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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...
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,...
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
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Thursday 11 October 1883
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade
Hitherto the quantity of coal sent into Hull compares favourably with last...
Wombwell Local Board of Health
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 09 November 1883
Wombwell Local Board of Health
The monthly meeting of this Board was held on Monday evening week.
Present,...