The Newports T2 [Tape Two]

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: Newport (Whitlock), Ruby Muriel
Interviewee: Newport, Anthony Charles
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
1998-01-30
Date Digitized
2010-08-04
Abstract
This is an interview with Anthony Charles and Ruby Muriel (nee Whitlock) Newport of Mount Edward Road in Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Anthony and Ruby talk about their wedding, their home in Hazelgrove, house parties and dances, horses, strong men, deep snow, family, school, jobs, Dr. Muchison, Hunter River, home remedies, ghosts, pack peddlers, transportation, ice cream and various other topics.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Hunter River, PE
Malpeque, PE
Hazelgrove, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1930s
WWI
1933
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:40
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:02:42
Discussion about their wedding continues on from Tape One; weddings, 1933, Rev. Boothroyd, honeymoon.

SIDE A 00:02:42 -- 00:09:00
Discussion about their home in Hazelgrove, house parties, and turkey raffles; house parties, dances, Hazelgrove, turkey raffles, petticoats, P. J. Noye, 1930s.

SIDE A 00:09:00 -- 00:14:38
A story about trading a horse for a pig; trading, horses.

SIDE A 00:14:38 -- 00:18:46
Discussion about various topics including buffalo robes, food, and strong men; buffalo robes, eggs, butter, butter prices, flour, egg prices, strong men.

SIDE A 00:18:46 -- 00:21:17
Discussion about deep snow and stuck trains; deep snow, stuck trains, Hunter River.

SIDE A 00:21:17 -- 00:24:06
Discussion about his father and his work on the railway; railway, section men, wages.

SIDE A 00:24:06 -- 00:25:56
Stories about Anthony's strength; strong men.

SIDE A 00:25:56 -- 00:27:09
Discussion about Ruby's family and lobsters; lobsters, George Wall, Maggie Paynter, Malpeque.

SIDE A 00:27:09 -- 00:31:46
Discussion about WWI, harvesting grain, and Anthony's home in England; WWI, Christmas, harvesting grain.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:46.
SIDE B 00:31:53 -- 00:35:20
Discussion about Anthony's home in England continues, with mention of Christmas; Christmas, presents, Christmas dinner, plum pudding.

SIDE B 00:35:20 -- 00:42:40
Discussion about Ruby's parents, going to school in Malpeque, her first jobs, and hard times; fisherman, Malpeque, McNutt, Jim McNutt, Fanning School, teachers, Billy Sullivan, potato picking, wages, hard times, poverty, school lunches.

SIDE B 00:42:40 -- 00:48:41
Discussion about Dr. Murchison and the birth of her children in Hunter River, with a story about his car; Hunter River, Dr. Murchison, childbirth, ether, doctor fees, cars.

SIDE B 00:48:41 -- 00:52:00
Discussion about home remedies, ghost stories, and black dogs; home remedies, cherry bark, ghosts, ghost stories, forerunners, black dogs.

SIDE B 00:52:00 -- 00:54:13
Discussion about pack peddlers; pack peddlers, Raleigh man, Watkins man.

SIDE B 00:54:51 -- 00:56:04
Discussion about the Halifax Explosion; Halifax Explosion.

SIDE B 00:56:04 -- 00:59:34
Discussion about airplanes, the Hindenburg, and transportation; Hindenburg, airplanes, roads, transportation.

SIDE B 00:59:34 -- 01:00:53
Discussion about Ruby's grandfather; Whitlock, barbers.

SIDE B 01:00:53 -- 01:03:40
Discussion about ice and ice cream; ice, ice cream, beer.

Tape ends at 01:03:40.