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    Dominion of Newfoundland

    UK possession in North America between 1907 and 1949

    Newfoundland was a British dominion in eastern North America, today the modern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It included the island of Newfoundland, and Labrador on the continental mainland. Newfoundland was one of the original dominions under the Balfour Declaration of 1926, and accordingly enjoyed a constitutional status equivalent to the other dominions of the time. Its dominion status was confirmed by the Statute of Westminster, 1931, although the statute was not otherwise applicable to Newfoundland. In 1934, Newfoundland became the only dominion to give up its self-governing status, which ended 79 years of self-government. The abolition of self-government came about because of a crisis in Newfoundland's public finances in 1932. Newfoundland had accumulated a significant amount of debt by building a railway across the island, which was completed in the 1890s, and by raising its own regiment during the First World War. Wikipedia

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  3. archivalmoments.ca

    Learn how Newfoundland became an independent dominion within the British Empire in 1907 and why it chose to join Canada in 1949. Explore archival collections and exhibits related to the history and culture of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  4. familysearch.org

    Oct 24, 2023A dominion constituted a self-governing state of the British Empire or British Commonwealth and the Dominion of Newfoundland was relatively autonomous from British rule. Since the early 1800s, Newfoundland and Quebec, Lower Canada had been in a border dispute over the Labrador region. In 1927, however, the British government ruled that the area ...
  5. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

    Newfoundland entered the Dominion of Canada as the 10th province through an Act of Westminster. The first session of the legislature was held at St. John's on 13 July. April 01, 1949 ce - April 01, 1949 ce. Government and Politics . Smallwood Appointed Premier.
  6. kids.kiddle.co

    The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominion from 1907 to 1949. It was in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast. It was made up of the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the mainland.. The territory was a British colony until 1907, when it was made a dominion. The Statute of Westminster of 11 December 1931 said that the Dominion of Newfoundland was independent within ...
  7. alchetron.com

    Nov 29, 2024Newfoundland was a British dominion from 1907 to 1949. The dominion was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast and comprised the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland. Before attaining dominion status, Newfoundland was a British colony, self-governing from 1855. Contents. Name and flags; Political origins
  8. nzhistory.govt.nz

    The 1st Battalion, The Newfoundland Regiment, was the only Dominion unit to fight on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, when the British Army suffered its highest losses ever in a single day's fighting: 57,000 casualties, including 20,000 dead. The Newfoundlanders were assigned to the second wave of the British attack on ...

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