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Matching Articles"Politics" (Total 61)

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The 1908 Tie Election

The election of 1908 resulted in the two parties winning the same number of seats, and produced Newfoundland and Labrador's most famous constitutional crisis
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.
The 1918 Spanish Flu

The Spanish flu of 1918-19 killed between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. It is one of the largest outbreaks of disease in recorded history.
Committed to Responsible Government

A portrait of the life of Albert Boyle Butt (1904-1989), organizer, politician and ardent supporter of responsible government.
Armine Nutting Gosling (1861-1942)

Biography of Armine Nutting Gosling (1861-1942)
The 1985 Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord

The 1985 Atlantic Accord is an agreement between the Newfoundland and Labrador and Ottawa concerning the management of the oil and gas reserves.
Becoming a Province

This article is about Newfoundland entering confederation and becoming a province within Canada and the public's reaction.
Bond's Political Career Winds Down

The fourth and final part of a series on the life and times of Sir Robert Bond, one of the most influential politicians in Newfoundland history.
Sir Robert Bond's Speech (extracts)
Campaign for Representative Government

The process through which Newfoundland acquired a local legislature in 1832 has long been misunderstood.
Changing Government 1971-1972

On 18 January 1972, Joseph Smallwood resigned as premier and was replaced by Frank Moores, leader of the Progressive Conservative party.
Civil Governors

Civil governors represented the authority of the crown in Newfoundland and Labrador and upheld the colony's Constitution.
Bannerman, Sir Alexander (1788-1864)

Biography of Sir Alexander Bannerman, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1857-1864.
Musgrave, Sir Anthony (1828-1888)

Biography of Sir Anthony Musgrave, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1864-1869.
Boyle, Sir Charles Cavendish (1849-1916)

Biography of Sir Charles Cavendish, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1849-1916.
Darling, Sir Charles Henry (1809-1870)

Biography of Sir Charles Henry Darling, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1855-1857.
Harris, Sir Charles Alexander (1855-1947)

Biography of Sir Charles Alexander Harris, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1917-1922.
Des Voeux, Sir George William (1834-1909)

Biography of Sir George William Des Voeux, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1886-1887.
Colonial Governors, 1855-1933

About the colonial governors during Responsible government in Newfoundland from 1855-1933.
Blake, Sir Henry Arthur (1840-1918)

Biography of Sir Henry Arthur Blake, colonial governor of Newfoundland from 1887-1889.

Matching Articles"Politics" (Total 61)

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