Title
Upper Condamine: Oral History of Dessie Obst
Description
An interview with Dessie Obst, a recreational fisher. Dessie has sixty years of experience fishing in the local area, and is a member of the Chinchilla and District Amateur Fishing and Restocking Club. Dessie recalls fond memories of his youth, fishing and camping with mates along the Condamine River.
Dessie talks about: restocking fish species Yellowbelly and Murray Cod, since 1986; changes in vegetation, floods, water clarity, fish spawning activity as a result of weirs, since 1970s; fishing methods; types of bait used for different fish species; snags; irrigation and cotton growing demands on water. (Note: ‘Bolbie’ refers to the Bobby or Spangled Perch fish species.)
Dessie talks about: restocking fish species Yellowbelly and Murray Cod, since 1986; changes in vegetation, floods, water clarity, fish spawning activity as a result of weirs, since 1970s; fishing methods; types of bait used for different fish species; snags; irrigation and cotton growing demands on water. (Note: ‘Bolbie’ refers to the Bobby or Spangled Perch fish species.)
Creator
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Hamish Sewell
Publisher
University of Technology, Sydney
Contributor
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
Rights
Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
Date
2010-09-23
Access Rights
Open access
License
Interviewer
Hamish Sewell
Interviewee
Dessie Obst
Location
Chinchilla, QLD
Duration
00:53:03
Item Relations
| This Item | Is Related To |
Item: Upper Condamine: Images from interview with Dessie Obst |
| This Item | Is Part Of |
Item: Upper Condamine River |
| This Item | Was Created By |
Item: Prof. Heather Goodall Item: Dr Jodi Frawley |
| This Item | Has Provenance Information |
Item: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive (ATSIDA) Item: State Library of New South Wales |
| This Item | References The Subject |
Item: Golden Perch Item: Freshwater Catfish |
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