Matching Articles"St. John's" (Total 7)

  • 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.
  • Under its Leased Bases Agreement with Britain, the United States had permission to establish military bases in Newfoundland.
  • 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.
  • German firms established thirteen of the sixteen manufacturing plants created in Newfoundland during the 1950s due to Alfred Valdmanis' business contacts.
  • Creed and culture of the Irish immigrant population in Newfoundland from 1784-1830.
  • About the period of manufacturing growth in St. John's from the 1870s to 1914.