Year1939
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1939
The Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal's main market, was inaugurated.
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1939
Funchal council improved Barreirinha beach and its access path for bathing.
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1939
The Avenida do Mar in Funchal was inaugurated.
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1939
A shelter house was built near the summit of Pico Ruivo.
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1939
Book I of Saudades da Terra was published in Ponta Delgada.
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1939
Madeira's Casa dos Pescadores began operating.
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1939
The Delegação de Turismo built a rest house and shelter in Serra de Água near the Encumeada.
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1939
Vicente Henriques de Gouveia published the second edition of his book on the banana.
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1939
The Pilar de Banger in Funchal was demolished despite protests from the local press.
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1939
A scout leaders' congress was held at Camacha.
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1939
A municipal park for poor children named after D. Maria Lívia Nosolini was inaugurated at the Praça Académica.
Académica (square) Maria Lívia Nosolini Campo do Almirante Reis
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1939
The Junta Autónoma dos Portos began publishing an annual tide table for Funchal.
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10 January 1939
A ministerial order made the Junta Geral and the Câmara cover the Misericórdia hospital's deficits.
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15 April 1939
Mary Jane Wilson's remains were transferred to her congregation's chapel in Rua do Carmo.
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14 May 1939
The monument to Dr Alexandre da Cunha Teles was inaugurated.
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16 May 1939
A further decree adopted measures protecting fruit and horticultural exports.
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26 June 1939
Decree-law 29.718 created a technical mission to study Madeira's hydro-electric and irrigation potential and hydraulic works.
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12 July 1939
Decree 29.742 granted the Junta Geral a subsidy for repairs to the São Lourenço palace.
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18 October 1939
Civil governor José Nosolini issued a regulation on must purchase and wine export.
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November 1939
The João Diniz springs disappeared during repair works on the São Lourenço palace.
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16 November 1939
The Diário da Madeira published an article on Zarco's sword.
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December 1939
The Areeiro meteorological post was enlarged with further instruments.
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8 December 1939
The Central Council of the women's Conferences of St Vincent de Paul was constituted.
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22 December 1939
A decree reorganised the Laboratory of Bacteriology and Hygiene into bacteriological and chemical sections.
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30 December 1939
A flood of the Ribeira da Madalena destroyed dozens of homes and killed several people.