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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.
19th Century Health Care

Few health-care services existed in Newfoundland and Labrador at the start of the 19th century.
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 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.
Church Ladies

An overview of the work of Church Ladies in Newfoundland.
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.
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.
Cottage Hospitals and Health Care in Newfoundland

Cottage hospitals and health care during the commission of Government in Newfoundland which lasted from 1934-1949.
Edith Mary Manuel (1902-1984)

Brief Biography of Edith Mary Manuel (1902-1984).
Education 1949-1968

About the Education system during the Confederation era, and how it was improved in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Education

Public education in Newfoundland and Labrador, since its beginnings in the early 19th century, has largely been shaped by religion and the economy.
Ethel Gertrude Dickinson (1880-1918)

Biography of Ethel Gertrude Dickinson (1880-1918).
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.
The Girls' Department of the King George the Fifth Institute

Overview of the Girls' Department of the King George the Fifth Institute in St. John's, NL
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.
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.
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.

Matching Articles"Society" (Total 43)

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