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Railway Traffic from Yorkshire Collieries to Hull
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Saturday 10 February 1883
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade
From the official return of the quantity of coal sent into Hull...
Denaby Main 102 Manvers Main 18 for 5
Sheffield Independent – Tuesday 01 May 1877
Denaby Main 102 Manvers Main 18 for 5
This match was played at Denaby on Saturday, and the home...
Almanack for 1881
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 24 December 1880
Almanack for 1881
Mexboro’ Local Board
Members | Order of RetiringStenton, H.Dickinson, P.Peace, W.Beevers, W. | April 15th,...
1880 – Principal Chronological Events
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 24 December 1880
Principal Chronological Events
1879
Oct. 20.—Strike at the Mexboro’ and Swinton Glass Works.
Nov. 19.—Mass meeting of miners at...
Chronology for 1879 (continued)
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 02 January 1880
Chronology for 1879 (continued)
July 1.—Suspicious death of a Mexboro’ man at the Wadsley Asylum.
July 3.—Suicide of...
Chronology for 1879
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 02 January 1880
Chronology for 1879
We give below the principal local events which have taken place during the past...
The South Yorkshire Miners’ Association
Sheffield Independent – Saturday 09 June 1877
The South Yorkshire Miners’ Association
The third of a series of open-air demonstrations which are being held by the...
Golden Wedding – Fine Old West Melton Couple
South Yorkshire Times, May 12th 1933
Golden Wedding
Fine Old West Melton Couple
A fine old West Melton couple, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gray, 21 (picture) Rotherham Road,...
South Yorkshire Times, May 12th 1933
South Yorkshire Times, May 12th 1933
Mary Renee Donoghue, May Queen of St. Joseph’s Church, Wath-on-Dearne, whose May Festival was held on Sunday evening.
May Festival In May Setting
South Yorkshire Times, May 26th 1933
May Festival In May Setting
The May Festival of the Park Road School, Wath-on-Dearne, held on Wednesday in Newhill Park...
South Yorkshire Sketches
South Yorkshire Times, May 26th 1933
South Yorkshire Sketches
No. 2 – The Lady Chapel in Wath Parish Church, from the north aisle.
Wath Grammar School Sports
South Yorkshire Times, May 26th 1933
Wath Grammar School Sports
Snapshots taken at the Wath Grammar School Sports showing (left) a member of the winning Thebes...
Mexborough and Parliamentary Representation
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Tuesday 09 December 1884
Mexborough and Parliamentary Representation
It is considered that within a radius of six miles from either Mexborough or...
Wedding – Barnes & Botham
South Yorkshire Times, June 2nd 1933
Wedding: Barnes & Botham
Miss Mary Barnes, youngest. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barnes, 7, Jardine Street, Wombwell, was...
Wath Grammar School Sports
South Yorkshire Times, May 26th 1933
Wath Grammar School Sports
Snapshots taken at the Wath Grammar School Sports showing (left) a member of the winning Thebes...