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IN THE WORKHOUSES

... IN THE WORKHOUSES. The dinner at Devonport Workhouso on Boxing-day consisted of roast beef, roast pork, and plum pudding, and a pint of beer for each adult. In only one case, however, was the intoxicating asked for, the dining hall and the schoolroom ...

Published: Wednesday 28 December 1892
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 427 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. We happened to be at the Workhouse the other day when a Visiting Committee was on duty, engaged in their task of inspection and enquiry. Being courteously asked to accompany them we gladly seized the opportunity of becoming better acquainted ...

Published: Friday 08 February 1878
Newspaper: Tavistock Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2532 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE. A large number of cycle hands who are out of employment applied on Saturday to the Coventry Guardians for relief, and they were told that the married ones could have two days’ atone breaking ia the workhonae, at 6d. day and a loaf. The men ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1898
Newspaper: Totnes Weekly Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 88 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... the need of fixed and stated spiritual supervision in workhouses, by a regular ohaplaio, would it not be fur more becoming for the Board to respond to the spiritual needs of the inmates of the Workhouse to supply the ministrations, in which some of their ...

WORKHOUSE

... d inmates of the Plymouth Workhouse ever tocease? The public generaily as taken notice of the strong opposition of opinion between their medical (Dr. Aubrey Thomas) and the temperance party, bat few know that this Workhouse bas an abnormal number of old ...

Published: Thursday 07 September 1893
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 643 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE. FATALITY IN THE NEWTON DEATH FROM FALL DOWN STAIRS. On Thursday, December 22nd, John Endacott, an aged inmate of the Newton Workhouse, got out of his bed about a quarter to six o’clock in the morning, and fell down the stone stairs outside ...

Published: Thursday 29 December 1892
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 1023 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

IN THE WORKHOUSES

... our Worthy Governor, W. Lewarn, Esq..” in large and bright letters, and holly and flags, made the dining- room of Plymouth Workhouse yesterday look gay indeed. There 614 had their Christmas feast. The hospital and asylam were also ...

Published: Wednesday 26 December 1894
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 128 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... Newton Board of Guardians were yesterday recom- mended by a committee to erect an infectious diseases hospital for the Workhouse, and the report was adopted. — Mr. Tripe did not think they ought tu have too small a hospital. They should provide for union ...

Published: Thursday 12 October 1893
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 635 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE. This inquiry was resumed yesterday by Col. ‘Ward. Harris put in a list of witnesses and what they were likely to prove, and headed charge No. 1,2, and so on.—Tho Inspector said he was there to inquire into the general management of the Workhouse ...

Published: Friday 17 September 1869
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 966 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE. An extraordinary incident was mentioned the last meeting of the Salford Board of Guardians, It was reported by the master of the woikhouse that amongst the occupanls of the tramp ward on the preceding night were seven members theatrical company ...

Published: Saturday 07 December 1895
Newspaper: Totnes Weekly Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 65 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE Sir, —Whoever is responsible for the disgraceful condition of the new road opened between the Workhouse and the Prison—’Tween Two Evil Lane, some term it, there can no doubt that none of the authorities question have traverse it- If business ...

Published: Wednesday 16 January 1895
Newspaper: Western Daily Mercury
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 325 | Page: 3 | Tags: none