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Happy The welfare officer brings joy to thousand

... probably bereft of their partner, the Prospect was bleak—the Institution. That was its polite name. A harsher term was the Workhouse. Not only a bleak prospect physltally; it also involved the lose of self-respect, which to many was more important. bon - ...

Published: Friday 25 December 1964
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 558 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENTS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

... beneto. lent Government will in its mercy. build a new Ne.th General Hospital to replace what was originally built AS-- a workhouse --- Tr / g e • / . , • _,,,,,,,,.„, .. ; _ . . • . 4 ltommtionner+P+warrillitaler , •I 1 . . . . iiii ...

Published: Friday 19 December 1975
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 684 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

GUARDIAN

... have been one of the brightest shows to h 1 t Port Talbot for a long time. From the moment the curtain op en e d on The Workhouse . and the miserable bunch of starving boys, who still managed to find the energy to rip into a roof raising rendering of ...

Published: Friday 24 March 1972
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 563 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Antiquities

... present occupied by Messrs. Thomas and Co.'s brass foundry. Mary Davies is given as Keeper of the Guild Hall. The Union Workhouse, Tyn y Caia was looked after by David Hoskins as niasier, and his wife Margaret Hoskins. matron. The Railway offices were ...

Published: Friday 21 December 1934
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 583 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

n••••a whom IServicemem the in district to British Legion would prove I valuable, end steps should Im t at once

... establish a Kenai; Hill Christmas Fond for the purpose of giving Christmas cheer to the children of Kenfig Hill. Li every workhouse, every prison, and every hospital something is done to bring cheer to the inmates on the special occasion when the birthday ...

Published: Friday 07 October 1927
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 722 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

(By Or Wassail

... it has members of the Board were kept the old opprobiotrs workhouse busy waiting the tables while tlte r- . It is a fine thbag to think mates did justice to the good m eal we have no workhouses provided. or land. We have in their place When the dinner ...

Published: Friday 03 January 1930
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1454 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Baglan

... costumes and sets. The standards achieved reflected great credit on all connected with the production. From the opening workhouse scene it was difficult to believe that the performers were so young as they played their parts with the aplomb and verve ...

Published: Thursday 25 May 1978
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 624 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

& 2 2

... like this, Port Talbot traders would be able to spend their Easter holidays on the Riveria, and laugh away all fears of the Workhouse. Math OS, O. pew due• SYSIL at Ibsen IN sWirt Oadertims Oisureh likoli.-3 goals. Imperial Lesime.-2 goals. I The Neat!' Junior ...

Published: Friday 30 November 1928
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 667 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Fill NU AROUND the DISTRICTS CINIESPONIEN OWN TS

... • Sister Southcott then gave a humorous rendering of The Invent- Wife. and the old but ever new Christmas Day in the Workhouse ,by Dro. John Stephens terminated an eajoyable and appreciated 'pro. gramme. The District Chief Templar, in touching references ...

Published: Friday 04 March 1927
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 947 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Looking back. . . Neath in the 20s and 30s

... then YM secretary, to realise the possibility of transforming a couple of dilapidated houses and the adjoining Poor Law Workhouse with its tumble-down remains of an institution and period of our past history filled with grim fareboding cells, with peepholes ...

Published: Friday 28 March 1975
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 839 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

AMD HJEKNDU) fS i outstanding mcx2xmaksship CALL llUfl&e tive parliamentary candidate Peter Hain has issued a ..

... commenced The completion date for the project is November 3 ALMOST local children aged from seven to 14 have been sent to the workhouse in recent months However despite squalid conditions and a marked absence of second helpings they are all bearing up well ...

Published: Thursday 27 September 1990
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 852 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Nsaaa.7l4lldlWe I

... relatives. He was boarded out for a time at a payment of 2/6 per week, but even this was begrudged, and he was sent to ,was work-house at St. Asaph where he stayed until he was fifteen. PictoiC — quick& on the scene, and, together with the two licensees, ...

Published: Friday 03 February 1933
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1046 | Page: 2 | Tags: none