Matching Articles"Fishing Admirals" (Total 9)

  • An article on the administration of law in Newfoundland to 1729
  • The 'fishing admiral' was a label assigned to the first ship captain who entered the harbour at the start of the fishing season.
  • An article on formal law in Newfoundland up to 1729.
  • This article is about the Government in Newfoundland and Labrador between 1730 and 1815. A misunderstood time in history.
  • Newfoundland's legal and political evolution differed considerably from other British possessions and colonies in North America.
  • An article on the Newfoundland Fishing Admirals and the Law up to 1729.
  • Compared with other 18th-century regimes, the legal system that governed Newfoundland prior to 1815 was relatively stable and effective.
  • Naval governors ran Newfoundland and Labrador's political, legal, and military affairs from 1729 through 1824.
  • An article on the royal navy in Newfoundland in the Early 18th Century.

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