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- Tags: Water levels
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 (155 views)
Upper Condamine: Oral History of Noal Kuhl [NAPCO]
Noal introduces his favourite spot and talks about fish migration; fish travelling; land subdivisions; and Bowenville Reserves history as a public site for livestock watering…
Position: 229 (53 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: 191 (66 views)
Murray: Oral History of Tony Martin
Tony discusses bait and lure fishing; permanent set lines; and recalls the arrival of Redfin and Carp. He shares stories about the professional fisherman who used to fish the Murray; illegal fishing;…
Tags: Bait fishing, Environmental flows, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Lure fishing, Murray, Recreational fisher, Tournament fishing, Water levels, Water sports
Position: 155 (77 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: 76 (110 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: 152 (78 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: 140 (81 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Charlee Campbell and Faye Crowe
Charlee and Faye talk about Hollands Creek; growing up along the creek; memories of swimming and playing in the river; the cycle of flooding and the dry; and Aerial maps. Faye…
Tags: Droughts, Erosion, Floods, Landholder, Native animals, Revegetation, Riparian restoration, Stream flow, Stream restoration, Water levels
Position: 177 (71 views)