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IN WORKHOUSES

... use in tiying to learn what is the proper quantity. In the Bristol Workhouse the yearly consumption wine amounts to 119 gallons, compared with 4 gallons in the neighbouring workhouse of Barton Regis Union, containing a similar number of inmates. If this ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1880
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1031 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE SCANDAL

... ambulance to.Tranmere Workhouse. The morn ins? after admission he , was set chopping wood, and the same day, after making complaint he could not do the work, left the workhouse, and few hours afterwards suddenly died, the workhouse medical attendant, who ...

Published: Saturday 23 April 1904
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 118 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE FATALITY

... WORKHOUSE FATALITY VICTIM SAID TO BE NATIVE OF DUNDEE. Towards the end of last month John lute (by), a labourer oF no fixed abode, as admitted to the casual ward of Huntingdon Workhousie. The day after admission fell downstairs. He lived for about a fortnight ...

Published: Friday 20 March 1931
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 142 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE ABLAZE

... WORKHOUSE ABLAZE. WOMEN AND CHILD BURNED TO DEATH. EXCITING ExiRLY MORNING SCENES. A big block of buildings, nearly 300 feet in length, was demolished and much valuable property it contained destroyed, the result, is alleged, of tramp ing smoked retiring ...

Published: Monday 05 December 1904
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 274 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HONEYMOON IN WORKHOUSE

... HONEYMOON IN WORKHOUSE. William Stevens (68) and Horrid Johnson (61), inmates Newport (Mc-n.) Workhouse, were married Bettws vesterday' The ring was subscribed for members of the Board Guardians, the brm-f performed by the Rev. Evans number £ Board, the ...

Published: Tuesday 27 October 1908
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 52 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LOVE IN THE WORKHOUSE

... LOVE THE WORKHOUSE. OLD AGE PENSIONERS TO WED. A little romance love, the workhouse, and the old age pensions, is being played out Lewisham. Among those who are to leave the house' there Friday next, are Emma, Howell, aged 78, and James Young, aged ...

Published: Monday 02 January 1911
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 113 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE ROMANCE

... WORKHOUSE ROMANCE. At Kent Assizes Hudson, was sent ...

Published: Thursday 12 July 1906
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 56 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

AFRAID OF THE WORKHOUSE

... AFRAID OF THE WORKHOUSE. Before the Liverpool City Coroner yesterday inquest was held on Wm. Allerton (65), who had lived in Wolsey Street. Owing to his weakness the deceased spent much of his time in bed. On Thursday morning when his daughter went to ...

Published: Thursday 16 March 1911
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 110 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE SHADOW OF THE WORKHOUSE

... THE SHADOW OF THE WORKHOUSE. S SCS I over the London r in a 1 n con f® o© et ** a pension ° the JUnmng *Wlow drl Crs dreaded >'W 0f the h nothing f' C in front -ji sa they could not ' S as an d Brownlee \ t the railwaynjen >. ijS* rail® their own scheme ...

Published: Wednesday 16 August 1922
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 62 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SHUNNING THE WORKHOUSE

... SHUNNING THE WORKHOUSE. Thsre is impression amongst the lower orders of mankind that it is only the poor that can feel for the poor. That there is too much justification for this belief can anyone deny ? By their well-to-do neighbours the poor are regarded ...

Published: Thursday 24 January 1889
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1369 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE TRAGEDY

... WORKHOUSE TRAGEDY TERRIBLE STRUGGLE WITU LUNATIC. TWO MEN KILLED. Other Two in Critical Condition* Intense excitement wa« occasioned K' Workhouse, Co, Kildare. yesterday, when lunatic named James Dowling. whilst bei ll removed from his cell to one adjoining ...

Published: Tuesday 16 May 1905
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 144 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ABOLITION OF THE WORKHOUSE

... ABOLITION OF THE WORKHOUSE. , ° CHANGES IN THE POOR . LAWissued last night of the Local on the transfer of the poor law authorities in .Wales recommends the abolition f. afij 'Guardians and of Poor Law merging of all the functions rj. authorities in ...

Published: Thursday 24 January 1918
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 181 | Page: 3 | Tags: none