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The Irish in Halifax, 1836-1871 : A Study in Ethnic Assimilation
(1976)
The mass emigration of rural peasants to the urban communities of America and Britain is a central episode in the history of nineteenth-century Ireland. The development of an Irish community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is one ...
The longshoremen of Halifax 1900-1930; their lives and working conditions
(1977)
The longshoremen of Halifax have traditionally been one of the largest groups of labourers in the city. - During the
period 1900 to 1930 they began to capitalize on their numerical strength and on the potential their job ...