Pat and Stan Mason T1 [Tape One]

Contributors

Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Interviewee: Mason, Pat

Interviewee: Mason, Stanley

Researcher: MacKay, Paul

Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul

Date Recorded

1993-02-11

Date Digitized

2010-03-05

Abstract

This interview with Pat and Stanley Mason begins with discussion of the phantom ship. Pat and Stanley tell of different sightings of the ship, its history, and even read from a newspaper article written about Stanley's father (Geordie) seeing the ship. Stanley then goes on to tell more ghost stories. Next, they talk about smelt and salmon fishing, sailboat fishing, overfishing, and canneries. Then they tell about John Doyle and selling lobsters, Stanley's beginnings as a fisherman, a pair of boots that were too big, a ruined suit, and ends with a discussion of fishing unions and lobster prices.

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Physical Location

Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

Duration

00:47:38

Member of

Dutch Thompson Audio Collection

Model

1 1 Item in Collection

Transcript

***This interview is Side B of a tape including Harry MacDonald on Side A.
SIDE B 00:00:06 -- 00:10:21
Discussion about the phantom ship and buried pirate treasure; 1963, 1970, Big Island, fire, boat, ship, schooner, pirates, pirate ship, Olding's Island, Merigomish, Halifax, ghost ship, swamp gas, buried treasure, loot.

SIDE B 00:10:21 -- 00:13:23
Discussion about a newspaper article about the phantom ship and Stanley's father; pirate ship, phantom ship, Geordie Mason, Pictou, Roland Sherwood, Norman Rudolph, George Mason, fire, ship.

SIDE B 00:13:23 -- 00:14:41
Discussion about superstitions on boats; grey mitts, grey gloves, whistling, women, Sunday, fishing, superstition.

SIDE B 00:14:41 -- 00:22:36
Stanley tells some ghost stories; Rodney MacDonald, Murray's Point, tide, smelt, Ally Arbuckle, cemetery, graveyard, ghost, ghost story, Antigonish, fishing, horse.

SIDE B 00:22:37 -- 00:27:00
Discussion about smelt and salmon fishing; sick salmon, commercial fishing, 1960s, sport fishing, shrimp, codfish, overfishing.

SIDE B 00:27:00 -- 00:28:57
Discussion about sailboat fishing and lobster fishing; Lismore, Camp Geddy, Burgham and Murrows, lobster, 1920s, lobster traps.

SIDE B 00:28:57 -- 00:31:08
Discussion about Francis Arbuckle, sailboats, and lobster traps; Francis Arbuckle, Ally Arbuckle, Maude MacEachern, sailboat, lobster traps.

SIDE B 00:31:08 -- 00:34:18
Discussion about overfishing and seals; salmon, duck, codfish, smelt, mackerel, seals.

SIDE B 00:34:18 -- 00:35:46
Discussion about lobster and fish canneries; Burgham and Murrows, Elliot, Wilson, Kennedy, Doyle, Pugwash, lobsters, fish, cannery, fishing.

SIDE B 00:35:46 -- 00:38:42
Discussion about John Doyle and selling lobsters; Avondale, prices, lobsters, John Doyle, shipping.

SIDE B 00:38:42 -- 00:40:26
Discussion about Stanley's boats and his beginnings as a fisherman at age 13; Harvey, fishing boats, fishing.

SIDE B 00:40:26 -- 00:43:33
Discussion about buying boots that were too big and ruining a new suit; boots, fishing boots, suit.

SIDE B 00:43:33 -- 00:45:04
Discussion about lobster fishing continues; lobster fishing, markets, fishing, market.

SIDE B 00:45:04 -- 00:47:38
Discussion about unions, co-operatives, and prices; Lismore, fishing, co-op, union, fishing union.

Tape ends at 00:47:38.
***Tape ends mid-sentence.