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WORKHOUSE OFFICIALS

... WORKHOUSE OFFICIALS. St. Thomas Guardians and the Proposed Age Limit. At the usual meeting of the St. Thomas Board of Guardians yesterday, some discussion took -place with regard to the age limit of the Master and Matron of the Workhouse. Mr. J. Courtney ...

Published: Saturday 09 November 1907
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 236 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE. Troubles with the Household Staff. At Torrington Board of Guardians on Saturday, the Master (Mr. W. Woolacott) wrote another letter to the Board regard to the recent troubles with the household 6taff. During the past fortnight, he ...

Published: Tuesday 12 June 1906
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 387 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TIVERTON WORKHOUSE

... TIVERTON WORKHOUSE. NOTHING BUT OFFICIALS SHORTLY. At Tiverton Guardians yesterday the Chairman reported that the Visiting Committee had had under consideration the request of the House Medical Officer for additional help in tho Hospital. It was a rather ...

Published: Wednesday 02 April 1902
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 411 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

REFUGEES AND WORKHOUSES

... REFUGEES AND WORKHOUSES Belgians Delighted at Their Treatment at St. Thorn s At Friday's meeting of the St. Thomas Board of Guardians, the Chairman (Preb. Buckingham) remarked that recently some Belgian refugees had come to their Workhouse. At first these ...

Published: Tuesday 12 January 1915
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 214 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE. Troubles with the Ho*' Staff. At Torrington Board of Guaidia»=' urday, the Master (Mr. W. another letter to the Board xc \ Q recent troubles with the housen tf During the past fortnight, he ter and Matron had received *j e . the ...

Published: Friday 15 June 1906
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 310 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

CITY WORKHOUSE

... to receive public assistance, and I suggested dealing with the indoor poor by ! means of separate workhouses for each class instead of in general workhouses. Experi- I proved that the specialist usually saw only his own side of the question— I usually ...

Published: Friday 27 May 1910
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2138 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE PROFITS

... WORKHOUSE PROFITS. £.100 Made Undertakings at Torrington. Col. R. A. Moore-Stevens presided over Saturday's meeting the Torringten Board of Guardians, when the Clerk (Mr. G. M. Doe) said had received the sanction of the Local Government Board to the ...

Published: Tuesday 29 October 1907
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 426 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

REFUGEES AND WORKHOUSES

... fellow countrymen at a neighbouring Workhouse. He understood that at this Workhouse the Belgians were put in the cells. was unwise thing to do—(hear, hear, and Voice: Yes, very thoughtless thing). At St. Thomas Workhouse the Belgians were well looked after ...

Published: Saturday 09 January 1915
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 205 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EXETER WORKHOUSE

... £4,000 added to that sum would pay for a new hospital at the Workhouse—an addition which was much more urgently needed. If the ratepayers' money was to be spent, he contended that the Workhouse hospital should have priority. There were two Progressive members ...

Published: Wednesday 06 November 1901
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2522 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NEWTON WORKHOUSE

... NEWTON WORKHOUSE. DR. CULROSS REPORTS OF * DEFECTS. Mr. D. R. Scratton presided ° ve oB ri weekly meeting the Newton Abbot of Guardians yesterday—lt was 1,665 persons were relieved out of the last week at a cost of £193 15s 6d. ft * ioJ 1,774 at £194 ...

Published: Thursday 03 October 1901
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 886 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE DISCIPLINE

... WORKHOUSE DISCIPLINE. refer our readers to the report case investigated and adjudged Arthur Chichester, and C. H. .Monro, Esqrg. Justices of the Peace, aud which deserves a few words of comment. The master the Chudleigh workhouse, bad it appears committed ...

Published: Saturday 07 April 1838
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 949 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

CITY WORKHOUSE

... CITY WORKHOUSE. Exeter, Dec. Bth. Every' day gives fresh proof of the evils that result from'the practice of secret meetings Bodies, whom are entrusted the administration ofthe public purse. adverted in our last to the investigation now pursuing by the ...

Published: Saturday 08 December 1827
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 701 | Page: 1 | Tags: none