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Accident at Darfield Main

January 1890
Sheffield Independent January 4 1890 Accident at Darfield Main About 7.15 last night, a sad accident befell a youth named John Connolly, of 21 Milton Street,...

The Great Gale – Don and Dearne Overflowed

February 1890
Leeds Times - Saturday 01 February 1890 The Great Gale. Disaster Follows In The Storm King's Track. Steamers Sunk, Crews Blown Overboard, Buildings Wrecked. Houses...

Yorkshire Coalowners & Local Wages Questions – Important Resolution.

May 1890
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 10 May 1890 The Yorkshire Coalowners and Local Wages Questions. An Important Resolution. A resolution of very great importance to...

Wombwell Main  110 for 7   Denaby Main  55

13 June 1890
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 13 June 1890 Wombwell Main  110 for 7   Denaby Main  55 Denaby Main were unfortunate at Wombwell on Saturday, the...

Fatal Accident at Darfield Main Colliery

August 1890
  Sheffield daily Telegraph August 20, 1890 Serious Accident at Darfield Main Colliery Early yesterday morning Thomas Wood, of Park Street, Wombwell, employed as a night dataller...

 Biting Constable at Jump.

November 1890
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Monday 03 November 1890  Biting Constable at Jump. William Robbins, a powerful-looking man, a colliery labourer, of Jump, was charged with...

Carbrook Cup. – Wombwell Main United 3 Grimesthorpe 4

21 November 1890
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 21 November 1890 Carbrook Cup. Wombwell Main United 3 Grimesthorpe 4 These teams met in the first round of the above...