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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...
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,...
Railway Traffic from Yorkshire Collieries to Hull
Railway News – Saturday 14 April 1883
The Railway Traffic from the Yorkshire Collieries to Hull
The quarterly return relating to the tonnage of coal transported...
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade In 1883.
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette - Wednesday 09 January 1884
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade In 1883.
During the month of December,...
Chronological Table of Principal Occurrences In 1883.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 January 1884
Chronological Table of the Principal Occurrences in the District In 1883.
JANUARY
1.—A porter named Arthur Barber killed...
The Hull Coal Trade.
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette – Wednesday 13 February 1884
The Hull Coal Trade.
The position of the South Yorkshire collieries in relation...