Matching Articles"Industrial Development" (Total 12)

  • Child Labour in Bell Island Mines
    Excerpts from the 1998 Heritage Fair project dealing with child labour in the Bell Island Mines. Includes a brief overview and an interview with Mr. Charles Bown.
  • 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.
  • Forest Industries: 1970-2010
    Forest industries contribute much to the Newfoundland and Labrador economy.
  • Forest Industries
    The island of Newfoundland contains 15 million acres of forest, of which more than nine million acres are considered productive.
  • Land-Based Industries of the Early 1900s
    Government officials promoted various land-based industries during the first half of the 20th century.
  • Mining in Newfoundland and Labrador
    Mining has played an important if sporadic role in the economic, social, and cultural history of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Population Distribution and Land-Based Industries
    With the construction of the railway, workers began to leave their coastal homes to find employment at new mines and mills in the island's interior.
  • Bay d'Espoir Hydro-Electric Project
    Information about the Bay d'Espoir Hydro-Electric project started by Premier Joseph Smallwood to create a province-wide power network.
  • Electrification
    A look at the development of electricity in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the 2nd half of the 20th century.
  • Labrador West
    Large-scale and lucrative mining developments dominated Labrador West during the 1950s and 1960s.
  • The "New Industries"
    German firms established thirteen of the sixteen manufacturing plants created in Newfoundland during the 1950s due to Alfred Valdmanis' business contacts.

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