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THE WORKHOUSE

... however, I have little doubt in my mind that you recoil with horror at the sound of anything in the vicinity of a workhouse. The workhouse! What is it? A place where everything reminds you that you an in the way; where everything breathes indifference ...

Published: Saturday 07 June 1919
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1204 | Page: 5 | 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

WORKHOUSE At the in

... At the 7 concerning the death of W liam Coope + age 69, an inmate of the Cardiff Workhouse Infir a verdict of “Death from natina cause: was returned. Deceased was dead in the house by a porter, and, according to the evidence of the doctor, he had died ...

Published: Thursday 22 January 1914
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 52 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. LD A REASON The question of improving the officers’ dietary at the workhouse led to a consider- able discussion at the meeting of the Cardiff Guardians on Saturday, Canon J. R. Buckiey presiding who had had _ the matter under review, expressed ...

Published: Monday 17 February 1913
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 769 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

AT THE WORKHOUSE

... AT THE WORKHOUSE. The officials at the Workhouse spared no pains to make the inmates happy. For a fortnight previously nurses and the ainibler old men went out into the highways and gathered mistletoe and holly. plenty of decorative material was provided ...

Published: Saturday 28 December 1912
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 510 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE SNORER

... WORKHOUSE SNORER. The master of Marlborough Workfaouas reported to the guardiaim that one of the mole inmates had attacked another because the man disturbed his Test by snoring loudly. The master said he had placed the snorer in an isolation ward. DOROTHY ...

Published: Tuesday 14 April 1914
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 51 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

TAKEN TO THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE -- The little boy who came from Cardiff in charge of a Greet Western Railway guard on Monday with a Jabot on his back addressed to a at Caemawr, Morriston. but who refused delivery of the little chap, is DOW bouord at the Workhouse. He was ...

Published: Wednesday 08 November 1911
Newspaper: Cambria Daily Leader
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 125 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

NEWPORT WORKHOUSE

... NEWPORT WORKHOUSE The Rev. G. H. Cook told the Newport Guardians on Saturday that a verysatisfactory report had been received from the county analyst (Mr. Thompson), who had examined the milk at the house. The nursing difficulty had been got over. Two ...

Published: Monday 26 July 1915
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 119 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CONCERT AT THE WORKHOUSE

... CONCERT AT THE WORKHOUSE. A grand hvening concert arranged by me • ;tiers or Sardis C.E. Society was held at the Pontypridd Union Workhouse in Thursday of week. Evory artiste seemed to be at their eery best and each item was loudly applauded. The elixir ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1910
Newspaper: Pontypridd Observer
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 314 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The Workhouse Badge

... The Workhouse Badge. Complaint WAS made at S. Asaph Board of Guardians on Friday of the branding of workhouse children. Mr. T. Pennant Williams (Prestatyn) said tbat when travelling in the train with a boy who had been sent out to service from the workhouse ...

Published: Friday 11 July 1913
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 140 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NAME FOR WORKHOUSE

... NAME FOR WORKHOUSE. On the recommendation of the houe© committe© Narberth Guardians on Saturday decided that in future the workhouse » W colled tfie Nor berth Poor-law ...

Published: Monday 13 April 1914
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 27 | Page: 6 | Tags: none