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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