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Memories of The Sheffield Flood 1864 – Bodies recovered at Kilnhurst

January 1908
Sheffield evening Telegraph March 11, 1908 The Sheffield Flood 1864 - Bodies recovered at Kilnhurst March 11, 1864. Ever Sheffielder knows the date, and the fitful happenings of...

Stealing Saddlery at Kilnhurst and Thrybergh

January 1908
Sheffield Independent Thursday, January 23 1908 Stealing Saddlery at Kilnhurst and Thrybergh A respectably connected young man, aged 25, Austen Allen, Thrybergh, horse trainer and clipper,...

Death of Mr John Carr of Kilnhurst

May 1908
Sheffield Evening Telegraph May 18, 1908 Death of Mr John Carr of Kilnhurst this morning Mr John Carr, of Charles Street, Kilnhurst, died after a comparative...

Pigeon Stealing at Kilnhurst – Smart Sentences

June 1908
Sheffield Evening Telegraph June 15 1908 Pigeon Stealing at Kilnhurst Smart Sentences Today, at the Rotherham West Riding Police Court, Thomas Oxley, miner, Horace Garnett and John Hicks,...

Kilnhurst Sensation – Ex Deputy’s Attempted Suicide – An Ingenious Method

August 1908
Sheffield Independent August 15 1908 Kilnhurst Sensation Ex Deputy’s Attempted Suicide An Ingenious Method A sensational attempt at suicide was made yesterday by a well-known Kilnhurst man named...

Kilnhurst Shooting Tragedy – Death of Culpin

August 1908
Sheffield evening Telegraph, August 17, 1908 Kilnhurst Shooting Tragedy Death of Culpin At 5.30 o’clock this morning John Culpin, 67, colliery deputy, of Kilnhurst, died in the...

Kilnhurst’s Fine Victory – Kilnhurst 8 Rother Vale 1

September 1908
Sheffield Independent September 28, 1908 Kilnhurst’s Fine Victory Kilnhurst 8 Rother Vale 1 The “Wasps,” after a very indifferent commencement of the season, played a rattling game...

Another Fog Victim – Aged Miner Drowned at Kilnhurst

October 1908
Sheffield Independent October 2, 1908 Another Fog Victim Aged Miner Drowned at Kilnhurst Yesterday, George Cope (77), colliery Labourer, of 63, South Terrace, Kilnhurst, was found drowned...

Brutal Pony Driver

November 1908
Sheffield Evening Telegraph November 9, 1908 A Brutal Pony Driver William Henry Dobson, pony driver of Kilnhurst, was today at the Rotherham West Riding Court fined...

Kilnhurst “Frolic” – Misuse Of Railway Fog Signals – Trains Impeded

November 1908
Sheffield Evening Telegraph November 24, 1908 Kilnhurst “Frolic” Misuse Of Railway Fog Signals Trains Impeded A case of considerable importance was disposed of at the Rotherham West Riding Court...