Matching Articles"19th Century" (Total 18)

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The importance of the Colonial Building to suffrage, the Chinese, and Bella 'Bobbie' Robertson.
  • About the colonial governors during Responsible government in Newfoundland from 1855-1933.
  • An inventory list made of the first Government House in St. John's on October 1809.
  • About the Naval governors of Newfoundland, their duties, responsibilites and impact on Newfoundland and Labrador from 1729-1824.
  • A history of proprietary governors in Newfoundland which began in 1610, with the appointment of its first governor, John Guy and ended in 1728 with the appointment of the first naval governor.
  • Information about the location chosen for the Government House, as well as the influences Government House had on St. John's.
  • 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.