Namoi: Oral History of Don 'Spider' Cunningham

Title

Namoi: Oral History of Don 'Spider' Cunningham

Description

An interview in four parts.

Don 'Spider' Cunningham is a recreational fisher who is part of the Narrabri Fishing Club and has resided in Narrabri (NSW) his entire life. He has strong ties with the area with his father also from Narrabri and his mother from nearby Wee Waa (NSW).

In this interview Spider discusses his childhood and youth around the Namoi River and also how the onset of maturity saw his views change toward the river to those of conservation and sustainability. He talks about his involvement with the fishing club and how they have been working for the past 25 years on the river. He discusses the fishing restrictions placed upon fishers, restocking efforts, fish feeding habits, the changes of the fish population and the predatory and cannibal nature of the Murray Cod.

Mentioned: Turtle, bream, trout, sparrow, starling, willow tree, azolla.

Creator

Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley

Publisher

University of Technology, Sydney

Contributor

Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries

Rights

Copyright University of Technology, Sydney

Date

2010-09-07

Access Rights

Open access
A section of this interview recording and transcript has been masked at the participants request. As part of our data access requirements, ATSIDA requires an applicant to sign an undertaking before access to the full transcript can be approved. These undertakings may include a request for information about the intended use of the data. Preliminary applications may be made to atsida@lib.uts.edu.au. The depositor and/or participant may be informed of the application.

License

Interviewer

Jodi Frawley

Interviewee

Don Spider Cunningham

Location

Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia

Duration

Part 1 00:08:19
Part 2 00:21:36
Part 3 00:10:48
Part 4 00:02:18

Item Relations

This Item Is Part Of Item: Namoi River
This Item Was Created By Item: Prof. Heather Goodall
Item: Dr Jodi Frawley
This Item Has Provenance Information Item: State Library of New South Wales
Item: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive (ATSIDA)
This Item References The Subject Item: Murray Cod
Item: Spangled Perch
Item: Namoi: Images from interview with Don 'Spider' Cunningham
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