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Cassie Eileen Brown (1919-1986)

Biography of writer Cassie Brown (1919-1986).
Elsie Holloway (1882-1971)

Biography of Elsie Holloway (1882-1971).
Margaret Iris Duley (1894-1968)

Biography of Margaret Iris Duley (1894-1968).
Women Shop Workers, Water Street

Overview of the Women Shop Workers of Water Street.
Agnes Marion Ayre (1890-1940)

Biography of Agnes Marion Ayre (1890-1940).
The "Entente Cordiale," 1904

On April 8, 1904, four agreements were concluded in London, which established the Anglo-French Entente, or <em>entente cordiale</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
Global Relations and the Spanish Influenza

The Spanish flu did not originate in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the ports, shipping schedules, and global trade relations made it vulnerable.
The 1918 Spanish Flu

The Spanish flu of 1918-19 killed between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. It is one of the largest outbreaks of disease in recorded history.
Aboriginal People and Confederation

When Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949, the governments made no special provisions for the new province's Aboriginal groups.
Aboriginal Self-Government

Many Aboriginal people in the province and country see self-government as a way to preserve their culture and attain greater control over their lives.
Agriculture and the Commission of Government

How the Commission of Government affected agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador
Committed to Responsible Government

A portrait of the life of Albert Boyle Butt (1904-1989), organizer, politician and ardent supporter of responsible government.
Alfred Valdmanis

One of the more bizarre aspects of the Smallwood government's early attempts at economic diversification was the involvement of Alfred Valdmanis.
Installations

During the Second World War, Newfoundland played a pivotal role in Allied naval strategy for the North Atlantic.
The American Presence in Newfoundland and Labrador

Under its Leased Bases Agreement with Britain, the United States had permission to establish military bases in Newfoundland.
The Newfoundland Royal Commission, 1933 (The Amulree Commission)

Fearing negative impacts on stock markets, Canada and Britain agreed to help Newfoundland meet debt payments pending the report of a royal commission of inquiry.
Amulree Report Project - Introduction

This article discusses how the heritage website obtained a PDF copy of the 1933 report as well as a link to the report itself.
The Anglo-American Leased Bases Agreement

The United States obtained the right to build military bases in Newfoundland by the Leased Bases Agreement signed with Britain on March 27, 1941.
Anti-Confederate Replies, 1865

Extracts from speech by R.J. Parsons in the House of Assembly, February 3, 1865. The Newfoundlander, February 16, 1865.

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