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Matching Articles"Society" (Total 20)

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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.
19th Century Communications and Transportation

The 19th century introduced new and increasingly efficient forms of transportation and communication to Newfoundland and Labrador.
Crash Hill 1946

Vitims of the Stephenville Crash Hill Air Disaster: October 3, 1946
Crash Hill Tragedy

In 1946 a plane, after taking off at the Harmon Field Base, crashed into a fog-hidden Newfoundland mountainside and exploded into flames.
The May Bush in Newfoundland

Historically, may bushes have had festive, protective, decorative, invocational, or religious functions.
Newfoundland and Labrador Facts and Figures

Facts and Figures for Newfoundland and Labrador
Folklore and Traditional Culture

Information about the origins and genres of folklore, as well as the scholarly works written about the subject.
The French Fairy Tale in Newfoundland

Before mass media, popular culture was dominated by the spoken word. The wonder-tale (or fairy tale) provided people with the joys of narrative art.
Collection Offers Glimpses of St. John's Society

A sketch of the family of John Shannon Munn, one of Newfoundland's more prominent families at the turn of the 20th century.
Marconi

About the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, his life, his work, and his dealings with Newfoundland.
Mass Media

Mass media in Newfoundland and Labrador. Examples discussed include newspapers, radio, television, and the telegraph.
Recollections of Christmas

A Mount Pearl Junior High School article about traditions and festivities during christmastime in Newfoundland and Labrador
Customs and Kitchen Memories

About the kitchen customs in Newfoundland and Labrador written by the Mount Pearl Junior High school project.
Recollections of the Tsunami

A Mount Pearl Junior High School project about the Newfoundland and Labrador tsunami
Newfoundland and Labrador Customs

A sample of calendar and life cycle customary practices that are popular in Newfoundland and Labrador
Population

About the population of Newfoundland during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Post-1949 Communications and Transportation

About the advances in communication and transportation technology after 1949 and how it affected Newfoundland and Labrador life.
Rebuilding St. John's: Reconstruction after the 1892 Fire

Information about the St. John's 1892 fire with emphasis on the reconstruction of the city after the disaster.
Global Relations and the Spanish Influenza

The Spanish flu did not originate in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the country's ports, and global trade relations made it vulnerable to the disease.
The 1918 Spanish Flu

About the Spanish influenza pandemic that reached Newfoundland and Labrador in 1918 and killed more than 600 people in less than five months.

Matching Articles"Society" (Total 20)

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