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| ANGRY GUARDIANS. Noisy Scene at a Doncaster Board Mecting

... of Guardians on Saturday, when Mr. D. Tait presided over the fortnightly meeting. The trouble arose over a report by the Workhouse Master (Mr. ¥. Owen), who had suspended the fireman at the institution for being fourd asleep on night duty, and being “impadent” ...

Published: Monday 04 September 1911
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 197 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Care of the Children

... Committes, s 0 that there were 145 who were not at the Fulwo'd Homes. The suggestion was that the buildings outeide the Workhouse. Junt before one roached Lyndhurst, should revert to their former use, and that some other provision should he made for the ...

Published: Thursday 11 May 1911
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 203 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

“NEARLY SWALLOWED.”

... SWALLOWED.” MALTON WORKHOUSE MASTER AND THE CLERK. | There was a little scene on Saturday, just | prior to the termination of the business of | the Malton Board of Guardians, when the I Clerk (Mr. George S. Cattle) alleged that the Workhouse Master (Mr. H ...

Published: Monday 02 January 1911
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 226 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WOLVESOFTHEPOORLAW

... he had gone, and on 25 May they were compelied to go into the workhouse, as they had not a penny in the world. On 1 Jun'efirrboner {limself turned u?’ and also proen admission to the workhouse. A summons for desertion was eerved on him while there. He obtained ...

Published: Wednesday 28 June 1911
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 359 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

IN ECONOMICAL MOOD

... the workhouse, where 0 much was done by machinery, things ‘should be used much more economically. Mrs. Page suggested that brass polish was entirely unnecessary. ' Miss Hirst called attention to the large amount of tobacco consumed in the workhouse, some ...

Published: Tuesday 17 October 1911
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 382 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SERVANT'S PROMISE

... child w adm:tted to the workhcuse on 27 April, 1909. Eventually the Guardians gave the defendant permission to leave the workhouse and leave her child there. She promised to pay 2. 3d. a week, aud to take the chid away when 1t recovered from an illness ...

Published: Friday 25 August 1911
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 196 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

OLD AGE PENSIONS. People Who Will Benefit at Rotherham. PATHETIC CASES

... OLD AGE PENSIONS. People Who Will Benefit at Rotherham. PATHETIC CASES. In the Rotherham Workhouse there are 128 inmates over 70 years, and of these 24 are ‘qu:lified for old age pensions. Nearly the whole of those who have not applied are physically ...

Published: Thursday 05 January 1911
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 237 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

PENISTONE

... to find that the rarth had taken on a frail mantle of white, which was soon dispelled, however, by the sunshine, -At the workhouse and hospital the cnstomary preparations had been made to brighten the day for the inmates, ...

Published: Tuesday 26 December 1911
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 47 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Best of Cverything

... do not treat our people in the hospital in a manner we ought to, and I wish it to go forth I don’t think that there is a Workhouse hospital where these inmates get better food or better treatment. (Hear, hear.) We give them the best meat, best bread, best ...

Published: Wednesday 22 February 1911
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 240 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

POISONING MYSTERY. Birchinlee Workman Found Dying in a Sheffield Cafe

... Sheffield Cafe. . Myetery surrounds the death from poi oning of a man who died a short time after being taken to the Ecclesal! Workhouse on Saturday mormirg. On Friday night a middle-aged man went to the Wentworth Café, Pinstone street, and engag d a bedroom ...

Published: Monday 27 February 1911
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 211 | Page: 5 | Tags: none