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BRECON WORKHOUSE

... BRECON WORKHOUSE. Lady Guardians' New Year's Treat. For several years pest the lady members of the Brecon Onardians, Miss Adelaide Williams and Miss 11 E F Morgan, have given the inmates of the Workhouse a New Years' treat, and the feetivities which they ...

Published: Friday 06 January 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 402 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Should Workhouse Children Be Boarded Out ?

... Should Workhouse Children Be Boarded Out ? A meeting of the Brucon Board of Guardians was held at the Church House on Friday, when there were present Mr Owen Price (chairman), Mr John Williams (vice-chairman), Misr Adelaide Williams. Miss G. E. F. Morgan ...

Published: Friday 27 January 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 124 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

the Workhouse were not such as to advantage children. As the Inspecor had told them over and over again, some

... to remove them from the Workhouse. They had two lady guardians who visited the Workhouse nearly every day, and be was positive that wherever they placed the children they Gould not be under better superviaion than at the Workhouse. Mr Beat had sum gad that ...

Published: Friday 24 February 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 617 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE ,TIGITA OF nix WORILHOU,E

... the workhouse stigma talked so much shout was NOTIUM: NUT A NAME. If the children were boarded out they were children kept by the public funds just as much as if they were in the Workhouse. He knew children who had been reared in Brecon Workhouse go out ...

Published: Friday 27 January 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 677 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

74URROONDOWS OF I.LAVYAE+

... upon themselves more. Children brought up in workhouses had made their fortunes, but how many thousands more would have been better off had they not been brought up in a workhouse ? The stigma of workhouse life was real and not imaginary.. A little extra ...

Published: Friday 27 January 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 674 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

COUNTY & BOROUGH TOPICS. (By Tat WATCHMAN In dealing with the problem of pauper chill. dren some members of the

... advanced by the Vice-chairman and Mr Tom Morgan that the workhouse is the best of all places for these unfortunate children. Mr Mitchell was nearer the mark when he spoke of the atmosphere of the workhouse as being a hindrance rather than an aid in the proper ...

Published: Friday 24 February 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 598 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CRICKHO W ILL

... fever wards of the Workhouse. It was the opinion of the Board that only circumstances of grave urgency justified the admission to, or retention in the Worlthouoe of cases of a highly infections Wore, the idea. howl wards of the Workhouse being provided for ...

Published: Friday 06 October 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 506 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

COUNTY PORTILMTS

... On•trdiaos callus attention to a letter from the Local Government Board, iu which they &chord to sanction the nee of the Workhouse , as a place for the detention of children awaiting trial, en the ground that childr , oof school age we being maintained ...

Published: Friday 21 July 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 185 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

A Large Staff of Tailors kept

... that she had not seen the Inspector. Workhouse Master No, sir • he did not see her, although he made inquiries about her. Mr. Best : Then her statement to me that she had not seen the Inspector was true? Workhouse Master: Quite right, sir. Mr. Best: Then ...

Published: Friday 11 August 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2750 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ADULT VISEKLE MINDED

... that they we- in the Workhouse. It had been decided orgy and over again, and he did not think there was ny difference of opinion with regard to the mat r amongst experts, that it was unsuitable for Caildren to be in the Workhouse, even under the beat ...

Published: Friday 27 January 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 930 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SCENE AT BRECON POLICE

... inmate of Brecon Work. house, was charged with refractory ooncloct. Mr Owilym, workhouse master, iutbe course of bis evideuce said the defendant was transferred from Swansea Workhouse on June Ist and discharged again on July lith. She was re admitted on July ...

Published: Friday 04 August 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 537 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Prosecutor (witb vehemence) • You did

... Cross-examined by the aefeadant, prosec utor denied following Lewis down the roacfifty yards He did not call Lewis a poor workhouse scamp. He had not spoken to the defendant for a long time, and did not want to. Prosecutor (to defendant; : I want you to ...

Published: Friday 03 February 1911
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 396 | Page: 7 | Tags: none