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Mining Death Roll – Kilnhurst Footballer Killed.

January 1912
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 25 January 1912 Mining Death Roll. Kilnhurst Footballer Killed. Two inquests on the bodies of victims of colliery accidents were...

Marconigrams – January 20th, 1912

January 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 20 January 1912 Marconigrams It is reported that a new picture Hall is to be owned at Wath. The Mexborough Market...

Hull Coal Traffic – A Slightly Increased Tonnage.

February 1912
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 08 February 1912 Hull Coal Traffic A Slightly Increased Tonnage. The official return of the coal traffic through Hull in...

Disastrous Effect on Trading Concerns.

March 1912
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 01 March 1912 Disastrous Effect on Trading Concerns. AII the miners in the Mexborough district were out yesterday. At Cadeby, Manvers...

National Coal Strike – Premier’s Important Statement – Government Favour Minimum Wage.

March 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 March 1912 National Coal Strike. Yesterday's Conferences Fail. Premier's Important Statement. The Government Favour Minimum Wage. The Local...

Reports from the Coal Fields – In the Don Valley

March 1912
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 02 March 1912 Reports from the Coal Fields In the Don Valley The Don Valley is accustomed to colliery strikes,...

The National Coal Strike – How the Local Firms Stand

March 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 March 1912 The Effect in the Don Valley How the Local Firms Stand Varied Endurance Electricity All Right. The seriousness of...

The National Coal Strike – Situation at the Local Collieries

March 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 March 1912 Situation at the Local Collieries Wombwell The strike commenced in the Wombwell district on Wednesday with the closing...

Marconigrams – March 9th, 1912

March 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 March 1912 Marconigrams At Wath Council on Tuesday, plans were passed for the erection of sixteen houses. Local railway facilities...