Audio file
Contributors
Interviewee: Clow, Roy
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2006-09-04
Date Digitized
2010-02-23
Abstract
This interview with Roy starts with a conversation continued on from tape thirteen. Roy tells about piloting ships into harbours. He then briefly talks about a murder in Georgetown before telling a story about a fire at Boon Thompson's. Roy then goes on to talk about shearing sheep, carding mills, and fires in Montague. An interview indicated as being from January 30th, 2007 begins with Roy talking about "Hand Brand" rum and moonshine. He then goes on to talk about different birds in Newfoundland, and the Halifax Explosion. On side B, Roy talks about rounding up cattle with Wellington MacNeil and western horses. He the tells a series of stories about Angus Johnson, Jim Macbeth, and Wall White. The tape ends with a story about a wrestler from Quebec, and Roy catching eels with his father.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:36:17
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:06 -- 00:11:57
Discussion about Roy piloting ships continues from tape thirteen; Lower Montague, ship pilot, tanker, wharf, Bill Lewellen, Georgetown, Ray Solomon, 1970s, wharfinger, anchor, mud, Department of Transport, H10-6.

SIDE A 00:11:58 -- 00:12:40
Discussion about pulp boat crewmen killing an officer in Georgetown in the 1930s; 1930s, rat, gun, officer, pulp boat, jail, Georgetown.

SIDE A 00:12:41 -- 00:16:48
Discussion about a fire at Boon Thompson's, when capelan were stuck in the fire hose; shingle shed, Boon Thompson, fire, capelan, fire engine, fire chief, Doug Coffin, fire hose, shingles.

SIDE A 00:16:49 -- 00:22:23
Discussion about shearing sheep for wool and making yarn; sheep, lamb, wool, shear, yarn, Murray Harbour North, milk, Jim Lowry, boiler, fleece, carding mill, drugged.

SIDE A 00:22:24 -- 00:24:39
Discussion about Mulnow's carding mill where Roy took wool; trout, mill, water wheel, Mulnow, carding, Ernest Mulnow, toll, wool, Line Road, Lower Montague.

SIDE A 00:24:39 -- 00:25:44
Discussion about fires in Montague continues; house fire, fire truck, fire hall, Murray River.

SIDE A 00:25:45 -- 00:27:14
Discussion about sheep and the tame lamb continues; lamb, sheep.

***SIDE A 00:27:14 - Conversation ends abruptly, and an interview from Janurary 30th, 2007 begins.
SIDE A 00:27:17 -- 00:31:53
Discussion about moonshine, boat rum, and "Hand Brand" alcohol; moonshine, beer, boat rum, St. Pierre, Miquelon, Albert Griffin, strong, rum, Captain Merle May, keg rum, hand brand.

SIDE A 00:31:54 -- 00:39:23
Discussion about birds in Newfoundland; Tiddlywinks, Newfoundland, seal, stew, cook, fat, Eric Harding, Terrs, Hagdown, Bullbird, whiteout.

SIDE A 00:39:25 -- 00:48:02
Discussion about the Halifax Explosion and telling ghost stories in the kitchen; Halifax Explosion, Stanley, Larch, Elmer Miller, cemetery, ghost stories, stokers, sweat rag, coal, wave, Halifax Harbour, 1917, fire, explosion, ships.

SIDE A Ends 00:48:02
***Side A ends mid-sentence.
SIDE B 00:48:08 -- 00:56:40
Discussion about rounding up cattle for Wellington MacNeil; Charlottetown, ship, Shaw Steamship Company, bull, cattle, George Miller, Wellington MacNeil, wharf, horses.

SIDE B 00:56:40 -- 01:00:29
Discussion about western horses; western horses, horses, Montague, Mont Wright, Wellington MacNeil, railway, rum, Angus Johnson, cattle, Charlottetown, wild, bridle.

SIDE B 01:00:30 -- 01:03:18
Discussion about Angus Johnson and Wall White fighting; friends, fight, Angus Johnson, Wall White, drinking, Murray Harbour, fighting, rum.

SIDE B 01:03:18 -- 01:06:30
Discussion about Angus Johnson and Jim Macbeth fighting begins, but soon changes to Jim's service in WWI; Jim Macbeth, Montague, Angus Johnson, rum, amputee, Germany, WWI, war, bomb, black bread, mechanic.

SIDE B 01:06:30 -- 01:10:35
Discussion about Angus Johnson and Jim Macbeth fighting continues; Shaw's restaurant, Jim Macbeth, Angus Johnson, Montague, drinking, fighting, rum, bottle, meat.

SIDE B 01:10:36 -- 01:16:54
Discussion about Wall White, fires on boats, and insurance; Wellington MacNeil, Captain Leroy White, Merle Poole, Archie Hickebaum, Horace Hewitt, Murray River, fire, insurance, Panmure Island, Andrew Camalt, Ray Griffin, smoke, Lower Montague Wharf, Nat Cambell, dragger, Pictou.

SIDE B 01:16:54 -- 01:21:22
Discussion about Wall White lifting the engine out of his boat; fishing, boat, traps, lobster, engine, strong, Beach Point.

SIDE B 01:21:23 -- 01:25:22
Discussion about the White brothers; Wall White, Sandy White, Jack White, CN, Borden, drowned, drinking, Whippet, car, rumble seat, Lindy Gillis, Greek River, moonshine, teddy.

SIDE B ends at 01:25:22.