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Child Labour in Bell Island Mines

Excerpts from the 1998 Heritage Fair project 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.
Architecture of St. John's, 1800-1892

Information about the architectural background of St. John's from 1800-1892.
Architecture of St. John's, 1892–1940

About the architectural style influences in St. John's from 1892-1940.
Atlantic Brewery

When the Air Force withdrew from Stephenville, the Atlantic Brewery was the first major industry to become established in the town.
Churchill Park Garden Suburb

To improve the severe housing problem in St. John's, the CEHTP worked on the creation of the Churchill Park garden suburb.
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.
Health on the Home Front - Health Care and World War II

About health conditions in Newfoundland during WWII such as problems with housing and veneral disease and the need for wartime hospitals.
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.
Pinetree Radar Site

Pine Tree Radar Site is one of three warning systems selected when NORAD decided to build a number of Aircraft Control and Warning Stations.
St. John's Suburbs and Surrounding Communities

The growth and development of the suburbs of the city of St. John's, NL.

Matching Articles"Society" (Total 14)

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