Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Table of Contents

Click on TABLE OF CONTENTS above to access a list of all Government and Politics articles.
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.
Public Response to the 1929 Tsunami

The tsunami left the people of the affected communities on the Burin Peninsula in desperate need of help, a role the public gladly filled.