Matching Articles"Settlement" (Total 7)

  • Population Distribution and Land-Based Industries
    With the construction of the railway, workers began to leave their coastal homes to find employment at new mines and mills in the island's interior.
  • Establishment of Colonial Status
    Although the British Government had attempted in 1775 to limit residence, within 50 years it conferred colonial status upon Newfoundland.
  • Fishing Admirals
    The 'fishing admiral' was a label assigned to the first ship captain who entered the harbour at the start of the fishing season.
  • Law and the Fishing Admirals
    An article on the Newfoundland Fishing Admirals and the Law up to 1729.
  • Royal Navy in the Early 18th Century
    An article on the royal navy in Newfoundland in the Early 18th Century.
  • 19th Century Migration
    Newfoundland and Labrador experienced immigration during the first half of the 19th century and emigration during the latter decades of the century.
  • Acadian Village
    About the origins of the town of Stephenville and it's surrounding area, once known as the Acadian Village.

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