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Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade

September 1884
Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Wednesday 10 September 1884 Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade According to the returns just issued the falling off in the tonnage sent...

Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade

October 1884
Sheffield Weekly Telegraph – Saturday 11 October 1884 Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade During the month of September the total quantity of coal sent to...

Mexborough and Parliamentary Representation

December 1884
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...

Prize Fight at Wath

February 1885
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 20 February 1885 Prize Fight at Wath On Friday evening last a fight for a small sum took place...

A Terrible Tragedy – Wife Murder at Wombwell

March 1887
Leeds Times, Saturday, March 26, 1887 Wife Murder at Wombwell Junction A terrible tragedy was enacted on Sunday at Wombwell Junction, near Barnsley, the surrounds of...

Wife Murder at Wombwell – Inquest

March 1887
Leeds Times, Saturday, March 26, 1887 Wife Murder near Barnsley The inquest was held at new Wombwell on Thursday, Superintendent Kane was present, and Mr E.J....

The Wombwell Tragedy – Trial of Hazlehurst – Wombwell’s Wild Beasts.

May 1887
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 09 May 1887 The Wombwell Tragedy. Trial of Hazlehurst. Wombwell's Wild Beasts. A Present from The Bench. In the Crown Court Leeds...

Death of Mrs G.M. Coates of Wath

June 1887
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 21 June 1887 Death of Mrs G.M. Coates of Wath It is with the most profound regret that we record...

Shocking Accident on the Railway At Kilnhurst.

June 1887
Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 01 June 1887 Shocking Accident on the Railway At Kilnhurst. At three a clock yesterday morning, a body was found on...

Accident at Cortonwood Colliery

October 1887
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 27 October 1887 Accident at Cortonwood Colliery A young man named Thomas Thompson, employed in the screens at the Cortonwood Colliery...