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.

On 10 December 1894, two of Newfoundland and Labrador's three banks closed their doors and never opened them again.

The commercial spring seal hunt was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most dangerous and demanding industries in the 19th century.

As seals became more difficult to harvest, Newfoundland outfitters turned first to larger sailing vessels and then to wooden-hulled steamers.

After the Commercial and Union Banks ceased operations, Newfoundland and Labrador entered a period of economic, social, and political chaos.

A brief history of colas plant in Clarenville, Newfoundland, and of Terence O'Meara who oversaw its construction.

Newfoundland became a western terminus for a commercial transatlantic air service in the 1930s.

The labour force of Newfoundland and Labrador is now more highly diversified than is usually realized.

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.

Although it is often described in different terms, the expedition that led to the discovery of Newfoundland was primarily an economic enterprise.

Hamilton River was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's largest hydro electric projects.

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.

The rise of the industrial, frozen fish sector did not solve all the problems of the fishery, as many had hoped.

As fishing technology became more complex and efficient during the 20th century, it changed Newfoundland and Labrador's fishing industry

In 1939, Newfoundland produced 1.5 million pounds of frozen groundfish. With the outbreak of World War II, however, the industry took off.

The years between 1940 and 1969 saw dramatic changes in the Newfoundland fishery.

The origin of what is today referred to as traditional society in Newfoundland and Labrador may be traced to a way of life that developed around the inshore fishery in the late 19th century outport.

For the first three hundred years after European settlement, the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador depended almost solely on the fisheries

An informal economy is one in which people provide for their own needs by engaging in a variety of noncommercial activities

A brief history of work and labour, both paid and unpaid, in Newfoundland and Labrador.