Various scrapbooks consisting of newspaper and magazine cuttings relating to Swansea

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Scrapbooks of magazine and newspaper cuttings relating to events in Swansea, 1873-1900

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These scrapbooks were probably compiled by a Victorian man resident in Swansea and a member of the Borough Police Force, to judge from their content.

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Various scrapbooks consisting of newspaper and magazine cuttings relating to SwanseaD/D Z 445

Scrapbook of news and magazine cuttings, including: descriptions of the execution of Thomas Nash, 1 March 1886; news from the Empire; "On and Off Duty", a monthly journal for policemen. 1873-1900D/D Z 445/1

Scrapbook of newscuttings from the Cambria Daily Leader, including: the death of Miss Elizabeth Mary Grenfell; a fire in Little Wind Street; the death of Lord Swansea; opening of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, March 1895; the widening of Castle Bailey Street and the opening of Ben Evans' Department Store, 1894. 1893-1898D/D Z 445/2

Scrapbook of newscuttings from the Western Mail and Cambria Daily Leader including: the rebuilding of Swansea St Mary; the opening of the Grand Theatre; the closure of the Mackworth Hotel; the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway; and a number of items relating to sport, the police and entertainment. 1885-1897D/D Z 445/3