Audio file
Contributors
Interviewee: Lea, Dr. R. Gordon
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
1999-02-05
Date Digitized
2010-08-02
Abstract
This is an interview with Dr. R. Gordon Lea of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Dr. Lea talks about WWII, cars, his education, his father, cattle, politics, church, family, the Rogersons, electricity, Victoria, and various other topics.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:06
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:03 -- 00:00:31
Discussion about WWII continues on from Tape One; WWII.

SIDE A 00:00:31 -- 00:11:22
Discussion about Islanders in WWII and the end of the war, with a story about a stolen car; WWII, Islanders, doctors, cars.

SIDE A 00:11:22 -- 00:23:57
Discussion about school and his university education, with mention of fires; school, university, Prince of Wales College, entrance exams, fires, Euthemia MacPhail, leaving school exams, 1931, 1938, Dalhousie University, Mount Allison University.

SIDE A 00:23:57 -- 00:28:11
Discussion about his father and his cattle farm, with mention of his herd dying from tuberculosis; premier, cattle farmers, cattle, Fred Clarke, Holsteins, tuberculosis, 1921, Riverside Farm, Victoria.

SIDE A 00:28:11 -- 00:30:00
Discussion about the Spanish Flu and WWI; Spanish Flu, WWI.

SIDE A 00:30:00 -- 00:31:12
Discussion about the Halifax Explosion; Halifax Explosion.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:12.
SIDE B 00:31:52 -- 00:32:21
Discussion about the Halifax Explosion continues; Halifax Explosion.

SIDE B 00:32:21 -- 00:38:27
Discussion about his father and his political career and Gordon's siblings, with mention of home remedies; 1930, Walter Lea, Premier Walter Lea, premiers, politics.

SIDE B 00:38:27 -- 00:42:20
Discussion about church and religion; church, Methodist, Victoria, Presbyterian, United Church, religion, church unions.

SIDE B 00:42:20 -- 00:44:08
Discussion about Dr. Bouvyer and midwives; Dr. Bouvyer, doctors, midwives.

SIDE B 00:44:08 -- 00:46:22
Discussion about his mother and the Rogersons; Rogerson, Crapaud, Allan Stewart, Marion Stewart.

SIDE B 00:46:22 -- 00:47:24
Discussion about thrashing and pack peddlers; pack peddlers, thrashing.

SIDE B 00:47:24 -- 00:52:33
Discussion about his father and politics continues; politics, Walter Lea, Murdoch Kennedy, John Myers.

SIDE B 00:52:33 -- 00:57:00
Discussion about his father's cattle continues, with mention of Old Home Week and the SS Harland; Old Home Week, SS Harland, Harland, cattle, Walter Lea, Holsteins, Walter Jones, Fred Clarke, seasickness.

SIDE B 00:57:00 -- 01:03:06
Discussion about Victoria, electricity, hockey, and cars; Victoria, electricity, hockey, mills, power, hockey teams, Victoria Unions, cars, Ives mill.

Tape ends at 01:03:06.