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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

INMATES1 OBJECTION AT SWANSEA WORKHOUSE

... INMATES OBJECTION AT SWANSEA WORKHOUSE. A report presented the Swansea. Board of tdiiardians by the master of the work house and the medical officer to the experiment issuing margarine instead butter inmates testifies that they are not aware that any ...

Published: Tuesday 25 January 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 161 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SWANSEA WORKHOUSE INMATES REFUSE BEST BUTTER

... SWANSEA WORKHOUSE INMATES REFUSE BEST BUTTER. The trial of margarine instead butter at Swansea Workhouse has been productive some amount of real comedy. At the visiting committee meeting on Wednesday the master reported that Monday, before margarine was ...

Published: Thursday 06 January 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 365 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Holywell Board of Guardians. CHRISTMAS DAY AT TIIE WORKHOUSE

... Holywell Board of Guardians. CHRISTMAS DAY AT TIIE WORKHOUSE. The meeting of this Board was held after that of the hural District Council Mr James Prince (chairman) presided, and the additional members present were Mrs Batters, Ffynnongroew ; Rev Dr. ...

Published: Friday 07 January 1916
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 127 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

UNCONSCIOUS FOUR DAYS. NORWEGIAN’S SEAMAN S *6TRANGE DEATH AT CARDIFF

... UNCONSCIOUS FOUR DAYS. NORWEGIAN’S SEAMAN S *6TRANGE DEATH AT CARDIFF. After lying in aai unconscious condition at the Cardiff Workhouse Infirmary sine* Tuesday, Thomas Martin (S?), Norwegian, died there early on Saturday. Latterly he had been employed at the ...

Published: Monday 10 January 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 190 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Paupers Thank Guardians

... Paupers Thank Guardians At the fortnightly meeting of the St. Asaph Board of Guardians on Friday, the Workhouse Master conveyed to the Board the sincere and hearty thanks of the inmates for the plentiful Christmas fare provided for them. The superintendent ...

Published: Thursday 06 January 1916
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 79 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SITUATIONS VACANT

... SITUATIONS VACANT. CARDIFF Workhouse.—Wanted, Temporary Male Night Nurse lineligible for Armyi; with practical experienoe sick nursing preferred, wages 31a weekly (outdoor;, subject Fcor-uiw Bulea—Apply at oare. personally, the Master, ID 5 daily, letter ...

Published: Monday 10 January 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 48 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WOMAN’S MATRIMONIAL VENTURES

... at Devil s Bridge. She had not seen him since. She returned Forth, and one day in the Pontypridd Workhouse. Going back Lampeter she entered the workhouse there, and Messer was proceeded against for maintnauce. Then she spent five years in service at ...

Published: Wednesday 19 January 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 336 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE COMMITTEES

... THE COMMITTEES. It was agreed that the House Committee meet every fortnight; Cottage Homes Committee monthly; Workhouse Alteration Committee monthly; and the Finance Committee at ir.is a.m. on the Saturday previous to the Board meeting. ...

Published: Thursday 13 January 1916
Newspaper: Porthcawl News
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 35 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Gossip

... ladies. ' That naturally such deliberate flouting justifies a little indignation on the ladies' part. That the Lianrwst Workhouse Master failed to p:ocure a garment of sufficient girth to a prospective inmate the other evening. That the ratepayers wonder ...

Published: Thursday 13 January 1916
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 459 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Tramps Persuaded to Attest,

... Tramps Persuaded to Attest, For some time pan the workhouse officials at St. Asaph have, at the request of their board, kept a very keen watch over the casuals passing through the institution with a view to singling out men eligible for service id the ...

Published: Thursday 27 January 1916
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 136 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BOARD OF CUAROIANS

... tij year of A. 51 tha. 6/41., workhouse garden and pig account showed a profit for the year of .1:5I 88. 61d., and the workhouse stone a profit of 11 3s. tid. The amounts spent on maintenance of the inmats* of the workhouse wens.: as follows: Provisions ...

Published: Thursday 27 January 1916
Newspaper: Welsh Gazette
County: Cardiganshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 423 | Page: 8 | Tags: none