Matching Articles"19th Century" (Total 7)

  • Labour Organization and Unions
    Until well into the 20th century, Newfoundland's primary economic activity was in the fisheries.
  • Disasters 1892-1929
    Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.
  • Proprietary Governors, 1610-1728
    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.
  • 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.
  • The St. John's Fire of 1892
    About the St. John's fire that started on 8 July 1892 in a stable after a lit pipe or match fell into a bundle of hay.
  • Recollections of the Tsunami
    A Mount Pearl Junior High School project about the Newfoundland and Labrador tsunami
  • Rebuilding St. John's: Reconstruction after the 1892 Fire
    Information about the St. John's 1892 fire with emphasis on the reconstruction of the city after the disaster.

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