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Contributors
Interviewee: Hart, George Edward
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2009-07-22
Date Digitized
2010-07-13
Abstract
This is an interview with George Edward Hart of Brighton in Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview George talks about his family, growing up in Brighton, WWI and the Spanish Flu, radio and CFCY, Bobby Cotton, rum running and bootlegging, the Burtwhistles, teaching, school, cars, general stores, pop, and old Charlottetown.
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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:04:04
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1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:06 -- 00:03:59
Discussion about his family and his first job working in turnip fields; Hart, Gorrill, Tyne Valley, Colonel Peake, wages, turnips.

SIDE A 00:03:59 -- 00:07:08
Discussion about the lighthouse in Brighton and that neighbourhood; lighthouse, lighthouse keeper, Brighton, Lord.

SIDE A 00:07:08 -- 00:09:55
Discussion about traveling over the ice in the winter; ice travel.

SIDE A 00:09:55 -- 00:13:43
Discussion about his parents; George Frederick Hart, Jenny Gorrill, French, O'Leary.

SIDE A 00:13:43 -- 00:17:05
Discussion about growing up in Brighton and seeing ships on the river; Charlottetown, farm animals, Brighton, ships, schooners, Charlottetown Harbour, Rocky Point, wharves, Hochelega, SS Hochelega.

SIDE A 00:17:05 -- 00:23:22
Discussion about WWI and the Spanish Flu, with mention of his work as a teacher and work at CFCY; Armistice Day, WWI, Spanish Flu, Government House, Veteran Hospital, war veterans, teaching, teachers, Major, McNutt, CFCY, radio, Flo Fitzgerald, 1914.

SIDE A 00:23:22 -- 00:26:19
Discussion about radio and his crystal set; crystal set, radio, Colonel Rogers, radio programs, CFCY.

SIDE A 00:26:19 -- 00:29:26
Discussion about Bobby Cotton; Bobby Cotton, Cottonville, houses, Brighton, rum, bootlegging.

SIDE A 00:29:26 -- 00:31:59
Discussion about bootlegging and rum running; bootlegging, Reddin, rum, Captain Dicks, Dalvay, Ed Dicks, rum running, Audrey Dicks, rum prices, liquor scripts, prohibition.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:59.
SIDE B 00:32:07 -- 00:32:37
Discussion about rum continues; liquor scripts, Dr. Harold Yeo, rum.

SIDE B 00:32:37 -- 00:35:36
Discussion about livery stables and cars; livery stables, cars, Ford Victoria, car prices.

SIDE B 00:35:36 -- 00:39:04
Discussion about bathing huts, the Burtwhistles, and the police; bathing huts, Rose Burtwhistle, Ken Burtwhistle, swimming, Chief Burtwhistle, traffic lights, Biggar, police.

SIDE B 00:39:04 -- 00:40:59
Discussion about his childhood; childbirth, West Kent School, school, Government Pond.

SIDE B 00:40:59 -- 00:42:06
Discussion about the fire at Prince of Wales College; fire, Prince of Wales College, Fred Large, Queen's Square School.

SIDE B 00:42:06 -- 00:46:37
Discussion about the Mills, working delivering pop, and general stores; Mills, African Americans, general stores, pop, Coleman, Rankin's store, MacKinnon's store, country stores, Iron Brew, roads.

SIDE B 00:46:37 -- 00:49:41
Discussion about working in theatre and music; Harry Foster, 1936, Harry Gomez, theatre, Rowan Fitzgerald, musicians.

SIDE B 00:49:41 -- 00:51:02
Discussion about the hospital; hospital, Bill Hughes.

SIDE B 00:51:02 -- 00:55:11
Discussion about electricity and growing up in Brighton; electricity, oysters, Brighton, fishing, Cannon Hills, ballpark, 1927.

SIDE B 00:55:11 -- 00:56:43
Discussion about his education and Prince of Wales College; Prince of Wales College, entrance exams, entrance examinations, high school, college admissions, teacher training, model school, teaching, teachers.

SIDE B 00:56:43 -- 01:01:51
Discussion about teaching in Coleman and at Prince Street School in Charlottetown; teaching, teachers, Coleman, school, reading, class sizes, corporal punishment, teaching salary, salary, supplement, Bill MacKinnon, Prince Street School, Charlottetown, Warren Leard, Coleman, Colonel Lowther, Mabel Matheson, principals, Carol Taylor.

SIDE B 01:01:51 -- 01:04:04
Discussion about Charlottetown during the 1920s; 1920s, Charlottetown, Market Square, Carnegie Library, moviehouses, library, movie theatres.

Tape ends at 01:04:04.