Matching Articles"Government" (Total 13)

  • Instructions to Walter Sykes, Robert Street, Captain William Pyles and Captain Nicholas Redwood from the Council of State, dated June 16, 1652.
  • Extract from Acts by the Privy Council, dated June 14, 1639, and dealing with planters, food, and material culture.
  • 'Letter to the Earl of Sunderland' from William Popple, dated April 1, 1708, and dealing with planters, government, the Pool Platation, and houses.
  • The election riots of 1861 were confusing and violent riots that were caused by people trying to prevent one another from voting.
  • The Grimes government was a difficult period for the provincial Liberals, marked by internal strife, declining popularity, and strong PC opposition.
  • German firms established thirteen of the sixteen manufacturing plants created in Newfoundland during the 1950s due to Alfred Valdmanis' business contacts.
  • Biography of Sir Arthur Aston, Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon, c.1625-1627.
  • Biography of Edward Wynne, Proprietary governor of Avalon Colony, 1621-1625.
  • Biography of Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore), Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon,1627-1629.
  • A history of proprietary governors in Newfoundland which began in 1610, with the appointment of its first governor, John Guy and ended in 1728 with the appointment of the first naval governor.
  • Biography of William Hill, Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon, 1634-1638.
  • Brian Tobin replaced Clyde Wells as premier and leader of the Newfoundland Liberals on 26 January, 1996.
  • Overview of the women who lived at Government House.