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Railway Traffic from Yorkshire Collieries to Hull
Railway News – Saturday 14 April 1883
The Railway Traffic from the Yorkshire Collieries to Hull
The quarterly return relating to the tonnage of coal transported...
“Bewildering” Changes
South Yorkshire Times, May 5th 1933
After 20 Years
Mr. Illsley's Third Term
"Bewildering" Changes
At the annual meeting of the Darfield Urban Council on Friday, Mr....
The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 02 March 1883
The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull
The official returns of the quantity of coal sent from the South and...
South Yorkshire Collieries And Hull Trade
Sheffield Independent – Thursday 20 April 1893
South Yorkshire Collieries And Hull Trade
In consequence of the Hull dispute and the disorganised state of affairs at...
The Ground Game Act – Important To Sportsmen
York Herald – Saturday 01 April 1893
The Ground Game Act
Important To Sportsmen
At the West Riding Court at Pontefract on Saturday, before Mr. W. F....
Darfield Church Dispute
Sheffield Independent – Monday 03 April 1893
Darfield Church Dispute
The controversy between the Rector and Vicar of Darfield respecting the Easter vestry meeting to be...
Obituary – Darfield’s “G.0.M” – Mr. Daniel Hammerton
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1933
Obituary
Darfield's "G.0.M”
Mr. Daniel Hammerton
At the age of 94, Mr. Daniel Hammerton, (Picture) Darfield's oldest resident, died at his home, "Cambridge...
Presentation at Houghton Main
South Yorkshire Times, May 12th 1933
Presentation at Houghton Main
A tribute to long service as an employee at Houghton Main Colliery was paid to Mr....
A “Fairy” Tale – Darfield Child’s Bold Ride – “Showing” Dad
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1933
A “Fairy” Tale
Darfield Child’s Bold Ride
“Showing” Dad
Some day perhaps, little Jack Shepherd, (picture) of 24, John Street Snaps Hill, Darfield...
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...
Wedding – Jones & Bailey
South Yorkshire Times, June 9th 1933
Wedding: BAILEY & JONES
The Rev. H. Sigel officiated at the marriage on Saturday at Darfield parish of Miss Ethel...
Century against Thorncliffe
South Yorkshire Times, June 16th 1933
Jim Gale, who scored 104 for Darfield against Thorncliffe on Saturday. has the distinction of being the first South...
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...
The Hull Coal Trade.
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette – Wednesday 13 February 1884
The Hull Coal Trade.
The position of the South Yorkshire collieries in relation...
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....
Chronological Table of Principal Occurrences In 1883.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 January 1884
Chronological Table of the Principal Occurrences in the District In 1883.
JANUARY
1.—A porter named Arthur Barber killed...
The “Human” Pony
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933
The “Human” Pony
“Roy,” the pony employed by the Darfield Cricket Club, “shot” in characteristic pose – begging a sweet...
Wedding – Smith & Mann
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933
Mann & Smith
The marriage took place at Darfield Parish Church on Saturday of Miss Dorothy Katherine Smith, only daughter...
Darfield’s Rose Queen – Pretty Ceremony At Snape Hill
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933
Darfield's Rose Queen
Pretty Ceremony At Snape Hill
About three hundred mothers and friends assembled at the Snape Hill Council...
Mexborough 134 for 9 Darfield 114 for 3
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933
Damp Squibs
A Milder Night at Hampden Road
A big crowd at Hampden Road on Monday evening had a change of...
Editorial – What of 1943 ?
South Yorkshire Times January 2nd 1943
What of 1943 ?
Standing on the threshold of 1943 the thought that is naturally uppermost in the minds of...
Wedding – Jobling & Bray
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933
Wedding: Bray & Jobling
At Darfield Parish Church on Saturday Mr. Maurice Leward Bray, only son of Mr. and Mrs....
Darfield’s Rose Queen – Pretty Ceremony at Snape Hill
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933
Darfield's Rose Queen
Pretty Ceremony at Snape Hill
About three hundred mothers and friends assembled at the Snape Hill Council...
Shortage of First-Rate Wicketkeepers
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933
Shortage of First-Rate Wicketkeepers
There is a shortage of first-rate wicketkeepers in the district this season. Many of the local...