An accident while pearl fishing.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
August 1954
Track ID
10849
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1954.97.B9
Original Tape ID
Summary
An accident while pearl fishing.
Once, Maggie Stewart's husband was pearl fishing in Balquhidder, in a boat made from old sailcloth. The boat cowped [capsized], and he was trapped underneath and nearly drowned. He lost the bottle containing the pearls that he had got.
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Aberdeen
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good