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The Darling and Great Anabranch MurrayCod/Cod Catfish/EeltailCatfish/Jewfish Yabby/Craybob & the Great Anabranch Talking fish Making connections with the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin Authors JodiFrawley,ScottNichols,HeatherGoodallandLizBaker The rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin Citation:Frawley,J.,Nichols,S.,Goodall,H.andBaker,E.(2011)DarlingandtheGreat TheriversandcreeksoftheMurrayͲDarlingBasinflowthroughQueensland,NewSouth Anabranch:TalkingfishͲmakingconnectionswiththeriversoftheMurrayͲDarlingBasin, Wales,theAustralianCapitalTerritory,VictoriaandSouthAustralia.The77000kmof Murray Darling Basin Authority, Canberra. Ͳ waterwaysthatmakeuptheBasinlink23catchmentsoveranareaof1millionkm2. Projectsteeringcommittee Eachriverhasitsowncharacteryetthesewaters,thefish,theplants,andthepeople Terry Korodaj (MDBA), Cameron Lay (NSW DPI), Zafer Sarac (Qld DEEDI), that rely on them are all different. AdrianWells(MDBACommunityStakeholderTaskforce),PeterJackson (MDBANativeFishStrategyadvisor),FernHames(VicDSE)andJonathan Thebookletsinthisseriesareabouthowtherivers,fishandfishinghavechanged.The McPhail(PIRSA). mainstoriesarewrittenfromoralhistoryinterviewsconductedwithlocalfishersin ProjectTeam 2010Ͳ11,andrelateindividuals’memoriesofhowtheirlocalplaceshavechanged.They ScottNichols,CameronLay,CraigCopeland,LizBaker(NSWDPI); showcasethreewaysofknowingtheDarlingandtheGreatAnabranch:personal JodiFrawley,HeatherGoodall(UTS);ZaferSarac,GregRingwood(Qld experience,scientificresearchandhistoricalresearch.Justasindividualfishersdonot DEEDI); Hamish Sewell (The Story Project); Phil Duncan (Ngnulu always agree with one another, so their understanding might not necessarily agree with Consulting);TerryKorodaj(MDBA);FernHames,PamClunie, SteveSaddlier(VicDSE);JonathanMcPhail,VirginiaSimpson(PIRSA); currentscientificinformationorhistoricalrecords.Similarly,specificitemsandevents WillTrueman(researcher). mightberemembereddifferentlybydifferentpeople.Thesevariedperspectivesshow ISBN978Ͳ1Ͳ921914Ͳ39Ͳ3 therangeinviewsaboutfishingandtherivers,eachimportantinitsownway.Thereare manyothergreatstoriesoutthereaboutfishingintheMurrayͲDarlingBasin.These ©MurrayͲDarlingBasinAuthority,2011 PublishedbytheMurrayͲDarlingBasinAuthority(MDBA),Canberra. bookletsarejustthebeginning. Graphicalandtextualinformationinthework(withtheexceptionof photographsandtheMDBAlogo)maybestored,retrievedandreproducedin Acknowledgements–DarlingandtheGreatAnabranch wholeorinpart,providedtheinformationisnotsoldorusedforcommercial benefitanditssource(MurrayͲDarlingBasinAuthority,TalkingFishProject)is AveryspecialthankyoutoWilliamRiley,BillLever,RodStone,JennyWhyman, acknowledged.Reproductionforotherpurposesisprohibitedwithoutprior DrClaytonSharpe,CarmelChapman,BillandElaineGrace,andTrishJohnsonandher permissionoftheMurrayͲDarlingBasinAuthorityorthecopyrightholdersinthe caseofphotographs.Totheextentpermittedbylaw,thecopyrightholders familywhogenerouslysharedtheirstoriesandphotographsinthisbooklet. (including its employees and consultants) exclude all liability to any person for Adviceandfieldsupport anyconsequences,includingbutnotlimitedtoalllosses,damages,costs, expensesandanyothercompensation,arisingdirectlyorindirectlyfromusing PhilDuncan(NgnuluConsulting). this report (in part or in whole) and any information or material contained in it. Frontpagephotographs:LͲR Thecontentsofthispublicationdonotpurporttorepresentthepositionofthe MurrayͲDarlingBasinAuthority.Theyarepresentedtoinformdiscussionfor Source:WilliamRiley. improvedmanagementoftheBasin'snaturalresources. Source:ScottNichols. ResearchandeditingbytheNSWDepartmentofPrimaryIndustries(NSWDPI) Source:WentworthHistoricalSociety(at‘Kalcurrha’,donor:PatsyCrozier;2007Ͳ29Ͳ1Ͳ8). andtheUniversityofTechnology,Sydney(UTS).Theviewsexpressedinthis Source: Jodi Frawley. bookletarenotnecessarilythoseoftheNSWDPI,UTSorotherprojectpartners. TheMDBAacknowledgestheintellectualpropertyrightsofthepeoplewhose Backpagefishimages storiesarefeaturedinthispublication. Allfishimages:NSWDPI. Aboriginalreadersarewarnedthatthispublicationmaycontainthe namesandimagesofAboriginalpeoplewhohavesincepassedaway. TheLowerDarlingRiverandGreatDarlingAnabranch arelocatedinsouthͲwestNewSouthWales.Muddy watersmeanderoverthegreysoilfloodplainspastred dunes,spikysaltbushandgnarledredgums.Theseare thetraditionallandsofthePaakintjipeople.Butthe We…passedthebankofabeautifulpieceofwater landandtheriverarenolongerwhatthePaakintji onceknewandfished. ….Thislakewasbrimful,anovelsighttous;the 11000yearsago,theDarlingRiverchangeditscourse justsouthofMenindeeLakes,leavingtheGreat Anabranch’s460kmchanneltodryandflowintothe shiningwatersbeingspreadintoahorseshoeshape, Murrayonlyduringbigfloods.Sinceitsdiscoveryby Europeans,theGreatAnabranchhasbeenthefocusof andreflectingtheimagesofenormousgumtreesonthe dreamstousetheancientriverchanneltodeliver waterforirrigation.TheDarlingitselfwasonceabusy transportationroute,withpaddlesteamerscarrying banks.….Itseemedfulloffishes,anditwas woolandothergoodsbetweenBourkeandtherestof thecolony. probablyofconsiderabledepth,beingfreefromweeds,and Thehealthoftheriveranditsfishhasbeenshapedby thepeoplewhocametoliveonitandoftheindustries continuingsofull and clearthroughoutsummerswhich whichbroughtthosepeopletothearea.Grazing, drylandfarming,transportationandirrigationall neededdifferenttypesofworkers.Oftenthisbrought haddrunkupalltheminorstreams. newpeopleintothearea,allofwhombroughtnew TheJournalofThomasMitchell(1839)1 needstotheriverandnewwaystocatchitsfish.Each changing industry also had different effects on the landscape,shapingthewayitlookedandhowwater flowedacrossitintotheriver. Thesechangesmeantherearealotlessfishthanthere were.Beforetheturnofthetwentiethcentury,there aremanystoriesofcatchingMurraycod,catfish,silver perchandyellowbelly.Therewerenocarpandno redfin. Therearestillthosewholovetheriverandwholove tofishtheriver.Theirstoriesarepartofthebigger storyofchangestotheDarlingRiverandtotheGreat Anabranchanditsfish.Theyhelpusrememberthat theriverweseenowisnotwhattheriverwasandcan beagain.Peoplewanttotalkaboutafutureforthe Darlingandtheirvisionsforahealthyriverthatis, onceagain,fulloffish. Introducing the river and its people The heritage of Paakintji fishing AboriginalheritageoftheGreatAnabranch andtheLowerDarlingdatesbackatleast 36000years.Paakintjipeoplehaveexplained thattheriversystemisimportanttothem foritsculturalandspiritualexpressionof theirheritage,itsmanysacredsitesand burialgroundsanditscontinuingprovisionof medicinesandfoods.2 Thislongheritageisvisibleonthebanksof Rivertransportwascriticalforthesurvivalofearly LakeTandou,wherewindformeddunes settlementsalongtheDarling.Photosource:Wentworth (‘lunettes’)offineredsandlinetheedgeof HistoricalSociety. inlandlakes.Withintheselunettes, Archaeologist Jane Balme uncovered a Theintroductionofsheep,cattleandhorses campfireinthe1980s.Initshefoundthe graduallychangedtheriverenvironment, degradingbanks,reducingnativegrassesand bonesof357yellowbellyfromasinglemeal. The arrival of the Europeans Radiocarbondatingfoundtheywere25000 saltbushesandaddingnutrientstobothland yearsold.3 TheDarlingRiverprovidedapathwayfor andwater.Thesestationsemployedboth explorers,overlanders,graziersand AboriginalandnonͲAboriginalpeople,who To Paakintji people, there is still nothing bushrangersfromthe1830s.In1853,the allenjoyedfishingforfunandfood. better than a fish feast from a campfire with firstriverͲboatsmoveduptheDarlingand family and friends. In1886,GeorgeandWilliamChaffeysecured portswereestablishedatWentworthand 250000acresfromtheVictorian Pooncarie.Produce,includingfish,wassent Governmentandbeganthedevelopmentof tomarketalongthisriver‘highway’. irrigationschemesalongtheMurrayand Pastoralstationswerevastandhomesteads DarlingRivers.Inthisarea,Wentworth, andoutbuildingswerelocatedclosetothe Pomona,ComeallaandDaretonallstarted rivertoensurewateringpointsforlivestock. irrigatingfromtheearly20thCentury. Vineandstonefruitsweregrownforthe driedfruitmarket,andwinerieseventually joinedfruitandvegetablegardening. Irrigationkickedofftheannualrhythmof seasonalworkerswhooftenlivedalongthe riverwhiletheypickedfruitandworkedin thefactories. Thearrivalofsoldiersettlersaftereach RodStonehasbeenontheWentworthAnglingClub’s worldwarmeantsmallerblocksandmore committeeforovertwentyyearsandiscurrently servingasthepresident.TheirhomebaseisatFort permanentpeopleinthearea. WilliamRileyisaPaakintjimanwhowastaughttofish Couragewheretheyhave100acresrightonthe byhisGrannyQuayleandhisaunties.Hefondly MurrayRiver.Theywelcometravellingfisherstotheir remembersthefamilyfishinggatherings. campandcaravanparkonthegrounds. Photo:JodiFrawley. Photosource:RodStone. Surveyors,possiblylookingatdivisionsforSoldier SettlementSchemes–oneofthesignificantland developmentactivitiesthataffectedtheriversofthe MurrayͲDarling.Photosource:WentworthHistoricalSociety. JennyWhymanisaPaakintjiwomanand representativeontheNorthernBasinAboriginal NationsCommittee(NBAN).Jennybelievestheriver BillLeverlivesatWentworthandisacommercial needstobelookedafterwhenitsdrysothatfishget fisherwhohasworkedtheMurray,DarlingandGreat thebestchancetosurvivewhenthereisplentyof DarlingAnabranchsincethe1960s.Photo:JodiFrawley. water.Photo:JodiFrawley. William Riley - I’m trying to get our people to rally now In1934,WilliamRiley,a Paakintjiman,wasbornin Fishing with Granny The ancient Darling WhiteCliffs,atinyopal WhenWilliamwasinhisearlyteens,his ThemainchanneloftheancientDarlingRiver miningtowninthefar fatherfirstsenthimtoanAfghanfamilyin
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