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Collapsed In Sheffield – Man’s Death after Attending United Match

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 17th, 1951 Collapsed In Sheffield Swinton Man’s Death after Attending United Match The Sheffield City Coroner (Mr. A. P. Lockwood) on Tuesday recorded...

Ploughing Match

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 24th, 1951 Despite the cold wind that swept across the open fields, Mr. A. Burden of Swinton, in shirt sleeves, finds...

Manvers Pit Fatality

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 17th, 1951 Manvers Pit Fatality Samuel Fletcher Lyons (40) coal face worker, of 81, Charles Street, Swinton, was killed by a fall...

Miner Over-Eager? Victim of Hidden Manvers Roof Fall

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 24th, 1951 Miner Over-Eager? Swinton Victim of Hidden Manvers Roof Fall Questions relating to a deputy’s instructions were asked at the Wath inquest...

Barnburgh Pit Output Cut By Wath Strike!

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 17th, 1951 Barnburgh Pit Output Cut By Wath Strike! Output at Barnburgh Colliery was affected by the strike at Wath Main which...

Mines Output Tonnage – Keep it up Wentworth

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 10th, 1951 Keep it up Wentworth Output from the 13 pits in No., 3 area of the North-Eastern Divisional Coal Board last...

On Strike One Week – Hit Target Next

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 24th, 1951 On Strike One Week - Hit Target Next Last week’s output from 13 pits in the No 3 Area of...

Third Time in Five Weeks – Coal Output

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd, 1951 Third Time in Five Weeks Wentworth drift mine last week established a new record output for the third time in...

Election Notebook – Flag For Tory Victory Was Sabotaged

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd, 1951 Election Notebook Wombwell Flag For Tory Victory Was Sabotaged In celebration of the return of a Conservative government a Union Jack...

Election Results in Don & Dearne Valleys

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd, 1951 Mr. W. Paling (Dearne Valley) Dearne Valley *W Paling Lab.):  39,782 J. Sizer (Con.): 10,197 Majority:              29.685 No change 1950 Election: Lab. Majority 30,055 There was...