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Conisboro’ 32 Swinton 42 for 2

4 June 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 04 June 1904 Conisboro’ v. Swinton At Conisboro’. Turner took seven wickets for 9 runs. Conisboro’ Runs Swinton Runs A. Walker b Turner 2 Turner c Martin...

Accident to a Swinton Shunter.

October 1904
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 20 October 1904 Accident to a Swinton Shunter. Between one and two yesterday morning, George Weeks, a young man, of...

Mexborough & District League Drastic Dealing With The Umpires

May 1907
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 16 May 1907 Mexborough & District League Drastic Dealing With The Umpires A special meeting of this League was held at...

New South Yorkshire Railways – Features of The Dearne Valley Line.

July 1907
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 19 July 1907 New South Yorkshire Railways. Features of The Dearne Valley Line. The  pleasant town of Doncaster,” as Sir...

District Cricket Jottings.

20 July 1907
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Saturday 20 July 1907 District Cricket Jottings. A General Survey A glance at the Mexborough Cricket League table shows that the clubs...

Mexborough League cricket

7 September 1907
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Saturday 07 September 1907 Mexborough League cricket Just a few words about Mexborough League cricket. Almost at the end, as we are,...

Burglary Charge at Rotherham

October 1908
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 01 October 1908 Burglary Charge at Rotherham Yesterday morning, at Rotherham West Riding Court, Joseph Newey, of Mexbro’, and John...

Swinton Man’s Tragic Death – Killed At Rotherham Statutes.

November 1908
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 7, 1908 Swinton Man's Tragic Death. Killed At Rotherham Statutes. At the Rotherham Statutes Fair, about 7 o'clock on Saturday night, Edward...

Amazing Epidemic of Fatal Accidents – Colliery Disasters & Drowning Cases

November 1908
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 7, 1908 The Death Roll ! Amazing Epidemic of Fatal Accidents. Four Colliery Disasters and Two Drowning Cases. Fatality at Rotherham Statutes. There has...

Killed By Complications – Veteran Miner’s Death – Heart Failure & Accident.

November 1908
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 7, 1908 Killed By Complications. Veteran Swinton Miner's Death. Heart Failure And Accident. There was considerable interest attached t0 an inquest held on...