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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.
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Tags: Bait fishing, Dredging, Fish kills, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Goulburn, Introduced species, Recreational fisher, Weirs
Position: 154 (72 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Daryl Sloan
Daryl Sloan has been a resident of the Shepparton area for 35 years since his teenage years. He has worked in the social welfare industry for around 15 years and his work sees him regularly visiting the Goulburn River…
Tags: Aboriginal history, Aboriginal scarred tree, Camping, Colonisation, Connection to country, Environmental conservation, Goulburn, Homeless camps, Indigenous peoples, Mental illness, Native animals, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water quality, Water--Symbolic aspects
Position: 51 (122 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Kingsley Abdulla
Kingsley is from the Gerard Aboriginal community in South Australia. Born in 1971, he has always lived on the river; camping with family and extended family, a time for Elders to educate the…
Tags: Birds--Identification, Burial sites, Dredging, Droughts, Erosion, Fishes--Identification, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Katarapko, Salinisation, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water quality, Wetlands
Position: 8 (304 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: 127 (79 views)
Katarapko: Images from interview with Eric (John) Aston
Images provided by John Aston during his oral…
Position: 34 (149 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Tracy Bye
Born in 1964, Tracy is Manager of the Loxton Information Bureau. She moved to Loxton when she was about 11, and spent a lot of time at Katarapko Creek. Tracy saw her interview as a way to honour her…
Tags: Boats, Camping, Environmental flows, Family life, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Katarapko, Recreational fisher, Swimming, Water sports, Weeds
Position: 210 (56 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Todd Goodman
Todd, a landholder in the Murray Bridge area, breeds a variety of flatheaded gudgeon fish species in tanks in his garage, including the endangered Purple Spotted gudgeon. Todd’s broodstock facility includes…
Tags: Droughts, Endangered species, Environmental flows, Fish stocking, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Identification, Katarapko, Landholder, Plants--Identification, Recreational fisher
Position: 185 (64 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Howard Hendrick
Born in Renmark in 1923, Howard lives on the banks of the Murray River at Pyap, near Loxton. He grew up in an underprivileged First World War settlement in Renmark, spending school holidays helping…
Tags: Bait fishing, Birds--Identification, Communities, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Irrigation, Katarapko, Landholder, Local history, Plants--Identification, Riparian areas, Salinisation, Soldier settlement
Position: 56 (116 views)
Katarapko: Images from interview with Howard Hendrick
Tags: Erosion, Katarapko, Landholder, Riparian areas
Position: 187 (63 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: 132 (78 views)