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Darfield Cruelty Charge – A Salutary Sentence

January 1907
Sheffield Evening Telegraph January 7, 1907 Darfield Cruelty Charge A Salutary Sentence Before a full bench of magistrates at the Barnsley West Riding Court, this morning,...

Darfield Father’s Brutality – Terrified Children Jumped from Bedroom Window

January 1907
Barnsley Chronicle January 5, 1907 Darfield Father’s Brutality Terrified Children Jumped from The Bedroom Window Coroner’s Stinging Censure A shocking story was unfolded at an inquest which was...

Found in the Canal at Wombwell

January 1907
Sheffield Evening Telegraph January 28, 1907 Found in the Canal at Wombwell A second body within a week was recovered from the canal at Wombwell late...

Knur and Spell

January 1907
Barnsley Chronicle January 5, 1907 Knur and Spell At the City ground, Wakefield, on Tuesday, a Knur and Spell match took place between Jay Beckford of Darfield,...

Sunday Gaming – Pitch and Toss at Billingley

January 1907
Barnsley Chronicle January 12, 1907 Sunday Gaming Joseph Story, trammer, George Taylor and John Oldfield, pit lads, all of Great Houghton, and John Brewster, pit lad,...

Darfield United 1 Wombwell Main 2

January 1907
Barnsley Chronicle January 5, 1907 Darfield United 1 Wombwell Main 2 Played at Darfield on Tuesday, in the present of 2000 spectators. 15 minutes from the...

Darfield Utd – West Melton 1 Darfield United 2

January 1907
Barnsley Chronicle, January 5, 1907 West Melton 1 Darfield United 2 The home team kicked downhill, and soon scored. One of the West Melton players (Cook) was...

Darfield Tragedy – Murder in 1841

February 1907
Barnsley Chronicle February 23rd 1907 Extract from the History of Barnsley, 1841 The Darfield Tragedy At the Fair Charles Milnes, Goldthorpe, on Monday, October 11 came to...

Darfield Urban District Council – Tramway from Barnsley

February 1907
Sheffield Daily Telegraph February 9, 1907 Darfield Urban District Council Mr S Taylor presided last night. The medical officer reported that there have been 15 births and...

Drowning Inquests – Jury Complaints

February 1907
Barnsley Chronicle February 16rd 1907 Drowning Inquests - Jury Complaints Yesterday Mrs T Kingdom Parker held two inquests at the Horse Shoe Hotel, Wombwell, in connection...