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- Tags: Water allocations
Upper Darling: Oral History of Phillip Parnaby
Phillip has lived in Bourke his entire life and in this interview he talks about his experience fishing while growing up in a family of eight, when fish were a large part of their diet. He explains…
Tags: Bait fishing, Fishing nets, Recreational fisher, River engineering, Upper Darling, Water allocations, Water levels
Position: 38 (156 views)
Upper Darling: Oral History of Mick and Barb Davis
Mick explains his family history and the history of their property 'Myandetta". He talks about the history of fishing in the area; professional anglers and netters; and changing attitudes…
Tags: Fishing industry, Fishing inspector, Introduced species, Landholder, Restoration ecology, Riparian areas--Management, River engineering, Stream restoration, Water allocations
Position: 23 (203 views)
Upper Condamine: Oral History of Dave Johns
In his…
Position: 203 (62 views)
Ovens: Oral History of Tom Cameron
Born in 1937, Tom grew up sustained by the Ovens River. He talks about fishing crowds at Post Office Lane, a popular spot to catch Redfin after the spring floods. He goes on to describe diverse fishing…
Tags: Environmental conservation, Fish populations, Fisheries--Equipment and supplies, Fishing nets, Floods, Ovens, Recreational fisher, River engineering, Water allocations
Position: 209 (61 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Hayley Purbrick
Hayley Purbrick is a fifth generation member of the Purbrick Family who owns the Tahbilk Winery. She grew up on nearby Lake Nagambie and has interacted with the river since she was a child. She is involved in the…
Tags: Birds--Identification, Droughts, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Goulburn, Landholder, Reptiles--Identification, Revegetation, Water allocations, Weirs, Wetlands
Position: 175 (72 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: 45 (143 views)
Culgoa - Balonne: Oral History of Michael Anderson
Tags: Aboriginal customs, Aboriginal kinship systems, Aboriginal spirituality, Connection to country, Cotton, Culgoa-Balonne, Cultural flows, Dams--Australia, Dreaming (Spiritual), Ecological sustainability, Environmental flows, Fishes--Cannibalism, Fishes--Identification, Fishes--Migration, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Landholder, Riparian areas--Management, Siltation, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water allocations, Weirs, Wetlands, Yuwaalaraay / Euahlayi / Yuwaaliyaay language
Position: 48 (135 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: 33 (165 views)
Anabranch: Oral History of Jenny Whyman
Nations Committee (NBAN).
Born in 1956, Jenny talks about families and growing up on the river at a camp on the Darling at…
Tags: Aboriginal history, Anabranch, Connection to country, Cotton, Crustaceans, Cultural flows, Droughts, Fishes--Identification, Indigenous foods, Indigenous peoples, Land custodianship, Native animals, Paakantyi / Paakantji / Barkindji people, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water allocations, Weirs
Position: 85 (106 views)