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“Top End.” – Closing of Swinton Common Pit
The Crisis in the Coal Trade – Mexborough District
1851   Dec Awful Colliery Explosion at Warren Vale – Fifty-One Lives Lost.
1874   Nov The Burial of the Dead.
1880   Nov Accident at Manvers Main Colliery
1888 Jan 10 Colliery Accident at Wath
1890   May Yorkshire Coalowners & Local Wages Questions – Important Resolution.
1891   Jan The Fatal Accident at Thrybergh Hall Colliery.
1891   Jan Local Trade in 1890
1891   Feb A Case from Thrybergh Hall Colliery.
1891   Oct Miners and their Work
1892   Feb A Swinton Miner Killed at Thrybergh Hall
1892   Mar The Crisis in the Coal Trade – Mexborough District
1892   Apr South Yorkshire and the Hull Coal Trade – The Miners’ “Stop” Week
1892   May Great Fall of Bind at Manvers Main Colliery – Two Lives Lost.
1892   Jul Miner’s Demonstration
1892   Aug Hull Coal Trade – Falling Off of the Traffic.
1892   Sep Fatal Accident at Manvers – Deputy Censured.
1892   Sep Mining Intelligence – Colliery Operations in the Mexborough District
1892   Oct Mysterious Miners at Wath
1892   Nov South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1892   Dec Commercial Trade in 1892
1893   Jan The Hull Coal Trade – Returns for 1892
1894   Jan A Disastrous Year
1899   Aug South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1902   Sep The Hull Coal Trade – Serious Decline of Traffic.
1902   Sep The Dispute at Thrybergh Hall and Warren Vale.
1908   Nov Amazing Epidemic of Fatal Accidents – Colliery Disasters & Drowning Cases
1908   Nov Killed By Complications – Veteran Miner’s Death – Heart Failure & Accident.
1909   Jan Cut Finger Causes Death – Blood Poisoning – Life Lost Through Neglect.
1909   Oct Hull Coal Traffic – September the Best Month of the Year.
1911   May Swinton Pony Drivers Fined
1911   Oct The Coal Output – Still a Big Deficiency.
1912   Feb Hull Coal Traffic – A Slightly Increased Tonnage.
1912   Feb Strike will Affect 50,000 People To-Morrow.
1912   Mar National Coal Strike – Premier’s Important Statement – Government Favour Minimum Wage.
1912   Mar Reports from the Coal Fields – In the Don Valley
1912   Mar Righteous Scenes at Cadeby – A Rumour Causes Big Demonstrations
1912   Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Good Work by Police – Ugly Rushes by 8000 Strong Crowd
1912   Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Police Baton Charge
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – How the Local Firms Stand
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – Situation at the Local Collieries
1913   Jan No “Coal Hole” – Cadeby Miners Excuse for Not Working
1913   Apr A Careless Mine Driver
1917   Mar Swinton Miner’s Death – Accident at Denaby Main – Boys Fatal Oversight
1918   May Miner Killed by Fall of Roof
1918   Aug Fatality at Manvers Main – Handyman Killed and Youth Badly Injured
1919   Jul Manvers Main Fatality – Miner Killed through a “Bump.”
1919   Jul Coal Strike Local Situation – Industry Running Down. Mines Calm & Orderly
1919   Jul Coal Miner’s Strike – Mines Quickly Flooding.
1919   Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – Definite Settlement. – Work Resumed on Monday
1919   Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – 3rd Week of Dispute – Mass Meetings in District
1919   Oct Miners In Peril. – Extraordinary Accident – Cage Overwound.
1919   Dec Mexboro’ Miner Killed at Manvers Main.
1920   Sep Triple Alliance – No Appetite for General Strike – Local Situation
1920   Nov Coal Strike Ended- Work Resumed Yesterday
1921   Jan Hull Coal Trade.
1921   Apr Federation Secretary’s Sombre Outlook – Appeal to Yorkshire Men – “A Great Sacrifice.”
1921   Apr The Triple Alliance. – Manifesto Gives Case for Stoppage.
1921   May Mining Strike – Over 4 Million Unemployed
1921   May Strike in Seventh Week
1921   Jun Pit Pony Races.
1922   Apr South Yorkshire Coal Trade – Shipments for March 1922
1922   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valley.
1927   Jun Fatal Fall of Roof.
1927   Dec Dearne Valley Trade Review 1927
1928   Jul Youth Killed – Unexplained Accident at Thrybergh Hall – Derailed Tubs.
1928   Oct Driver Killed – Haulage Roads That ” Creep Narrower.” – Kicking Pony. “Mischief “
1929   Jan Closing of Swinton Common Colliery – 300 miners involved.
1929   Jan Collieries Career Closed
1929   Jul Killed By Fall – Accident During Precautions
1929   Nov Killed By Roof Fall – Another of Nature’s Revenges – A Swinton Victim.
1929   Dec Mr. William Hague – Oldest Manvers Main Official – 50 Years Service
1929   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valleys.
1930   May Too Eager To Help – Miner Trapped in “Paddy’s Mail” Killed On Birthday
1930   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valleys – Prospects None Too Bright.
1931   Jan Trade In 1931- The Local Outlook – No Great Expectations
1931   Nov Has The Tide Turned? – Trade Review – Coal, Iron & Steel, Brass, Glass, Soaps & Oils
1931   Dec Don and Dearne Valleys – Upward Tendency of Trade
1932   Jan Casualty List of 1931
1932   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – What Rescuers Had To Face
1932   Oct Good Old Hemp
1932   Nov Light on The Coal Quota – Collapse of the Export Trade
1933   Jan Cortonwood Disaster Inquest – Fatal Seventh Shot
1934   Jan Work-Sharing – Spreading In Local Collieries
1934   Feb Presentation for Services
1937   Jan New Colliery Enterprise – Warren Vale
1937   Jan Pit Pensioner’s Christmas
1937   Oct Pinned By Rail That Slipped – Tragedy Alters Old System
1938   Oct Accidental Death – Miner Killed at Denaby Main
1938   Oct Graphic Story of “Bump” – Miner Sees Mate Killed – Neck Broken by Flying Prop
1940   Aug Only Fingers Showing – Miner Crushed By Stone at Manvers
1941   Jan Y.M.A.  President’s Message – “Stick It And We Shall Win” – New Year Call
1941   Sep Manvers Main Accident – One Dead: One in Hospital
1942   Apr Runaway Tub – Mineworker Fatally Injured
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Sympathy With District – Mine Minister’s Message
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Deputy at Montagu
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Earth Tremour
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Men Involved
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Six Feet High Plane Reduced To a Foot
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The First Man Rescued
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The Last Two
1942   May South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters
1942   May Mines Secretary at Manvers Main
1942   May Mines Secretary at Manvers Main – Distinguished Gathering
1942   May Mines Secretary at Manvers Main – Distinguished Gathering
1942   Jun “In And Out” Strikes – Unrest at South Yorkshire Pits
1942   Sep Mr. Hall Speaks Out
1942   Sep Wath Main Canteen Opened – Stirring Appeal by Y.M.A. President
1942   Dec Coal Board Appointments – Mr. T. S. Charlton and Mr. A. Hall
1944   Apr Chaos in the Coalfield
1944   Apr South Yorkshire Coal Strike – Majority of Miners Still Out
1944   Jul Successful Swinton Garden Fete – Prize Winning Babies
1944   Jul Successful Swinton Garden Fete – Ventriloquist
1947   Jan The Birth of a Coalfield – Looking Back 150 Years
1947   Apr Dearne Valley Towns and Collieries in 1947
1947   Jun “Back Flash” in 180 yards face at Barnburgh Main
1949   Feb Manvers Main Presentation – Long Service Medals – Oldest Swintonian Recipient
1951   Mar Breakdowns Cut Output
1951   May Weekly Coal Output
1951   Aug Tonnage Halved
1951   Nov Manvers Pit Fatality
1951   Nov Miner Over-Eager? Victim of Hidden Manvers Roof Fall
1951   Nov Barnburgh Pit Output Cut By Wath Strike!
1951   Nov Mines Output Tonnage – Keep it up Wentworth
1951   Nov On Strike One Week – Hit Target Next
1951   Nov Third Time in Five Weeks – Coal Output
1951   Dec Escaped Barnburgh Entombment – Swinton Miner Fatally Injured at Cadeby
1951   Dec Stone Looked Safe But Fell and Killed Mineworker
1951   Dec From Mr. J. A. Hall, C.B.E., J.P., Yorkshire Miners President
1951   Dec Holiday Hangover
1953   Apr Collieries Record Yield
1953   Apr Kilnhurst’s Best Output
1957   Nov Flash From Damaged Cable Was Cause Of Barnburgh Pit Explosion
1958   Aug Coal Queen at Kilnhurst Sports Day
1959   Jan District Industrial Leaders Look Ahead Confidently
1959   Aug Barnburgh Fatality – ‘Difficult to Understand What Could Have Happened’
1959   Nov Saved By Girder – Fall Checked 60 feet Above Ground
1960   May Play Weeks At Pits – South Yorkshire Collieries
1960   Jul Damages for Swinton Miner Hurt in Colliery
1960   Aug National Coal Board (advert)
1969   Feb A tour of the surface workings
1969   Jun Retirement Presentation
1969   Oct Serious Effects of The Strike
1970   Jan Swinton Council visit to Cortonwood Colliery
1970   Jun Variety of Jobs in Mining (advert)