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- Tags: Weirs
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: 131 (75 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: 135 (74 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: 146 (70 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: 52 (113 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Donnie Richter
Donnie Richter, who was born in 1948 and lives near the Goulburn River, has been fishing since he was a child. Fishing for him initially began as a social activity with his friends where they would camp, drink…
Tags: Camping, Droughts, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Goulburn, Lure fishing, Recreational fisher, Tournament fishing, Trawls and trawling, Weirs
Position: 126 (76 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: 170 (64 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: 111 (85 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: 178 (62 views)
Upper Condamine: Images from interview with Geoffrey Reilly
Geoffrey is the owner of the property 'Lennie Brae' that has been in his family for generations. The photos depict the building of weirs in the area.
Tags: Condamine, Landholder, Local history, Weirs
Position: 42 (124 views)
Upper Condamine: Oral History of Geoffrey Reilly
Geoffrey Riley is the owner of the property 'Lennie Brae' that has been in his family for generations. Geoffrey speaks of the changes as a result of the weirs, flood irrigation, and fish ways. He talks about a…
Tags: Birds--Identification, Condamine, Crustaceans, Fish stocking, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Identification, Irrigation, Landholder, No-till farming, Plants--Identification, Reptiles--Identification, Vertisols, Weirs
Position: 56 (111 views)