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1890   May Yorkshire Coalowners & Local Wages Questions – Important Resolution.
1892   Apr South Yorkshire and the Hull Coal Trade – The Miners’ “Stop” Week
1892   Jun New Colliery at Thurnscoe
1892   Jun The Price of a Village Public House
1892   Aug Hull Coal Trade – Falling Off of the Traffic.
1892   Sep Mining Intelligence – Colliery Operations in the Mexborough District
1892   Nov South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1892   Dec Commercial Trade in 1892
1893   Jan The Hull Coal Trade – The Returns for 1892
1893   Jan District Trade in 1892
1894   Jan A Disastrous Year
1899   Aug South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1902   Sep The Hull Coal Trade – Serious Decline of Traffic.
1903   Feb Misappropriation of Relief Funds – Miner Sent to Prison
1907   Apr Cheating Another Workman
1907   May A New Urban District.
1907   Jul Hickleton Colliery Deadlock.
1907   Jul New South Yorkshire Railways – Features of The Dearne Valley Line.
1907   Aug Pit Lad’s Sad Mishap at Hickleton Main.
1907   Oct Hickleton Miner Killed.
1907   Oct Thurnscoe Sensation – Council Official Given Notice To Resign.
1907   Nov Thurnscoe’s Shocks – An Experts View.
1907   Nov District Council – Urban Powers Enquiry
1907   Dec Fire at Hickleton Colliery – Prompt Measures Prevent Serious Disaster.
1907   Dec Gallant Rescue at Hickleton Main.
1908   Jan Thurnscoe Council Appointments.
1908   Jan Thurnscoe’s Ambition – Urban Powers Confirmed By County Council.
1908   Jan Hickleton Man’s Sad End
1908   May Mr George Proberts J.P
1909   Jan Thurnscoe Benefactor – Material Recognition by The Inhabitants
1909   May Exports Increasing Denaby & Cadeby Again to the Front.
1909   Oct Hull Coal Traffic – September the Best Month of the Year.
1910   Jul A Growing District
1911   May The Property Market, Sheffield – Messrs. Nicholson’s Important Sale
1911   May Polluted Stream – Farmer’s Claim against Thurnscoe Council.
1911   Oct The Coal Output – Still a Big Deficiency.
1911   Nov Conisbro’ Isolation Hospital – Thurnscoe’s Complaint
1911   Nov The “Usuals” – Drunk & Disorderly – Obscene Language
1912   Feb Hull Coal Traffic – A Slightly Increased Tonnage.
1912   Feb Strike will Affect 50,000 People To-Morrow.
1912   Mar Disastrous Effect on Trading Concerns.
1912   Mar National Coal Strike – Premier’s Important Statement – Government Favour Minimum Wage.
1912   Mar Reports from the Coal Fields – In the Don Valley
1912   Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – A Rumour Causes Big Demonstrations
1912   Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Good Work by Police – Ugly Rushes by 8000 Strong Crowd
1912   Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Police Baton Charge
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – How the Local Firms Stand
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – Situation at the Local Collieries
1912   Oct Cruelty to a Pit Pony.
1917   Oct Offences in Coal Mines – Large Number of Defendants At Doncaster
1917   Oct Cruelty to a Pony
1918   Jun Without Coupons
1918   Dec Wath Councillor’s Funeral – Death Robs Thurnscoe.
1919   Jan The Labour Troubles.
1919   Feb Illegal Footwear Competition – Boot Trade and Blackleg Repairing
1919   Mar Thurnscoe’s 218 Houses.
1919   Apr More New Councillors and Guardians
1919   Apr New Chairman – Bolton-on-Dearne Urban Council.
1919   May Pit Hand Killed
1919   May Pony Driver Killed
1919   May Thurnscoe Housing Scheme
1919   Jun Chilled Meat Banned – Mining Township’s Meatless Week End.
1919   Jul Coal Strike Local Situation – Industry Running Down. Mines Calm & Orderly
1919   Jul Coal Miner’s Strike – Mines Quickly Flooding.
1919   Jul Soldiers Raid Socialist Meeting.
1919   Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – Definite Settlement. – Work Resumed on Monday
1919   Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – 3rd Week of Dispute – Mass Meetings in District
1919   Oct Congestion In Coalfield Relieved.
1919   Oct Mexborough as Usual.
1919   Oct Don and Dearne Valley Borough Councils
1919   Oct Twenty Two Houses for £19,200.
1919   Nov Thurnscoe’s Housing Policy.
1919   Nov Thurnscoe’s Welfare Centre.
1919   Nov Hickleton’s Patriotic Miners.
1920   Jan Hull Coal Traffic.
1920   Oct The Datum Ballot – Heavy Adverse Vote
1920   Nov Coal Strike Ended- Work Resumed Yesterday
1921   Jan Hull Coal Trade.
1921   Apr Federation Secretary’s Sombre Outlook – Appeal to Yorkshire Men – “A Great Sacrifice.”
1921   Apr The Triple Alliance. – Manifesto Gives Case for Stoppage.
1921   May Goldthorpe Deputies Death – Adjourned Inquest
1921   May Mining Strike – Over 4 Million Unemployed
1921   May Strike in Seventh Week
1921   Sep 384 Applicants for 80 Houses.
1922   Apr South Yorkshire Coal Trade – Shipments for March 1922
1927   Feb Cleaner Milk
1927   Feb Handling Dustbins – Sanitary Inspector’s Smart Idea
1927   Apr Roads and Streets Renamed – New Housing Estate
1927   Apr Sudden Roof Fall – Two Men Killed at Hickleton Main – Third Miner Injured
1927   Apr Thurnscoe Urban Council – Labour Rule: Mr Cards Protest
1927   Apr Two Miners Killed By Fall Of Five Tons – “Crushed To Pulp.”
1927   Apr Cosmopolitan Thurnscoe.
1927   May Unlicensed Buses – Thurnscoe Council Prosecutes Proprietors
1927   Jul Buried Miner – Colliery Manager’s Glowing Tribute to Rescuers
1927   Dec Dearne Valley Trade Review 1927
1928   Jan Concrete Road from Thurnscoe to Great Houghton
1928   Jan Proposed for County Council
1928   Jan Hidden Peril – “Thurnscoe Miner Killed By ‘Clog.’ – Concealed Break.
1928   Jan Thurnscoe Miner’s Death – Question of an Old Accident
1928   Feb Seam To Be Closed – 400 Men Affected – Thurnscoe Bombshell
1928   Mar Septic Wound – Thurnscoe Miner’s Death – Slight Injury Fatal.
1928   Apr Thurnscoe Councillors
1928   Apr Thurnscoe Urban District Council New Chairman
1928   May Capital and Labour.
1928   May Manager of New Baths
1928   May Opening of Public Baths
1928   Jun Their Treat Too.
1928   Jun Veteran Pit Ponies.
1928   Aug Modesty at Thurnscoe – Mixed Bathing, but No Spectators.
1928   Sep Coal Trade Outlook – Hopeful Signs at South Yorkshire Pits – Five Counties Scheme.
1928   Sep Thurnscoe Urban Council.
1928   Oct 1,000 Empty Houses – Coal Developments Which Failed to Materialise.
1928   Oct New Town Hall for Thurnscoe
1928   Nov “The Toilers.” – The Miner at Work and Play – A Coalfield Film.
1928   Nov “The Toilers”
1928   Nov Imprisoned Miner – Release Hoped For Early This Morning
1928   Nov Imprisoned Miner – Release Hoped For Early This Morning – Man’s Ordeal.
1928   Nov South Yorkshire Miner Rescued Unhurt – Entombed For 24 Hours.
1928   Nov Town Hall Scheme – Rector’s Criticism of Thurnscoe Proposal.
1928   Dec Life for a Pony – Thurnscoe Pit Boy’s First Thought.
1929   Jan £2 for German Gun
1929   Jan Boots From Distress Fund -Thurnscoe Rumour Emphatically Contradicted
1929   Feb Hit By Pulley – Rope Accident at Hickleton Main – Youth’s Death.
1929   Mar Coal Boom – Brisk Trade in South Yorkshire – All Pits Busy.
1929   Mar Candidates for the Councils – South Yorkshire Urban & Rural Nominations
1929   Mar Local Election Results
1929   Mar The New Councillors – Men & Women Who Won First Victories
1929   Apr Thurnscoe Miners Death – “Trivial” Injury that Proved Fatal
1929   Apr Advert – Meat Famine – T.W.Downs & Sons
1929   May Thurnscoe Miner’s Life Lost Through Error of Judgment.
1929   Jul “Sinker’s Feast” & Officials Trip
1929   Jul Thurnscoe U.D.C. – The County Maternity Home Scheme – Some Queries.
1929   Oct Colliery Official’s Jaw Broken.- Scene at Pit Gates.
1929   Nov Coming Of Age – Thurnscoe Council’s 21st Birthday.
1929   Nov Thurnscoe Urban District Council Anniversary Dinner                   
1929   Dec Thurnscoe U.D.C. – Further Grant from Distress Fund – Rents Up
1930   May Absenteeism – Startling Figures for Hickleton Main – 100,000 Shifts A Year Lost.
1930   Sep “Bolscoe”
1930   Sep Bolton U.D.C. – Proposal to Amalgamate
1930   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valleys – Prospects None Too Bright.
1931   Jan Trade In 1931- The Local Outlook – No Great Expectations
1931   Jun Dearne Valley Traffic Pool Adopted – 34 Years Agreement
1931   Nov Has The Tide Turned? – Trade Review – Coal, Iron & Steel, Brass, Glass, Soaps & Oils
1931   Dec Don and Dearne Valleys – Upward Tendency of Trade
1932   Jan Casualty List of 1931
1932   Apr Councillor – H. Garwood
1932   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Deputy at Montagu
1932   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – What Rescuers Had To Face
1932   May Thurnscoe U.D.C. – In Comic Opera Vein – Psyche and Her Puff
1932   May Scuffle In Pit – Trouble Over Tubs At Hickleton
1932   Aug Mr W. Hazard – Secretary of Hickleton Main – Life of Public Service
1932   Aug Dearne Valley Scythestones
1932   Sep Coroner’s Appeal To Miners – Miner Killed By Big Fall
1932   Sep Coal Tar – Infant Industry with Great Future
1932   Oct Old Friends Meet
1932   Oct Scarrott’s Stores (advert)
1932   Oct Problems of Poverty – Boots for Bairns – Convened Conference
1932   Nov Light on The Coal Quota – Collapse of the Export Trade
1933   Jan Thurnscoe U.D.C. – ‘Flu Ravages – Trying Time – Toll of Children
1933   Feb Colliery Veterans – Three Old Servants of Hickleton Main
1933   Feb Three Old Servants of Hickleton Main
1933   Apr Shocking Accident – Miner’s Leg Torn Off
1933   Apr The Local Elections – Full Results
1933   Apr The Local Elections – Some New Members
1934   Jan Work-Sharing – Spreading In Local Collieries
1934   Feb New County Districts West Riding Proposals Completed
1937   Jan Thurnscoe Traders Function
1937   Mar Baths Improvement
1937   Mar County Council Elections – Labour Not Successful – Balance Unchanged
1937   Mar Dearne Urban District – South Yorkshire’s Newest Council – Election Results
1937   Apr County Council Elections – Mr J Potts Scores Decisive Victory
1937   Apr Timbering Urged at Inquest
1937   May Presentation to Surveyor
1937   Oct Council Official’s Departure to Wakefield
1938   Jan Hickleton Pit Strike Ended
1938   Jan Lightning Strike At Hickleton Main – 3,000 Miners Idle
1938   Feb Traders Reform – Thurnscoe Chamber To Continue
1938   Feb Electricity Wins – Dearne Council’s Decision on Street lighting
1938   Mar Thurnscoe Miner Fatally Injured
1938   Mar New Branch Libraries
1938   Apr Dearne U.D.C. – Mr. Harold Hollingsworth
1938   Apr Dearne U.D.C. – Mr Alan Beaney
1938   Apr Dearne Urban Council – Mr Edward Cartledge
1938   May Barnborough Closed – Hickleton Starts Short-time
1938   Aug Miner Dies after Accident and Operation
1938   Aug Mineworker Killed – Dislodged Girders Fatality at Hickleton Main
1938   Aug Effort for Reopening of Barnborough Pit
1938   Aug Traders Hit – Dearne District Pit Stoppages
1938   Oct Thurnscoe Miner Killed
1938   Dec Ordeal in the Pit – Thurnscoe Deputy Called to Dying Son
1939   Jan Curios Found in Gas Meters
1939   Jan Roof Fall Caused By Bulging Tub
1939   Jan Busy Thurnscoe Woman
1939   Feb Highgate Youth Killed At Hickleton – Damaged Tub Brings Down Roof
1939   Mar Mines Managers’ Certificate
1939   Mar Accountant To Retire – Over Thirty Years’ Loyal Service
1939   Apr New Councillors – New Dearne Councillors
1940   Jan Thurnscoe Miner’s Fatal Injuries – Unsuspected Weight Break
1940   Mar Ex-Councillor’s Death.
1940   Mar Thurnscoe Co-operative Guild Anniversary
1940   Mar Thurnscoe Co-operative Guild’s 10th Anniversary
1940   Mar Councillor Volunteers.
1941   Jan Colliery Cases – Hickleton & Denaby Main Claim Damages
1941   Mar Dearne Rate – Thurnscoe Deficit Reduced
1941   Jul Hickleton Hitch – Company Reply to Men’s Version
1941   Jul Killed By Piece Of Coal – Hickleton Miner’s Injuries
1941   Jul Rode On Tubs – Hickleton Haulage Hand Fatally Injured
1941   Jul Thurnscoe By-Worker’s Death – Three Months After Accident
1941   Aug Fined For Riding – Sequel to Hickleton Mishap
1942   Apr Miner Collapsed & Died
1942   Apr Miner’s Death.
1942   Apr Houghton Miners’ Fine Effort
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Sympathy With District – Mine Minister’s Message
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Earth Tremour
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Six Feet High Plane Reduced To a Foot
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The First Man Rescued
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The Last Two
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The Men Involved
1942   May Four Months After Accident – Mine Worker’s Death
1942   May South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters
1942   May Mines Secretary at Manvers Main – Distinguished Gathering
1942   May Dearne Board “Stuck” at Mill Weir – Tide Up At Bolton
1942 May 30 Editorial – Coalfield Unrest
1942   Jun Collapsed In Pit – Thurncoe Miner’s Sudden Death
1942   Jun Causes of Barnburgh Disaster “Without Precedent in This Country”
1942   Sep Pit Fatality
1942   Sep Thurnscoe Miner Killed
1942   Sep A.T.S. Girls at Hickleton Main
1942   Sep A.T.S. Girls from Cage
1942   Sep A.T.S. Girls in Paddy Train
1942   Sep Mr. Hall Speaks Out
1943   Jan Official’s Rapid Promotion – New Agent at Hickleton Main
1943   Apr Thurnscoe Haulage Hand Crushed
1944   Apr Chaos in the Coalfield
1944   Apr South Yorkshire Coal Strike – Majority of Miners Still Out
1944   Jun Fall After “Gob” Break – Thurnscoe Miner Killed
1944   Jun Peake Cup Winner
1944   Jun Pit Work Made Him “Dizzy” – Damages Against Youth Who Walked Out
1944   Jul New Dearne Councillor is Youngest Member
1944   Sep “Disgrace To District” – Dearne U.D.C. Property Abused
1947   Jan Promotion for Thurnscoe Agent
1947   Jan The Birth of a Coalfield – Looking Back 150 Years
1947   Feb Two New Factories for Dearne
1947   May Dearne Valley Towns and Collieries in 1947
1947   May Joe Baski Tours Pits – Eventful Afternoon in South Yorkshire (video)
1947   May Splendid Service During Blizzard – Newsagents Never Failed
1947   Sep Strike Costs 60,000 Tons of Coal Daily – 42 Pits & 50,000 Men Involved – Government May Intervene
1947   Oct The Three Musketeers – Amputated Limbs, Fractured Back
1948   Feb Election Party Problem
1948   Mar Miner killed
1948   Apr Dearne Councillor Candidates
1948   Jun National Coal Board New Policy
1948   Dec Textile Topics (Advert)
1949   Jan Thurnscoe Chamber of Trade Annual Dinner
1949   Mar Nominations for April Elections – Many Unopposed Returns
1949   May Who’s Who in To-morrow’s Urban Council Elections – Twenty Candidates
1949   Jul 350-House Estate For Thurnscoe
1950   Jan Hickleton Main Deputies, Officials and Friends Dinner
1950   Jul They May Be Miners M.P. In The Future
1951   Jan Last Night’s Train Crash – Two Coal Trains in Collision Near Thurnscoe
1951   Jan Labour Party Beauty Queen
1951   Feb Obituary – Mr. Charles Hanmer – Mining Film Pioneer
1951   Mar Thurnscoe Newsagents
1951   Mar No Distinctive Clothing – Thurnscoe ask for Tunics
1951   Oct Election: Who’s Who
1951   Nov Election Notebook – Flag For Tory Victory Was Sabotaged
1951   Nov Election Results in Don & Dearne Valleys
1951   Nov No Change but Majorities Down
1951   Dec Goldthorpe Chamber of Trade Dinner
1951   Dec From Mr. J. A. Hall, C.B.E., J.P., Yorkshire Miners President
1951   Dec Dearne Urban Council By-election – East Ward
1951   Dec Dearne Urban Council By-election – West Ward
1957   Jan N.A.C.O.D.S. Annual Tea
1957   Jan Retired Hickleton Miners
1957   Feb Thurnscoe Urban Councillor
1957   Jun Barnburgh Pit Blast – Men from Thurnscoe Injured
1957   Jul Barnburgh Pit Blast – One Man Leaving Hospital – Death Roll now 4
1958   Jan Thurnscoe Man – Appointed to Hospital Committee
1958   Feb Dearne U.D.C. Chairman’s Dinner and Ball
1958   Sep Get Your Hoover Now !
1958   Nov Federation Bazaar
1959   Feb Takes Title at her First Attempt
1959   Aug Barnburgh Fatality – ‘Difficult to Understand What Could Have Happened’
1959   Sep “Accidental Death” Verdict – Barnburgh Pit Mishap
1959   Dec Hickleton Main Colliery Pensioners Tea
1959   Dec Hickleton Main Pensioners
1960   Mar National Federation of Retail Newsagents Dinner
1960   Mar Thurnscoe Newsagent is Now on National Council
1960   Mar Dearne Civic Dinner
1960   May Play Weeks At Pits – South Yorkshire Collieries
1960   Aug National Coal Board (advert)
1960   Sep Barnburgh Main Swimming Gala
1960   Sep Nominated For Agent
1967   Jan 1967 Budget for New Developments In Dearne
1967   Feb “Rover” to Pull Cinderella’s Coach
1967   Feb Thurnscoe Chamber of Trade Chairman
1967   Apr Glentworth Filling Station
1967   Jul Hickleton Main Sports
1967   Sep Cine Camera Winners
1967   Sep Never Had a ‘Laik Day’
1967   Sep Goods from New Factory Go To Continent and Canada
1967   Oct Barnburgh Colliery Swimming Gala
1967   Nov Rescue Breathing Apparatus
1968   Jul Advertisement – Stone Bros
1968   Jul Advertisement – C & E Wicks
1968   Sep Spacious New Modern Home for Caravans
1968   Oct Glentworth Caravans Showroom Opening
1968   Dec Manvers Coke Ovens Old Folk’s Party
1969   Jan South Yorkshire Industrial Review – Showing Enterprise and Confidence.
1969   Jun Hickleton Main Youth, Athletics Division
1969   Jun C.I.S.W.O. Sports
1969   Aug Competing at Hickleton Miners Welfare Sports.
1969   Oct Fashion Show by Mary Berry at Thurnscoe
1969   Oct Serious Effects of The Strike
1969   Nov Dressing the Tree
1970   Jan Commerce the Key for South Yorkshire
1970   Jan G. O. Griffith (Advert)
1970   Feb Merryweather & Corbett – Properties for Sale
1970   Feb Dearne Guests at Conisbro’
1970   Mar “Most Beautiful Eyes in Great Britain” Competition
1970   Apr Thurnscoe Co-operative Guild Easter Bonnet
1970   Apr Thurnscoe Co-operative Guild Easter Bonnet
1970   May “Anything You Can Do…”
1970   Jun Dunstan, Goff & Co. (advert)
1970   Jun Stone Bros – Advert
1970   Jun Variety of Jobs in Mining (advert)
1970   Jun Polling Day Highlights in South Yorkshire