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- Tags: Water quality
Upper Murrumbidgee: Oral History of Gay and Dick Lawler
Gay and Dick talk about the arrival of Carp and St John's Wort following a big flood in 1991. They stopped fishing soon afterward. They discuss their efforts to reintroduce native plants, and…
Tags: Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Fish populations, Floods, Introduced species, Landholder, Murrumbidgee, Restoration ecology, Riparian restoration, River engineering, Stream restoration, Water quality
Position: 84 (57 views)
Upper Murrumbidgee: Oral History of Darren Rosso
Darren has worked in the Murrumbidgee Corridor since 1988.He talks about the Murrumbidgee Rivers historical fame as a Trout Cod fishery and discusses the practice of restocking fish. He describes the…
Tags: Bushfires, Fish habitat improvement, Fish kills, Fish populations, Fish stocking, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Diseases, Murrumbidgee, Recreational fisher, Restoration ecology, River engineering, Stream restoration, Water quality
Position: 74 (60 views)
Upper Darling: Oral History of Phillip Sullivan
Tags: Aboriginal art, Aboriginal customs, Aboriginal fish traps, Aboriginal kinship systems, Connection to country, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi language, Indigenous peoples, Muruwari / Murrawarri people, Ngiyambaa / Ngemba language, Paakantyi / Paakantji / Barkindji people, Siltation, Totems, Upper Darling, Water quality, Weirs, Wiradjuri people
Position: 12 (163 views)
Upper Darling: Oral History of Keith Coleman and Max Jeffrey
Keith grew up in Brewarrina and learned to fish with his father. He learned to swim in the river, and remembers how clear the water was - clear enough that people could go spearfishing.…
Tags: Bait fishing, Fish populations, Fish stocking, Introduced species, Recreational fisher, River engineering, Traditional ecological knowledge, Upper Darling, Water conservation, Water quality
Position: 59 (67 views)
Upper Darling: Oral History of Feli McHughes
Tags: Billabongs, Connection to country, Cultural flows, Fish stocking, Fishes--Identification, Indigenous peoples, Native Fish Strategy, Native plants, Ngiyambaa / Ngemba language, Riparian restoration, Upper Darling, Water quality
Position: 17 (132 views)
Upper Darling: Oral History of Dwayne Willoughby
Dwayne talks about fishing with his family; tagging fish; the influence of water colour on fish colour; fish parasites; his two boats; electric motors; and his dislike of nets. He says the water…
Tags: Fish surveys, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Diseases, Floods, Introduced species, Recreational fisher, Restoration ecology, Riparian restoration, Stream restoration, Water quality
Position: 37 (81 views)
Paroo: Oral History of Colin Tud Murphy
In the interview Tud describes the changes he has…
Tags: Aboriginal customs, Aboriginal history, Colonisation, Droughts, Floods, Hunting, Indigenous peoples, Paroo, Siltation, Stock routes, Water quality
Position: 89 (55 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: 23 (101 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: 209 (31 views)
Ovens: Oral History of Adam Pascoe and Ron Dawson
Adam and Ron talk about the conditions that fish find favourable to breed in. They recall the effect of the Black Saturday Fires (2009), the 'chocolate river' event, and the Yarrabulla…
Tags: Bushfires, Deforestation, Environmental conservation, Fish kills, Fisheries--Equipment and supplies, Fishes--Breeding, Lure fishing, Ovens, Pesticides, Recreational fisher, Restoration ecology, Stream restoration, Water quality
Position: 227 (26 views)