Matching Articles"19th Century" (Total 95)

  • Biography of Elsie Holloway (1882-1971).
  • Biography of Margaret Iris Duley (1894-1968).
  • On 10 December 1894, two of Newfoundland and Labrador's three banks closed their doors and never opened them again.
  • After the Commercial and Union Banks ceased operations, Newfoundland and Labrador entered a period of economic, social, and political chaos.
  • about the men and women, such as Naomi Gregory, who came from Newfoundland outports to St. John's to work in domestic service in upper class homes.
  • Newfoundland's tourism industry dates back to the 1890s, when advances in rail and ocean transportation made the colony more accessible than before.
  • A history of the merchant community in Newfoundland and its effect on trade and commerce
  • Overview of the Women Shop Workers of Water Street.
  • Biography of Agnes Marion Ayre (1890-1940).
  • The role of the Garrison in Newfoundland between the years 1815 and 1870.
  • In 1870 an important chapter in the history of Newfoundland came to a close when the British government withdrew the military garrison at St. John's.
  • Information about the migratory fishery and the patterns permanent settlement around Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • An overview of the growth of the resident population and patterns of settlement in Newfoundland during the early 19th century.
  • Biography of Armine Nutting Gosling (1861-1942)
  • Historical background and construction of the Government House in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Newfoundland did not receive official colonial status until 1825, when the British government appointed the first civil governor, Sir Thomas Cochrane.
  • Civil governors represented the authority of the crown in Newfoundland and Labrador and upheld the colony's Constitution.
  • The importance of the Colonial Building to suffrage, the Chinese, and Bella 'Bobbie' Robertson.
  • Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.
  • The election riots of 1861 were confusing and violent riots that were caused by people trying to prevent one another from voting.