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The Old Gawtress House,
South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970
This photograph taken in Wath about 40 years ago, is of considerable interest in view of Fridays...
Wath park road infants’ school nativity play.
South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970
Jeremy Simms (Joseph) and Heather Burgla (Mary) in Wath park road infants’ school nativity play.
Photo Guide Of Usa Tour
South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970
Photo Guide Of Usa Tour
While 18-Years-Old Coldstream guard bandsman, David webster, has been touring the United States...
Another Success for Wath Pope Pius Schools cage bird society
South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970
Another Success for Wath Pope Pius Schools cage bird society . . . Peter Harvey and Stanislaw...
Yet More Successes for members of Wath life saving class
South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970
Yet More Successes for members of Wath life saving class who competed in the Sheffield and district...
Wedding – Mr. Harold Hart & Mrs. Hart
South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970
Mr. Harold Hart (treasurer) and Mrs. Hart (centre), who combined their silver wedding celebrations with Wath Democratic...
Splendid Rugby
South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970
Splendid Rugby
Wath ………………. 27 Pts.
Bevereley …………. 5 Pts.
Wath started with determination, some splendid rugby resulting in woodhouse...
District Ladies’ Darts League
South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970
Pictured At The Individual Finals of the Wath and District Ladies’ Darts League at dale browns sports...
Chief Supt To Retire
South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970
Chief Supt To Retire
Chief Supt To Retire After almost 40 years in the police force, Chief Supt....
Wath 43 Denaby Main 35
Mexborough & Swinton Times, 18 May 1894
Wath
Runs
Denaby Main
Runs
Sheldon, b J. T. Ellis
2
Oldale, b Trueman
1
Whitbread, run out
4
Gray, b Newton
0
Palmer c Oldale, b Darley
1
Arundel, st Palmer,...
Local Holiday Attractions
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 18 May 1894
Local Holiday Attractions
Little of the holiday-making of Whitsuntide has been confined to our own neighbourhood. The...
South Yorkshire Collieries & Hull Coal Trade
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 May 1894
South Yorkshire Collieries And The Hull Coal Trade
Great Increase Of Local Tonnage
100,000 Tons More Sent In...
Eight Hours Mines Bill
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 May 1894
Eight Hours Mines Bill
Every year the Eight Hours Mines Bill meets with more supporters, and during...
South & West Yorkshire Coal Trade – Exports from Hull in 1903
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer — Friday 08 January 1904
South and West Yorkshire Coal Trade
Exports from Hull in 1903
Yorkshire colliery owners and Hull shippers...
South Yorkshire League Table
Mexborough & Swinton Times, Friday June 30th, 1893
South Yorkshire League Table
Team
P
W
L
D
Pts
Mitchell Main
6
5
1
0
10
Wath
5
4
1
0
8
Carbrook Reform
6
3
3
0
6
Greasborough
7
2
4
1
5
Rawmarsh
4
2
2
0
4
Kilnhurst
4
1
2
1
3
Denaby Main
6
2
4
0
4
Thrybergh Park
5
1
4
0
2
Wedding – Ecob & Snart
South Yorkshire Times, September 22nd, 1933
West Melton
Wedding - Ecob & Snart
Miss Hilda, Mary Snart, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Snart, the...
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...








