Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Table of Contents

Click on TABLE OF CONTENTS above to access a list of all Government and Politics articles.
Home Defence

Building Newfoundland and Labrador's defences during the Second World War.
The "New Industries"

German firms established thirteen of the sixteen manufacturing plants created in Newfoundland during the 1950s due to Alfred Valdmanis' business contacts.
The Tsunami of 1929

On 18 November 1929 a tsunami struck Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula and caused considerable loss of life and property.