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Chronology for 1879 (continued)
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 02 January 1880
Chronology for 1879 (continued)
July 1.—Suspicious death of a Mexboro’ man at the Wadsley Asylum.
July 3.—Suicide of...
1880 – Principal Chronological Events
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 24 December 1880
Principal Chronological Events
1879
Oct. 20.—Strike at the Mexboro’ and Swinton Glass Works.
Nov. 19.—Mass meeting of miners at...
Meeting of Miners
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette - Wednesday 17 August 1881
Meeting of Miners
On Monday evening a meeting of miners from Denaby Main,...
Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 12 August 1881
The Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
The official return of the quantity of coal...
South Yorkshire Collieries & Hull Coal Trade in 1881
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 20 January 1882
The South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade in 1881
The annual return relating to the...
Cow Killed By an Excursion Train
Sheffield Independent July 26, 1892
Cow Killed By an Excursion Train
The fast train to Cleethorpes on Sunday morning knocked down a cow at the level...
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Saturday 10 February 1883
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade
From the official return of the quantity of coal sent into Hull...
Flooding
Leeds Mercury – Tuesday 13 February 1883
Flooding
The Don and Dearne have overflowed and flooded a large tract of land. The highways to several adjacent...
The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 02 March 1883
The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull
The official returns of the quantity of coal sent from the South and...
A Wombwell Property Owner Fined.
Sheffield Independent - Thursday 01 March 1883
A Wombwell Property Owner Fined.
Yesterday, at the Barnsley Court House, before Mr. P. H. Taylor, Mr. Thomas Norton,...