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Matching Articles"20th Century" (Total 77)

Arts and Economy

The arts industry in Newfoundland and Labrador provides the province's people with a heightened quality of life while at the same time contributing to the local economy.
20th-Century Fisheries and Settlement Patterns

The industrialization of Newfoundland and Labrador's fisheries during the late 20th century changed the way people in the province worked and lived.
Child Labour in Bell Island Mines

Excerpts from the 1998 Heritage Fair project dealing with child labour in the Bell Island Mines. Includes a brief overview and an interview with Mr. Charles Bown.
When Clarenville was the Colas Capital of Newfoundland

A brief history of colas plant in Clarenville, Newfoundland, and of Terence O'Meara who oversaw its construction.
Strategies of Diversification

The labour force of Newfoundland and Labrador is now more highly diversified than is usually realized.
Electrifying the Island

An article on electrifying the island of Newfoundland following confederation with Canada in 1949.
Electrifying Labrador

Hamilton River was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's largest hydro electric projects.
Forest Industries: 1970-2010

Forest industries contribute much to the Newfoundland and Labrador economy.
Forest Industries and the Environment

Newfoundland and Labrador's forests are a renewable resource, so long as they are harvested in a sustainable way.
Forest Industries

The island of Newfoundland contains 15 million acres of forest, of which more than nine million acres are considered productive.
Growth of the Frozen Fish Industry in Newfoundland

In 1939, Newfoundland produced 1.5 million pounds of frozen groundfish. With the outbreak of World War II, however, the industry took off.
Industrialization in the Fishery, 1940-1969

The years between 1940 and 1969 saw dramatic changes in the Newfoundland fishery.
Hydro Development in Newfoundland and Labrador

Hydro-electricity has played an important role in the industrial development of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Industrial Disease and the St. Lawrence Mines

Major economic transformations, such as that which took place in St. Lawrence, always carry with them certain costs.
Industrialization and Diversification

For the first three hundred years after European settlement, the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador depended almost solely on the fisheries
Work and Labour

A brief history of work and labour, both paid and unpaid, in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Land-Based Industries of the Early 1900s

Government officials promoted various land-based industries during the first half of the 20th century.
Impacts of Mechanization of the Logging Industry

The gradual mechanization of Newfoundland and Labrador's logging industry changed the way loggers interacted with forest ecosystems.
Mechanization of the Logging Industry Since Confederation

Advances in technology during the second half of the twentieth century dramatically altered commercial logging in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Economic Impacts of the Cod Moratorium

The fishery closure ended almost 500 years of fishing activity in Newfoundland and Labrador, where it put about 30,000 people out of work.

Matching Articles"20th Century" (Total 77)

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