Joseph Roberts Smallwood was a Newfoundlander and Canadian politician. He was the main force who brought the Dominion of Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation in 1949, becoming the first premier of Newfoundland, serving until 1972. As premier, he vigorously promoted economic development, championed the welfare state, and emphasized modernization of education and transportation. The results of his efforts to promote industrialization were mixed, with the most favourable results in hydroelectricity, iron mining and paper mills.
The Churchill River, formerly known by other names, is a river in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It flows east from the Smallwood Reservoir into the Atlantic Ocean via Lake Melville. The river is 856 km (532 mi) long and drains an area of 79,800 km2 (30,800 sq mi), making it the longest river in Atlantic Canada.
Gregory J. Power was a politician, office holder, farmer, poet and athlete, who was born in Dunville, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. Power represented Placentia and St. Mary's from 1951 to 1956 and Placentia East from 1956 to 1959 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.
The community of Lethbridge is located 20 km (12 mi) from Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador along Route 230, on the Cabot Highway, to Bonavista. Route 233 and Route 234 also pass through the community. It is an unincorporated community with a population of 635 (2016). It is part of the local service district of Lethbridge and Area.
Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador is an Encyclopedia commissioned by Joey Smallwood to capture the people, places, events and history of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Smallwood's view on the purpose of the encyclopedia was summed up in his remark
Every theme belongs in the Encyclopedia. Every person, every event, every location, every institution, every development, every industry, every intellectual activity, every religious movement in Newfoundland belongs in there.
Roaches Line is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the western side of Conception Bay and south of Bay Roberts.
The Bonavista Peninsula is a large peninsula on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It consists of 50 incorporated towns/unincorporated communities which have a population of 12,176 as of the 2016 Canadian Census. Bonavista is the largest population centre on the peninsula.
Hatchet Cove is a settlement located southeast of Clarenville. The Way Office was established in 1888 and Elial Robbins was the first Waymaster. It had a population of 67 in 1956.
Winter Brook is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of the local service district of Lethbridge and Area.
Sweet Bay is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of the local service district of Lethbridge and Area.
Portland is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of the local service district of Lethbridge and Area.
Morley's Siding is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of the local service district of Lethbridge and Area.
Gin Cove is a village located on the north side of Smith Sound on the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The community was first recorded in the 1901 census with a population of 33. Thomas and Louisa Frampton moved to Gin Cove in 1866 from Little Catalina, it is uncertain if they were the first settlers of Gin Cove or not. There were a variety of industries in Gin Cove including fishing, woodcutting and shipbuilding. The population peaked at 45 in 1941 but in the late 1940s people started to move away to find employment, mostly to nearby Clarenville. The community is now part of the local service district of Smith Sound.
Brooklyn is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of the local service district of Lethbridge and Area.
British Harbour is an abandoned community in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Arthur Raymond Lundrigan, OC, LL.D., D.Eng. was a Canadian businessman based in Newfoundland and Labrador, involved in the development and construction of such projects as the Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Power Station, the Churchill Falls Generating Station, and the Come By Chance Refinery.
The members of the 33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1962. The general assembly sat from March 20, 1963 to August 17, 1966.
The members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in September 1966. The general assembly sat from November 30, 1966, to October 4, 1971.
Lovell's Province of Newfoundland Directory for 1871 also known as Lovell's Newfoundland Directory is a collection of work by John Lovell of Montreal to capture the names and business men and other inhabitants in the cities, towns and villages throughout the province of Newfoundland. The directory has become a valuable source for the study of genealogy and early settlers of Newfoundland.
Lockesporte, also spelled Lockesport or Lockport and originally known as Lock's Harbour, was a fishing village and logging community on the eastern coast of Seal Bay, within the much larger Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.
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