Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image File HMHSNewfoundland 38 broadside view.jpg 300px Ship caption Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country United Kingdom UK Ship flag Image Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px Ship name HMHSNewfoundland Ship owner Furness Withy Ship operator Ship route England Canada Ship ordered Ship builder Vickers Limited Barrow in Furness Ship yard number 617 Ship way number Ship laid down Ship launched 24 January 1925 Ship completed May 1925 Ship christened Ship acquired Ship in service Ship out of service Ship registry Liverpool , United Kingdom Ship fate Damaged by a Luftwaffe bomb 40 miles off Salerno on 13 September 1943. Scuttled the next day. Ship status Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Hospital Ship Ship tonnage 6791 BRT Ship displacement Ship length 123,8 meters Ship beam 16,9 meters Ship height Ship draught Ship draft Ship depth Ship decks Ship ice class Ship sail plan Ship power Ship propulsion Ship speed Ship capacity Ship crew Ship notes HMHSNewfoundland was a United Kingdom .... br File HMHS Newfoundland.jpg thumb HMHSNewfoundland leaving Algiers harbour, 1943. After the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943, HMHSNewfoundland was assigned as the hospital ship of the Eighth ... HMHSNewfoundland have never been known. One theory has been put forward that the American ... . Career Newfoundland spent the first part of the Second World War carrying wounded troops ... her from Liverpool to City of Halifax Halifax , Nova Scotia . br In April 1943 Newfoundland repatriated ... April 1943 we went aboard the British hospital ship Newfoundland ,which was lying at the quay ready ... Newfoundland Category Hospital ships Category World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Category Maritime incidents in 1943 Category 1925 ships Category Ships sunk by aircraft ship stub de HMHSNewfoundland ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File HMHS Salta.jpg 300px HMHS Salta Ship caption Salta before her wartime service Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship name Ship owner Soci t G n rale de Transport Maritime Steam Ship operator Union Castle Line Union Castle Mail Steamship Company on behalf of the Admiralty Ship registry Ship route Ship ordered Ship builder Soci t des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterran e , La Seyne sur Mer Ship original cost Ship yard number 1048 Ship way number Ship laid down Ship launched 13 March 1911 Ship completed July 1911 Ship christened Ship acquired Ship maiden voyage Ship in service 1911 10 April 1917 Ship out of service Ship identification Ship fate Hit a mine laid by German U boat SM UC 26 UC 26 on 10 April 1917. ref name Salta cite web date 2008 url http union castle.net ship Salta wreck 01.html title HMS Salta format publisher union castle.net accessdate August 21, 2009 last Marc Leroux quote ref Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Ship tonnage 7728 tons ref name grieme.org cite web date May 18, 2006 url http www.grieme.org salta.htm title LE SALTA format publisher grieme.org accessdate August 21, 2009 last quote ref Ship length convert 137 m ft abbr on Ship beam convert 16.2 m ft abbr on Ship draught Ship propulsion Steam, twin screws Ship speed convert 15 kn km h lk in Ship range Ship complement Ship notes HMHS Salta His Majesty s Hospital Ship was a steam ship originally built for Soci t G n rale de Transport Maritime Steam, but requisitioned for use as a UK British hospital ship during the First World War . On 10 April 1917 she hit a naval mine mine laid by the German U boat SM UC 26 UC 26 . History Built by the French company, Soci t des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterran e , at La Seyne sur Mer for the Soci t G n rale de Transport Maritime Steam. The Salta was chartered by the British Admiralty in February ... submarines Category World War I shipwrecks in the English Channel Category Ships sunk by mines de HMHS ... more details
. At around 12 30 pm, one mile 1.6 km east of Folkestone Gate, HMHS Anglia struck a mine. The nearby ... ref File HMHS Anglia sinking.jpg thumb left The hospital ship Anglia sinking See also List of hospital ... , ref and reference tags reflist 2 External links Commonscat HMHS Anglia LNWR Ships coord 51 2 N 1 ... and North Western Railway de HMHS Anglia nl SS Anglia ru ... more details
For other White Star liners with the same name Britannic disambiguation Britannic DISPLAYTITLE HMHS Britannic ... Infobox ship image Ship image File HMHS Britannic.jpg 350px Ship caption Britannic Infobox ship career ... header Ship name HMHS Britannic Ship owner File White Star flaga.svg 25px White Star Line Ship operator ... www.maritimequest.com liners britannic data.htm title HMHS Britannic 1914 Builder Data publisher MaritimeQuest ... ship 300 wounded, 489 medical staff Ship crew 860 Ship notes Carried no civilian passengers HMHS Britannic ... up to B Deck. File Artists impression of the Grand Staircase of the RMS Gigantic HMHS Britannic .gif ... a long time before its sister ship sank. Construction File HMHS Britannic turbines being assembled.JPG ... crosses and a horizontal green stripe, she was renamed HMHS His Majesty s Hospital Ship Britannic and placed ... hotels at Phaleron . Many Greek citizens and officials attended the funerals. Wreck The wreck of HMHS ... of HMHS Britannic became available for sale and was bought by maritime historian Simon Mills, who ... underwater videos HMHS Britannic.htm Britannic How We Dived The Britannic , Bubblevision.com. ... underwater videos HMHS Britannic.htm HMHS Britannic Video , Bubblevision.com. Retrieved ... record.php?id 78878 Newsreel footage of the launching of HMHS Britannic, 1914 http www.maritimequest.com liners britannic page 1.htm Maritimequest HMHS Britannic Photo Gallery http www.atlanticliners.com ... 1914 ships Category Hospital ships in World War I Link FA fr cs Britannic 1914 da Britannic de HMHS Britannic et Britannic el es HMHS Britannic fa fr Britannic gl HMHS Britannic ko HMS hy hr HMHS Britannic id HMHS Britannic it HMHS Britannic jv HMHS Britannic hu HMHS Britannic nl Britannic schip ja 2 no HMHS Britannic pl HMHS Britannic pt HMHS Britannic ro HMHS Britannic ru HMHS Britannic simple HMHS Britannic sk HMHS Britannic fi HMHS Britannic sv HMHS Britannic th uk vi HMHS Britannic zh ... more details
Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image File HMHS Lanfranc.jpg 300px SS Lanfranc Ship caption SS Lanfranc Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship name Lanfranc Ship owner The Booth Line Ship operator Ship registry Ship route Ship ordered Ship builder Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. , Dundee Ship original cost Ship yard number Ship way number Ship laid down Ship launched 18 October 1906 ref name bluestarline cite web date September 25, 2005 url http www.bluestarline.org booth lanfranc2.html title Booth Line s S.S. Lanfranc 2 publisher bluestarline.org accessdate August 28, 2009 last Mackenzie J Gregory quote ref Ship completed Ship christened Ship acquired Ship maiden voyage 18 February 1907 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship identification Ship fate Torpedoed and sunk by German U boat SM UB 40 UB 40 on 17 April 1917 Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Ship tonnage 6,287 tons gross Ship length convert 418.5 ft m abbr on Ship beam convert 52.3 ft m abbr on Ship draught convert 27.2 ft m abbr on Ship propulsion Twin screw br triple expansion engine br 850 nhp Ship speed convert 12 kn km h lk in Ship range Ship complement Ship notes HMHS Lanfranc was a steam ship requisitioned for use as a hospital ship during the First World War . On 17 April 1917 she was hit by a torpedo fired from the German U boat SM UB 40 UB 40 . History Lanfranc was built by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company for the Booth Line. The Booth Line ran passenger services from the United Kingdom to Manaus convert 1,000 mi km up the Amazon River . With the outbreak of war she was drafted as a hospital ship. Sinking On the evening of 17 April the Lanfranc , while transporting wounded from Le Havre to Southampton, was torpedoed without warning. ref name waronhospitalshi00lond cite book title The War on hospital ships, from the narratives of eye witnesses 1917 edition 1917 page 1 publisher London T. Fisher Unwin url http www.archive.org ... more details
Wiktionary Newfoundland usually refers to either Newfoundland, the former name of Newfoundland and Labrador , a province on the eastern seaboard of Canada Newfoundland island , an island that forms part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland may also refer to TOC right Places Canada Colony of Newfoundland , an English and later British colony from 1583 to 1907 Dominion of Newfoundland , a self governing dominion of the British Empire from 1907 to 1949 Ukasiksalik Island , on Davis Inlet, Labrador, also known as Newfoundland Island Newfoundland Island, Labrador , a small island near Sandwich Bay United States Newfoundland, Kentucky Newfoundland, New Jersey Newfoundland, Pennsylvania Newfoundland Mountains , of Utah, in the Great Salt Lake Desert Ships HMS Newfoundland 59 , a Royal Navy cruiser HMHSNewfoundland , a British hospital ship sunk in the Mediterranean during the Second World War SS Newfoundland , a sealing ship that lost many crew in a disaster in 1914 Animals Newfoundland dog Newfoundland pony Newfoundland sheep Literature New Found Land , a book by John Christopher Dirty Linen and New Found Land , a pair of plays by Tom Stoppard that are always performed together Newfoundland Journey Into a Lost Nation , a non fiction book by Michael Crummey Disambiguation geo zh min nan Newfoundland khu pia t ia h bs Newfoundland vor cs Newfoundland rozcestn k cy Newfoundland de Neufundland Begriffskl rung fr Terre Neuve homonymie ko os he ja pl Nowa Fundlandia ujednoznacznienie ru sv Newfoundland th tr Newfoundland uk vi Newfoundland ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File HMHS Dover Castle.jpg 300px Dover Castle Ship caption The Dover Castle before her wartime service Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship name Dover Castle Ship owner Union Castle Line Union Castle Mail Steamship Company Ship operator Ship registry Ship route Ship ordered Ship builder Barclay Curle Barclay Curle & Company , Glasgow Ship original cost Ship yard number 443 Ship way number Ship laid down Ship launched 4 February 1904 Ship completed Ship christened Ship acquired Ship maiden voyage Ship in service Ship out of service Ship identification Ship fate Torpedoed by German U boat SM UC 67 UC 67 ref name wrecksite.Dover.Castle cite web date 2009 url http www.wrecksite.eu wreck.aspx?32064 title HMHS Dover Castle 1917 format publisher wrecksite accessdate August 21, 2009 last quote ref Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Ship tonnage 8,271 tonnes ref name HMHSDoverCastle cite web date 2009 url http www.roll of honour.com Ships HMHSDoverCastle.html title HMHS DOVER CASTLE format publisher Roll of Honour.com accessdate August 22, 2009 last quote ref Ship length convert 476.4 ft m abbr on Ship beam convert 56.7 ft m abbr on Ship draught convert 31.9 ft m abbr on Ship propulsion Steam, quadruple expansion engines, 969 nhp Ship speed convert 14.5 kn km h lk in Ship range Ship complement Ship notes HMHS Dover Castle His Majesty s Hospital Ship was a steam ship originally built for the Union Castle Line , but requisitioned for use as a UK British hospital ship during the First World War . On 26 May 1917 she was torpedoed by German U boat SM UC 67 UC 67 . History SS Dover Castle was built by Barclay Curle Barclay Curle & Company , Glasgow as yard number 443, in 1904 and launched on 4 February 1904. She was powered by quadruple expansion stream engines. She was built as a combined passenger and cargo vessel for the Union Castle Line Union Castle Mail Steamship Company , of London . Sinking She was torpedoed by the German ... more details
which they were forced to work and live. Image HMHS Gloucester Castle.jpg thumb right The hospital ... Castle 1911 ro Gloucester Castle 1911 ru HMHS Gloucester Castle ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File HS Glenart Castle torpedoed and sunk 26.02.1918.JPG 250px HMHS Glenart Castle Ship caption HMHS Glenart Castle , in her wartime service colours Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship name Glenart Castle , formerly the Galician Ship owner Ship operator Union Castle Line Ship ordered Ship builder Harland and Wolff , Belfast Ship original cost Ship yard number Ship way number Ship laid down Ship launched 20 September 1900 Ship completed 6 December 1900 Ship christened Ship acquired Ship maiden voyage Ship in service Ship out of service Ship identification 6824 Ship fate Torpedo ed by Kaiserliche Marine German U boat Ship SM UC 56 2 , 26 February 1918. Wreck lies approximately convert 10 mi km abbr on west of Lundy Lundy Island ref name Tennent.Entry pg 226 cite book last A. J. Tennent title British Merchant Ships Sunk by U boats in World War One edition 2006 pages 258 publisher Periscope Publishing Ltd. isbn 1904381367 BR Galician 6824 Grt. Blt. 1900 ref in convert 240 ft m abbr on of water POS 51 07N 05 03W. ref name Deep.Wreck.Mysteries cite web date 2006 url http www.deepwreckmysteries.co.uk episodes.htm title Deep Wreck Mysteries Red Cross Outrage format TV Show publisher History Television accessdate August 2, 2009 last Crispin Sadler and Wayne Abbott quote ref Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Ship tonnage 6,807 tons gross Ship length convert 400 ft m abbr on Ship beam Ship draught Ship propulsion Ship speed convert 12.5 kn mph km h lk in abbr on Ship range Ship complement Ship notes HMHS Glenart Castle His Majesty s Hospital Ship was a steamship originally built as Galacian in 1900 for the Union Castle Line . She was renamed Glenart Castle in 1914, but was requisitioned for use as a United Kingdom British hospital ship during the World War I First World War . On 26 February 1918, she was hit and sunk by a torpedo from the Kaiserliche Marine German U boat Ship SM UC 56 2 . ref name NYT.1918 cite web date F ... more details
The Anglican Diocese of Newfoundland , was at one time the Diocese of Newfoundland and Bermuda. In 1976 the Diocese of Newfoundland was reorganised and three autonomous dioceses were created Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador , Anglican Diocese of Central Newfoundland Central Newfoundland , and Anglican Diocese of Western Newfoundland Western Newfoundland . The three dioceses jointly support http www.mun.ca queens Queen s College e, other ministry s, and have many common interests. Bishops Aubrey George Spencer 1793 1872 diocesan from 1839 1843. Edward Feild 1801 1876 diocesan from 1844 1876. James Butler Knill Kelly 1832 1907 diocesan from 1876 1877. Llewellyn Jones, Bishop of Newfoundland 1840 1918 diocesan from 1878 1917. William White Bishop of Newfoundland William White 1873 1943 diocesan from 1918 1942. Philip Selwyn Abraham 1897 1955 diocesan from 1942 1955. John Alfred Meaden diocesan from 1956 1965. Robert Lowder Seaborn 1911 1993 diocesan from 1965 reorganization. William Gordon Legge was suffragan bishop. History From 1839 1925 the Diocese included Bermuda as well as Newfoundland island Newfoundland . Synods Diocesan Synods usually met Biennially In 1976 the Diocese of Newfoundland was reorganized into the Diocese of Central Newfoundland, the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, the Diocese of Western Newfoundland. External links http www.centraldiocese.org Diocese of Central Newfoundland http www.anglican.nfol.ca history.php Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador http westernnewfoundland.anglican.org Diocese of Western Newfoundland http www.mun.ca queens Queen s College DEFAULTSORT Diocese Of Newfoundland Category Anglican Church of Canada dioceses ... more details
The pound was the currency of Colony of NewfoundlandNewfoundland until 1865. It was subdivided into 20 shilling s , each of 12 penny pence . The Newfoundland pound was equal to the British pound and coins of the pound sterling British coins circulated, supplemented by locally produced tokens and banknotes. In 1865, the Newfoundland dollar dollar was introduced at a rate of 1 dollar 4 shillings 2 pence. Tokens main Coins of the Newfoundland dollar Tokens for 1 Farthing British coin farthing and penny were privately produced between 1841 and 1860. Banknotes In 1854, the Union Bank of Newfoundland introduced 1 pound notes. The same denomination was issued by the Commercial Bank of Newfoundland from 1857. Both banks continued to issue notes denominated in pounds after the introduction of the dollar, although they did issue dollar notes in the 1880s. See also Newfoundland dollar References refbegin numis cite SCWPM date 1990.s refend Canadian currency and coinage Pound currency Category Currencies of Canada Category Modern obsolete currencies Category History of Newfoundland and Labrador Category 1865 disestablishments Category Economy of Newfoundland and Labrador Category Pre Confederation Newfoundland Money unit stub Newfoundland stub Dollar, Newfoundland pl Funt nowofundlandzki ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name Gazette image Image The Gazette coverpage.jpg center 200px type Weekly newspaper format Broadsheet foundation 1949 owners Memorial University of Newfoundland political None headquarters St. John s, Newfoundland editor Dave Sorensen website http www.mun.ca gazette index.php www.mun.ca gazette The Gazette is the official newspaper of Memorial University of Newfoundland, located in St. John s, Newfoundland. DEFAULTSORT Gazette Category Newspapers published in St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador Category Memorial University of Newfoundland Category Publications established in 1949 Canada newspaper stub Newfoundland stub ... more details
Newfoundland Colony was the name for a colony established in the modern day Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1610 by the English. From 1610 to 1728, Proprietary Governor s were appointed to establish colonial settlements on the island. John Guy governor John Guy was List of Newfoundland and Labrador lieutenant governors governor of the first settlement at Cuper s Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Cuper s Cove . Other settlements were Bristol s Hope, Newfoundland and Labrador Bristol s Hope , Renews , New Cambriol , South Falkland and Province of Avalon Avalon which became a province in 1623. The first governor given jurisdiction over all of Newfoundland was Sir David Kirke in 1638. In 1783, Newfoundland Colony became part of British North America . Philip Francis Little was the first Premier of Newfoundland Colony between 1855 and 1858. In 1907, Newfoundland became the Dominion of Newfoundland , a Commonwealth realm Dominion of the British Empire . References reflist Category Former British colonies Category History of Newfoundland and Labrador Category Former English colonies Category States and territories disestablished in 1783 Category States and territories established in 1610 Category Pre Confederation Newfoundland ... more details
Free Newfoundland FREE NFLD is a slogan coined by Newfoundland and Labrador cartoonist Wallace Ryan in 1982. This slogan appeared on posters around St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s during the 1980s to encourage and promote Newfoundland nationalism. In the late 1990s, Mr. Ryan licensed the slogan to Living Planet to produce a line of t shirts with the slogan and a bright red star above it. Living Planet has gone on to produce a line of products based on this slogan from mugs to underwear. It is one of the best selling t shirts in the history of the company. Category Slogans ... more details
notability date December 2010 Orphan date November 2010 Rowing Newfoundland is the provincial governing body for rowing in Newfoundland and Labrador . It has existed in some capacity since 1967, when Newfoundland competed in the sport of rowing at the first Canada Summer Games in City of Halifax Halifax . br br The most active and prominent club under the control of Rowing Newfoundland is the St. John s Rowing Club. Category Rowing in Canada ... more details
Infobox Seamount Name Newfoundland Seamounts Map Map caption Depth Height Summit Location North Atlantic Ocean Group Coordinates Country Canada Type Volcanic group Age Cretaceous Last eruption Cretaceous Discovered Discovered by First visit Translation Pronunciation Photo Newfoundland Seamounts.jpg Photo caption Aerial image of the Newfoundland Seamounts The Newfoundland Seamounts are a group of seamount s offshore of Eastern Canada in the northern Atlantic Ocean . Named for the island of Newfoundland island Newfoundland , this group of seamounts formed during the Cretaceous period and are poorly studied. ref http www odp.tamu.edu publications 210 SR 107 107 7.htm Paleocene volcanic sand provenance ref See also Volcanism of Canada Volcanism of Eastern Canada List of volcanoes in Canada References reflist Coord 43 41 27.9 N 45 24 15 W scale 1000000 display title Category Volcanoes of Newfoundland and Labrador Category Seamounts of the Atlantic Ocean Newfoundland geo stub Marine geo stub ... more details
Image Newfoundland Blob.jpg thumb 240px The Newfoundland Blob The Newfoundland Blob was an unidentified mass globster that washed ashore near St. Bernard s, Fortune Bay , Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland on 2 August 2001. The specimen was 5.6 m long. Analysis of samples in 2002 showed that the Newfoundland Blob was a portion of the carcass of a sperm whale . ref Carr, S.M., H.D. Marshall, K.A. Johnstone, L.M. Pynn & G.B. Stenson 2002. http www.biolbull.org cgi content full 202 1 1 How to tell a sea monster molecular discrimination of large marine animals of the North Atlantic . Biological Bulletin 202 1 5. ref References reflist Puig, R. 2004. http web.archive.org web 20080527140638 http www.research.usf.edu absolutenm templates newro.asp?articleid 571&zoneid 26 A Whale of a Tale. Research Online, University of South Florida. Globsters cryptozoology Category Globsters ... more details
about the historical state the province that followed it Newfoundland and Labrador Infobox Former Country native name conventional long name Dominion of Newfoundland common name Newfoundland continent ... Flag of Canada 1921.svg s2 Newfoundland and Labrador flag s2 Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg image flag Newfoundland Red Ensign.png image coat Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador.png flag Newfoundland flag symbol Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador image map Dominionofnewfoundlandlocation.PNG ... ye first the kingdom of God national anthem Ode to Newfoundland capital St. John s, Newfoundland ... title leader Queen of Newfoundland Queen leader1 Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II title leader King of Newfoundland King leader1 Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII leader2 George V of the United ... of the United Kingdom George VI title deputy List of Newfoundland Prime Ministers Dominion Prime Ministers ... of Canada br small Newfoundland Act small date end 31 March, era Interwar period legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly House of Assembly currency Newfoundland dollar footnotes smallsup 1 de facto , in 1934, Newfoundland gave up self rule, but remained a de jure independent dominion ... St. John the Baptist . The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominions British Dominion from ... from 1855 . The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic coast and comprised the Newfoundland island island of Newfoundland and Labrador ... of 11 December 1931, the Dominion of Newfoundland was independent within the British Commonwealth ... 1934 the Newfoundland Parliament passed an Address to the Crown relinquishing self government. ref http www.heritage.nf.ca law amulree.html The Newfoundland Royal Commission, 1933 The Amulree Commission ref Responsible government in Newfoundland voluntarily ended and governance of the dominion ... Newfoundland, reporting to the Dominions Office in London. Newfoundland remained a de jure ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2007 Infobox hotel hotel name Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland image Newfoundlandhotel.jpg image width 200px caption location St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s , Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada coordinates opening date 1926 stars 5 diamonds closing date developer architect George S. Burman operator Sheraton Hotels and Resorts owner Fortis Inc. Fortis number of restaurants 2 number of rooms 301 number of suites 14 floor area floors 8 parking website http www.starwoodhotels.com sheraton property overview index.html?propertyID 3455 footnotes Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland is a luxury hotel in St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s , Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada . File Newfoundland Hotel 1926 .jpg left thumb 250px The original Newfoundland Hotel The original Newfoundland Hotel , an 8 storey brick structure, was opened in 1926 in St. John s. The hotel was owned and operated by the Newfoundland Hotel Facilities, Ltd. Ownership of the hotel was transferred to the Canadian National Railway hotel division in 1949 following Canadian Confederation ... of Newfoundland . The current site was formerly Fort William, Newfoundland Fort William , a British Army base in the 17th Century. In the early 1960s the hotel was renamed Hotel Newfoundland due ... in 1982 on an adjacent site as a replacement for the original Newfoundland Hotel. The building was named Hotel Newfoundland and is an 8 storey glass and concrete building designed by architect George ..., St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s based Fortis Inc. properties bought the Newfoundland Hotel and converted it to the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland in 2009. External links http www.starwoodhotels.com ... N 52 42 01.74 W region CA NL type landmark display title DEFAULTSORT Newfoundland Category Canadian National Railway hotels Category Buildings and structures in St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador Category Hotels in Newfoundland and Labrador Category Canadian Pacific Railway hotels Category Art ... more details
The Newfoundland T Railway Provincial Park is a rail trail in the Canada Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . Protected as a linear park under the provincial park system, the T Railway consists of the railbed of the historic Newfoundland Railway as transferred from its most recent owner, Canadian National Railway , to the provincial government after rail service was abandoned on the island of Newfoundland island Newfoundland in 1988. The rail corridor stretches from Channel Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador Channel Port aux Basques in the west to St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s in the east with branches to Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador Stephenville , Lewisporte, Newfoundland and Labrador Lewisporte , Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista , Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador Placentia and Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador Carbonear . It forms part of the Trans Canada Trail and covers a distance of 883 km 549 mi . ref cite web title Newfoundland T Railway publisher Newfoundland T Railway Council url http www.trailway.ca Trivia 20Frame.htm format Web accessdate 2007 06 19 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20061231214317 http www.trailway.ca Trivia Frame.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 12 31 ref Construction of the railway began in 1881, and the first passenger train traveled along the whole length on June 29, 1898. The railway was decommissioned in September, 1988, and the last rails removed in 1990. ref cite web title T Railway publisher Government of Newfoundland and Labrador url http www.env.gov.nl.ca ... Newfoundland Railway List of Newfoundland and Labrador parks List of rail trails Terra Transport References reflist External links http www.trailway.ca The Newfoundland T Railway Council http www.env.gov.nl.ca parks library maps parks trailway map.gif Map Category Rail trails in Newfoundland and Labrador Category Parks in Newfoundland and Labrador Category Trans Canada Trail ... more details
Infobox Anthem title Ode to Newfoundland prefix Provincial country flag Newfoundland and Labrador br flag Newfoundland name Dominion of Newfoundland National anthem 1907 1949 author Cavendish Boyle Sir Cavendish Boyle lyrics date 1902 composer Hubert Parry Sir Hubert Parry adopted 1980 Ode to Newfoundland is the official provincial anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador . It was composed by Governor Sir Cavendish Boyle in 1902. ref name encyclopedia p150 Volume four, p. 168, Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador , ISBN 0 9693422 1 7. ref as a four verse poem entitled Newfoundland . On December 22, 1902 it was sung by Frances Daisy Foster at the Casino Theatre of St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s during the closing of the play Mamzelle . ref name encyclopedia p150 The original score was set to the music of E.R. Krippner, a German bandmaster living in St. John s but Boyle desired a more dignified score. It was then set to the music of British composer Sir Hubert Parry , a personal friend of Boyle, who composed two settings. On May 20, 1904 it was chosen as Dominion of NewfoundlandNewfoundland s official national anthem national being understood as a self governing Dominion of the British Empire on par with Canada, South Africa, Australia and other former British colonies . ref name encyclopedia p150 This distinction was dropped when Newfoundland joined the Canada Canadian Confederation in 1949. Three decades later, in 1980, the province re adopted the song as an official provincial anthem. Newfoundland and Labrador is the only province in Canada to officially ... once they stood, we stand br Their prayer we raise to Heaven above, br God guard thee, Newfoundland God guard thee, God guard thee, br God guard thee, Newfoundland. See also List of Newfoundland ... Midi sound file Category Culture of Newfoundland and Labrador Category Regional songs Category Newfoundland and Labrador music Category Canadian patriotic songs de Ode to Newfoundland ... more details
SS Newfoundland was a seal hunt sealing ship which lost 78 sealers on the ice during extreme weather conditions in March 1914 which claimed lives from three sealing ships in an event known as the 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster. On March 30, 1914 the SS Newfoundland was jammed in the ice. The Captain, Wes Kean, could see signals from his father s ship, the SS Stephano SS Stephano , indicating that there were seals several miles away, and sent his crew in that direction to begin killing seals, under command of his first mate. As a storm began that afternoon, both the captain of the Newfoundland and the captain of the nearby Stephano thought that their respective crews were safely aboard the other man s vessel. Newfoundland s captain, believing that the men were aboard Stephano , did not blow the ship s whistle to signal his location which would have allowed his men to find the ship in the darkness and rain. The sealers endured two nights without shelter on the ice, first in a freezing ... aboard the SS Newfoundland , 78 died, and many more were seriously injured. ref http www.heritage.nf.ca law sealing disaster.html 1914 Sealing Disaster , Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage ref This disaster ... Tragedy event tragedy became known as the 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster. Another Newfoundland vessel carried the name SS Newfoundland for many years after the disaster. This steel steam liner was mobilized ... several voyages of the SS Newfoundland from 1923 1936 url http ngb.chebucto.org Passenger index.shtml ref ref cite web title Passenger list for the SS Newfoundland, sailing from Liverpool, December ... documentary I Just Didn t Want to Die The 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster. ref cite web url ... Picture of Newfoundland http www.ageofsail.net aoshipns.asp?sletter newfoundland iword 1 S.S. Newfoundland built in 1872 DEFAULTSORT Newfoundland Category History of Newfoundland and Labrador Category Maritime incidents in Canada Category Sealing ships Category Natural disasters in Newfoundland ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Banks Of Newfoundland is the earliest Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland composition set down in music notation. It was composed by Chief Justice Francis Forbes in 1820 and published in a piano arrangement by Oliver Ditson of Boston. Originally composed as a dance, it was treated as a march by the soldiers of Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I it later became the Regiment s authorized march music march . It has also been associated with the Royal St. John s Regatta since its early days. As a Regatta tune it is more popularly known as Up The Pond , and is traditionally played as the crews pass the bandstand on their return to the stakes. It was later made the official tune of the Regatta. An entirely different The Banks of Newfoundland ... THE BANKS OF NEWFOUNDLAND You bully boys of Liverpool And I ll have you to beware, When you sail ... some cold nor westers on the Banks of Newfoundland. We ll scrape her and we ll scrub her with holy stone and sand, For there blows some cold nor westers on the Banks of Newfoundland. We ..., But there blows some cold nor westers on the Banks of Newfoundland. We ll scrape her and we ll scrub her with holy stone and sand, For there blows some cold nor westers on the Banks of Newfoundland ..., But there blows some cold nor westers on the Banks of Newfoundland. We ll scrape her and we ll scrub her with holy stone and sand, For there blows some cold nor westers on the Banks of Newfoundland ... be damned But there blows some cold nor westers on the Banks of Newfoundland. We ll scrape her and we ll scrub her with holy stone and sand, And we ll think of them cold nor westers on the Banks of Newfoundland ... girls will say, Ah, It s snugger with me than on the sea, on the Banks of Newfoundland. We ll scrape ... of Newfoundland. See also List of Newfoundland songs DEFAULTSORT Banks Of Newfoundland Category 1820 songs Category Military marches Category Canadian patriotic songs Category Newfoundland and Labrador ... more details
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