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^ THE WORKHOUSE POET,

... THE WORKHOUSE POET, He Wanted to Travel, desire to travel is, as the excursion pro- iftraniiiies of our railways indicate, very prevalent jtlst now. It appears to have seized upon John 'Joseph Macdonald, an inmate of Liverpool Workhouse, who is locally ...

Published: Saturday 15 July 1893
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 304 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

Love in the Workhouse

... Love in the Workhouse. AN AMUSING LETTER. At yesterday's meeting of the Edmonton Board of Guardians the master produced the following letter, written by a male inmate of the Workhouse, about 60 years of age, to a female in- mate much younger, which he ...

Published: Thursday 17 March 1898
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 516 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

Workhouse Horrors

... Workhouse Horrors. allegations continue to be -nade against 1b e administration of Islington Workhouse. At e local board inquiry, yesterday, several wit- eses were called to prove that pie made on Ursday were put into the stew on the following ednesday ...

Published: Wednesday 19 April 1893
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 383 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

- | Workhouse Horrors

... | Workhouse Horrors. Children Whipped with Stinging Nettles. At a meeting of the Hackney Board of Guar- dians yesterday a terrible story of cruelty to young children was told. Public attention hac been called to al e^ed accs of systematic crm-ltv practised ...

Published: Friday 04 May 1894
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 283 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

SWANSEA WORKHOUSE

... SWANSEA WORKHOUSE. The Palace of the Poor. A few days ago I paid a visit to our Work- house, which is splendidly situated on a hill. The master and his wife—Mr and Mrs Morgan- very readily gave ms all the information needed, reading matter and spectacles ...

Published: Saturday 04 December 1897
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1244 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

IDREAD OF THE WORKHOUSE

... Tuesday, because mother was afraid if the relieving officer came he would make her go into the Workhouse. The Coroner She would have been better in the Workhouse than starving at home. Have you any children > Witness Only one. The Coroner's Officer All ...

Published: Saturday 08 January 1898
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 386 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

DEATH IN THE WORKHOUSE. ,

... DEATH IN THE WORKHOUSE. John Saffin, haulier, appeared at the Newport borough police-court this morning to explain, 'TOongst other thines, why he allowed his wife to die in the workhouse. Saffin appeared at the instance of the Newport Board of Gnar-j ...

Published: Wednesday 22 February 1893
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 181 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

WORKHOUSE FULL

... WORKHOUSE FULL. Crickhowell Union Workhouse is now full, and a special rate of Is 6d, returnable before Septem- ber 29th, has been issued on account of the extra relief measures. At Dukestown and Beaufort, the only colliery districts in the Union,the ...

Published: Friday 26 August 1898
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 108 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

--INewport Workhouse

... I Newport Workhouse. I The Local Government Inquiry Resumed. Mr F. T. Bircham, Local Government inspec- Jtor. resumed thu official inquiry at the Newport Workhouse on Tuesday into the allegations which had baen made by Mr W. Evans, chairman of the Workhouse ...

Published: Wednesday 26 October 1898
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1419 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

CARDIFF WORKHOUSE

... CARDIFF WORKHOUSE. At a meeting of the Visiting Committee of 4he Cardiff Guardians this morning, Mr V. J. Beavan presiding, it transpired that the children under four years of age now in the Workhoose had been removed from the isolated block to ilie new ...

Published: Tuesday 14 February 1899
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 189 | Page: 2 | Tags: News