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Theft of Five Shillings – Boy Bound Over.

June 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 14, 1929 Theft of Five Shillings. Swinton Boy Bound Over. William Douglas Greenless (16), pony driver, of Carlisle Street, Swinton, was at...

Wedding – Coates & Baker – Charming Wedding – Pretty Spectacle at Wath

July 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 26, 1929 Charming Wedding Pretty Spectacle at Wath A marriage in which two well-known local families were concerned was celebrated in the...

Killed By Haulage – Unexplained Accident – Found Under “Tub”

July 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 12 July 1929 Killed By Haulage Unexplained Accident at Kilnhurst Found Under "Tub" How James Preston (24) haulage hand,...

Miner Dies from Injuries at Pit

July 1929
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 12 July 1929 Miner Dies from Injuries at Pit James Brownlow (18), of 89, Victory Street, Kilnhurst, died at the Mexborough...

Lightning Strike – Wages Dispute at Thrybergh Hall – Settlement Yesterday

July 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 26, 1929 Lightning Strike Wages Dispute at Thrybergh Hall Settlement Yesterday A dispute arose this week at Thrybergh Hall Colliery, Kilnhurst, between the...

Baker-Bessemer – Kilnhurst Firm’s Offer Accepted.

July 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 26, 1929 Baker-Bessemer Kilnhurst Firm's Offer Accepted. The scheme for the absorption by John Baker and Co. Ltd., of Rotherham and Kilnhurst,...

Haulage Hands’ Wages – Prompt Settlement of Thrybergh Hall Pit Dispute.

July 1929
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 25 July 1929 Haulage Hands’ Wages. Prompt Settlement of Thrybergh Hall Pit Dispute. A stoppage, on Tuesday, at the Thrybergh...

Elderly Woman Assaulted – Trouble at Kilnhurst

July 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 12 July 1929 Police Court Elderly Woman Assaulted Trouble at Kilnhurst Emily Bentham, married, of Kilnhurst, appeared at Rotherham West...

Bank Holiday Tragedy – Kilnhurst Cyclist’s Fall in Front of Car.

August 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 16, 1929 Bank Holiday Tragedy. Kilnhurst Cyclist's Fall in Front of Car. A Kilnhurst cyclist was the subject of an inquest at...

Shock of Fatal Accident – Motorist Fainted at Wheel

August 1929
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 09 August 1929 Shock of Fatal Accident. Motorist Who Fainted at Wheel after Hitting Cyclist. How motorist fainted after colliding...