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Front-Line Officer’s Problems | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 1st July 2020

Cardiff 1891 6 May 1891 and Little Frederick Street was once again in the news. It certainly was not the first time nor would it

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Backstreet Pubs | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 24th June 2020

A constable pulled an old man out of the canal, a regular drunk who had fallen in. He was dead. The next task, where to take him? On this occasion, the Mill Lane Dead House was not an option. He and his fellow officers had talked about it for days. The reason? Lying on a slab was the body of a man, an unknown sailor.

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Tommy Irons: The Friendless Man | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 17th June 2020

A constable pulled an old man out of the canal, a regular drunk who had fallen in. He was dead. The next task, where to take him? On this occasion, the Mill Lane Dead House was not an option. He and his fellow officers had talked about it for days. The reason? Lying on a slab was the body of a man, an unknown sailor.

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Visiting a Mary Ann Street House | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 10th June 2020

A constable pulled an old man out of the canal, a regular drunk who had fallen in. He was dead. The next task, where to take him? On this occasion, the Mill Lane Dead House was not an option. He and his fellow officers had talked about it for days. The reason? Lying on a slab was the body of a man, an unknown sailor.

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Mysterious Drowning of Sgt. Howard | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 3rd June 2020

A constable pulled an old man out of the canal, a regular drunk who had fallen in. He was dead. The next task, where to take him? On this occasion, the Mill Lane Dead House was not an option. He and his fellow officers had talked about it for days. The reason? Lying on a slab was the body of a man, an unknown sailor.

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A Murdered Man’s Dying Declaration | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 27th May 2020

A constable pulled an old man out of the canal, a regular drunk who had fallen in. He was dead. The next task, where to take him? On this occasion, the Mill Lane Dead House was not an option. He and his fellow officers had talked about it for days. The reason? Lying on a slab was the body of a man, an unknown sailor.

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Thursday Review: Sorrow for Thy Sons – Gwyn Thomas | Ray Noyes

Ray Noyes 21st May 2020

Yet another fabulous Gwyn Thomas read. One of his earliest novels, set in the depression years in the Rhondda, it was thought too powerful for

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Dinah Pearson: Murderer? | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 20th May 2020

A constable pulled an old man out of the canal, a regular drunk who had fallen in. He was dead. The next task, where to take him? On this occasion, the Mill Lane Dead House was not an option. He and his fellow officers had talked about it for days. The reason? Lying on a slab was the body of a man, an unknown sailor.

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Printing and Publishing in Wales in the 20th Century

Mel Hopkins 19th May 2020

Background As discussed in a previous article Wales faced profound changes at the turn of the 20th century. The percentages of Welsh speakers declined and

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Thursday Review: All Things Betray Thee – Gwyn Thomas | Ray Noyes

Ray Noyes 14th May 2020

I love Gwyn Thomas’s work. This is one I’ve just discovered and is typical of his humour. Here’s an example of his description of a

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Knife Crime and ‘Foreigners’ | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 13th May 2020

A constable pulled an old man out of the canal, a regular drunk who had fallen in. He was dead. The next task, where to take him? On this occasion, the Mill Lane Dead House was not an option. He and his fellow officers had talked about it for days. The reason? Lying on a slab was the body of a man, an unknown sailor.

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Wrong Body – Right Name | John F. Wake

John F. Wake 9th May 2020

The Mystery of Plantagenet Street It is the early part of the 20th century. The police were called to a house in Plantagenet Street where