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Joseph Roberts Smallwood PC CC (December 24, 1900 – December 17, 1991) 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.
The first steam-driven sawmill in Newfoundland was established here. The first-way office was established in 1882 under Waymaster Simeon Osmond. In 1964, the three separate communities of Dark Cove, Middle Brook, and Gambo were incorporated as one town known as Dark Cove-Middle Brook-Gambo. In 1980, the town officially changed its name to Gambo ...
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Otto Tucker in 2008. Otto Tucker, CM ONL (October 4, 1923 – October 6, 2015) was a Newfoundland and Labrador heritage activist, storyteller, and educator. He was a recipient of the Order of Canada for his work in promoting and preserving Newfoundland and Labrador heritage and the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador for his efforts that have made significant contributions to both the ...
He was born in Gambo, the son of Gordon Lush, [1] and was educated at Memorial University. He taught school in various Newfoundland communities, also serving as vice-principal and principal. [2] In 1962, Lush married Lillie Calloway. [1] He was elected to the assembly in 1975 and was reelected in 1979 and 1982.
New-Wes-Valley is a municipality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Incorporated in 1992, it is located at the Northern end of Bonavista Bay just south of Cape Freels . New-Wes-Valley takes its name from the towns of Newtown , Wesleyville , and Valleyfield .
Mint Brook was a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador near Gambo. It is generally recognized as the first 'inland' settlement on the island and during its existence was very much a sawmill/logging community. Joseph R. Smallwood (December 24, 1900 - December 17, 1991), Newfoundland's first premier, was born in the settlement of Mint Brook.
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...