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Fatal Accident at Manvers Main Colliery.

November 1891
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 6, 1891 Fatal Accident at Manvers Main Colliery. Fall of Roof Through Negligent Prop Drawing Inquest On Saturday last and accident occurred in...

Manvers Main Miners and the “Brob.”

November 1891
Mexborough & Swinton Times, November 20th, 1891 National Telephone No.1506 Manvers Main Miners and the *“Brob.” The Manvers Main miners appear to have a grievance which they...

Wath Local Board

November 1891
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 4, 1891 Wath Local Board A monthly meeting was held last night, County Council Whitworth in the chair. The Medical Officer reported...

Assault on a Schoolmistress at Wath

November 1891
Mexborough & Swinton Times, November 20th, 1891 Assault on a Schoolmistress at Wath Annie Trout, of Wath, was summoned for having assaulted Elizabeth Moyniham, on the...

Breaches of Colliery Rules at Cortonwood

November 1891
Mexborough & Swinton Times, November 13, 1891 Breaches of Colliery Rules at Cortonwood James Edward Seales, miner, employed at the Cortonwood Colliery, was summoned for having...

Breach of Colliery Rules.

December 1891
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 11 December 1891 Breach of Colliery Rules. Alfred Street of Mexborough, was summoned for having committed a preach of special...

Gambling at Concrete.

December 1891
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 11 December 1891 Gambling at Concrete. Peter Henry Partridge, Charles Whaling, James Jones., and Daniel Fever, of Concrete, were summoned...

Yorkshire Assizes – A Case For The ” Cat.”

12 December 1891
Yorkshire Gazette - Saturday 12 December 1891 Yorkshire Assizes A Case For The " Cat." Arthur Oldfield (31), collier, was indicted for assaulting Rebecca Fish, wife of...

Death of Duke of Clarence – District Sympathy

January 1892
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 22 and 29 January 1892 From Wikipedia: Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward; 8...

Death of Duke of Clarence and Avondale

January 1892
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 15 January 1892 Death of Duke of Clarence and Avondale By the death of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale,...