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  • Arts and Economy
    The arts industry in Newfoundland and Labrador provides the province's people with a heightened quality of life while at the same time contributing to the local economy.
  • 1894 Bank Crash
    On 10 December 1894, two of Newfoundland and Labrador's three banks closed their doors and never opened them again.
  • Conducting the 19th Century Seal Fishery
    The commercial spring seal hunt was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most dangerous and demanding industries in the 19th century.
  • The 19th Century Steamer Seal Fishery
    As seals became more difficult to harvest, Newfoundland outfitters turned first to larger sailing vessels and then to wooden-hulled steamers.
  • 20th-Century Fisheries and Settlement Patterns
    The industrialization of Newfoundland and Labrador's fisheries during the late 20th century changed the way people in the province worked and lived.
  • Aviation: The Pioneer Period
    Newfoundland has played an important role in the development of long-distance air travel.
  • The Baie Verte Asbestos Mines
    Asbestos mining in Newfoundland dates back to the 1890s, when two small-scale mines were established on the west coast
  • Impacts of the 1894 Bank Crash
    After the Commercial and Union Banks ceased operations, Newfoundland and Labrador entered a period of economic, social, and political chaos.
  • Iron Ore Mines of Bell Island
    Reports of iron ore on Bell Island go back to at least 1578, when a merchant from Bristol, England, reported finding iron deposits there.
  • Work and Life in the Bell Island Mines
    Work in the mines of Bell Island was difficult and often dangerous.
  • The Buchans Miners' Strike of 1941
    In 1941 the BWPU presented the BMC with a list of 41 grievances on a variety of issues...
  • Buchans: The Making of a Company Town
    The history of Buchans and of the mining industry is similar in many ways to that of other Newfoundland mining towns.
  • When Clarenville was the Colas Capital of Newfoundland
    A brief history of colas plant in Clarenville, Newfoundland, and of Terence O'Meara who oversaw its construction.
  • Commercial and Military Aviation
    Newfoundland became a western terminus for a commercial transatlantic air service in the 1930s.
  • Strategies of Diversification
    The labour force of Newfoundland and Labrador is now more highly diversified than is usually realized.
  • Domestic Service Workers
    about the men and women, such as Naomi Gregory, who came from Newfoundland outports to St. John's to work in domestic service in upper class homes.
  • Economy
    Although it is often described in different terms, the expedition that led to the discovery of Newfoundland was primarily an economic enterprise.
  • Electrifying the Island
    An article on electrifying the island of Newfoundland following confederation with Canada in 1949.
  • Electrifying Labrador
    Hamilton River was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's largest hydro electric projects.
  • Environment, Climate, and the 19th Century Economy
    Newfoundland and Labrador's physical environment greatly influenced the ways settlers made a living during the 19th century. The richness of marine resources encouraged a pattern of coastal settlement and made the cod and seal fisheries central to local economies. In contrast, the relative scarcity of good soils and other terrestrial resources made large-scale farming operations impractical and discouraged year-round habitation of interior spaces.

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