NOT FIT FOR IT

How Newfoundland gave up electoral democracy

In 1933, the independent Dominion of Newfoundland became the only nation in history to voluntarily surrender democratic government.
.....Why?

"The average person here is such that we ought never to have had self-government; we are not fit for it."
(Businessman Eric Bowring in testimony to the Amulree Royal Commission)

Hear the voices of:

Historians
John Fitzgerald
James Hiller
Gene Long
Peter Neary

Reminiscences:
Bill Coady
Paul O’Neill
Albert Sparkes
Helen Whiteway

Performers:
Robert Chafe
Aidan Flynn
Brian Hennessey
Ivan Morgan

Epitaph:
 Bert Riggs

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Hear...

• The 1932 riot that brought down a government!

• The final debate in New-foundland’s independent parliament!

• The 1933 Lightweight boxing championship!

• Rare sound recordings, movies, speeches, editorials, opinion & pop music of the day!

Eavesdrop on...

• The bribes and back-room deals that were hidden for decades!

An audio adventure...

that brings to life the sounds, voices, struggles and dreams of this remarkable era.

to a sample
CD Includes:

Information booklet with time-line and essay by historian and writer Patrick O'Flaherty.

Produced in digital stereo
Listening time: 80 minutes

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Winner: Atlantic Journalism Award 2005
ISBN 978-0978-149024