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Table of Contents
Click on TABLE OF CONTENTS above to access a list of all Government and Politics articles.
Virtual Tour: The Grounds
Text-based tour of the Government House Grounds.
Government House: Introduction
A popular tourist attraction in St. John's, Government House represents the authority of the Crown through the office of the lieutenant-governor.
Original Inventory list of Government House
An inventory list made of the first Government House in St. John's on October 1809.
Government House Table of Contents
Government House Table of Contents--Government--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
Government and Politics
A brief history of government and politics and how they started in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Government Structure, 1832-1855
An Explanation of the structure of Newfoundland government from 1832-1855.
Government before 1730
Newfoundland's legal and political evolution differed considerably from other British possessions and colonies in North America.
Profile of Governors
Profiles of all the governors of Newfoundland from 1610-present.
The Governorship, 1610-Present
An introductory article on the history of governorship in Newfoundland from 1610 to the present.
A Newfoundlander to be Proud Of
The world of Grace (Patten) Sparkes (1908- ), teacher, actor and political activist.
Government Response to the Great Depression
The outbreak of the Great Depression in the fall of 1929 caused much economic hardship in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Grimes Government, 2001-2003
The Grimes government was a difficult period for the provincial Liberals, marked by internal strife, declining popularity, and strong PC opposition.
The Halifax Conference, 1892
The 1892 Halifax conference was convened to discuss matters in dispute between Canada and Newfoundland.
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.
Hero of '48
The poem 'Hero of '48', which was later recorded as the song 'Don't Vote Confederation'
History of the Colonial Building: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
A brief history of the Colonial Building, based on an exhibition by the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1997.
History of the Vote
Today, Canadian citizens aged 18 and older have the right to vote in federal, provincial, and municipal elections. This is known as universal suffrage.
Home Defence
Building Newfoundland and Labrador's defences during the Second World War.
House of Assembly Proceedings
House of Assembly Proceedings from The Daily News, April 6, 1932
H.W. Hoyles Pro-Confederate Speech, 1865
Extracts from Speech by Premier H.W. Hoyles (Conservative, District of Burin) Assembly Debate, February 14, 1865. The Newfoundlander, March 16, 1865.
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