Volume One - Into the Victorian Age - Some newspaper reports from the 1890's

• June 1894 - Drama at Penarth - "A youth named William Boland, took a pony and cart belonging to Mr. Speed, a builder, into the sea, but went out to far, with the lad and pony in danger, two boatmen named Thomas Case and William Ellis put out to rescue. With the timely aid of James Buckland, hackney carriage proprietor, the pony would have been ready for "Cat and Dog meat". With assistance also of Mr. Albert Nott, manager of the Esplanade Hotel who administered an emetic of mustard and water, and subsequently a Gindrench. Although groggy the pony was walked up and down the beach until it recovered." Western Mail [164] June 1894.

• June 1894 - Underweight Bags of Coal - "Penarth Police-court before Colonel Guthrie, Mr. S. Batchelor and Mr J. H. Cory - John Mazey, coal vendor of Penarth, charged with selling bags of coal underweight. Fined 10s, and costs." Western Mail [164] June 1894.

• August 1894 - Found In The Dock - Penarth Policeman Recovered a Body - "On Tuesday morning the body of a man was recovered from Penarth Dock by a dock policeman named Parsons. It will be remembered that about a month ago the captain of the steamship Nantgwyant, undergoing repairs on the north side of the dock, reported the disappearance of the second engineer, and it is now believed that this is the body of the missing man, who is apparently between 30 and 40 years of age, well built, with dark hair and sandy moustache. The body lies at the dock mortuary pending the inquest and identification." Evening Express [135] 7th August 1894.

• August 1894 - Shipping Disasters - Collision in the Penarth Roads - "On Saturday afternoon the Nova Scotian barque Treasurer was leaving Penarth Dock with a cargo of coal when she collided with the steamer Sicilia, bound outward. The barque, which was badly damaged, had to enter dry dock for repairs." Evening Express [135] 27th August 1894.

• September 1894 - Local News Items - "Henry Laurence, twelve, and William Smith, fourteen, were ordered by the magistrates at Penarth on Monday to receive six strokes of the birch for stealing a quantity of timber belonging to Messrs. Alexander and Co., at Penarth Dock." Western Mail [164] 11th September 1894.

• November 1894 - Collision with Breaksea Lightship - "A Lloyd's Barry telegram states that a steamer, name unknown, which proceeded from Penarth Dock, collided with Breaksea Lightship on Wednesday night, considerably damaging the latter's stern. The steamer's damage is unknown." Western Mail [164] 30th November 1894.