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Almanack for 1881
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 24 December 1880
Almanack for 1881
Mexboro’ Local Board
Members | Order of RetiringStenton, H.Dickinson, P.Peace, W.Beevers, W. | April 15th,...
1880 – Principal Chronological Events
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 24 December 1880
Principal Chronological Events
1879
Oct. 20.—Strike at the Mexboro’ and Swinton Glass Works.
Nov. 19.—Mass meeting of miners at...
Chronology for 1879 (continued)
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 02 January 1880
Chronology for 1879 (continued)
July 1.—Suspicious death of a Mexboro’ man at the Wadsley Asylum.
July 3.—Suicide of...
Chronology for 1879
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 02 January 1880
Chronology for 1879
We give below the principal local events which have taken place during the past...
The South Yorkshire Miners’ Association
Sheffield Independent – Saturday 09 June 1877
The South Yorkshire Miners’ Association
The third of a series of open-air demonstrations which are being held by the...
Denton’s Day Out – But Branson Stops Century Bid
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1933
Denton's Day Out
But Branson Stops Century Bid
Raymond Denton (picture) had a field day against Collegiate at Swinton on...
Yorkshire Council – Hickleton Batsmen Baffled – Hart’s Brilliant Feat
South Yorkshire Times, May 26th 1933
Yorkshire Council
Hickleton Batsmen Baffled
Hart’s Brilliant Feat
Splendid bowling by Tom Hart (picture) had the Hickleton batsmen baffled at Thurnscoe,...
Mexborough and Parliamentary Representation
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...
Swinton 168 Rockingham 129 – Ivill Fails To Save Rockingham
South Yorkshire Times, June 2nd 1933
Ivill Fails To Save Rockingham
Swinton's second win of season was mainly contributed to by effective bowling and a sound...
Swinton 143 for 3 Brampton 122 for 4 – Evening League –...
South Yorkshire Times, June 2nd 1933
Evening League
More Thrills At Swinton
Yet again we had a fighting finish at Swinton, when Brampton were the visitors...
South Yorkshire Sketches
South Yorkshire Times, June 16th 1933
South Yorkshire Sketches
No. 3: The Norman Arch Outside Swinton Church
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade
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...
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade
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...
Rifling Waggons at Swinton
Sheffield Independent – Tuesday 15 July 1884
Rifling Waggons at Swinton
John Hindes, labourer, was brought up in custody on a charge of being in an...
Terrific Thunderstorm – Loss of Life – Destruction of Property
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 11 July 1884
Terrific Thunderstorm
Loss of Life
Destruction of Property
During Wednesday afternoon and evening a violent thunderstorm was experienced in...
South Yorkshire Coal Trade with Hull
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette – Wednesday 16 July 1884
South Yorkshire Steam Coal Trade and Traffic with Hull
The steam coal trade...
South Yorkshire Coal Trade with Hull
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette – Wednesday 11 June 1884
The South Yorkshire Coal Trade with Hull
The returns for the past month...
Miners’ Demonstration at Swinton
Barnsley Chronicle – Saturday 04 May 1878
Miners’ Demonstration at Swinton
The various lodges in connection with the South Yorkshire Miners’ Association in the immediate neighbourhood...
Giant Hemlock
South Yorkshire Times, June 23rd 1933
Giant Hemlock
This remarkable hemlock plant, over nine feet high, was gathered at Swinton last week-end and submitted as an...
Hands Across The Sea – Happy Emigrants Well Satisfied With Canada
South Yorkshire Times, June 30th 1933
Hands Across The Sea
Happy Emigrants Well Satisfied With Canada
Old Swintonian Doing Nicely
Digging out the highway from under...
The Pose Perfect
South Yorkshire Times, June 30th 1933
The Pose Perfect
Mr. George Boyd, a native of Jump, has been awarded first prize in the men’s section of...
Local Coal and Iron Trade.
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 12 December 1879
Local Coal and Iron Trade.
Six inches of snow and a continuance of keen frost have had...
On Licensed Premises During Prohibited Hours.
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 25 April 1884
On Licensed Premises During Prohibited Hours.
Geo. Jenkins, Geo. Leadbeater, and Robt. Leadbeater, labourers, of Mexboro’, were...
South Yorkshire Collieries and Hull – March 1884
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette, Wednesday 9 April 1884
South Yorkshire Collieries and Hull.
The amount of trade done with Hull during the...
State of Coal Industry
Birmingham Daily Post – Saturday 23 March 1878
Barnsley, Friday.
The whole district is in a very unsettled state, whilst trade was scarcely ever more depressed....