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1851   Dec Awful Colliery Explosion at Warren Vale – Fifty-One Lives Lost.
1874   Nov The Burial of the Dead.
1874   Nov The Shocking Explosion at the Warren Vale Colliery.
1880   Nov The Shocking Accident Manver‘s Main Colliery.
1880   Nov Colliery Accident at Wath
1881   Apr Alarming Accident at Wath Main Colliery.
1887   Oct Accident at Cortonwood Colliery
1887   Nov Serious Accident at Cortonwood Colliery.
1888   Jul South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1888   Oct Miners Wages – Firm Attitude of The Men – Pits Set Down
1889   Jan Fatal Accident in Manvers Main Sidings – The Result of The Fog.
1889   Nov Denaby Main and Manvers Main “Top” Men.
1889   Nov Meeting at Mexbro’ – Mr. Pickard and His Detractors
1889   Dec Denaby Main and Manyers Main Topmen
1890   May A Miner Buried Alive at Wath Main – Shocking Spectacle.
1890   May Yorkshire Coalowners & Local Wages Questions – Important Resolution.
1891   Aug South Yorkshire Collieries and The Hull Coal Trade – August 14, 1891
1891   Sep Fatal Accident at Manvers Main Colliery.
1891   Oct Breaches of Rules at Manvers Main Colliery.
1891   Oct Miners and their Work
1891   Nov Fatal Accident at Manvers Main Colliery.
1891   Nov Manvers Main Miners and the “Brob.”
1891   Nov Breaches of Colliery Rules at Cortonwood
1891   Dec Breach of Colliery Rules.
1892   Jan Theft of a Mottie at Manvers Main
1892   Mar The Crisis in the Coal Trade – Mexborough District
1892   Apr South Yorkshire and the Hull Coal Trade – The Miners’ “Stop” Week
1892   Apr South Yorkshire and the Hull Coal Trade – The Miners’ “Stop” Week
1892   May Alarming Accident at Manvers – Inquests
1892   May Alarming Accident at Manvers – Two Killed & Two Injured.
1892   May Great Fall of Bind at Manvers Main Colliery – Two Lives Lost.
1892   May Killing a Pony at Manvers Main
1892   Jun A Foolhardy Miner
1892   Jul Miner’s Demonstration
1892   Aug Hull Coal Trade – Falling Off of the Traffic.
1892   Sep Fatal Accident at Manvers – Deputy Censured.18920900id
1892   Sep Mining Intelligence – Colliery Operations in the Mexborough District
1892   Oct Fatalities at Houghton Main, Manvers Main & Denaby Main
1892   Oct Mysterious Miners at Wath
1892   Nov A Body Disinterred at Wombwell
1892   Nov South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1892   Dec Commercial Trade in 1892
1893   Jan The Hull Coal Trade – Returns for 1892
1893   Jan District Trade in 1892
1893   Feb 1893 Strike at Wath Main Colliery
1894   Jan A Disastrous Year
1899   Aug South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1901   Oct No Drag at Manvers Main
1902   May Fatal Accident at Manvers Main
1902   Jun Workmen’s Compensation Claim
1902   Sep The Hull Coal Trade – Serious Decline of Traffic.
1902   Sep Furious Riding at Manvers Main.
1902   Oct Fatal Accident at Manvers Main
1902   Dec Denaby and Cadeby Strike – Conference of Masters and Men – Settlement Still To Be Made
1902   Dec Resultant on The Strike – Damages Obtained From More Miners.
1907   May A Son of the People
1908   Nov Amazing Epidemic of Fatal Accidents – Four Colliery Disasters & Two Drowning Cases
1908   Nov Killed By Complications – Veteran Miner’s Death – Heart Failure & Accident.
1909   Jan Cut Finger Causes Death – Miner Succumbs To Blood Poisoning. Life Lost Through Neglect.
1909   Feb Mishap at Manners Main – Old Pit Set Down – Hundreds Of Miners’ Idle.
1909   May Exports Increasing Denaby & Cadeby Again to the Front.
1909   Jul Miners’ Dangers – Fatalities in Mexborough District.
1909   Oct Hull Coal Traffic – September the Best Month of the Year.
1910   Feb Colliery Offences – Many Prosecutions at Doncaster.
1910   Jun Colliery Company to Pay – Miner in Interesting Case.
1911   Oct The Coal Output – Still a Big Deficiency.
1912   Feb Hull Coal Traffic – A Slightly Increased Tonnage.
1912   Feb Strike will Affect 50,000 People To-Morrow.
1912   Mar Disastrous Effect on Trading Concerns.
1912   Mar National Coal Strike – Premier’s Important Statement – Government Favour Minimum Wage.
1912   Mar Reports from the Coal Fields – In the Don Valley
1912   Mar Righteous Scenes at Cadeby – A Rumour Causes Big Demonstrations
1912   Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Good Work by Police – Ugly Rushes by 8000 Strong Crowd
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – How the Local Firms Stand
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – Situation at the Local Collieries
1917   Jan Combing Out of the Pits – “Slackers” to Join the Army.
1917   Feb Fatal Accident at Manvers Main
1917   Apr Fatality at Wath Main
1917   Oct Crushed By Tubs – Fatal Accident at Wath Main
1918   Jan Fatality at Manvers Main – Fall of Roof.
1918   Feb Wath Main Accident. – West Melton Man Killed – Broken Link.
1918   Mar Fell from Aerial Flight – Youth’s Shocking Death – Blacksmith’s Narrow Escape
1918   Jun Wath Main Fire Fighting team
1918   Aug Fatality at Manvers Main – Handyman Killed and Youth Badly Injured
1919   Apr Military Medallist Received in Pit Clothes
1919   Jul Manvers Main Fatality – Miner Killed through a “Bump.”
1919   Jul Wath Main Accident – Death from Injuries.
1919   Jul Coal Strike Local Situation – Industry Running Down. Mines Calm & Orderly
1919   Jul Coal Miner’s Strike – Mines Quickly Flooding.
1919   Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – Settlement. – Work Resumed on Monday
1919   Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – Mass Meetings in District
1919   Sep Cortonwood War Memorial
1919   Oct Miners In Peril. – Extraordinary Accident – Cage Overwound.
1919   Nov Wath Main War Medal    
1919   Dec Mexboro’ Miner Killed at Manvers Main.
1920   Jan Hull Coal Traffic.
1920   Sep Triple Alliance – No Appetite for General Strike – Local Situation
1920   Oct The Datum Ballot – Heavy Adverse Vote
1920   Nov Coal Strike Ended- Work Resumed Yesterday
1921   Jan Hull Coal Trade.
1921   Apr
1921   Apr Local Effects of Coal Strike – Works Closing
1921   Apr The Triple Alliance. – Manifesto Gives Case for Stoppage.
1921   May Mining Strike – Over 4 Million Unemployed
1921   May Strike in Seventh Week
1921   Jun Pit Pony Races.
1921   Sep Sad Accident – Father and Son – One Taken, the Other Left.
1921   Dec Cortonwood Disaster – Survivors’ Stories
1922   Apr South Yorkshire Coal Trade. Shipments for March 1922
1922   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valley.
1927   Apr Manvers Main Invasion
1927   Jun Wath Ambulance Team
1927   Sep Lampman’s Fall
1927   Oct Miner’s Fatal Exertion.
1927   Nov Presentation to Irving Sleight
1927   Dec Dearne Valley Trade Review 1927
1928   Jan Mottying at Wath.
1928   Feb Memories of the Lundhill Explosion – Old Lady’s Vivid Recollection.
1928   Apr Cortonwood Welfare Fund – Institute Opening Ceremony
1928   Apr Cortonwood Welfare Building
1928   Apr Cortonwood Welfare Scheme – Beautiful Lay-Out. – Last Word In Recreation Facilities.
1928   May Bars Or Props? Which Are Safer In Coal Mines?
1928   May Pit Roof Fall – Two Men Buried at Wath Main: One Dead.
1928   Jun Crushed By Roof – Wath Trammer’s Fate – Comrade’s Narrow Escape.
1928   Jul West Melton Man Dies at Cortonwood
1928   Sep Coal Trade Outlook – Hopeful Signs at South Yorkshire Pits – Five Counties Scheme.
1928   Dec Appointed a Director of Manvers Main – Mr A.T. Thompson
1929   Mar Coal Boom – Brisk Trade in South Yorkshire – All Pits Busy.
1929   Apr Wath Main Accident. – West Melton Miner hit by Half-Ton Lump.
1929   May Cortonwood Trammer Inquest.
1929   Jul Killed By Fall – Accident During Precautions
1929   Jul An Unfamiliar Route    
1929   Oct “Unaccountable” – Curious Accident at Wath – Killed by Scraper.
1929   Nov Killed By Roof Fall at Manvers – Another of Nature’s Revenges – A Swinton Victim.
1929   Dec West Melton Miner’s Life Lost “Through Absolute Carelessness.”
1929   Dec Mr. William Hague – Oldest Manvers Main Official – 50 Years Service
1929   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valleys.
1930   May Too Eager To Help – Miner Trapped in “Paddy’s Mail” – Killed On His Birthday
1930   Aug Ambulance Work Trophy
1930   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valleys – Prospects None Too Bright.
1931   Jan Trade In 1931- The Local Outlook – No Great Expectations
1931   Nov Engineer’s Retirement – Fifty-Four Years at Manvers Main.
1931   Nov Has The Tide Turned? – Trade Review – Coal, Iron & Steel, Brass, Glass, Soaps & Oils
1931   Dec Don and Dearne Valleys – Upward Tendency of Trade
1932   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – What Rescuers Had To Face
1932   Sep Injured Miner Fit for Light Work – Compensation Reduced
1932   Nov Light on The Coal Quota – Collapse of the Export Trade
1932   Dec Cortonwood Disaster – Hospital Drama                                                               
1932   Dec Cortonwood Disaster – Inquest Opened
1932   Dec Cortonwood Disaster – Midnight Explosion in Silkstone Seam
1932   Dec Cortonwood Disaster – Sinister Month
1932   Dec Cortonwood Disaster – The Victims
1933   Jan Coal “Burst” – “Inevitable” Type Of Accident – Wath Man Killed
1933   Jan Cortonwood Disaster – Eighth Victim – Boys’ Brigade Leader
1933   Jan Cortonwood Disaster Inquest – Fatal Seventh Shot
1933   Jan The Cortonwood Disaster – Workmen Closely Questioned  
1933 Mar 10 Planting a Plant
1933   Apr Cortonwood Accident – Killed By Fall In Presence of Son
1934   Jan Work-Sharing – Spreading In Local Collieries
1934   Feb Presentation for Services
1937   Jan Pit Pensioner’s Christmas
1937   Feb Miner Killed After Warning Shout.
1937   Apr Veteran Mineworker
1937   May Coronation Cottages
1937   May Coronation Cottages – Their New homes
1937   Jun Manvers Main Gala – Inaugural Meeting – Huge Programme Successful
1937   Jun Manvers Main Gala – Inaugural Meeting -Judges Wait for Sun !
1937   Jun Manvers Main Gala – Novelty Race for Bandsmen
1937   Jun Yorkshire Miners Demonstration
1937   Jul “Inspection Party”
1937   Jul New Pithead Baths
1937   Jul New Pithead Baths – Impressive Addition – Last Word in Modernity
1937   Aug Killed In Pit – “Accidental Death” of Birdwell Man
1937   Dec Cheery Manvers Main Veterans
1938   Jan Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Hill – Honoured by Colliery
1938   Jan New Rifle Club at Wath – Directors’ Generous Gift to Manver’s Employees
1938   Jan New Rifle Club at Wath – Opening Shots
1938   Jan Pit Boy’s Death – Worked While Suffering from Pneumonia
1938   Mar Old Employees Treat
1938   Mar Old Employees’ Treat
1938   Apr New Councillor – Mr James Kelly
1938   Jun Manvers Main Gala – Pit Pony Races
1938   Jun Manvers Main Gala – Tug of War
1938   Jun Manvers Main Gala – Fancy Dress & Beauty Contest
1938   Jun Stirring Climax to Manvers Gala – Thrills of Mock Air Raid – Wonderful Day For Colliery Folk
1938   Jun Yorkshire Mines Safety Badges
1938   Jul Manvers Main Sports Day
1938   Oct New Under-Manager.
1938   Oct Safety School
1938   Nov Interdepartmental Trophy Presented to Colliery Cricket Team
1938   Nov Fatal Accident In Pit
1938   Dec Manvers Main Sports Club’s Dinner and Dance
1939   Mar Retirement
1939   Mar Wath Main Pensioners Annual Tea
1939   Apr “The Finest Set of Officials in the North.”
1939   Apr New Treatment For Rheumatism- Manvers Main Enterprise
1939   Jun Manvers Main Annual Gala
1939   Jun Manvers Main Baby Show
1939   Jun Manvers Main Baby Show.
1939   Jun Manvers Main Entertain 10,000 – Success of Annual Gala
1939   Jun Manvers Main Gala – Anti-Aircraft Gun
1939   Jun Manvers Main Gala – Tug of War
1939   Jun Manvers Main Gala – Youth and Age
1939   Dec First Aid “V.C.” – Pit Worker’s Distinction Saved Man’s Life
1940   Jan Manvers Main Sports Club – Second Annual Dance
1940   Feb A “Load” Of Manvers Main Coal in One Lump!
1940   Aug Only Fingers Showing – Miner Crushed By Stone at Manvers
1940   Nov Coke Oven Managers – Gifts to Association Officials – Meritorious Service
1941   Jan Mr G Cook – Death Three Weeks after Retirement
1941   Jan Wath Miner’s Compensation – Judge Declines to Order Diminution
1941   Feb Wath Main Colliery Staff’s Annual Dinner
1941   May Wood Shield Final – Wath Main take Second Place
1941   Aug Fall of Roof – Mexborough Miner Killed
1941   Aug Manvers Shot Firing Competition – Winner
1941   Aug Shot-Firing Competition – Innovation at Manvers Main
1941   Aug Shot-Firing Competition – Interesting Manvers Main Innovation
1941   Sep Manvers Main Accident – One Dead: One in Hospital
1941   Dec Mine Manager 21 Years – Mr. H. Fawcett Retires From Cortonwood
1942   Jan Cortonwood Manager – West Yorkshire Pit Official Appointed
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Sympathy With District – Mine Minister’s Message
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Deputy at Montagu
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Earth Tremour
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Six Feet High Plane Reduced To a Foot
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The First Man Rescued
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The Last Two
1942   May South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters
1942   May Back to Work – Cortonwood in Full Production
1942   May Cortonwood Strike – Trouble Over Price List
1942   May Mines Secretary at Manvers Main – Distinguished Gathering
1942   May Mines Secretary at Manvers Main – Distinguished Gathering
1942   May Sun-Ray Treatment For Miners – Another Manvers Main Amenity
1942   Jun Stoppage at Houghton Main – Second Within a Week
1942   Jun “In And Out” Strikes – Unrest at South Yorkshire Pits
1942   Jul Mines Research Board Post For Wath Main Official
1942   Aug Sudden Fall – Mexborough Mineworker Buried
1942   Aug Barnburgh Main Broadcast – At The Pit Bottom
1942   Aug Barnburgh Main Broadcast – Coun. T.H. Barker
1942   Aug Barnburgh Main Broadcast – Underground Show Goes Through Without a Hitch
1942   Aug New Canteen – View of Exterior
1942   Sep Mr. Hall Speaks Out
1942   Sep Wath Main Canteen Opened
1942   Sep Wath Main Canteen Opened – Stirring Appeal by Y.M.A. President
1942   Sep Wath Main Canteen Opened – Guests & Pensioners
1942   Sep Wath Main Canteen Opened – Principal Speakers
1942   Sep Wath Main Canteen Opened – Top Table
1942   Oct Loss of a Good Workman – Inquest on Wath Collier
1942   Oct Pit Fatality – Brother of Boxer
1942   Oct Fuel Minister’s Visit – Major Lloyd George at Cortonwood
1942   Oct Fuel Minister’s Visit – Major Lloyd George with Miner
1942   Oct Mrs Lloyd George at Manvers Main
1942   Dec Coal Board Appointments – Mr. T. S. Charlton and Mr. A. Hall
1942   Dec Strike Drags On – Deadlock at Cortonwood
1943   Mar Warren Vale Closing – Manvers and Kilnhurst Taking Workers
1944   Feb ENSA at Manvers Main
1944   Apr Chaos in the Coalfield
1944   Apr South Yorkshire Coal Strike – Majority of Miners Still Out
1944   May Mr. B. H. Pickering
1944   Jun New Agent at Manvers
1944   Jun Retirement of Mr J. Bell – New Agent & Manager
1944   Jul Successful Swinton Garden Fete – Prize Winning Babies
1944   Aug Pit Fire Fighter’s Death Open Verdict at Wath Inquest
1944   Sep Hit By Huge Stone – Swinton Collier Killed
1944   Oct School For Mine Officials – Pioneer Scheme Opened
1944   Oct Y.M.A. to Call Strike Failing Satisfaction – “Saturday Afternoon” Dispute
1944   Nov Tried To Walk With Broken Neck – Miner’s Fatal Injury
1947   Jan Former Commercial Manager – New Appointment
1947   Jan The Birth of a Coalfield – Looking Back 150 Years
1947   Jan To Carry on Public Work – Retired Councillor PB Nicholson, J.P.
1947   Feb Wath Colliery Presentations
1947   Feb Wath Main Colliery Supper Dance
1947   Feb Wath Miner’s Joint Rescue Station Luncheon
1947   Apr Dearne Valley Towns and Collieries in 1947
1947   May Joe Baski Tours Pits – Eventful Afternoon in South Yorkshire
1947   May Five Day Week – Early Impressions Favourable
1947   Jun Wath Main In Parade
1947   Aug Tour of Ruhr Coalfield
1947   Sep Former Pitboys as Managers – Barnburgh, Manvers & Wath Promotions
1947   Sep Strike Now Costs 60,000 Tons of Coal Daily – 42 Pits and 50,000 Men Involved – Government May Intervene
1947   Nov Coal Board Appointment – Brampton To Wales
1947   Dec Number 3 Output Best Ever
1947   Dec Pithead “Flash’ Burn – Wath Main Mishap – Power House Workers in Hospital
1948   Jun National Coal Board New Policy
1948   Oct Wath Miner Fatally Injured
1949   Feb Manvers Main Presentation – Long Service Medals – Oldest Swintonian Recipient
1949   Mar Just the Right Size?
1949   Aug Wath Main Sports
1949   Sep Manvers Main Impressed German Mine Students
1949   Oct £4 Million Coal Mine Scheme for Yorkshire
1949   Oct Miners to fight £4,000,000 concentration plan
1949   Oct Vast Yorkshire Pit Plan Ready
1949   Oct Wath Main Men’s Objection
1950   Apr More Coal Queens – Area Final at Wath Next Month
1950   Dec Many Records Set Up
1951   Feb Wath Main Mishap: Two in Hospital
1951   Mar Breakdowns Cut Output
1951   May Manvers Main Colliery Sports Day
1951   May Weekly Coal Output
1951   May Whitsun Output Drop
1951   Jun Pit Rescuers at Dinner – Compliments for “Wath Trained Men”
1951   Jun Pits Output in Number 3 Area
1951   Aug Tonnage Halved
1951   Aug Shot Firing Mishap – Wath Man Fined £20
1951   Oct Manvers Main Tennis Club Prize Night
1951   Nov Manvers Pit Fatality
1951   Nov Miner Over-Eager? Victim of Hidden Manvers Roof Fall
1951   Nov Barnburgh Pit Output Cut By Wath Strike!
1951   Nov Manvers Main Colliery “Paddy Mail”
1951   Nov Mines Output Tonnage – Keep it up Wentworth
1951   Nov On Strike One Week – Hit Target Next
1951   Nov Third Time in Five Weeks – Coal Output
1951   Dec Obituary – George Peaker
1951   Dec Carols Under The Earth
1951   Dec From Mr. J. A. Hall, C.B.E., J.P., Yorkshire Miners President
1951   Dec Holiday Hangover
1953   Apr Corton Wood Pit Fatality – Killed By Cage
1953   Apr Collieries Record Yield
1953   Apr Kilnhurst’s Best Output
1957   Jan Lundhill Disaster – Article 1 – Half a Village Orphaned
1957   Jan Lundhill Disaster – Article 2 – Horseman took the news to West Melton
1957   Jan Lundhill Disaster – Article 3 – Charles Dickens Visits
1957   Jan Lundhill Disaster – The People who Died
1957   Apr Wath Main Indoor Games
1957   May Wath Main Coal Queen
1957   Jun When Miners Went Berserk – ’93 Strike Memories
1957   Nov Wath Main Colliery Ambulance Team Awards
1958   Jun Wathonian Honoured – M.B.E. For Mr. W. Green
1958   Jun Manvers Central Coal Preparation Plant Manager Leaving
1958   Jun Manvers N.U.M. President – B.E.M. For Mr. F. Goddard
1958   Jun New N.C.B. Appointment
1959   Jan District Industrial Leaders Look Ahead Confidently
1959   Mar Wath Main Colliery Sports & Welfare Club “Coal Queen” Ball
1959   Mar Manvers Inter-Departmental Indoor Games
1959   Apr Wath Main coal Queen
1959   May Flashback To 1939
1959   Jun Wath Main Fire Fighting Team
1959   Sep Manvers Main Juvenile Angling Competition
1959   Sep Manvers Colliery Sports
1959   Sep Clear Majority Decision – Coun. E. Wainwright is Chosen
1959   Nov Colliery Fatality Inquest – “Chance in a Thousand” Stone Fall
1960   Jan Minister at Manvers
1960   Jan Minister at Manvers – Underground Tour
1960   Jan Minister Impressed by Visit to Manvers
1960   Apr “Top Colliery” Grumble – Cadeby Say, “We Were Not Given Time”
1960   May Play Weeks At Pits – South Yorkshire Collieries
1960   Aug National Coal Board (advert)
1960   Sep Nominated For Agent
1967   Jan Retiring after 30 Years at Colliery
1967   Apr Manvers Main Colliery Social
1968   Jun Members Main Officials Social Club Dinner
1969   Jan Manvers Coke Ovens Employees Children’s Party
1969   Feb Lord Robens at Manvers
1969   Feb Manvers Main
1969   Feb Tour of the surface workings
1969   Jun Retirement Presentation
1969   Sep £2,500,000 Manvers Plan Will Be Boost To Three Area Collieries.
1969   Oct Retired Miner- Completed 52 Years Service.
1969   Oct Serious Effects of The Strike
1969   Dec Manvers’ Main Colliery Presentations
1970   Jan Area Finalists in N.C.B. Pit Safety Quiz
1970   Jan Wath Main Official’s Dinner
1970   Jan Wath Officials Dinner–Dance
1970   Apr Cortonwood Colliery Rescue Team
1970   Apr Manvers Main Pit Canteen Manageress
1970   Apr Manvers Operational Officials’ Club
1970   Jun Coal Queen Title
1970   Jun Variety of Jobs in Mining (advert)
   Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Police Baton Charge