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  • A letter sent in August 1894 from the Chief Constable's Office in Newtown to a police constable stationed at Llanidloes. He was directed to accompany the Royal Commission on Land in Wales and make himself 'obliging and generally useful' for 3/6d per day. The Commission held sittings in various towns to hear representations from landowners and tenants, so a policeman in 'Best clothing and helmet with spike' may have been a wise precaution.
Police appointment to Welsh Land Commission sittings, 1894
  • This is a testimonial from the Dowlais Police Office, dated 8 January 1883, certifying that Mr. Edward Ebley and Company had performed in a theatre at Dowlais Market for the last five months 'during which period their performances have been conducted with propriety and to the benefit of the Working Class in keeping them from Drink'.
Letter from Dowlais Police Service regarding Edward Ebley's Portable Theatre, 8 January 1883