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Recording Details: Royal White T2 [Tape Two]:

SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:01:57 Discussion about Newfoundlanders; Newfoundland, Charlie Collier, Elsie Collier, seal, Buddy MacDonald. 

SIDE A 00:01:57 -- 00:03:18 Discussion about seabirds; Turrs, bullbirds, seabirds, birds. 

SIDE A 00:03:18 -- 00:04:55 Discussion about schooners out of Murray Harbour and hauling lumber; schooners, Murray Harbour, lumber, coastal trade. 

SIDE A 00:04:55 -- 00:07:41 Discussion about the Nellie J. Banks and rum running; Nellie J. Banks, rum running, schooners, rum boats, patrol boats, Captain John McGuire, prohibition. 

SIDE A 00:07:41 -- 00:10:54 Discussion about various topics including sailors in his family, his father, and sailing during his grandfather's time; Hubert White, sailors, sea captains, Percy White, Arthur White, Peter White. 

SIDE A 00:10:54 -- 00:17:00 Discussion about cars; cars, Durant Star, driving, driver's licence, Willis Knight. 

SIDE A 00:17:00 -- 00:19:20 Discussion about Murray Harbour as a kid; stores, Murray Harbour, blacksmiths, anchors, forges, Hanford Bell, Rankin Bell. 

SIDE A 00:19:20 -- 00:23:12 Discussion about Murray River as a kid; Murray River, hotels, Jim Montgomery, commercial travelers, traveling salesmen, hotel prices, livery stables, Henrietta White, Sterling Beaton, stores, lobster canneries. 

SIDE A 00:23:12 -- 00:24:24 Discussion about the train; trains, train fare, Murray Harbour, turntables. 

SIDE A 00:24:24 -- 00:25:15 Discussion about biking from Charlottetown to Murray River; Earn Richards, biking. 

SIDE A 00:25:15 -- 00:30:39 Discussion about Murray River as a kid continues; Murray River, stores, horse sheds, fires, Cook's store, pop factory, Fraser's Drinks, F. D. Cook, vessels, schooners, bowling alleys, theatres, grocery stores, tailors, Gus Keenan, Will Moore, ice cream, blacksmiths, forges, Sandy Dutney, pop, soft drinks, Fred Brehaut. 

SIDE A 00:30:39 -- 00:31:54 Discussion about whaling; whaling, whale meat, Newfoundland. 

SIDE A ends at 00:31:54.

SIDE B 00:32:03 -- 00:33:46 Discussion about whaling continues; whaling, whale meat. 

SIDE B 00:33:46 -- 00:34:27 Discussion about Christmas; Christmas, Christmas dinner, plum pudding, Christmas trees. 

SIDE B 00:34:27 -- 00:37:54 Discussion about ice travel and cutting ice for the hotel; ice travel, ice, cutting ice, sawing ice, ice saws. 

SIDE B 00:37:54 -- 00:39:54 Discussion about jobs at the hotel and his mother's sewing; hotels, sewing, Henrietta White, Murray River, chores, sweaters. 

SIDE B 00:39:54 -- 00:46:54 Discussion about swordfish; swordfish, fishing, Ernie Sams. 

SIDE B 00:46:54 -- 00:47:49 Discussion about boat engines; boat engines, Vivian engines. 

SIDE B 00:47:49 -- 00:50:11 Discussion about driving Dr. Bonnell around; Dr. Lorne Bonnell, driving, Captain Bonnell, Dr. Bonnell. 

SIDE B 00:50:11 -- 00:51:22 Discussion about various topics including horses and ice travel; horses, storms, ice travel, Spanish Flu. 

SIDE B 00:51:22 -- 00:57:51 Discussion about WWII and sailing in Cape Breton after the war; WWII, Merchant Marines, U-Boats, submarines, sailors. 

SIDE B 00:57:51 -- 01:00:19 Discussion about seasickness and superstitions; seasickness, superstitions, sailors, daisy tea, cancer. 

SIDE B 01:00:19 -- 01:01:00 Discussion about loading potatoes as a kid; potatoes, loading potatoes. 

SIDE B 01:01:00 -- 01:02:36 Discussion about his life as a sailor and how barometers work; sailors, barometers. 

SIDE B 01:02:36 -- 01:04:01 Discussion about deep snow; snow, deep snow. 
 Tape ends at 01:04:01.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
White, Royal

Playing Time:
01:04:01

Interview Date(s):
2007-03-28

Interview Summary:
This is an interview with Royal White of Murray Harbour and Murray River, PEI. In this interview Royal talks about Newfoundlanders, seabirds, schooners, Murray Harbour, Murray River, the Nellie J. Banks, sailors in his family, cars, stores, the hotel his mother ran, ice and ice travel, horses, whaling, swordfish, WWII, superstitions, and various other topics.

Place(s) Discussed:
Murray River, PE; Murray Harbour, PE; Newfoundland

Time(s) Discussed:
WWII, 1930s

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