Moores, Bert. 2. Part two of interview about Biscan Cove.

Bert Moores continues talking about growing up in Biscan Cove at his home in Pouch Cove. Interviewer Shirley Bragg also offers input on the price of food, living on welfare, and experiences of WWII. 0:11 – welfare; Liddy’s; Howard Cole’s beer tavern; 1:52 - price of food; shop at Susie Gould’s house...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rubin, Dan, Bragg, Shirley
Other Authors: Moores, Bert; Bragg, Shirley
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Wars
Moores
Bert
Cole
Howard
Gould
Susie
Penton
Jack
Shea
John
Burke
Ollie
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/8478
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Summary:Bert Moores continues talking about growing up in Biscan Cove at his home in Pouch Cove. Interviewer Shirley Bragg also offers input on the price of food, living on welfare, and experiences of WWII. 0:11 – welfare; Liddy’s; Howard Cole’s beer tavern; 1:52 - price of food; shop at Susie Gould’s house; trading salt fish for goods; 4:03 – Jack Penton’s store by Long Bridge; 4:42 - John Shea’s shop on corner across from Ollie Burke’s; trading eggs; trading spun wool for wallpaper; hardships of welfare; 8:15 – wartime work, building ships; 8:35 – teacher’s wages; boarding; war rations; 10:03 – blacking out windows during World War II; homeland security.

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