Matching Articles"St. John's" (Total 16)

  • Visual Arts
    The visual arts have long played a part in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador, though they may never have been as significant or visible as they are today.
  • Tourism after Confederation
    Newfoundland and Labrador's tourism industry continued to grow after Confederation, but at a slow pace.
  • Tourism before Confederation
    Newfoundland's tourism industry dates back to the 1890s, when advances in rail and ocean transportation made the colony more accessible than before.
  • Agnes Marion Ayre (1890-1940)
    Biography of Agnes Marion Ayre (1890-1940).
  • Slope Instability
    Slope-stability or mass-movement problems occur where either sediment and/or rock and/or snow move downslope in response to gravity.
  • Global Relations and the Spanish Influenza
    The Spanish flu did not originate in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the ports, shipping schedules, and global trade relations made it vulnerable.
  • The 1918 Spanish Flu
    The Spanish flu of 1918-19 killed between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. It is one of the largest outbreaks of disease in recorded history.
  • Agriculture and the Commission of Government
    How the Commission of Government affected agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Disasters 1892-1929
    Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.
  • Social Changes under the Commission of Government
    One of the Commission of Government's major goals while in office was to improve social services in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • The 1846 Great Fire
    About the Great Fire that started on 9 June 1846 in St. John's when a fire broke out in a cabinetmaker's workshop on George Street.
  • Architecture of St. John's, 1800-1892
    Information about the architectural background of St. John's from 1800-1892.
  • Ethel Gertrude Dickinson (1880-1918)
    Biography of Ethel Gertrude Dickinson (1880-1918).
  • Global Relations and the Spanish Influenza
    The Spanish flu did not originate in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the country's ports, and global trade relations made it vulnerable to the disease.
  • The 1918 Spanish Flu
    About the Spanish influenza pandemic that reached Newfoundland and Labrador in 1918 and killed more than 600 people in less than five months.
  • The Veiled Virgin
    About the statue, The Veiled Virgin, created by renowned Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza.

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