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Mexborough and District Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 July 1893
Mexborough and District Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
Yesterday the official return showing the quantity of...
The Terrific Gale – Great Destruction of Life and Property
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 13 December 1883
The Terrific Gale
Great Destruction of Life and Property
At Kilnhurst a large portion of a stack belonging to...
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Tuesday 18 December 1883
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade
During the month of November the tonnage of coal sent to Hull...
Deaths & Marriages
Mexborough & Swinton Times, November 1883
Marriages
SENIOR—DRABBLE.—Oct. 28, at the Registrar’s Office, High Street, Doncaster, Frank Senior, glassblower, to Geraldine Drabble, both of Conisboro’.
ALLERTON—MULLINS.—Oct. 28,...
Sad Drowning Case at Kilnhurst
South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 30 November 1883
Sad Drowning Case at Kilnhurst
Much excitement was caused in Kilnhurst yesterday consequent...
Drunkenness
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 09 November 1883
Drunkenness
John Barrett was summoned for having been drunk on the 22nd ult. at the Don Hotel,...
Grievous Complaint against Kilnhurst Youths
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 13 January 1882
A Grievous Complaint against Kilnhurst Youths
Thos. Birkinshaw, Harry Muscroft, Geo. Holland, and Enoch Johnson, youths, of...
Alleged Contravention of the Canal Bye-Laws by a Kilnhurst Boatman
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 27 January 1882
Alleged Contravention of the Canal Bye-Laws by a Kilnhurst Boatman
Alexander Rice, boatman, of Kilnhurst, was summoned...
“Top Heavy” at Kilnhurst
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 07 January 1881
“Top Heavy” at Kilnhurst
John Prince, of Kilnhurst, was found drunk and creating a disturbance at this...
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...
Marconigrams – August 11th, 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th, 1933
Marconigrams
How we envy and admire those that go down to the sea in slips!
Weary Willie (sighing): Don't I feel...
The Hull Coal Trade – 30,000 Tons Decrease
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Monday 06 April 1903
The Hull Coal Trade
A 30,000 Tons Decrease
The return furnished by the Hull Chamber of Commerce and Shipping...
The Hull Coal Trade – November Returns
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 11 December 1903
The Hull Coal Trade
November Returns
Denaby and Cadeby Collieries, which, of course, head the list, stand out...
Marconigrams – 21st August 1903
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 21 August 1903
Marconigrams
Mr. J. R. Wheatley will be the next Lord Mayor of Sheffield.
Kilnhurst captured the third prize...
Hull Coal Trade- Position Well Maintained
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 08 June 1903
The Hull Coal Trade
Position Well Maintained
The return of the Hull Chamber of Commerce and Shipping, showing the...
South Yorkshire League – Results up to date
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 27 July 1894
South Yorkshire League – Results up to date
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
Points
Kilnhurst
11
7
1
3
17
Mitchell Main
8
7
0
1
15
Rawmarsh
8
5
1
2
12
Denaby Main
10
3
4
3
9
Wath
10
1
4
5
7
Thrybergh Park
9
2
5
2
6
Greasborough
10
2
6
2
6
Hexthorpe
10
1
7
2
4
Kilnhurst 142 for 8 Denaby Main 79
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 13 July 1894
Kilnhurst 142 for 8 Denaby Main 79
Played at Kilnhurst on Saturday. The home team declared their...
Swinton Urban Council
South Yorkshire times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970
Coun. Jack Haythorne (Chairman of Swinton urban council) and his wife, Marie, gave a buffet party for...
South Yorkshire Collieries & Hull Coal Trade
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 May 1894
South Yorkshire Collieries And The Hull Coal Trade
Great Increase Of Local Tonnage
100,000 Tons More Sent In...
South & West Yorkshire Coal Trade – Exports from Hull in 1903
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer — Friday 08 January 1904
South and West Yorkshire Coal Trade
Exports from Hull in 1903
Yorkshire colliery owners and Hull shippers...
South Yorkshire League Table
Mexborough & Swinton Times, Friday June 30th, 1893
South Yorkshire League Table
Team
P
W
L
D
Pts
Mitchell Main
6
5
1
0
10
Wath
5
4
1
0
8
Carbrook Reform
6
3
3
0
6
Greasborough
7
2
4
1
5
Rawmarsh
4
2
2
0
4
Kilnhurst
4
1
2
1
3
Denaby Main
6
2
4
0
4
Thrybergh Park
5
1
4
0
2
The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph — Thursday 07 May 1903
The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures.
The recent reports of the satisfactory condition of the South Yorkshire coal...
Cricket – First Division – Bowling Averages
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 28 June 1895
Bowling Averages
Name
Club
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Average
Lister
Rawmarsh
89
36
117
32
3.21
Nicholson
Mexborough
99.1
43
138
33
4.6
T. Gale
Wentworth
103.1
30
167
37
4.19
Jackson
Kilnhurst
30.3
5
51
10
5.1
Kilner
Mitchell
31
11
47
9
5.2
J. Ards
Wath
24
6
48
9
5.3
Lister
Mitchell
54
19
102
19
5.7
Beckett
Mexborough
98
16
196
34
5.26
W. Oates
Elsecar
34
9
62
9
6.8
M. Hirst
Elsecar
119
50
205
28
6.9
Robinson
Mitchell
91.2
38
118
18
6.10
G. W. Platts
Rawmarsh
57
15
130
20
6.10
J. Cox
Wentworth
74.2
25
106
16
6.10
W. Bamforth
Elsecar
155
51
225
39
6.11
Rev. Sharpe
Elsecar
38
8
88
13
6.12
R. Needham
Mitchell
77.3
30
134
20
6.14
G. Gale
Wentworth
22.3
5
42
6
7.0
J. Needham
Mitchell
36
4
92
12
7.8
Taylor
Swinton
35.3
10
87
11
7.10
Wood
Swinton
75.1
23
152
20
7.12
J. Ellis
Wath
64
15
106
13
7.15
Blurton
Kilnhurst
107
40
163
21
7.16
Whittlestone
Wombwell Main
68
13
112
12
9.4
Atkey
Swinton
51.3
22
91
9
10.1
Dickinson
Swinton
24
13
31
3
10.1
Payling
Rawmarsh
36
10
73
7
10.3
Bell
Swinton
43.1
8
124
12
10.4
Jas....
Cricket – First Division – Batting Averages
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 28 June 1895
First Division – Batting Averages
Name
Club
Inns
Not Out
Total Runs
Average
J. Morton
Kilnhurst
7
1
154
24.6
A. Jepson
Rawmarsh
4
1
93
23.1
R. Oates
Elsecar
10
5
193
21.4
W. Bamforth
Elsecar
11
2
181
20.1
Trueman
Wombwell Main
7
1
141
20.1
Woodcock
Mitchell Main
7
1
118
19.4
Kemp
Swinton
5
0
74
14.8
“Middy” Bennett
Mexborough
11
1
189
18.9
P. Needham
Mitchell
8
2
90
18.0
J. Needham
Mitchell
9
2
125
17.8
Greasley
Mitchell
7
0
85
17.0
Hirst
Elsecar
11
0
175
15.9
Gillidge
Mexborough
5
2
47
15.2
Saxton
Kilnhurst
5
1
63
15.2
Lister
Rawmarsh
9
1
120
15.0
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