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1881   Apr Alarming Accident at Wath Main Colliery.
1884   Jun Alarming Fire at Winterwell.
1887   Jun Shocking Accident on the Railway At Kilnhurst.
1888   Oct Inquest on a Swinton Butcher.
1889   Jun Sad End of  Whitsuntide School Feast.
1890   Nov The Fog in the Don Valley – Sad Drowning Fatalities
1891   Sep Killed On The Railway At Wath.
1892   May A Week of Accidents At Wath
1892   May Drowning Fatality at Wath
1892   Oct Accident at Wath
1902   Dec Strange Case of Poisoning At West Melton.
1902   Dec Inquest on An Infant At Wath.
1904   Oct Fatal Gallantry of a Wath Youth
1904   Oct The Bravery of a Wath Man at Bournemouth.
1904   Oct The Drowning of a Wath Man at Bournemouth.
1908   Nov Amazing Epidemic of Fatal Accidents – Four Colliery Disasters & Two Drowning Cases
1909   Jan Cut Finger Causes Death – Miner Succumbs To Blood Poisoning. Life Lost Through Neglect.
1912   Apr Unparalleled Disaster at Sea – Greatest Ship Foundered – Nearly 1500 lives lost
1912   Oct Editorial – Distressing Fatalities
1912   Oct Little Boy Killed At Wath – Driver Exonerated From Blame
1918   Aug Young Boy Drowned
1919   May Wath Farm Fire.
1919   May Wath Lady’s Death – A Midnight Tragedy.
1919   Jun Plucky Rescue at Wath – Girl Saves Boy from Drowning
1919   Oct Miners In Peril. – Extraordinary Accident – Cage Overwound.
1927   Jun A Danger Point
1928   Mar Gallant Rescue – Child Saved from Canal at Wath.
1928   Jul Plucky Rescue At Brampton – Non-Swimmer Jumps into Deep Water.
1928   Nov Crash Downhill Into Car – Year-Old Accident Proves Fatal
1928   Nov Hedge at Corner – Jury’s Rider at Inquest on Wath Boy.
1929   Jul Where His Caravan Rested
1929   Oct Wath Tragedy – Two Little Boys Killed Crossing Railway.
1929   Dec Fall From Ladder – Wath Builder’s Death.
1930   May Trapped Thumb.- Wath Postman’s Death From Slight Injury.
1930   Jun Vain Effort – Miner’s Gallant Attempt to Save Drowning Boy.
1932   Jan Casualty List of 1931
1932   Apr Found Drowned – Swinton Miner’s Fate
1932   May Sequel To Fatal Motor Car Accident – Post-Inquest Explanation
1932   May Strange Incident at Wood’s Glass Works – Bullet in Boy
1932   Sep Cleaning Up
1932   Sep Disastrous Fire at Brampton
1932   Sep Mr. Dyson Among The Wreckage.
1932   Dec Fatal Accident to Motor-Cyclist – Mishap Due To Icy Surface
1934   Jan Misadventure – Wombwell Man’s Fate – Found On Line
1934   Jan Wath Man’s Gallantry – Carnegie Award – Daring Descent of Old Mine Shaft
1937   Aug Three People and Dog in Canal
1937   Nov Royal Humane Society Award
1937   Dec Railway (Accident)
1938   Feb Lamp in Hut Window leads To Tragic Wath Discovery
1938   Jul Remarkable Escape
1939   May Inquest On Wath Shunter – Run Over By Wagons
1939   Sep Mexborough Montagu – The Week’s Casualty List
1939   Nov Swinton Victim of Road Crash “Neither Driver Gave Clear Signal”
1941   Nov Two Hurt in Crossing Crash – Engine Hits Car at Wath
1942   Jan Fell Into Canal – Christmas Tragedy at Wath
1942   May Coroner Warns Parents – Comment on West Melton Accident
1942   Oct Loss of a Good Workman – Inquest on Wath Collier
1944   Feb Admiral Sir T. Spence Lyne – Presenting the certificates to Mr. Houlton.
1944   Feb Hit By Brick – Struggle for Life in Pit Shaft – Workman Saves Injured Father
1947   Jan Operation was Essential – Miss A Tingle’s Fatal Collapse
1947   Sep Fire at Manor Farm
1947   Dec Pithead “Flash’ Burn – Wath Main Mishap – Power House Workers in Hospital
1948   Jan A Weather Casualty
1949   Jul Wath Man Killed On Way to See Family Off On Holiday
1951   Mar Witness Denies Threat to Driver – Wath Fatality
1951   Jul Crash Scene Becomes Inferno
1951   Jul Wrecked Lorries Blocked West Melton Road
1951   Aug Verdict on Wath Builder
1951   Nov Covered with Blazing Petrol
1951   Nov Little or No Suicide Evidence – Open Verdict at Wath
1953   May Wath Canal Rescue – Unobtrusive Hero’s Presence of Mind Saves Girl.
1957   Feb Wath Man Has Leg Amputated
1957   Jun Distressing Mishap – West Melton Widow Badly Burnt
1957   Jun Man, 90, and Wife, 87 In Early Morning Fire
1958   Feb Driver’s Escape when Lorry Fell in Canal at Wath
1959   Feb Fatality at Manvers Main – Man dies in Boiling Cauldron – Unsuccessful Rescue Bid
1959   May Local Accident Statistics
1959   Oct Unpleasant Experience – Wath Couple’s Remarkable Escape
1959   Nov Fire Damage at Wath
1960   Jan Sidecar Passenger Fatally Injured
1970   May Two Killed – 2 Hurt in Evening Crash