Matching Articles"19th Century" (Total 11)

  • Biography of Elsie Holloway (1882-1971).
  • The island of Newfoundland contains 15 million acres of forest, of which more than nine million acres are considered productive.
  • The first telegraph system in Newfoundland was established as part and parcel of a scheme to land a trans-atlantic telegraph cable in Newfoundland.
  • Advances in transportation during the late 1800s and the early 1900s affected the development of the forestry and mining industries in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • 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.
  • The most alarming military danger between 1793 and 1815 came from the British forces stationed at Newfoundland who would mutiny over grievances.
  • The importance of the Colonial Building to suffrage, the Chinese, and Bella 'Bobbie' Robertson.
  • The 19th century introduced new and increasingly efficient forms of transportation and communication to Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • An introduction to the album of Joseph Laurence (1819-1886) showing photos of Newfoundland from the late 19th century.
  • About the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, his life, his work, and his dealings with Newfoundland.