Hudson, Harrison. 2. Part two of interview about sealing.

Harrison Hudson talks about his experiences sealing and sailing on sealing ships in the 1940s from his home in Pouch Cove. 00:00 – sailing on last coal burning sealing ship; Sable Island; SS Kyle; crew; Arctic Pearl; 1947; 3:00 – hygiene onboard; daily routine; meals; 7:37 – demonstrating food pan a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rubin, Dan, Bragg, Shirley
Other Authors: Hudson, Harrison
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Work
Fishing
Ships
Hunting
Hudson
Harrison
Arctic
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/8476
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Summary:Harrison Hudson talks about his experiences sealing and sailing on sealing ships in the 1940s from his home in Pouch Cove. 00:00 – sailing on last coal burning sealing ship; Sable Island; SS Kyle; crew; Arctic Pearl; 1947; 3:00 – hygiene onboard; daily routine; meals; 7:37 – demonstrating food pan and meal distribution; 8:26 – drinking tea; 8:36 – sleeping arrangements; 9:03 – going out on ice in the morning; sealing season; last coal burning trip; 10:16 – wages; 11:05 – types of seals; 12:10 – story about being rescued by Herb Hudson when nearly drowning on ice in 1948; sealing trip on Norwegian ship; gaff; 19:03 – berth system; merchants and tickets; 20:19 – getting berth from captain; full load on Arctic Pearl; 35,000 seals; 21:22 – pay for seals; 22:14 – Confederation 1949; trip on Arctic Pearl; 22:36 – Biscan Cove; 22:52 – skippers; Greeley and captain; Arctic Pearl; Grenville Greeley from Portugal Cove; 26:22 – captain of Norwegian ship; cooking.

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