Joe Loftus (1914 – 1998): Life & Labour – Part 2
This is the second instalment of ‘Life & Labour’ in the memoir of Joe Loftus. Read ‘Part 1’ here. Joe’s unemployment in …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Life and Labour
Memories of Long Ago, is a nostalgic account of some of Mrs W.E. Palmer’s childhood years which she spent living at Harting …
Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): Life and Labour (part 2)
In this second section of the Life and Labour blog, we will be exploring Thomas’s other work responsibilities outside of the mining …
Guy Oates (1905 – 1987): Life and Labour – Part Two
You were lucky to have a job, so you worked hard to keep it, there being no unemployment pay in those days. …
Claude Robinson (b.1898) – Life and Labour
In Claude Robinson’s life, hard work was a source of pride and solidarity. As we uncovered in my introduction blog post for …
Guy Oates (1905 – 1987): Life and Labour – Part Eight
On the 7th July 1948, Poor Law ceased, having been revoked by parliament. Out went public assistance institutions and hospitals, these now …
Guy Oates (1905 – 1987): Life and Labour – Part Four
Until people read something like this they will never know what went on when workhouses were in use, and the Poor Law …
Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): Life & Labour
Before Jack found his love for writing he always found comfort in the natural world. Jack’s father passed these values down to …
Annie Ford (1920 Onwards): Life and Labour
Labour in Annie’s memoir is partially central to it’s content. This is significant as it shows how work can create an individual’s …
Guy Oates (1905-1987): Life and Labour – Part Three
Poor Law Institution, York. 1927-28 It was a full time job, ordering, issuing, checking, and entering all the many items into the …