1891

The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is about 200,000.

1892

The Poor Asylum is established west of the Riverhead Hospital in St. John's.

July: Most of St. John's is destroyed by fire.

1893

Hospitals open at Battle Harbour and Indian Harbour in Labrador.

November: 17th general election. William V. Whiteway is reelected prime minister.

1894

Iron ore mines open on Bell Island.

The Salvation Army opens a Rescue Home for unwed mothers at 28 Cook Street. It also becomes a home for homeless women.

December: Two Newfoundland banks, the Commercial and the Union, crash. This starts a depression in Newfoundland.

1895

The first Chinese immigrants arrive in Newfoundland.

1896

August: Miners at Bell Island strike for a 2 cent an hour wage raise. They do not get what they want.

November: The steamer Tiber collides with and sinks the schooner Maggie in the Narrows of St. John's Harbour. 13 lives are lost.

1897

July 15: Newfoundland’s first Labour Day.

October: 18th general election. James S. Winter becomes prime minister.

1898

The railway across Newfoundland is completed.

1900

April: The hydro electric plant opens at Petty Harbour. For the first time in Newfoundland, water is used to make electricity.

November: 19th general election, Robert Bond becomes Prime Minister.