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Marconigrams – Saturday 16 February 1924

February 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 February 1924 Marconigrams Mr. G. H. Hirst, M.P., of Darfield, who has been ill, is recuperating at Bridlington. No house...

The Hull Coal Trade

February 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 February 1913 The Hull Coal Trade The returns of the coal traffic through the Port of Hull for last...

The Hull Coal Trade

May 1904
Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday 14 May 1904 The Hull Coal Trade The return of the Hull Incorporated Chamber of Commerce and Shipping of the...

Marconigrams – Saturday 07 May 1904

May 1904
Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday 07 May 1904 Marconigrams The cuckoo was heard at Warmsworth on Sunday week. Another case of small pox has been notified...

Marriages – Saturday 09 April 1904

April 1904
Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday 09 April 1904 Marriages Tyas–Oliver.—March 31st, at Mexboro’ Parish Church, Charles Robert Tyas, of Doncaster, and Edith Oliver, spinster, both...

Hull Coal Trade in February – Slight Decreases

March 1904
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 07 March 1904 Hull Coal Trade in FebruarySlight Decreases The usual return of the Hull Incorporated Chamber of Commerce and Shipping...

Editorial – The Coal Strike.

August 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 11 August 1893 The Coal Strike. So far as South Yorkshire generally is concerned the state of affairs is practically...

The Great Strike

August 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 04 August 1893 The Great Strike All the pits were set down last Friday, and implied that the great strike...

South Yorkshire Collieries & Hull Coal Trade.

August 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 18 August 1893 South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade. The return showing the quantity of coals sent to...

Mexborough & District Collieries & Hull Coal Trade

July 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 July 1893 Mexborough and District Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade Yesterday the official return showing the quantity of...

The South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade in 1881

January 1882
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 20 January 1882 The South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade in 1881 The annual return relating to the...

Obituary – John Bouskill

October 1933
South Yorkshire Times, October 13th, 1933 Darfield Bouskill Mr. John Bouskill (88), New Street, Darfield. died in the Sheffield Infirmary on Friday after an unsuccessful operation...

The Hull Coal Trade – November Returns

December 1903
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 11 December 1903 The Hull Coal Trade November Returns Denaby and Cadeby Collieries, which, of course, head the list, stand out...

Leaving School – Darfield Child Knocked Down – Killed By Van

October 1933
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 27 October 1933 Leaving School Darfield Child Knocked Down Killed By Van A verdict of “Death by misadventure” was returned at the inquest...

Hull Coal Trade- Position Well Maintained

June 1903
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 08 June 1903 The Hull Coal Trade Position Well Maintained The return of the Hull Chamber of Commerce and Shipping, showing the...

Chief Superintendant To Retire

December 1970
South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Chief Supt To Retire Chief Supt To Retire After almost 40 years in the police force, Chief Supt....

South Yorkshire Collieries & Hull Coal Trade

May 1894
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 May 1894 South Yorkshire Collieries And The Hull Coal Trade Great Increase Of Local Tonnage100,000 Tons More Sent In...

The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures.

May 1903
Sheffield Daily Telegraph — Thursday 07 May 1903 The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures. The recent reports of the satisfactory condition of the South Yorkshire coal...

South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade

June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 June 1895 South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade The Hull coal return shows that during the past...

Local Collieries & Hull Trade – Effects of Dockers’ Dispute

May 1893
Sheffield Independent – Friday 26 May 1893 Local Collieries and the Hull Trade Effects of the Dockers’ Dispute – Coalowners’ and Miners’ Losses Yesterday, after anxiously waiting...

Railway Traffic from Yorkshire Collieries to Hull

April 1883
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

May 1933
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

March 1883
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

April 1893
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

April 1893
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....