Home 1870

1870

Tragic’ Suicide at Wath – Colliery Secretary Shoots Himself.

February 1889
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 15 February 1889 Tragic' Suicide at Wath. A Colliery Secretary Shoots Himself. Yesterday morning the town of Wath-on-Dearne and...

Sad End of  Whitsuntide School Feast.

June 1889
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 14 June 1889 Sad End of  Whitsuntide School Feast. Towards the close of Monday evening gloom was thrown over the...

A New Cottage Hospital

September 1889
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Monday 09 September 1889 Cottage Hospital For Mexborough. The intermittent agitation which has been carried on in Mexborough during the past...

Denaby Main and Manvers Main “Top” Men.

November 1889
Sheffield Independent - Thursday 21 November 1889 Denaby Main and Manvers Main "Top" Men. There is a grievance still among the " top " men employed...

Meeting at Mexbro’ – Mr. Pickard and His Detractors

November 1889
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 16 November 1889 Meeting at Mexbro'. Mr. Pickard and His Detractors A meeting of the Denaby Main and Manvers Main Miners...

Denaby Main and Manyers Main Topmen

December 1889
Sheffield Independent - Friday 20 December 1889 Denaby Main and Manyers Main Topmen Yesterday the whole of the topmen at these mines had handed in...

Trade in the Mexborough Area in 1889

December 1889
heffield Independent - Monday 23 December 1889 Trade in the Mexborough Area in 1889 In the neighbourhood of Mexbro' the year has been for the most...

The Great Gale – Disaster Follows In The Storm King’s Track.

February 1890
Leeds Times - Saturday 01 February 1890 The Great Gale. Disaster Follows In The Storm King's Track. Steamers Sunk, Crews Blown Overboard, Buildings Wrecked. Houses...

A Miner Buried Alive at Wath Main – Shocking Spectacle.

May 1890
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 16 May 1890 A Miner Buried Alive at Wath Main. Shocking Spectacle. On Tuesday a man named Bradley, residing...

Yorkshire Coalowners & Local Wages Questions – Important Resolution.

May 1890
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 10 May 1890 The Yorkshire Coalowners and Local Wages Questions. An Important Resolution. A resolution of very great importance to...