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of newspaper reports and advertisements from local newspapers and Directories Number of pages: 46 Contents: – According to Trade Directories & John Innes’ Old Llanelly (1902) The Llanelly Guardian (also known as The Llanelly Guardian & County Guardian & South Wales Advertiser, with which is incorporated The Llandilo Gazette) Llanelly Mercury Llanelly Star South Wales Daily Post South Wales Evening Post South Wales Press Odds and Ends – A selection of miscellaneous itemstaken from contemporary newspapers Extracts Newspapers & Advertisements Much of the Social, industrial and political history of a town can be gleaned from the local newspaper reports. The first issue of the Swansea newspaper called The Cambrian was printed in February 1804. The Llanelly and County Guardian was first published in 1863, and the Llanelly Telegraph, first published in 1857, was only in circulation for a short time until the proprietor John Thomas died in 1868. The Llanelly Mercury appeared in 1891 and the Llanelly Star followed in 1909. The full title of the Llanelly Guardian on 2 January 1879 was The Llanelly Guardian & County Guardian & South Wales Advertiser. Under the banner heading were the words "with which is incorporated The Llandilo Gazette"and the price was One Penny. In the early days of The Cambrian, local news reports were sparse but with the publication of The Guardian in 1863, an important platform was provided for local news and opinion which gave an enormous impetus to news reporting in the town. The only newspaper from the 19th century that survives today is the Llanelli Star, published every Thursday. Their offices are in Cowell Street. The following pages show a selection of articles which appeared in these newspapers. 29th October 1825 On Thursday, the 20th inst., as an old man named David Morgan, a leather cutter, of Swansea, who is in the habit of attending Llanelly market with leather, was attempting to cross the Loughor river upon a donkey, he was unfortunately swept away by the force of the tide in its deep water, where he must inevitably have drowned, as he could not swim, but for the very prompt aid of Lieut. J Morgan, on half pay of the Marines, who, at the imminent risk of his own life, jumped into the river immediately on hearing the cries of those who witnessed the accident, and fortunately succeeded in getting hold of him and bringing him to the shore, after he had repeatedly sunk. He was carried to the Spitty Copper Works, apparently lifeless, in which state he continued nearly half and hour, when animation was restored by the warmth of the fire and the humane attention he received from Mr Keats and Mr Jones of the above Copper House. On the arrival of Doctor Howells and Davis from Llanelly, hot bricks were placed on his feet and stomach, and he began gradually to recover himself. The poor old man still continues in a very languid state, and as he has lost all his stock of leather and other things, a subscription has been set on foot by the above gentlemen and some others. In this we hope the poor old man will be successful, as previous to this accident he was a very great sufferer and an object of commiseration from his having had his skull severely fractured in the King’s service during the late wars.
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