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Question

Which industry replaced lumbering as New Brunswick's leading generator of manufacturing employment?

  Housing construction
  Pulp and paper
  Ship-building

Question

Which tree was preferred in the lumber industry?

  Maple
  White pine
  Oak

Question

Why were sawdust burners installed at sawmills in the late 19th century?

  Concern over landfill
  Concern over stream pollution
  Concern over black lung


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