Arthur Lambe T1 [Tape One]

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: Lambe, Arthur R.
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2005-05-20
Date Digitized
2010-07-21
Abstract
This is an interview with Arthur R. Lambe of Charlottetown and Emerald, P.E.I. In this interview Arthur talks about Peter Power the blacksmith, working on the railway, his father, chores on the family farm, horses, his family, getting a job on the railway, different railway jobs, people he worked with, working as a foreman, rails and rail gauges, and a story about an accident on the railway.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Sackville, NB
Emerald, PE
Springfield, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1930s
1940s
1950s
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:38
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:03 -- 00:07:51
Discussion about Pete Power and his family and the work of he and other blacksmiths; Pete Power, Emerald Station, Mary Power, Mary Jay, blacksmiths, George Power, horseshoeing, horseshoe prices, horseshoes, blacksmith coal, coal.

SIDE A 00:07:51 -- 00:11:38
Discussion about his work on the railway; coal, Emerald Station, railway, steam engine, railway doctor, railway gang, railway jobs.

SIDE A 00:11:38 -- 00:17:05
Discussion about his father, chores on the family farm, and horses; health, chores, horses, stallions, farming, Everett Haslam, Western horses.

SIDE A 00:17:05 -- 00:20:11
Discussion about buying a horse, with mention of Wellington MacNeil and his livestock business; Wellington MacNeil, horses, Western horses, horse dealers, livestock dealers, Walter Weekes, horse prices.

SIDE A 00:20:11 -- 00:22:17
Discussion about courting and racing with horses; horses, Pat Mella, Frank MacDougall, courting, Emerald, George Power, horse racing, Austin Taylor, Stanley Bridge, horse races.

SIDE A 00:22:17 -- 00:23:50
Discussion about his brothers and sisters, with mention of their horses; Ivan Lambe, Carl Lambe, Eileen Lambe, Margaret Lambe.

SIDE A 00:23:50 -- 00:25:49
Discussion about his work on the railway continues, with mention of their home in Emerald; wages, railway, Emerald.

SIDE A 00:25:49 -- 00:31:46
Discussion about growing up in Springfield and getting a job on the railway; Dr. Madison, Springfield, midwives, John Sinclair, doctors, railway, railroad.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:46.
SIDE B 00:31:51 -- 00:37:08
Discussion about getting a job on the railway continues, with a story about an accident on the railway; railway, railroad, Emerald, Dan Archie MacLean, station agents, Peter Nicholson, accidents.

SIDE B 00:37:08 -- 00:52:01
Discussion about working as a foreman on the railway; foreman, 1950s, Sackville, railway, railway watch, Sam Hood, MacFadyen, section foreman.

SIDE B 00:52:01 -- 00:54:38
Discussion about the best and worst jobs on the railway; railway jobs, railway, cutting rails, wages.

SIDE B 00:54:38 -- 00:59:32
Discussion about people he worked with on the railway; Ben Condon, Sinclair, railway, Ernie Deon, engine drivers, Charlie Deon.

SIDE B 00:59:32 -- 01:03:38
Discussion about rails and rail gauges, with mention of ballast; wide gauge, rails, railway, rail gauges, ballast.

Tape ends at 01:03:38.