Matching Articles"Society" (Total 49)

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  • 19th Century Health Care
    Few health-care services existed in Newfoundland and Labrador at the start of the 19th century.
  • Acadian Village
    About the origins of the town of Stephenville and it's surrounding area, once known as the Acadian Village.
  • Air Base Purpose
    About the Earnest Harmon Air Force base located in Stephenville.
  • US Army Air Force Base Construction
    The construction of the US Army Air Force Base was started in 1941 when the US came to Stephenville Newfoundland.
  • Air Force Base Buildings
    This article is about the buildings that were created during World War II because of the Stephenville air force base.
  • Atlantic Brewery
    When the Air Force withdrew from Stephenville, the Atlantic Brewery was the first major industry to become established in the town.
  • Atlantic Design Homes
    In 1970, Atlantic Design Homes Ltd. reopened after closing down the previous year to reduce its inventory.
  • Looking Back at Child Protection
    A history of the Child Welfare Association that provided services to mothers and children in the St. John's area from 1921 to 1976.
  • Health Care under the Commission of Government
    One of the Commission of Government's chief ambitions upon taking office was to improve health care in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Cottage Hospitals and Health Care in Newfoundland
    Cottage hospitals and health care during the commission of Government in Newfoundland which lasted from 1934-1949.
  • 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.
  • Pinetree Radar Base: Environmental Concerns
    As a direct result of the Earnest Harmon Air Force Base, there are environmental concerns associated with Stephenville and surrounding areas.
  • Fighting Tuberculosis in Newfoundland and Labrador
    About the many reasons why tuberculosis took a strong hold in Newfoundland in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the methods of controlling the disease.
  • Grenfell Mission
    The Grenfell Mission provided some of the earliest permanent medical services in Labrador and northern Newfoundland.
  • Harmon Corporation
    The Harmon Corporation was opened after the Americans left the Harmon Airfield Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland, in 1966.
  • Harmon Field Day Aircraft
    Stephenville hosts Harmon Field Day every two years. During this event aircraft from all over the world visit the town.
  • Harmon Field Day
    The importance of Harmon Field Day, along with the origins and activities of the event that took place in the town of Stephenville, Newfoundland.
  • Harmon Field
    In 1941, the United States obtained rights to construct an air base in the St. Georges Bay area of Newfoundland.
  • Health-Care Organizations
    Leading up to the Commission of Government, health-care organizations did much to promote public health and welfare in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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