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  • In this report it is noted with satisfaction that: 'no woman came before the Courts during the year on a charge of drunkenness'. 'This', the Superintendent says, 'is unprecedented in the Dinas Powis Division'. The report goes on to note 'that twenty years ago, in the year immediately preceding the War, no fewer than 77 women were convicted for drunkenness throughout the same area.'
Review of a police report on the levels of drunkenness in the Dinas Powys area, 1935 [page 1 of 3]
  • 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