Sunday 23 June 2013

Contravening The Factory Act

News Item in the Manchester Guardian with the headline : Factory Act.
Masters fined for employing boys and girls of varying ages from 11 to 15, all under the age of 18 years, for more than 12 hours and more than 69 hours in the week preceding. The firm was fined 20 shillings plus costs.
June 23rd 1835.

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