 (75 views)