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Matching Articles"20th Century" (Total 37)

Silk-Stocking Mats

The quiet months of February and March were known as the matting season along the rugged coast of northern Newfoundland and Labrador.
Aviation: The Pioneer Period

Newfoundland has played an important role in the development of long-distance air travel.
Commercial and Military Aviation

Newfoundland became a western terminus for a commercial transatlantic air service in the 1930s.
Government Involvement in the Fishery, 1940 - 1970

Almost from the beginning of the rise of the frozen fish industry in the early 1940s, the government began to offer assistance.
Early 20th Century Exploration

20th Century Exploration--Exploration--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
Sir Robert Bond's Speech, 22 April, 1904

Extracts from Sir Robert Bond's Speech 22 April, 1904 from the <em>Evening Telegram</em>.
The 1908 Tie Election

The election of 1908 resulted in the two parties winning the same number of seats, and produced Newfoundland and Labrador's most famous constitutional crisis
Committed to Responsible Government

A portrait of the life of Albert Boyle Butt (1904-1989), organizer, politician and ardent supporter of responsible government.
Armine Nutting Gosling (1861-1942)

Biography of Armine Nutting Gosling (1861-1942)
The 1985 Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord

The 1985 Atlantic Accord is an agreement between the Newfoundland and Labrador and Ottawa concerning the management of the oil and gas reserves.
Becoming a Province

This article is about Newfoundland entering confederation and becoming a province within Canada and the public's reaction.
Bond's Political Career Winds Down

The fourth and final part of a series on the life and times of Sir Robert Bond, one of the most influential politicians in Newfoundland history.
Sir Robert Bond's Speech (extracts)
Changing Government 1971-1972

On 18 January 1972, Joseph Smallwood resigned as premier and was replaced by Frank Moores, leader of the Progressive Conservative party.
Canada and the Newfoundland Crisis, 1929-1934

The Great Depression hit Newfoundland hard. Its exposed, fragile economy contracted as export prices fell.
John C. Doyle

Information about Smallwood's advisor, John C. Doyle, and how he affected development of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Lady Helena E. Squires (1879-1959)

Biography of Lady Helena E. Squires (1879-1959).
"The Third Mill": Labrador Linerboard Ltd., 1973-1977

Development, construction, and fate of the third linerboard mill in Newfoundland and Labrador, created in Stephenville by the Smallwood government.
The Modern Women's Movement

The women's movement strives to end discrimination and violence against women through legal, political, and social change.
The Moores Government 1972-1979

The election of a Progressive Conservative government led by Frank Moores in 1972 marked a turning point in Newfoundland and Labrador politics.

Matching Articles"20th Century" (Total 37)

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