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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    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.
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    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
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