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West Melton 60 Denaby Main 35

outh Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times — Friday 24 August 1883 West Melton v. Denaby Main. Played at Denaby on Saturday, ending in an...

Mexboro’ and District League – Results up to date.

May 1903
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Friday 29 May 1903 Mexboro’ and District League. Results up to date. Club P W L D Pts Mitchell Main 5 4 0 1 9 Hoyland Silkstone 5 2 0 3 7 Tankersley 5 2 1 2 6 Mexboro’ 4 2 1 1 5 Wath Lane 4 2 1 1 5 Wombwell Main 4 2 0 2 6 Conisboro’ 5 1 2 2 4 Denaby and Cadeby 5 0 1 4 4 Hickleton Main 3 0 0 3 3 Swinton 7 1 5 1 3 Rawmarsh 3 0 2 1 1 Wath 4 0 3 1 1

The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures.

May 1903
Sheffield Daily Telegraph — Thursday 07 May 1903 The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures. The recent reports of the satisfactory condition of the South Yorkshire coal...

Cricket – First Division – Bowling Averages

28 June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 28 June 1895 Bowling Averages Name Club Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average Lister Rawmarsh 89 36 117 32 3.21 Nicholson Mexborough 99.1 43 138 33 4.6 T. Gale Wentworth 103.1 30 167 37 4.19 Jackson Kilnhurst 30.3 5 51 10 5.1 Kilner Mitchell 31 11 47 9 5.2 J. Ards Wath 24 6 48 9 5.3 Lister Mitchell 54 19 102 19 5.7 Beckett Mexborough 98 16 196 34 5.26 W. Oates Elsecar 34 9 62 9 6.8 M. Hirst Elsecar 119 50 205 28 6.9 Robinson Mitchell 91.2 38 118 18 6.10 G. W. Platts Rawmarsh 57 15 130 20 6.10 J. Cox Wentworth 74.2 25 106 16 6.10 W. Bamforth Elsecar 155 51 225 39 6.11 Rev. Sharpe Elsecar 38 8 88 13 6.12 R. Needham Mitchell 77.3 30 134 20 6.14 G. Gale Wentworth 22.3 5 42 6 7.0 J. Needham Mitchell 36 4 92 12 7.8 Taylor Swinton 35.3 10 87 11 7.10 Wood Swinton 75.1 23 152 20 7.12 J. Ellis Wath 64 15 106 13 7.15 Blurton Kilnhurst 107 40 163 21 7.16 Whittlestone Wombwell Main 68 13 112 12 9.4 Atkey Swinton 51.3 22 91 9 10.1 Dickinson Swinton 24 13 31 3 10.1 Payling Rawmarsh 36 10 73 7 10.3 Bell Swinton 43.1 8 124 12 10.4 Jas....

Cricket – First Division – Batting Averages

28 June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 28 June 1895 First Division – Batting Averages Name Club Inns Not Out Total Runs Average J. Morton Kilnhurst 7 1 154 24.6 A. Jepson Rawmarsh 4 1 93 23.1 R. Oates Elsecar 10 5 193 21.4 W. Bamforth Elsecar 11 2 181 20.1 Trueman Wombwell Main 7 1 141 20.1 Woodcock Mitchell Main 7 1 118 19.4 Kemp Swinton 5 0 74 14.8 “Middy” Bennett Mexborough 11 1 189 18.9 P. Needham Mitchell 8 2 90 18.0 J. Needham Mitchell 9 2 125 17.8 Greasley Mitchell 7 0 85 17.0 Hirst Elsecar 11 0 175 15.9 Gillidge Mexborough 5 2 47 15.2 Saxton Kilnhurst 5 1 63 15.2 Lister Rawmarsh 9 1 120 15.0 F....

Mr. Andrew Montagu & Tenants – Celebration of 80th Birthday

June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 June 1895 Mr. Andrew Montagu and His Tenants – Celebration of His 80th Birthday On Wednesday evening, to commemorate...

South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade

June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 June 1895 South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade The Hull coal return shows that during the past...

Local Collieries & Hull Trade – Effects of Dockers’ Dispute

May 1893
Sheffield Independent – Friday 26 May 1893 Local Collieries and the Hull Trade Effects of the Dockers’ Dispute – Coalowners’ and Miners’ Losses Yesterday, after anxiously waiting...

Denaby Main  26  Wath  39

23 May 1893
Sheffield Independent – Tuesday 23 May 1893 Denaby Main  26  Wath  39 Played yesterday with the following result: Denaby Palmer, b Darley – 6Straw, b Harvey – 2Ambler,...

Weddlngs – Thomas & Swinburne

May 1933
South Yorkshire Times, May 5th 1933 Swinburne-Thomas A prominent member of the Wath Cricket Club, Mr. Jack Swinburne, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Swinburne,...

General Secretary Of The T.U.C

South Yorkshire times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Mr. Vic Feather. General secretary of the T.U.C (left), with county Coun. C. P. Bylthe, County aid. J....

Wath Branch Library,

South Yorkshire Times, December 5th 1970 Wath Branch Library, An Interior View of part of the reference section of Wath Branch Library, to be opened today...

New Wath Library

December 1970
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday, December 5th, 1970 An Exterior Impression of the new Wath library which will be officially opened today (Friday), by Mr....

Mining Operations in the Don Valley – Easterly Extension

May 1893
Sheffield Independent – Friday 19 May 1893 Mining Operations in the Don ValleyEasterly Extensions The development of the South Yorkshire coalfield in an easterly direction has...

A May Day “Crowning”

May 1933
South Yorkshire Times, May 5th 1933 A May Day “Crowning” The “crowning” of the May Queen, (Joan Blackburn) at the annual festival of the Park Road...

A.W. Thompson – Advert

September 1933
South Yorkshire Times, October 6th, 1933

Railway Traffic from Yorkshire Collieries to Hull

April 1883
Railway News – Saturday 14 April 1883 The Railway Traffic from the Yorkshire Collieries to Hull The quarterly return relating to the tonnage of coal transported...

Drunkenness Cases

April 1883
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 13 April 1883 Drunkenness Cases James Wilson was charged with drunkenness on 4 March at Denaby and was fined 5s....

Obituary – West Melton – Maurice Flavell

May 1933
South Yorkshire Times, May 5th 1933 Obituary West Melton Maurice Flavell Widespread sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Horace Flavell, of Brampton Road, West Melton, in...

The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull

March 1883
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 02 March 1883 The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull The official returns of the quantity of coal sent from the South and...

South Yorkshire Collieries And Hull Trade

April 1893
Sheffield Independent – Thursday 20 April 1893 South Yorkshire Collieries And Hull Trade In consequence of the Hull dispute and the disorganised state of affairs at...

May Festival At Brampton

June 1933
South Yorkshire Times, June 2nd 1933 May Festival At Brampton A charming picture of the Ellis School, Brampton Bierlow on Tuesday, May Queen: Winifred Kitchen.

Labour Demonstration At Mexborough – Glass Trade Dispute

April 1891
Leeds Mercury – Monday 17 April 1893 Labour Demonstration At Mexborough The Glass Trade Dispute A demonstration took place on Saturday under the auspices of the Mexborough...

Mr. Greenwood On The Glass Workers’ Dispute

April 1893
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Monday 17 April 1893 Mr. Greenwood On The Glass Workers’ Dispute The second annual demonstration in connection with the Mexborough and District...

Flooding

February 1883
Leeds Mercury – Tuesday 13 February 1883 Flooding The Don and Dearne have overflowed and flooded a large tract of land. The highways to several adjacent...