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THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. The Master's Journal showed that for the week ended July 29th, the number of !mates was 140, against 156 last year; and tor tbe week ended August sth the number was 42, against 157. The number of vagrants admitted during the fortnight was ...

Published: Friday 18 August 1916
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 499 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. .. The Master reported that for the week ended October 21st the number of inmates was 124. against 158 last year; and for the week ended October 28th the number was 120, against 158. The number of vagrants admitted during the fortnight ...

Published: Friday 10 November 1916
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 48 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

AT THE WORKHOUSE

... AT THE WORKHOUSE. The poor were not forgotten. and the inmates of Merthyr Workhouse, and patients at the Infirmary. were made as happy as possible. There ere 579 persons in the house and 21 at Pantysteilog House, sad everything possible was done to make ...

Published: Saturday 01 January 1916
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1015 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THS WORKHOUSE

... THS WORKHOUSE. 'Ube Master reported that for the week ended December 2nd, the number of Inmates was 178, against last year; and for tkle week ended December gth the number was 134. against 157. The number of vagrants admitted during the fortnight was ...

Published: Friday 22 December 1916
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 46 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

CHEPSTOW WORKHOUSE STRIKE

... CHEPSTOW WORKHOUSE STRIKE. The day women of Chepstow Workhouse who w on strike after the guardians deferred their application for war bonus have not yet. returned their work. TWELVE DEGREES OF FROST. On Thursday the maximum temperature in the shade at ...

Published: Friday 15 December 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 60 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Christmas Day in the Workhouse

... Christmas Day in the Workhouse At Friday's meeting of the St. Asaph Board of Guardians, the workhouse master (Mr. W. F. Morris) asked for sanction for the usual Christmas dinner for the inmates. On the proposition of Mr. J. Ellis Jones, Denbigh, supported ...

Published: Thursday 23 November 1916
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 98 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

INMATES1 OBJECTION AT SWANSEA WORKHOUSE

... INMATES OBJECTION AT SWANSEA WORKHOUSE. A report presented the Swansea. Board of tdiiardians by the master of the work house and the medical officer to the experiment issuing margarine instead butter inmates testifies that they are not aware that any ...

Published: Tuesday 25 January 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 161 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE FREE PRESS AT THE WORKHOUSE

... THE FREE PRESS AT THE WORKHOUSE. At the last meeting of the Board the tender of the Premier Co. was accepted for new accumulators for the workhouse at £229, but the firm had now wrote that a mistake had been made in their tender and the price should be ...

Published: Saturday 16 September 1916
Newspaper: Denbighshire Free Press
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 702 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Future of Hawarden Workhouse

... Future of Hawarden Workhouse. At last Friday's meeting of the Hammen Board of Guardians, Mr W Hughes= ing, the Clerk, Mr Fl Goodness raised the questioe of the master's= should be The Clerk that the master's total salary was inn annum, and on the: completion ...

Published: Friday 22 September 1916
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 424 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE COFFINS: A GRUESOME

... WORKHOUSE COFFINS: A GRUESOME A tender was received to supply coffins to the Workhouse at 16s (adults) and as 6d (children). The Chairman :Do they put a plate on Clerk: Yes.—The Chairman: With the name and the age ?—The Clerk: Yes.—The Chairman: I have ...

Published: Friday 10 November 1916
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 896 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SWANSEA WORKHOUSE INMATES REFUSE BEST BUTTER

... SWANSEA WORKHOUSE INMATES REFUSE BEST BUTTER. The trial of margarine instead butter at Swansea Workhouse has been productive some amount of real comedy. At the visiting committee meeting on Wednesday the master reported that Monday, before margarine was ...

Published: Thursday 06 January 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 365 | Page: 7 | Tags: none