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Table of Contents

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Transportation and Land-Based Industries

Advances in transportation during the late 1800s and the early 1900s affected the development of the forestry and mining industries in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Truck System

Newfoundland and Labrador's outport economy depended not on cash, but on merchant credit for much of the 19th century.
Women and the Economy in the 19th Century

The majority of women in Newfoundland by the early 1800s were residents who prosecuted the family-based fishery.
Women in the Inshore Fishery

The role of women in the Newfoundland and Labrador inshore fishery has expanded greatly since the 19th century.
Women Shop Workers, Water Street

Overview of the Women Shop Workers of Water Street.