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Matching Articles"Politics" (Total 17)

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Carson and Morris

The platforms of William Carson and Patrick Morris, two of the most important leaders of the reform movement in Newfoundland
Case Study One: Law and Forensic Medicine in Early Newfoundland

A Case Study on Law and Forensic Medicine in Early Newfoundland from 1729 to 1815.
Case Study Two: Law and Forensic Medicine in Early Newfoundland

The second article on Law and Forensic Medicine in Early Newfoundland from 1729 to 1815, including another case study.
Civil Magistracy

A history of the Newfoundland magistracy beginning with the appointment of the first local justices of the peace in 1729.
Fishery Modernization During the First 20 Years of Confederation

In June 1948 the people of Newfoundland voted by a small but comfortable margin to join the Canadian Confederation.
ERCO and Long Harbour

One of the industries which the Smallwood government managed to lure to the province with the promise of cheap power was the ERCO.
Belleoram Woman Records Observation of First World War in Letters Written Home

A look at the life and letters of Frances Cluett, a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment who served in France and Turkey during World War I.
Servant to the city: Mews left his mark on municipal politics

A look at the career of Henry George Reginald Mews (1897-1982), WW I veteran, and mayor of St. John's.
Judiciary

An article on the judiciary in Newfoundland, 1729-1815.
Reception of Law

An article on the reception of law in Newfoundland from 1729 to 1815
Lundrigan-Butler Affair

The events surrounding the Lundrigan-Butler affair, perhaps the most celeberated legal case in Newfoundland and Labrador history, where two fisherman were publically whipped for outstanding debts to a local merchant.
Prohibition in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1917-1924

Prohibition in Newfoundland and Labrador was a dominion-wide ban on alcoholic beverages from 1917 to 1924.
What a Newfoundland Soldier Wrote About the War.

The events in the military life of Owen William Steele (1887-1916), a member of the Newfoundland Regiment, and an introduction to his war diary.
Military Man Turned Aviation Historian

A brief biography of Robert Holland Tait (1891-1964), Great War veteran, poet, and historian.
A Lifetime of Writing

The story of Stella Maris (Meaney) Whelan (1910-1998), civil servant and witness to the important events surrounding Confederation.
Surgeons and Criminal Justice

An article on surgeons and criminal justice in Newfoundland from 1729 to 1815.
Remembering Another Group of War Volunteers

The brief account of the life of Sybil Johnson (1887-1973), a nurse in the Volunteer Aid Detachment (VAD) in World War I.

Matching Articles"Politics" (Total 17)

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