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Myra M. Bennett, CM, MBE (April 1, 1890 – April 26, 1990) born London, England, died Daniel's Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada was a celebrated Canadian nurse. Dubbed The Florence Nightingale of Newfoundland by the Evening Telegram, in tribute to her contribution to the people of the Great Northern Peninsula, she was also known simply as The Nurse.
In the 19th century, The Evening Telegram was known for its strong opinions on issues of the day, including the Newfoundland Railway, and early Confederation discussions. . However, its editorial policy remained neutral during the heated Confederation debates of 1948
Callahan also served as senior executive at The Evening Telegram. [3] Callahan was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1966; Callahan served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Mines, Agriculture and Resources. In 1971, he became publisher for The Daily News in St. John's. [1] Callahan married Daphne Marie Ryan; [4] the couple had six ...
This is a list of online newspaper archives and some magazines and journals, including both free and pay wall blocked digital archives. Most are scanned from microfilm into pdf, gif or similar graphic formats and many of the graphic archives have been indexed into searchable text databases utilizing optical character recognition (OCR) technology.
Beginning in 1948 he worked closely with Joey Smallwood in the campaign to bring Newfoundland into Confederation. From 1949 to 1951, he was a member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly, sitting as the member for Labrador for Smallwood's Liberals. After leaving politics he started writing a political column for the Evening Telegram newspaper ...
Gordon Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald of Gwaenysgor KCMG PC (27 May 1888 – 20 January 1966), was a British Labour Party politician and Newfoundland's final British governor as well as the last chairman of the Commission of Government serving from 1946 until the colony joined Confederation in 1949 and became a province of Canada.
The Evening Telegram is a name shared by the following newspapers: The Telegram, a daily newspaper in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Toronto Telegram, a daily newspaper with an evening edition in Toronto, Ontario Canada; The Telegram (Herkimer), a daily newspaper in Herkimer, New York
William James Herder (1849–1922), publisher, born Old Perlican, Newfoundland Colony, was the founder of Newfoundland's first daily newspaper, The Evening Telegram.. Herder was educated at Methodist Academy and in 1863 had apprenticed as a printer for the Courier.