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The Bridge to Prosperity: The Confederation Debate

A confederate cartoon portraying a negative view of the possible economic union of Canada and Newfoundland.
It Will Be A Clean Sweep : The Confederation Debate

A confederate cartoon reproduced from The Confederate, 31 May 1948.
Under Confederation You Will Pay : The Confederation Debate

A Confederate cartoon about taxes, reproduced from The Confederate, 21 April 1948.
No Matter What They Say : The Confederation Debate

A confederate cartoon about taxes, reproduced from The Independent 15 July 1948.
The Confederation Debate: Pro Confederate Cartoon

A confederate cartoon reproduced from The Independent about a possible economic union between the United States and Newfoundland.
Independent and Pro-Confederate Cartoons: The Confederation Debate

Independent and Pro-Confederate cartoons from 'The Independent' and 'The Confederate' newspapers during the spring and summer of 1948.
Merchant Mariners

About the vital and dangerous role that merchant mariners played in the Second World War.