Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps
| Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps | |
|---|---|
The fish traps in 2023 | |
| Location | Brewarrina, Brewarrina Shire, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 29°57′29″S 146°51′12″E / 29.9580°S 146.8534°E |
| Architect | Baime |
| Owner | Brewarrina Local Aboriginal Land Council; Brewarrina Shire Council; Crown Lands LPMA; NSW Office of Water |
| Official name | Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps / Baiame's Ngunnhu; Aboriginal Fishtraps; fisheries; Nonah; Nyemba Fish Traps; Biame; Biaime; Baime; water fishery |
| Type | state heritage (landscape) |
| Designated | 11 August 2000 |
| Reference no. | 1413 |
| Type | Fish/eel trap |
| Category | Aboriginal |
| Builders | Baime, Booma-ooma-nowi and Ghindi-inda-mui |
Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps are heritage-listed Australian Aboriginal fish traps on the Barwon River at Brewarrina, in the Orana region of, New South Wales, Australia. They are also known as Baiame's Ngunnhu, Nonah, or Nyemba Fish Traps. The Brewarrina Aboriginal Cultural Museum, opened in 1988, adjoins the site. The fish traps were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 11 August 2000 and to the Australian National Heritage List on 3 June 2005.
Genevieve Bell has suggested that these fish traps may be the oldest human construction in the world. The age of the fish traps is currently unknown.