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South Yorkshire Coal Trade with Hull

July 1884
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette – Wednesday 16 July 1884 South Yorkshire Steam Coal Trade and Traffic with Hull The steam coal trade...

Terrific Thunderstorm – Loss of Life – Destruction of Property

July 1884
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...

Rifling Waggons at Swinton

July 1884
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...

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...

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...

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...