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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

CHEPSTOW WORKHOUSE STRIKE

... CHEPSTOW WORKHOUSE STRIKE. The day women of Chepstow Workhouse who w on strike after the guardians deferred their application for war bonus have not yet. returned their work. TWELVE DEGREES OF FROST. On Thursday the maximum temperature in the shade at ...

Published: Friday 15 December 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 60 | Page: 4 | 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

*REFERENT! AL TREATMENT ALLEGED. GUASDIANic Th e fortnightly meeting of the Jleitwenty Ilrrl of Guardians was ..

... *REFERENT! AL TREATMENT ALLEGED. GUASDIANic Th e fortnightly meeting of the Jleitwenty Ilrrl of Guardians was hod et the Workhouse., on Wednesday. Mr, 1). Joins p.e. were also present Messrs. 'l'. 11. h. Moyle. Melee I W. Adams, Gen Williams, A. Burrows ...

Published: Saturday 10 June 1916
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1218 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CARDIFF MANS FATAL FALL

... died the workhouse on Thursdav. Tho evidence showed that on October 5 last deceased admitted the workhouse suffering from injuries received a fall in Cathedral-road. recovered and was sent to Ely f-odge. but was again admitted to the workhouse hospital ...

Published: Saturday 04 March 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 106 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

ECONOMISING FARM LABOUR

... economy under war conditions, out of which the question the centralisation workhouses cropped up. It was pointed out that in Breconshire and Radnorshire there were six workhouses, and the distance, between each them was about fifteen miles. The meeting ...

Published: Saturday 05 February 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 134 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

HAY WOMAN FOUND DEAD;

... over years ago, lived a precarious life, and of recent years was constantly in and out the union workhouse. On Monday she was allowed out of the Hay Workhouse for the day, and did not return. HEkOJIS haumcnt. ...

Published: Saturday 11 March 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 73 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LOCAL WEDDINGS

... Liverpool. DETERMINED TO DROWN. CARDIFF WORKHOUSE INMATE’S DELIBERATE ACT. An extraordinary tragedy has been revealed at Cardiff. appears that labourer named Alfred Lewis (52), inmate of the Cardiff Workhouse, left that institution in the course of the ...

Published: Monday 19 June 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 282 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ABERGAVENNY’S WAR POLICY

... to meet the high cost of living. BREAD AND CHEESE H ASH DIET ALTERATION PROPOSED AT CHEPSTOW WORKHOUSE. Mr. Pittman consulted the inmates Chepstow Workhouse on Saturday, and ascertained that the proposed bread and cheese dinner instead hash was not popular ...

Published: Monday 27 November 1916
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 319 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PONTYPRIDD UNION

... Boilertriati at the Union Workhouse, Pontypridd. Wages Ws. meekly plus 2s. weekly War Bonus, subject to deductions under the Poor Law Officer's Superannuation Act. For further particulars apply per, smutty to the Master of the Workhouse. . Applications to be ...

Published: Saturday 01 April 1916
Newspaper: Pontypridd Observer
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 76 | Page: 4 | Tags: none