Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Table of Contents

Click on TABLE OF CONTENTS above to access a list of all Society and Culture articles.
Child Labour in Bell Island Mines

Excerpts from the 1998 Heritage Fair project of Margaret Hawco (then a grade 5 student) dealing with child labour in the Bell Island Mines. Includes a brief overview and an interview with Mr. Charles Bown.
Population Distribution and Land-Based Industries

With the construction of the railway, workers began to leave their coastal homes to find employment at new mines and mills in the island's interior.
Atlantic Brewery

When the Air Force withdrew from Stephenville, the Atlantic Brewery was the first major industry to become established in the town.
Company Towns: A look at Buchans and Grand Falls-Windsor

The examination of two company towns, Buchans and Grand Falls-Windsor. Company towns are towns which were based exlusively upon one industry.
Rural Depopulation in Newfoundland

For almost every year since Confederation, more people have been leaving rural communities in Newfoundland than have been those moving in.
19th-Century Internal Migration

During the 19th century, migrants often moved to new areas of the country to supprot themselves and their families.
Labrador Linerboard

In 1973, the Labrador Liner Limited opened and started production of a linerboard mill in Stephenville.
The Growth of Manufacturing in St. John's 1870s-1914

About the period of manufacturing growth in St. John's from the 1870s to 1914.