Matching Articles"19th Century" (Total 6)

  • The first telegraph system in Newfoundland was established as part and parcel of a scheme to land a trans-atlantic telegraph cable in Newfoundland.
  • The election riots of 1861 were confusing and violent riots that were caused by people trying to prevent one another from voting.
  • The 19th century introduced new and increasingly efficient forms of transportation and communication to Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • About the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, his life, his work, and his dealings with Newfoundland.
  • Mass media in Newfoundland and Labrador. Examples discussed include newspapers, radio, television, and the telegraph.
  • Before the current official flag, designed by Christopher Pratt in 1980, several British-derived flags represented Newfoundland and Labrador.