ALBERT WILLIAM (SONNY) CROW

Recorded: July 1991

Abstracter: Beth Cairns (Re-typed by Jean Hawkes)

Please note that the timing relate to the original tape version

TAPE Side 1

00:00 Interview identification

SONNY CROW born 1930

00:16 Parents were rabbiters EAST DOME – LUMSDEN – CORSWOLD – HEDGEHOPE – Mentioned in various places DICK CROW – DOUGAL HORN – Mentioned in various places

00:26 Shot rabbits with .22 rifle

00:44 Set 300 traps in a day with grass

00:77 POISONING SHARKS TOOTH – Mentioned Mrs NORMAN DIACK – Mr BEKER – BERT CROW – JOCK PATTERSON – KILKELLY'S SAWMILL – SYLVIA CROW – DOUG CROW – ALBERT SMITH – Mentioned

01:02 70 traps an hour

01:12 Ferret training WOODLANDS – DUNEDIN – RYAL BUSH – GARSTON – Mentioned

01:37 “Food for Britain” Campaign – Canning factory at BLUFF TUSSOCK CREEK – MAKAREWA RIVER – Mentioned

01:44 New Zealand FILM UNIT took film in 1943 S WARD – R CRUICKSHANKS – ALLAN MacPHERSON – Mentioned

01:72 First RABBIT BOARD – First job JACK HALFORD – GORDON FIDLER – JOHNNY McIVOR – STAN DIACK – CHRISTIES – RUTH CROW – SAMMY MATHEWS – GEORGE BROS – RUSSELL CAIRNS – MORRIE CHRISTIE – Mentioned

02:24 Ferret training – Poisoning

02:50 Saddle bags

02:58 Skinning Rabbits – Skins sold in DUNEDIN

02:81 Sold ferrets at WILLIAM TODD (AUCTION ROOMS)

02:96 DOWNIE TRAP

03:24 Spotlight used at night ALLAN LAKE – LEONARD LAKE – CHARLIE LAKE – CHIC LIVINGSTONE – Mentioned

03:65 End of Tape