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  • Botwood
    During the Second World War, the relatively quiet port of Botwood became a highly-militarized Canadian coastal defence base.
  • Campaign for Representative Government
    The process through which Newfoundland acquired a local legislature in 1832 has long been misunderstood.
  • Canadian Presence in Newfoundland during World War II
    As the likelihood of war increased in the 1930s, Canada realized that its defence hinged on the protection of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Carson and Morris
    The platforms of William Carson and Patrick Morris, two of the most important leaders of the reform movement in Newfoundland
  • Civil Governors
    Civil governors represented the authority of the crown in Newfoundland and Labrador and upheld the colony's Constitution.
  • Decline of Naval Government
    Newfoundland and Labrador experienced tremendous social and economic changes during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
  • Electoral Districts and the Vote
    Citizens on the island of Newfoundland won the right to vote and run for political office in 1832, when Britain granted the colony representative government.
  • Gander Airport and World War II
    Gander's airport was the largest on the planet in 1940 and played a crucial role in ferrying aircraft from North America to Britain during the WWII.
  • Goose Bay
    The Canadian airfield at Goose Bay, Labrador, impacted its surroundings dramatically during the Second World War.
  • 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.
  • Newfoundlanders and Labradorians in Other Allied Forces
    Although most enlistees from Newfoundland and Labrador joined the British Armed Forces during the WWII, many also served with other Allied forces.
  • Reform Era, 1815-1832
    The period between 1815 and 1832 represents a watershed in the history of government and politics in Newfoundland.
  • Reform Movement
    The reform movement gained momentum during the early-19th century, a time of tremendous social, economic, and political change in the colony.
  • Religion and Politics, 1832-1855
    Religion played an influential role in Newfoundland politics during the period of representative government.
  • Representative Government, 1832-1855
    This article is about the Representative Government system in Newfoundland and Labrador from 1832-1855.
  • Torbay
    The Canadian air base at Torbay quickly became an important link in North American defence during the Second World War.

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