Introducing the Condamine and its oral history
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Introducing the Condamine and its oral history |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1835 |
Book Title | Conversations on the Condamine: an oral history from the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin |
Authors | |
Author | Connors, Libby |
Editors | Potter, Catherine, Moles, Sarah, Connors, Libby and Postle, Pam |
Page Range | 13-28 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2002 |
Publisher | Envirobook |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 0858811898 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.condaminecatchment.com.au/events_conversations.htm |
Abstract | If you have lived in coastal Australia, the geography of Toowoomba is a bit of an enigma when you first arrive. There is no visible water. All of Australia's major cities are located on bodies of water which first drew Toowoomba is the first sign that the inland hydrology of Australia operates quite differently to its coastal streams. Toowoomba's fresh water lies underground. When Europeans first arrived they found a number of Toowoomba sits on Gowrie Creek, one small sub-catchment of the Condamine River, but one which behaves in a very similar pattern to the entire river system. Despite its reputation, the Condamine often disappoints coastal visitors. For much of its length it appears as a small In the last two decades the impacts on the river have increased dramatically and the availability of water has been one of the most contentious issues facing the local economy. Pressures on local water users have been compounded by national concern about the Murray-Darling Basin. Despite its remoteness from the Murray's river mouth in South Australia, the Condamine is one of this national river system's most important northern headwaters. Although the debate over the Condamine's waters has been a very public one, it has been expressed in the language of economic demands and modern resource management terms. Those unfamiliar with WAMPs, or E.coli and turbidity readings have few reference points to appreciate the It was for this reason that Sarah Moles, co-ordinator of the Toowoomba and Region Environment Council, first proposed that we talk to older people who had lived along the river all their life. We needed to find out what these changes really meant in terms of people's actual |
Keywords | Queensland; Murray-Darling Basin; Condamine river; history; oral history |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410402. Environmental assessment and monitoring |
440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Copyright Catherine Potter, Sarah Moles, Libby Connors, Pam Postle, 2002. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yz98/introducing-the-condamine-and-its-oral-history
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