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Murray: Oral History of Wally Cooper and Pat Larkin
Wally talks about traditional fishing, fishing women, tickling fish, fishing with spears, hand lines, baiting, canoe fishing and diving for Crayfish. He also…
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Connection to country, Cotton, Fishing nets, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Murray, Tobacco industry, Traditional ecological knowledge, Traditional fishing, Water quality, Weirs
Position: 96 (95 views)
Murray: Oral History of Tony Martin
Tony discusses bait and lure fishing; permanent set lines; and recalls the arrival of Redfin and Carp. He shares stories about the professional fisherman who used to fish the Murray; illegal fishing;…
Tags: Bait fishing, Environmental flows, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Lure fishing, Murray, Recreational fisher, Tournament fishing, Water levels, Water sports
Position: 150 (73 views)
Murray: Oral History of the Green family
The Green family grew up at 'Chinaman's Lagoon', in one of the original homesteads in the district. The lagoon and acreage became their backyard, and is were they spent all their holidays and…
Tags: Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Landholder, Murray
Position: 17 (219 views)
Murray: Oral History of the 'Kerang Crew'
Tags: Baraba Baraba people, Blackwater, Fish kills, Fish populations, Fishes--Speciation, Fishing industry, Fishing regulations, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Irrigation, Landholder, Murray, Native Fish Strategy, Recreational fisher, River engineering, Salinisation, Siltation, Stream flow, Tournament fishing, Water levels, Water quality
Position: 77 (102 views)
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: 60 (114 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: 6 (390 views)
Murray: Oral History of Merrilyn Strachan and Kelli Cunningham
Merrylin and Kelli are members of the Corowa Angling Club, Merrylin a champion women's fisher. Kelli is manager of the Corowa Motor Inn and grew up fishing around the Menindee Lakes. They…
Tags: Bait fishing, Erosion, Fish stocking, Fishes--Identification, Murray, Recreational fisher, Tournament fishing, Water quality, Water temperature
Position: 162 (70 views)
Murray: Oral History of John Douglas
Born in 1960, John grew up in Melbourne, visiting with extended family around the Mildura area. He worked at Snobs Creek as a technician, becoming an expert…
Tags: Communities, Environmental flows, Fieldwork, Fisheries, Fishes--Breeding, Murray, Naturalists, Recreational fisher, Water temperature, Wetlands
Position: 140 (75 views)
Murray: Oral History of J.O. Langtry - Afterthoughts
He reflects on the balance between maintaining healthy river flows and the needs of irrigators, in the context of sustainably…
Tags: Murray, Scientific methods, Scientist
Position: 194 (61 views)
Murray: Oral History of J.O. Langtry
J.O. Langtry talks about his investigation into the ecology of the Murray-Darling System with the newly formed State Fisheries and Game Department of Victoria. His systematic examination of native…
Position: 80 (100 views)