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- Tags: Weirs
Murray: Oral History of Richard Kennedy - Native Fish of the Lachlan River
Richard is a Ngiyampaa Aboriginal man residing in Wodonga, Victoria. Born in 1959, Richard grew up on the Lachlan…
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Connection to country, Diet, Droughts, Ecological sustainability, Family life, Fishes--Breeding, Fishing nets, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Murray, Ngiyambaa / Ngemba language, Physical characteristics (Animals), Traditional ecological knowledge, Weirs
Position: 23 (82 views)
Murray: Oral History of Richard Kennedy
Tags: Colonisation, Connection to country, Cotton, Cultural flows, Fishes--Identification, Flood plains, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Murray, Ngiyambaa / Ngemba language, Restoration ecology, Traditional ecological knowledge, Weirs
Position: 2 (226 views)
Murray: Oral History of 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…
Tags: Billabongs, Boats, Environmental flows, Fishes--Diseases, Fishes--Identification, Fishes--Migration, Introduced species, Murray, Plants--Identification, Recreational fisher, Siltation, Tourism, Weirs
Position: 82 (41 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Eric (John) Aston
Born in 1942, John held a commercial licence between 1956 and 1997. He discusses his family history in commercial fishing since 1918, three generations. His grandfather was also a boat maker.…
Tags: Dams--Australia, Environmental flows, Family life, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Identification, Fishes--Migration, Fishing industry, Fishing nets, Fishing regulations, Flood plains, Irrigation, Katarapko, Professional fisher, Salinisation, Water quality, Water--Law and legislation, Weirs
Position: 98 (37 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: 179 (27 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Wally Cubbin and Ern Holloway
Wally Cubbin and Ern Holloway are both fishers who reside in Nagambie, Victoria. Wally has been living in the area for more than 35 years, while Ern has lived in the area his entire life.
In the interview, Wally…
Tags: Droughts, Fish kills, Fish stocking, Fishes--Identification, Goulburn, Recreational fisher, Weirs
Position: 105 (35 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Seymour Anglers
Tags: Bait fishing, Fishes--Identification, Fishing regulations, Floods, Goulburn, Hunting, Predatory animals--Behavior, Recreational fisher, Water conservation, Water quality, Weirs
Position: 86 (40 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Ron Bain
Ron Bain was born in 1918 on a farm in Seymour. After share-farming for six years, he bought his own farm in Timboon. He returned to Seymour and purchased a shop with his family and after 12 months had packed up to…
Position: 146 (31 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Jenny Shields
Born in 1953, Jenny Shields is a local fisher from Seymour in Victoria and member of the Seymour Anglers club who also enjoys fishing with her three children and her husband, Wayne.
In…
Tags: Bait fishing, Dredging, Fish kills, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Goulburn, Introduced species, Recreational fisher, Weirs
Position: 127 (33 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: 127 (33 views)