Audio file
Contributors
Interviewee: Clow, Roy
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2007-08-25
Date Digitized
2010-02-25
Abstract
This tape begins with a story of Roy stealing his brother's car, continued on from tape sixteen. Roy briefly talks about his family before beginning a story about fires in Montague, which quickly changes to a story about cars. Roy then tells about how his brother Stanley died of typhoid fever, and then goes on to continue his story about a fire at Boon Thompson's in Montague. He then talks briefly about the Spanish flu, and then goes on talking about tuna and eel fishing, and then exporting them to Japan. Next, Roy tells about dogfish and fishing after his service in WWII. Roy then tells about well drilling and water witches, piloting a ship into Murray Harbour, and halibut fishing. He ends the interview with stories about Freeman Reynolds and some of the men who worked in the lobster factories in Murray Harbour. At the end of the tape he begins to tell about a pop factory, but the tape finishes soon after.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:04:01
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:06 -- 00:03:48
Discussion about Roy stealing his brother's car is continued; stealing, car, Will McClure, mare, stuck, mud, Chester McClure, George Miller, Stanle Clow, Fred Miller.

SIDE A 00:03:48 -- 00:04:17
Discussion about the order of Roy's family; Stanley, Lucy, Jack, Mary, Evelyn, Ed.

SIDE A 00:04:17 -- 00:08:56
Discussion about cars and fires in Montague; Jim Lowery, Lucy, Montague, Boon Thompson's, Model-A Ford, car, Stanley, touring car, Whippet, coupe, rumble seat, Gasperaux, Harry Dunn, Raymond Dunn.

SIDE A 00:08:56 -- 00:11:34
Discussion about Roy's brother Stanley dying of typhoid fever in his 20s; Stanley Clow, typhoid fever, Dr. Peraux, doctor, sick, blood clot, shellfish, oysters, car.

SIDE A 00:11:34 -- 00:17:47
Discussion about fires in Montague continues; Montague, fire, fire department, pump, fire engine, fire hose, capelan, Doug Coffin, MacKinnon's mill, shed, Boon Thompson.

SIDE A 00:17:47 -- 00:18:43
Discussion about the Spanish flu; Spanish flu, 1919, WWI, flu.

***Discussion about the Spanish flu ends abruptly. There appears to be a blip in the tape at 00:18:43.
SIDE A 00:18:44 -- 00:24:50
Discussion about fishing tuna and eels; fish, fishing, tuna, bait, traps, horse mackerel, Japan, Japanese, Albert Griffin, eel, Clive Bruce, fox food, raw, Sarragosa Sea, export.

***There appears to be a blip in the tape at 00:24:50.
SIDE A 00:24:50 -- 00:26:44
Discussion about dogfish; codfish, haddock, dogfish, shark, England.

SIDE A 00:26:44 -- 00:28:10
Discussion about fishing after WWII; fishing, WWII, navy, fishing boat, traps, Jack, Model-A Ford engine, 1950s, North Lake, tuna.

SIDE A 00:28:10 -- 00:29:28
Discussion about Roy working as a mechanic and well driller for MacLeod and Green; well drilling, mechanic, MacLeod and Green.

SIDE A 00:29:28 -- 00:31:34
Discussion about water witches and well drilling; water witches, well drilling, Cardigan, well, Montague, MacLeod and Green, tractors.

Tape ends at 00:31:36.
***Side A ends mid-sentence.
SIDE B 00:31:45 -- 00:39:37
Discussion about water witches and well drilling continues; well drilling, water witches, drill, Souris, switch, well.

SIDE B 00:39:37 -- 00:52:54
Discussion about Roy trying to pilot a ship into Murray Harbour for Irving in the 1970s; Irving, Murray Harbour, oil tanker, ship pilot, Panmure Island, CN, Lower Montague, Bill Lewellen, wharf, anchor, Captain Lee, Ray Solomon, accident, wharfinger, Department of Transport, Wiley Brighton, harbour pilot, 1970s.

SIDE B 00:52:54 -- 00:54:54
Discussion about halibut or "blackbacks"; halibut, blackback, Ray Griffin, dragging, fish, fishing, rare, bottom feeder.

SIDE B 00:54:54 -- 01:03:42
Discussion about Freeman Reynolds and men who worked at the lobster factories in Murray Harbour; Murray Harbour South, Clow's wharf, ferry boat, Freeman Reynolds, Murray River, wharf, Johnson's lobster factory, Johnny Bowles, Murray Harbour North, cannery, Charlie Moore, retort, hat, suicide.

SIDE B 01:03:42 -- 01:03:56
Discussion about a pop factory begins; Peter's Road, pop, soda, factory.

Tape ends at 01:04:01.
***Tape ends mid-sentence.