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.

Asbestos mining in Newfoundland dates back to the 1890s, when two small-scale mines were established on the west coast

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

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 in the mines of Bell Island was difficult and often dangerous.

In 1941 the BWPU presented the BMC with a list of 41 grievances on a variety of issues...

The history of Buchans and of the mining industry is similar in many ways to that of other Newfoundland mining towns.

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

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.

Throughout the nineteenth century, Newfoundland and Labrador's economy centred on its ability to export goods to foreign buyers.

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.

Major economic transformations, such as that which took place in St. Lawrence, always carry with them certain costs.

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.