Matching Articles"19th Century" (Total 47)

  • Elsie Holloway (1882-1971)
    Biography of Elsie Holloway (1882-1971).
  • Margaret Iris Duley (1894-1968)
    Biography of Margaret Iris Duley (1894-1968).
  • Visual Arts
    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.
  • 1894 Bank Crash
    On 10 December 1894, two of Newfoundland and Labrador's three banks closed their doors and never opened them again.
  • Conducting the 19th Century Seal Fishery
    The commercial spring seal hunt was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most dangerous and demanding industries in the 19th century.
  • 19th Century Cod Fisheries
    The salt-cod fishery was a mainstay of Newfoundland and Labrador's economy throughout the 19th century.
  • The 19th Century Steamer Seal Fishery
    As seals became more difficult to harvest, Newfoundland outfitters turned first to larger sailing vessels and then to wooden-hulled steamers.
  • Agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador
    Newfoundland and Labrador's climate and soil have not been conducive to agriculture, but outport isolation and poor fishery incomes have made farming crucial.
  • The Baie Verte Asbestos Mines
    Asbestos mining in Newfoundland dates back to the 1890s, when two small-scale mines were established on the west coast
  • Impacts of the 1894 Bank Crash
    After the Commercial and Union Banks ceased operations, Newfoundland and Labrador entered a period of economic, social, and political chaos.
  • Iron Ore Mines of Bell Island
    Reports of iron ore on Bell Island go back to at least 1578, when a merchant from Bristol, England, reported finding iron deposits there.
  • Domestic Service Workers
    about the men and women, such as Naomi Gregory, who came from Newfoundland outports to St. John's to work in domestic service in upper class homes.
  • Electrifying Labrador
    Hamilton River was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's largest hydro electric projects.
  • 19th Century Trade
    Throughout the nineteenth century, Newfoundland and Labrador's economy centred on its ability to export goods to foreign buyers.
  • Forest Industries
    The island of Newfoundland contains 15 million acres of forest, of which more than nine million acres are considered productive.
  • The Household Economy in Newfoundland and Labrador Outports
    The origin of what is today referred to as traditional society in Newfoundland and Labrador may be traced to a way of life that developed around the inshore fishery in the late 19th century outport.
  • Industrialization and Diversification
    For the first three hundred years after European settlement, the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador depended almost solely on the fisheries
  • 19th Century Informal Economy
    An informal economy is one in which people provide for their own needs by engaging in a variety of noncommercial activities
  • Labour Organization and Unions
    Until well into the 20th century, Newfoundland's primary economic activity was in the fisheries.
  • Work and Labour
    A brief history of work and labour, both paid and unpaid, in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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