Newspaper Extracts
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Mining Accidents, Inquests, Strikes etc
- Four Men Killed Through An Explosion - at Kimberworth Colliery, 15th August, 1808
- Five Men Killed Newbould Colliery 5th July, 1822
- Fatal Mining Accident at Herringthorpe, Near Rotherham, 10th August, 1836
- Subterranean Fire - Lower Haugh, 14th June, 1848
- Colliery Explosion at Elsecar, December 1852
- Mining Disaster - Warren Vale Colliery, Rotherham, December, 1851
- Explosion at Grange-lane Colliery - Thorpe Hesley, September, 1856
- Breaches of Coal Mines Inspection Act - Rotherham, January, 1857
- Fatal Colliery Accident - Killamarsh, 8th January, 1858
- Mining Accident - Thrybergh Hall Colliery, December, 1863
- Explosion of Fire-Damp - Woodhouse Mill, December, 1864
- Explosion of Fire-Damp - Brightside Colliery 26th October, 1865
- Extraordinary Strike - Carr House Colliery,2nd May, 1867
- Dispute at Thornecliffe Collieries,7th February, 1870
- Orgreave Colliery Manager, Viewer, and Deputy Viewer Concealing an Explosion at Orgreave 27th May, 1870
- Colliery Accident at Canklow in 1891
- Decision to Resume at Pits - June, 1952
- Coal strike men to meet TUC chief October, 1969
- NCB earnings scheme seen in wider context 26th August, 1974
- New Pits in Coal Board Plans February, 1975
- Yorkshire's pit productivity hopes pinned on payment by results - February, 1977
- Lost wages average £4,543 NCB claims - September, 1984
- Tactics switch to blockading 14th November, 1984
- Frightened miners and their families live in hotels at coal board's expense - April, 1985
Sudden Death, Murder etc.
- Shocking Death Rebecca Tingle, Rotherham. 18th May, 1838
- Death of newly wed Son of Edward Swift,14th November 1839
- Rotherham Boat Accident Masbrough, 5th July 1841
- Murder of Suzannah Jaggers near Parkgate Works, May, 1847
- Singular Case of Suffocation at Elsecar , 6th December, 1853
- Murder at Throapham of Sally Hare, 1st October, 1858
- Manslaughter - of Isaac Wood, 16th November, 1858
- Death from eating monkshood at Ecclesfield Hall, 23rd March 1859
- Frightful case of Stabbing Victim, James Milnes, 4th April, 1861
- Boiler Explosion at Masbrough ,2 April, 1862
- Fatal Accident of William Spurr of Bramley Grange, 28th August, 1862
- Shocking Death of Guard at Parkgate Man Named Atha,15th January, 1864
- Manslaughter at Rotherham Death of John Burns,3rd November, 1870
Other Reports
- Earl's Gamekeeper shot - at Wath Wood, 16th December, 1803
- Royal Visit - to Rockingham Works, Swinton, 16th August, 1827
- Curiosities - at Braithwell, 16th August, 1827
- Fire at Roche Abbey - Incendiarism, 1834
- Criminal Trials - Beaumont, Joshua, for Stealing. 12 July 1838
- Alarming Disturbances - From Doncaster Gazette,October, 1838
- Present to Her Majesty - From Laughton,October, 1839
- A Glass Coffin manufactured by - James Fryer,21st December, 1841
- Interesting find - Rotherham Church, August 1843
- Escape of a child - Railway Station, August, 1844
- Dreadful fire at Rotherham - Black Horse Inn, 15th September, 1851
- Archbishop of York dissaproves of - Vicar of Rotherham's speech , 1st January, 1853
- Bursting of Canal - near Sheffield , 20th February, 1854
- Incendiary fire near Rotherham - Canklow Mills, February, 1856
- Daring Robbery near Rotherham - at the home of John Hardwick of Guilthwaite , 28th February, 1856
- Another Burglary - near Handsworth Quarries, 10th March, 1856
- Seizure and Sale of Public Works - Rotherham, December, 1856
- Shoemakers Strike - at Rotherham, May, 1857
- Murderous Attack of Policeman - at Todwick, November, 1857
- Extensive Robbery of Jewelry - William Bray, pawnbroker, 18th June, 1860
- Cattle Trade - Rotherham, November, 1862
- Cattle Trade - Rotherham, December, 1863
- Escape of 2 Prisoners - William Turner and John Holmes,27th September, 1865
- Narrow Escape of Express Train - at Kilnhurst, September, 1870
- Railway Accident - at Masbrough Station, November, 1870
Sport
- Great Cricket Match, Dreadful Accident - at Darnall,August 27th 1822
- The Accident at Darnall - at Darnall,September 1822
Sheffield
- Death of Quaker - Joseph Frith, 17th January, 1803
- Opening of Surrey Theatre - at Sheffield, 21st November, 1826
- The Accident Sheffield - at the Surrey Music Hall, 11th September 1858
- Sheffield Flood - , March, 1864
- Murder of grandmother - at Chapeltown, 27th March, 1865
- Dreadful Machinery Accident - at Blast Lane,, 15th November, 1865
- Explosion at - Sheffield Gas Works, 25th October 1973
Doncaster
- Fatal Accident - at Doncaster, 18th June, 1845
Swinton and Mexborough
- Bankruptcy - of Earl of Mexborough, 1st December, 1846
- Another Railway Collision - at Swinton, on 16th July, 1870
The Weather
- Account of the year - 1698
- Thunderstorms - in Sheffield, 14th September, 1801
- Thunderstorms - in Sheffield, on 8th July, 1810
- Farmer killed in Thunderstorms - in Sheffield, on 1st October, 1810
- Effects of late storm - in Sheffield,15th December, 1823
- Awful storm in Sheffield - in Sheffield,31st July, 1829
- Killed by lightning - at Bolton-on-Dearne,26th August, 1865
- The Month of July Letter to Editor in Sheffield, July, 1870
- Continued - The Month of July Letter to Editor in Sheffield, July, 1870
Source:The Times, Sheffield Iris, Doncaster Gazette, unless stated otherwise
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