1887
Child Scalded to Death at Wombwell
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 03 June 1887
Child Scalded to Death at Wombwell
On Tuesday morning a little boy named Edwin Stenton, whose parent...
Fire in Wombwell Wood
Barnsley Chronicle - Saturday 13 August 1887
Fire in Wombwell Wood.
On Sunday last a fire was discovered in Wombwell Wood, which, had it not been...
Accident at Cortonwood Colliery
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 27 October 1887
Accident at Cortonwood Colliery
A young man named Thomas Thompson, employed in the screens at the Cortonwood Colliery...
Important Experiments with New Explosive at a Yorkshire Colliery
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 12 October 1887
Important Experiments with New Explosive at a Yorkshire Colliery
On Monday a considerable gathering of distinguished English...
The Fatal Accident at Wombwell Main Colliery.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 04 November 1887
The Fatal Accident at Wombwell Main Colliery.
The body of the unfortunate man, John Millington, miner,...
Serious Accident at Cortonwood Colliery.
Barnsley Chronicle - Saturday 19 November 1887
Serious Accident at Cortonwood Colliery.
Yesterday (Friday) at noon, a miner named Reuben Thompson, was admitted into Barnsley...
A Miner Buried Under 20 Tons of Coal
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 18 November 1887
A Miner Buried Under 20 Tons of Coal
An inquest was held on Friday afternoon at the...