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LEEDS BOARD OF GUARDIANS

... Foster end Clayton, two of the visitera for the Commissioners in l.unacy, upon the condition of the lunatic wards in the Workhouse. The report stated that the food supplied to the inmates was of good quality and ample in quan- tity, and that there could ...

Published: Thursday 16 April 1868
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1101 | Page: 4 | Tags: Commerce 

MAIL AND SHIP NEWS

... afternoon, Mr. H1enry, ?? > of the Holbeck Board of Guardians, and his wife, gave -a treat to the inmates of the Holbeck Workhouse. They were conveyed to Roundhay Park in six wag onettes, and allowed to disperse about the park at will. substantial a k ...

Published: Friday 05 August 1887
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 998 | Page: 5 | Tags: Commerce 

THE LEEDS BOARD OF GUARDIANS

... time to time olhieiolv visited thle workhouse-anld many of thens hail visited -it privately-he had dforteo at any I a tines and having also visited a great nuiheriry of others, he dird not blieve there wait a workhouse or ion linhirriy iro tha kingd~omo ...

Published: Thursday 05 March 1868
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2178 | Page: 4 | Tags: Commerce 

FOREIGN FOOD IMPORTS

... autho- rity to do is to relieve .1ll gulardians from their duties, as they are now, apparently, only so many puppets. If the Workhouses and Unions were al' administered by Government we should have uniformity, even if of a harsh kind. But we should gain. we ...

Published: Friday 23 July 1880
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1345 | Page: 4 | Tags: Commerce 

DOCKERS IN CONGRESS

... DOCKERS IN CONGRESS. THE TOILERS TO DEAL W'»'» THE. PUBLICANS. NOT WORKHOUSES. Tk» aanoal Dackm' Oonfmacoa* Swaaaaa opened iU day's ptoraadiag, with addrew of walooma from the Swaana Trade Labour Couucii, af tar Mr. Tom liana dahrarad adifiiw, dealt now ...

Published: Thursday 15 September 1892
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 937 | Page: 3 | Tags: Commerce 

COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS AT BRADFORD

... the origin of a false and mischievous rumour which had got abroad to the effect that Maria Fitzpatrick, an inmate of the Workhouse, had been placed by Mr. Williams, the master, in the refractory ward, had been forgotten by him, and found dead, with a child ...

Published: Thursday 21 January 1858
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2296 | Page: 3 | Tags: Commerce 

MAIL AND SHIP NEWS

... Borough Coroner, held an inquest at n the workhouse on Saturday on the body of Michael Wnlsh, hbricklayer, aged 42, *tho resided in York-copnrt, ebut who -at the time of his death was an inmate of the workhouse. He 'was admitted to that institution on ...

Published: Monday 26 December 1881
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1655 | Page: 5 | Tags: Commerce 

WORK AND WAGES

... belind the Town Hall, and, addressing them, Mr. Matthew Jowett said he had promised he would that day make an attack on the workhouse, but after haring considered the matter, be had come to the conclusion that it would not be wise for him to interview the ...

Published: Thursday 11 January 1894
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1793 | Page: 7 | Tags: Commerce 

MAIL AND SHIP NEWS

... admitted into the workhouse at all, and several 'members blamed the Local Board for not.having acted iu the present cases of emergency;wis the Workhouse Master hoped that the committee woldsee that the lives of 'the patients hi the workhouse were. as' well ...

Published: Saturday 19 May 1888
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1359 | Page: 7 | Tags: Commerce 

SHIPPING

... six years, said that she had never seen her with a child, and the prisoner had been, during the past year, a patient in a workhouse infirmary for several months with a bad leg, since which period she had led a vagrant life. Mr. Maude discharged the prisoner ...

Published: Wednesday 18 November 1863
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 443 | Page: 4 | Tags: Commerce 

SETTLEMENT OF THE TYNE CHEMICAL TRADE DISPUTE

... Poor Law Guardians certain points connected with workhouse administration. It refers to visiting committees, tne classifica-tions of workhouses, the sick and the infirm, imbeorles, children in workhouses, hours for getting up, meals, &o., clothes, liberty ...

Published: Wednesday 30 January 1895
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2891 | Page: 5 | Tags: Commerce 

WOMEN'S TRADE UNION CONGRESS

... BRAMLEY BOARD OF GLTARDIANS.A-t .yesterday's meeting it was agreed that tie usual Christ- ma-s treat should be given to the workhouse inmates. Some discussion took piace an a proposal by Mr. Taylor (Wortley), to the effect that castals admitted on Satur- ...

Published: Tuesday 27 November 1894
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1036 | Page: 3 | Tags: Commerce