150 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (3rd - 9th APRIL 1873)
This week's many stories include the Claughton Street man who set his dog on troublesome youths, St Helens coal miners give notice to their masters that they want more pay, the dispute over rabbit racing in Merton Bank, the coincidence that uncovered a blind man's scam and the St Helens Newspaper emphasises the importance of the appointment of the right candidate for St Helens' first medical officer of health.