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Going From Bishop Feild to Broadway

Biography of war verteran and writer John Murray Anderson
Napoleonic Wars and the Economy

The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) were a time of social upheaval in Europe, but brought economic prosperity to Newfoundland and Labrador.
20th Century Salt Fish Markets: 1914-1992

At the outbreak of war in 1914, the Newfoundland fishery was already in trouble.
The 16th Century International Fishery

More Europeans at the end of the 15th century were engaged in fishing than in any other occupation except farming.
The English Migratory Fishery and Trade in the 17th Century

The basic characteristics of the migratory fishery did not change very much in the 300 years of its existence.
The English Fishery and Trade in the 18th Century

The British migratory fishery at Newfoundland reached its height in the 18th century in terms of production, employment, and revenue.
The Seven Years' War, 1756-1763.

Information about the Seven Years War, the long-expected war that broke out in May 1756.
The Nine Years' War, 1689-1697

This first episode in the long contest between England and France is also known as King William's War, and as the War of the Grand Alliance.
Newfoundland and the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

The American Revolutionary War that occurred bewteen 1775 and 1783 had a significant impact on Newfoundland fisheries and society.
The Impact of the Anglo-French Wars, 1793-1803

Coming so soon after the massive market collapse of the late 1780s, the Anglo-French wars had a devastating effect on the migratory fishery.
Anglo-French Warfare

France and England - later Great Britain - were at war, on and off, from 1689 to 1815.
Health on the Home Front - Health Care and World War II

About health conditions in Newfoundland during WWII such as problems with housing and veneral disease and the need for wartime hospitals.
Pinetree Radar Site

Pine Tree Radar Site is one of three warning systems selected when NORAD decided to build a number of Aircraft Control and Warning Stations.

Matching Articles"War" (Total 13)

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