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1887 Apr    Coroner’s Inquest at Wombwell
1887 Apr    Darfield Collier’s Death
1887 Apr    Coroner’s Inquest at Wombwell
1887 Nov    The Fatal Accident at Wombwell Main Colliery.
1887 Nov    A Miner Buried Under 20 Tons of Coal
1890 Aug    Fatal Accident at Darfield Main Colliery
1892 May    Alarming Accident at Manvers – Inquests
1892 May    Alarming Accident at Manvers – Two Killed & Two Injured.
1892 May    Great Fall of Bind at Manvers Main Colliery – Two Lives Lost.
1892 Jun    Fatal Accident at the Wombwell Main Colliery
1892 Jun    Fatal Accident at the Wombwell Main Colliery.
1892 Jul    Inquest at Wombwell
1892 Oct    Shocking Fatality at Houghton Main – Two Men Killed
1892 Nov    A Body Disinterred at Wombwell
1892 Nov    Strange Death at Wombwell – The Body to be Exhumed.
1895 Oct    Fatal Accident at Darfield Main Colliery
1897 Jan    Pony Drivers Death at Darfield Main
1902 Aug    Fatal Accident at Cortonwood – 14 Year Old Attempting to Use Pick
1902 Sep    Colliery Fatality at Houghton – Mitchell Main Youth Killed.
1903 May    Fatal Accident at Wombwell Main
1908 Feb    Fatal Accident at Darfield Main
1908 Mar    Darfield Main Fatality – “An Unforeseen Accident”
1909 Aug    Fatality at Wombwell Main.
1911 Nov    Death from Fall of Dirt
1914 Jan    Trammers Buried – Fatal Sudden Fall of Roof at Cortonwood
1915 Jul    Clay Workers Fatal Fall
1916 Apr    Fatality at Mitchell Main
1918 Apr    Miner Crushed by Stone
1918 Jun    Fall of Roof at Mitchell Main
1919 Feb    Wombwell Man’s Shocking End – Sad Fatality at Houghton Main
1919 May    Heroes All. – Rescue Efforts at Wombwell Main – Buried by Fall.
1921 Sep    Sad Accident – Father and Son – One Taken, the Other Left.
1921 Nov    Perplexing Case at a Wombwell Inquest
1921 Dec    Cortonwood Disaster – Survivors’ Stories
1922 Apr    Wombwell Miner’s Death
1928 Jan    Buried Alive – Wombwell Miner’s Sad Fate – Killed By Fall.
1928 Jan    Wombwell Miner’s Death – Fatal Blow – Sequel To Accident. .
1928 Jan    Second Fatality Announced at Inquest on Miner.
1928 Feb    Memories of the Lundhill Explosion – Old Lady’s Vivid Recollection.
1928 Mar    More Memories of Lundhill – Widow Who Worked Down The Mine
1928 May    Wombwell Miner’s Fatal Injury – Rock From Roof
1928 Jun    Funeral with Military Honours
1928 Dec    Wombwell Man Crushed by Half a Ton of Stone – Lesson from Accident.
1929 May    Cortonwood Trammer Inquest.
1930 Jun    Ten Years Later – Death from Old Injury – A Restive Pony.
1930 Dec    Disastrous Explosion at Houghton Main – Five Dead: Twelve Injured.
1931 Jan    Houghton Main Disaster – Inquest Closed – Jury’s Findings.
1931 Jun    Pit Tragedy – Sudden Death of Wombwell Miner.
1932 Jan    Casualty List of 1931
1932 Oct    The Last Survivor – Memories of the Oaks – A Fearful Calamity
1932 Nov    Snapped Girder Pony – Driver Killed At Mitchell Main
1932 Dec    Cortonwood Disaster – Inquest Opened
1932 Dec    Cortonwood Disaster – Midnight Explosion in Silkstone Seam
1932 Dec    Cortonwood Disaster – Sinister Month
1932 Dec    Cortonwood Disaster – The Victims
1932 Dec    Wedding Eve Tragedy – Killed by fall at Mitchell Main
1933 Jan    Cortonwood Disaster – Eighth Victim – Boys’ Brigade Leader
1933 Jan    Cortonwood Disaster Inquest – Fatal Seventh Shot
1933 Jan    Fatal Accident At Houghton Main – Head Trapped
1933 Jan    The Cortonwood Disaster – Workmen Closely Questioned  
1933 Jan    Undue Risk – Timbering Precautions Neglected – Fatal Sequel
1933 Apr    Cortonwood Accident – Killed By Fall In Presence of Son
1933 Apr    Miner Dies From Injuries
1937 Apr    Broken Melody – Man Killed at Mitchell Main
1937 Aug    Killed In Pit – “Accidental Death” of Birdwell Man
1937 Aug    Unexplained Wath Mishap – Derailed Wagons – Shunter Killed
1937 Nov    Pit Death Mystery Boy – Crushed by Rock
1938 Aug    Workmen Buried in Trench – Three Injured – One Fatally – Five Ton Fall Of Clay
1939 Dec    Natural Causes Verdict – Adjourned Inquest on Mitchell Main Miner
1941 Jun    Haulage Hand Killed – Trapped by Head at Wombwell
1941 Nov    Wombwell Main Fatality – Killed After Returning To Pit
1942 Jan    Houghton Main Fatality – Wombwell Man in Haulage Accident
1942 May    South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters
1942 Aug    Cortonwood Worker’s Death
1942 Aug    Killed at Elsecar Main Colliery
1942 Aug    Pinned By Fall – Wombwell Man Killed in Pit
1942 Aug    Sudden Fall – Mexborough Mineworker Buried
1942 Aug    Wombwell Man Killed in Pit – Pinned By Fall
1942 Oct    Loss of a Good Workman – Inquest on Wath Collier
1947 Nov    Coroner Praises Yorks Miners’ Comradeship – Brave Men Helped One Another’
1947 Nov    Three Die in Wombwell Pit on Wednesday Morning
1953 Apr    Corton Wood Pit Fatality – Killed By Cage
1957 Jan    Lundhill Disaster – List of the Dead
1957 Jan    Lundhill Disaster – The People who Died
1957 Jan    Lundhill Disaster – Grim Mining Chapter – Half Village Orphaned (Part 1 of 3)
1957 Jan    Lundhill Disaster – Horseman took the news to West Melton (second article)
1957 Jan    Lundhill Disaster -Crowd Sang Hymns – Charles Dickens Visit (third article )
1959 Feb    Fatality at Manvers Main – Man dies in Boiling Cauldron – Unsuccessful Rescue
1993 Sep 22 Cortonwood Disaster – Hospital Drama