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POOR LAW REFORM. |

... age. Mr. Thomas loes not propose to do away with workhouses dtogether. Relief should be provided to the vorthless and dissolute, to the dissolute and ;riminal wrecks, in the workhouses. The workhouse test would not; therefore, be ibolished, but it would ...

Published: Friday 29 May 1891
Newspaper: South Wales Star
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1012 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

GENERAL XEAYS

... appointment of Miss Lizzie Heaven as nurse at the Workhouse.—A letter was received from the secretary of the Bridgend Gas and Wat6r Company, stating that the question of the water supply to the workhouse should be referred to the directors.—A letter was ...

Published: Friday 07 August 1891
Newspaper: South Wales Star
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 151 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

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... compelled to seek refuge in the workhouse At the last meeting of the St. Asaph Board of Guardians, the Rev. T. F. Williams expressed his sorrow at finding that Liew Llwyfo, one of the ablest sons of Wales, was an inmate of the workhouse.-The Master, in reply to ...

Published: Friday 19 August 1892
Newspaper: South Wales Star
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 101 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

SAD DEATH OF A FARM LABOURER AT BRIDGEND

... the Workhouse, where, with warmth* he rallied somewhat, but he died in the evening later. The cause of death was bronchitis pneumonia, probably following influenza, and excessive exposure of the day.—Mary Hannah Messenger, matron at the Workhouse, deposed ...

Published: Friday 18 December 1891
Newspaper: South Wales Star
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 423 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

ABERTHAW

... ALEXANDER AND WORKHOUSE SER- VICES.—At the usual weekly meeting of the Cardiff Board of Guardians on Saturday (Dr. Paine presiding) anttpplicationwas received from the Salvation Army asking for permission to pay religious visitations to the workhouse.—The Chairman ...

Published: Friday 29 January 1892
Newspaper: South Wales Star
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 181 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

-----------BRIDGEND NOTES

... pauper's life painful and burdensome. If our 1 Workhouse is to be made a home (which I fear it is not at present) for the poor and needy, adwquate J^vision should be made for their bodily wants. Our workhouse is treated with disgust and skunned ^5' the poor ...

Published: Friday 22 May 1891
Newspaper: South Wales Star
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 549 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

TREALAW

... welcome the Lord Mayor to the town. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. W. Merchant for his generosity to the inmates of the Workhouse. It was also resolved that a'new shelh- beer and ambulance be provided. Mr. and Mrs. Burrows, of Wednesfield. Wolverhampton ...

Published: Friday 24 June 1892
Newspaper: South Wales Star
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 203 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

A SUCCESSFUL UNDERTAKING

... referring to the cases of small-pox which had recently occurred at the Workhouse, remarking that it appeared that there was no provision for isolating such cases at the Workhouse, and sug- gesting that the guardians should put themselves in communication ...

Published: Friday 10 March 1893
Newspaper: South Wales Star
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 214 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

INQUEST AT PONTYPRIDD

... INQUEST AT PONTYPRIDD. At the Union Workhouse on Friday, an inquest was held on the body of a man generally known as Ginger, but whose proper name was not forthcoming, and who was knocked down by a trap the previous evening: Deceased was a navvy aged ...

Published: Friday 23 June 1893
Newspaper: South Wales Star
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 55 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

BRIDGEND BOARD OF GUARDIANS

... of Jones. The intention was undoubtedly to appoint the architect of the Cardiff Workhouse. As a matter of fact Mr. J. P. Jones is not the architect of the Cardiff Workhouse. Messrs. James, Seward. and Thomas are the architects, and Mr. Seward is the man ...

Published: Friday 12 June 1891
Newspaper: South Wales Star
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 440 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

BRIDGEND LOCAL BOARD-

... BRIDGEND BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The weekly meeting of this Board was held at i the Union Workhouse on Saturday, when there 5 were present, Rev. F. W. Edmondes (chairman). Rev. H. Lewis, Colonel Warlow. Alderman E. John, J. Thomas (Cowbridge), J. H. Thomas ...

Published: Friday 14 August 1891
Newspaper: South Wales Star
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 235 | Page: 8 | Tags: News