Anabranch: Oral History of Carmel Chapman
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145985' target='_blank'>Weirs</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/6272' target='_blank'>Floods</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4120' target='_blank'>Local history</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5366' target='_blank'>Droughts</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/973' target='_blank'>Water quality</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/832' target='_blank'>Irrigation</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045491' target='_blank'>Eucalyptus camaldulensis</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/7885' target='_blank'>Soldier settlement</a>
An interview in four parts with Carmel Chapman, who works at the Wentworth Information Centre.
Born in 1941, Carmel talks about her life growing up in Merbein, near Mildura, on the Victorian side of the Murray River. She recalls fishing with family and swimming as a teenager in the Murray, "...we used to be able to see our feet in the water...". In her youth she did research on the floods; and as an adult she communicates her extensive knowledge of the river through her employment.
In the interview Carmel discusses: local history of the Murray-Darling; water allocation and building of weirs; a cofferdam; soldier settlements in Wentworth; the 1956 flood and assistance by soldiers during this time; seasons; water volumes; rainfall patterns; dependence of the Murray River on Darling River flows.
She mentions weirs at Wentworth, Burtundy, Mildura and the unique Perry Sandhills, 400 acres of shifting dunes, marked by a Murray River Red Gum Tree (Eucalyptus camaldulensis). Called the God Tree, it is over 500 years old, and covered so much by the sand that you can stroll through its canopy.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-11-11
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Murray: Oral History of Dennis Lean
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048775' target='_blank'>Fishes--Identification</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3927' target='_blank'>Lagoons</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/9962' target='_blank'>Billabongs</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85102861' target='_blank'>Plants--Identification</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/6010' target='_blank'>Family histories</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5531' target='_blank'>Tourism</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2645' target='_blank'>Boats</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145985' target='_blank'>Weirs</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048782' target='_blank'>Fishes--Migration</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3312' target='_blank'>Environmental flows</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/8796' target='_blank'>Siltation</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96006425' target='_blank'>Introduced fishes</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048745' target='_blank'>Fishes--Diseases</a>
An interview in five parts with Dennis Lean.
Born in 1943, Dennis Lean is a third generation shop owner in Yarrawonga. His grandfather came to the area in 1917 and opened a barber shop. The shop was predominantly for hairdressing, but Dennis's father started selling fishing tackle and other items. Dennis expanded this aspect of the business, both as a result of his own interest in recreational fishing, and due to the increase in fishing related tourism. Dennis was also president of the Cobram Fowl and Game Club.
Dennis talks about: learning to fish on Lake Mulwala; fishing methods; different types of boats; draining of the lake for weir maintenance; movement of Murray Cod and Yellowbelly; fish preservation; relationship between Ovens River, Murray River, and Hume Weir; siltation in the Ovens River; displacement of Catfish by European Carp; a virus carried by European Carp; important differences between silver and black species of Willow tree; impact of Willow removal on platypus.
Other fish mentioned: 'silver bream' (species unspecified).
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-11-25
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
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Interview 1, Far South Coast NSW
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00002400' target='_blank'>Surfing for women</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/665' target='_blank'>Family life</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/264' target='_blank'>Communities</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5531' target='_blank'>Tourism</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3922' target='_blank'>Marine protected areas</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/9670' target='_blank'>Fishing</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/255' target='_blank'>Aboriginal culture</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2308' target='_blank'>Seashore</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4318' target='_blank'>Landcare</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077671' target='_blank'>Litter (Trash)</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4309' target='_blank'>Environmental conservation</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3922' target='_blank'>Marine parks</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3693' target='_blank'>Water pollution</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/1296' target='_blank'>Marine ecosystems</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4319' target='_blank'>Environmental stewardship</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4319' target='_blank'>Environmental responsibility</a>
The interviewee speaks of how she came to live on the Far South Coast. She and her husband felt it was the best place to raise kids. Active lifestyle, healthier, 'clean', and there is a strong sense of community. Mums meet at the beach and share child minding.
She comments on how different the culture is from when she, as a girl, would go to the beach and just lie in the sun. Now daughters of friends are engaged in the action: surfing, spear-fishing, diving. She surfs with other mums in her area and her husband's colleague encouraged her to join the Board Riders club. At first she was reluctant, having seen how competitive board riding was when growing up in the Wollongong area, and how the boys made fun of the girls, who had just recently got involved in the competition. But she went along and loved the supportiveness. She speaks of the charity work the club does, usually to support women or coastal communities. She describes the unique feeling of surfing, tuning into the ocean, how a friend told her surfing can be anti-depressant.
She talks about her young son's relation to the beach and ocean, mixed love and awe. They loved the Council’s Marine Debris Challenge which encouraged everyone to pick up as much plastic rubbish debris as they could find washed up, and then take photos of it, for the Council website. Debris is known to wash up from ships as well as littering on land, and is noticeably worse in holiday seasons.
Other topics included fishing exemptions in sanctuary zones and special permissions for Aboriginal peoples to conduct net fishing. Organisations and events mentioned: Nature Coast Marine Group; Clean Up Australia; Marine Debris Challenge; Landcare.
Michelle Voyer
University of Technology, Sydney
2011-03-01 - 2012-07-31
Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
English
Interview 2, Far South Coast NSW
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/8943' target='_blank'>Surfing</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3922' target='_blank'>Marine protected areas</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/1588' target='_blank'>Urban planning</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2306' target='_blank'>Coastal management</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/8115' target='_blank'>Noise pollution</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/7384' target='_blank'>Public land</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3693' target='_blank'>Water pollution</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2989' target='_blank'>National parks</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5397' target='_blank'>Erosion</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3922' target='_blank'>Marine parks</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077671' target='_blank'>Litter (Trash)</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2650' target='_blank'>Fishing boats</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2305' target='_blank'>Beaches</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5862' target='_blank'>Estuaries</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5435' target='_blank'>Oceanography</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/9778' target='_blank'>Geology</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/15400' target='_blank'>Seawalls</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2306' target='_blank'>Coastal zones</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3923' target='_blank'>Coastal settlement</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2306' target='_blank'>Coastal landforms</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/1296' target='_blank'>Marine ecosystems</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/8189' target='_blank'>Sea level</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5531' target='_blank'>Tourism</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/9631' target='_blank'>Scientific observation</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/13735' target='_blank'>Surveying (Geography)</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006576' target='_blank'>Research</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5854' target='_blank'>Predictions (Science)</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4319' target='_blank'>Environmental awareness</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4319' target='_blank'>Environmental responsibility</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4319' target='_blank'>Environmental stewardship</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/909' target='_blank'>Environmental pollution</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/16031' target='_blank'>Environmental scientists</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5491' target='_blank'>Environmental change</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2459' target='_blank'>Environmental risk management</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2079' target='_blank'>Environmental hazards</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2459' target='_blank'>Environmental policy</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/4309' target='_blank'>Environmental conservation</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/1843' target='_blank'>Intangible assets</a>
The interviewee, in semi-retirement, moved from Sydney’s coast to Moruya on the far south coast to remain by the sea. He has fond memories of growing up on Sydney’s coast, learning to swim at beaches, in rock pools, and learning to surf.
He has an intimate knowledge of coastal dynamics from his experience as a surfer, and postgraduate research in coastal dynamics and processes. He loves surfing for its relaxation and its physical challenges. He reflects on what he has learned from surfing, being able to read the ocean, waves, tides and winds. Being a surfer has given him an intimate understanding of the environment, informing his research on coastal processes such as wave and rip modelling.
The interviewee accepts the inevitability of coastal development, and suggests that it is possible to move forward as long as communities are kept out of hazardous areas that are prone to floods and erosion. Environmental processes need to be understood. For example, in New South Wales, headlands are left undeveloped, and houses are hidden behind foredunes. Coastal development should be ‘nodalised’ near services, not spread along the coast. A reference is made to the NSW Coastal Policy.
He surveys local beaches once a month, and notes the environmental impact (generally) of visitors from Canberra, and weekenders. Jet skis used for recreation are a pest, creating noise and air pollution, but are also useful for research and rescue purposes. He comments positively about marine park exemptions that allow fishing off shores and rocks, and feels the controls are sufficient with bag and size limits in place. He notes more people fish from boats, but overall there is a small population of fishers.
The interviewee is concerned that while local government recognise the value of coast to the local community, state and federal government do not. In order to respond to issues such as rising sea levels, funding is required at that level in order to sustain coastal management into the future.
Michelle Voyer
University of Technology, Sydney
2011-03-01 - 2012-07-31
Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
English
Interview 6, Far South Coast NSW
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3922' target='_blank'>Marine protected areas</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3151' target='_blank'>Economic activity</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/9670' target='_blank'>Fishing</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5531' target='_blank'>Tourism</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85103640' target='_blank'>Poaching</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/8115' target='_blank'>Noise pollution</a>
The interviewee has lived and worked on the far south coast for the last eight years. Originally from central Victoria, his parents bought a holiday home in the area when he was as a child. Now he runs a small water-based tourist business with his wife seven months of the year.
His father was drawn to the area for its recreational fishing, and the interviewee ‘grew up as a mad fisherman’, fishing from both the shore and boat. He has taught his children to fish, and recalls fond memories growing up with his brother, snorkelling and spear fishing.
In terms of the tourist business, he enjoys the interactive experiences he is able to offer customers, such as watching South Coast stingrays and water birds feeding on fish. Out in the kayaks his experiences are generally positive; kayakers are able to move about freely and interact with local commercial fishermen, who are happy to engage and educate. There are negative experiences as well, including poaching or illegal fishing in sanctuary zones. Jet skis are a problem; they are noisy and reduce the enjoyment of kayakers.
When asked about the amnesty or allowance of shore fishing in sanctuary zones, he raises concern about the confusion it causes between ‘ocean-fronted’ and other sanctuary zones. He believes more resources should be placed into educating the public so that recreational fishing and tourism can still bring economic value to the region, in an environmentally sustainable way.
Michelle Voyer
University of Technology, Sydney
2011-03-01 - 2012-07-31
Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
English