1864

The first mine in Newfoundland opens at Tilt Cove in Notre Dame Bay. It is a copper mine.

February: Anna Smith, daughter of the Reverend Benjamin Smith, dies of diphtheria at the age of 24 in Trinity.

1865

November: 9th general election. Frederick T.B. Carter becomes prime minister. He urges Newfoundland to become part of Canada.

1866

September: The first successful trans-Atlantic telegraph cable is established. The Heart's Content Cable Station opens.

1867

July: Confederation in Canada. Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick unite to form a single country.

October: Captain William Jackman saves the lives of 27 people at Spotted Islands, Labrador.

1869

November: 10th general election. Charles Fox Bennett becomes prime minister.

1871

The Military Hospital on Forest Road is taken over by the government.

Captain William Whiteley uses his invention, the cod trap, for the first time.

1872

Fisheries Warden Henry Camp reports he has arrested a Mi'kmaq (Mic Mac) man for illegally setting a salmon net on the Conne River. Mr. Camp complains that the Mi'kmaq (Mic Mac) people in the area believe they have special rights to fish salmon.

1873

November: 11th general election. Charles Fox Bennett is reelected, but he resigns after a few months.

1874

November: 12th general election. Frederick T.B. Carter is reelected prime minister.

1876

The first settlers arrive in Lewisporte.

December: Labrador sharemen are paid for their summer's work. Earnings range from $240 to $412.