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Theft by a Darfield Domestic

February 1907
Sheffield Daily Telegraph 23 February 1907 Theft by a Darfield Domestic Priscilla Thornton, a young domestic servant, 22 years of age, but looking younger, who had...

Wombwell Railway Tragedy – Two Brothers Cut To Pieces

March 1907
Barnsley Chronicle March 23, 1907 A Wombwell Railway Tragedy Fatal Impetuosity at Level Crossing Two Brothers Cut To Pieces The level crossing on the Great Central Railway at...

Yorkshire Cricket – J.T. Brown – Darfield Fast Bowler

March 1907
Yorkshire Post March 29, 1907 Yorkshire  Cricket - J.T. Brown - Darfield Fast Bowler This season among the members engaged for practices at Headingley on April...

Darfield Utd – Darfield 10 Dillington Park 1

March 1907
Barnsley Chronicle March 2, 1907 Darfield United 10 Dillington Park 1 Played at Darfield. The United won the toss, and kicked with the wind in their...

Darfield Urban Council Chairman – Mr S Taylor

April 1907
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 27, 1907 Mr S Taylor. J.P. Again Mr Taylor is honoured with the confidence of the Darfield Urban Council; and that...

Robbing a Hospital – Darfield Miner’s Despicable Fraud

April 1907
Sheffield Evening Telegraph April 18, 1907 Robbing a Hospital Darfield Miner’s Despicable Fraud What Mr Rideal described as a mean, miserable offence, was alleged against a Darfield...

Darfield Publican and his Pigs

May 1907
Sheffield Evening Telegraph May 15, 1907 Darfield Publican and his Pigs Charged with a disobedience of the Swine Fever orders, James Beckford, innkeeper, of Snape Hill...

Pony Driver Crushed to Death

July 1907
Leeds Mercury, July 8, 1907 A pony driver named Ed Sizer, aged 16, of Orchard Street, Wombwell, while following his employment at the Darfield Main...

The Catholic School at Low Valley

July 1907
Barnsley Chronicle July 20, 1907 The school difficulty at Low Valley, a little mining village between Wombwell and Darfield, is still sorely vexing the local...

Darfield C.C. – Darfield 32 for 0 Houghton 22

July 1907
Barnsley Chronicle July 13, 1907 Darfield easily maintained their unbeaten record against Houghton, whom they disposed of for an insignificant 22, the innings proving little...