Bragg, Shirley. Interview about Pouch Cove.

• Main Author: Rubin, Dan
• Other Authors: Bragg, Shirley
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Subjects: Towns; Fishing; Weddings; Fish processing; Hansen; Tara; Bragg; Ronald; Matt; Lindsay; Cook; Eric; Langmead; Audrey; Baldwin; Billy; Munn; Paddy; Hudson; Tommy; Wright; Harold; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/8692

Shirley Bragg describes living in Pouch Cove from her home, discussing place names; the fishery; German spies; her wedding; SUF Halll; and cod liver oil. 00:00 – introductions; being interviewed by Tara Hansen; 1:14 – community change; before town council; paving roads; snow clearing; picking up garbage; street lights; street names; Sullivan’s Loop; Langmead’s Lane; Bauline Line; 2:27 – Cod’s Hill; riding sleds as children; 3:58 – flakes; taking down flakes marking change in community; fishery the heart of Pouch Cove; 4:32 – dip nets; fishing nets; 5:02 – removing flakes in 1950s and 60s; fishing differently; 5:27 – finding employment in St. John’s; giving up commercial fishing; 5:48 – husband giving up fishing to take course in painting and decorating; 6:05 – Knights of Columbus burning in St. John’s; hearing about tragedy on radio; 8:02 – German spies; submarines landing; 8:24 – catching spies in Pouch Cove; 9:46 – Knights of Columbus fire; 10:03 – wedding day; husband working in Labrador; working at Gruchy’s store; buying house; 12:49 – down payment and price of house; 13:17 – husband giving up fishing to go painting; 13:33 – reception at grandmother’s house; dancing at SUF Hall; Matt Bragg playing music; 14:15 – types of dancing; square dancing; lancing; waltzing; monkey dance; Lindsay Bragg; 14:58 – family structure; paid domestic work after getting married; working for Eric Cook’s family in St. John’s; 16:50 – SUF Hall; men getting in fights; 18:40 – brass bands; music at SUF Hall; movies; weddings; sister Audrey’s wedding; 19:32 – cold plate supper; weddings; used by all denominations; 20:20 – SUF and multiple denominations; United and Orange Lodge; Orange men; 21:18 – Orange Lodge brothers helping SUF men; 22:10 – sick Orange man in Biscan Cove; grandfather bringing load of wood on sleigh to help; 23:35 – cod liver oil; Billy Baldwin’s oil factory; Paddy Munn picking up fish liver after dark; boiling liver; 26:22 – location of factory; root cellar; 28:32 – giving liver to Billy Baldwin; withdrawing ...