Newfoundland enters Confederation : ceremony broadcast from St. John's and Ottawa, April 1/49, CBC nat'l network
This is the live CBC radio broadcast of the ceremonies marking Newfoundland's entry into Confederation as the 10th Canadian province on 1 April 1949. The ceremony features two parts: the first at Government House in St. John's, and the second at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. In his 'welc...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns_media/0 2023-12-31T10:13:00+01:00 Newfoundland enters Confederation : ceremony broadcast from St. John's and Ottawa, April 1/49, CBC nat'l network Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Emerson, Lewis Edward Walsh, Albert Joseph Gibson, Colin St. Laurent, Louis S. (Louis Stephen), 1882-1973 Bradley, F. Gordon Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969 Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's; Canada--Ontario--Ottawa--Parliament Hill 1949; 20th Century 1949-04-01 7 sound discs : 78 rpm 12 in. 55:37 audio/mp3 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_media/id/0 eng; fre eng fre [Toronto] : CBC Radio Canada, 1949 Digitized Sound Recordings from the Centre for Newfoundland Studies FF 1034 N4 1949 PHONO DISC http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_media/id/0 Centre for Newfoundland Studies Audio recording held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies Newfoundland and Labrador--History--Union with Canada 1949 Sound Audio 1949 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:25Z This is the live CBC radio broadcast of the ceremonies marking Newfoundland's entry into Confederation as the 10th Canadian province on 1 April 1949. The ceremony features two parts: the first at Government House in St. John's, and the second at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. In his 'welcome to Canada' speech, Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent emphasizes the similarities between Newfoundland and Canada: the same way of life, shared wartime experiences and shared British heritage including loyalty to the Crown. Newfoundlander and newly-appointed Canadian Secretary of State F. Gordon Bradley views the day's events as inevitable: "our insular independence was unsound [.] We are all Canadians now." Both men stress that under the federal system Newfoundland would keep its distinctive identity, as the other provinces had done. Ceremony begins at Government House, St. John's -- 02:00 minutes: the singing of the Ode to Newfoundland -- 03:25 minutes: reading of the Commission of the Lieutenant-Governor -- 07:40 minutes: Oaths of Allegiance and Office administered to the new Lt. Gov. Sir Albert Joseph Walsh by Newfoundland Chief Justice Sir Lewis Edward Emerson -- 09:00 minutes: Canadian Government representative Colin Gibson's speech and the offering of token Canadian citizenship papers to the people of Newfoundland via the Lt. Gov. -- 11:10 minutes: Lt. Gov. Walsh's speech -- 13:13 minutes: ceremony begins at Parliament Hill in Ottawa -- 18:00 minutes: Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent's speech (in English and French) -- 29:47 minutes: Newfoundlander and that-day appointed Canadian Secretary of State F. Gordon Bradley's speech -- 35:52 minutes: Prime Minister St-Laurent puts the first carving into the Newfoundland shield in the arch of the Peace Tower's main entrance and delivers a second speech (in English and French) -- 41:32 minutes: Governor-General Viscount Alexander of Tunis reads the King's message and delivers a speech -- 46:35 minutes: Royal Salute, featuring the band playing God Save the Queen, the Ode to ... Audio Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Newfoundland and Labrador--History--Union with Canada 1949 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Emerson, Lewis Edward Walsh, Albert Joseph Gibson, Colin St. Laurent, Louis S. (Louis Stephen), 1882-1973 Bradley, F. Gordon Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969 Newfoundland enters Confederation : ceremony broadcast from St. John's and Ottawa, April 1/49, CBC nat'l network |
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This is the live CBC radio broadcast of the ceremonies marking Newfoundland's entry into Confederation as the 10th Canadian province on 1 April 1949. The ceremony features two parts: the first at Government House in St. John's, and the second at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. In his 'welcome to Canada' speech, Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent emphasizes the similarities between Newfoundland and Canada: the same way of life, shared wartime experiences and shared British heritage including loyalty to the Crown. Newfoundlander and newly-appointed Canadian Secretary of State F. Gordon Bradley views the day's events as inevitable: "our insular independence was unsound [.] We are all Canadians now." Both men stress that under the federal system Newfoundland would keep its distinctive identity, as the other provinces had done. Ceremony begins at Government House, St. John's -- 02:00 minutes: the singing of the Ode to Newfoundland -- 03:25 minutes: reading of the Commission of the Lieutenant-Governor -- 07:40 minutes: Oaths of Allegiance and Office administered to the new Lt. Gov. Sir Albert Joseph Walsh by Newfoundland Chief Justice Sir Lewis Edward Emerson -- 09:00 minutes: Canadian Government representative Colin Gibson's speech and the offering of token Canadian citizenship papers to the people of Newfoundland via the Lt. Gov. -- 11:10 minutes: Lt. Gov. Walsh's speech -- 13:13 minutes: ceremony begins at Parliament Hill in Ottawa -- 18:00 minutes: Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent's speech (in English and French) -- 29:47 minutes: Newfoundlander and that-day appointed Canadian Secretary of State F. Gordon Bradley's speech -- 35:52 minutes: Prime Minister St-Laurent puts the first carving into the Newfoundland shield in the arch of the Peace Tower's main entrance and delivers a second speech (in English and French) -- 41:32 minutes: Governor-General Viscount Alexander of Tunis reads the King's message and delivers a speech -- 46:35 minutes: Royal Salute, featuring the band playing God Save the Queen, the Ode to ... |
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Emerson, Lewis Edward Walsh, Albert Joseph Gibson, Colin St. Laurent, Louis S. (Louis Stephen), 1882-1973 Bradley, F. Gordon Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969 |
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Newfoundland enters Confederation : ceremony broadcast from St. John's and Ottawa, April 1/49, CBC nat'l network |
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Newfoundland enters Confederation : ceremony broadcast from St. John's and Ottawa, April 1/49, CBC nat'l network |
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Newfoundland enters Confederation : ceremony broadcast from St. John's and Ottawa, April 1/49, CBC nat'l network |
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Newfoundland enters Confederation : ceremony broadcast from St. John's and Ottawa, April 1/49, CBC nat'l network |
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Newfoundland enters Confederation : ceremony broadcast from St. John's and Ottawa, April 1/49, CBC nat'l network |
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newfoundland enters confederation : ceremony broadcast from st. john's and ottawa, april 1/49, cbc nat'l network |
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[Toronto] : CBC Radio Canada, 1949 |
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Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's; Canada--Ontario--Ottawa--Parliament Hill 1949; 20th Century |
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Newfoundland Newfoundland studies |
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Newfoundland Newfoundland studies |
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Centre for Newfoundland Studies Audio recording held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
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Digitized Sound Recordings from the Centre for Newfoundland Studies FF 1034 N4 1949 PHONO DISC http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_media/id/0 |
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