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Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade

October 1883
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Thursday 11 October 1883 Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade Hitherto the quantity of coal sent into Hull compares favourably with last...

The Hull Coal Trade – 30,000 Tons Decrease

April 1903
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

December 1903
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 – 17th July 1903

July 1903
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 17 July 1903 Marconigrams Hickleton sports realised £24. ________________________________________________________________________ On Wednesday a late Denaby miner set sail for America. ________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday was St. Swithin’s...

Hull Coal Trade- Position Well Maintained

June 1903
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 Collieries & Hull Coal Trade

May 1894
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 May 1894 South Yorkshire Collieries And The Hull Coal Trade Great Increase Of Local Tonnage100,000 Tons More Sent In...

The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures.

May 1903
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...

Denaby Main 82 Houghton 84 for 9

21 June 1895
South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 21 June 1895 Denaby Main v. Houghton Played at Houghton on Saturday, and resulted in a...

South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade

June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 June 1895 South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade The Hull coal return shows that during the past...

Local Collieries & Hull Trade – Effects of Dockers’ Dispute

May 1893
Sheffield Independent – Friday 26 May 1893 Local Collieries and the Hull Trade Effects of the Dockers’ Dispute – Coalowners’ and Miners’ Losses Yesterday, after anxiously waiting...

Denaby Main  78  Houghton United  56

5 May 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 05 May 1893 Denaby Main  78  Houghton United  56 Played at Denaby Main on Saturday, and resulted in a draw....

Mining Operations in the Don Valley – Easterly Extension

May 1893
Sheffield Independent – Friday 19 May 1893 Mining Operations in the Don Valley Easterly Extensions The development of the South Yorkshire coalfield in an easterly direction has...

The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull

March 1883
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 02 March 1883 The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull The official returns of the quantity of coal sent from the South and...

South Yorkshire Collieries And Hull Trade

April 1893
Sheffield Independent – Thursday 20 April 1893 South Yorkshire Collieries And Hull Trade In consequence of the Hull dispute and the disorganised state of affairs at...

The Ground Game Act – Important To Sportsmen

April 1893
York Herald – Saturday 01 April 1893 The Ground Game Act Important To Sportsmen At the West Riding Court at Pontefract on Saturday, before Mr. W. F....

Presentation at Houghton Main

May 1933
South Yorkshire Times, May 12th 1933 Presentation at Houghton Main A tribute to long service as an employee at Houghton Main Colliery was paid to Mr....

Obituary – Mr. John Crawford – A Local Mining Veteran

May 1933
South Yorkshire Times, May 26th 1933 Obituary Mr. John Crawford A Local Mining Veteran Little Houghton mourned the loss last weekend of Mr. John Crawford, one of its...

Mexborough and Parliamentary Representation

December 1884
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Tuesday 09 December 1884 Mexborough and Parliamentary Representation It is considered that within a radius of six miles from either Mexborough or...

Wedding – Jones & Bailey

June 1933
South Yorkshire Times, June 9th 1933 Wedding - Jones & Bailey The Rev. H.  Sigel officiated at the marriage on Saturday at Darfield parish of Miss...

Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade

September 1884
Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Wednesday 10 September 1884 Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade According to the returns just issued the falling off in the tonnage sent...

South Yorkshire Collieries and Hull – March 1884

April 1984
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette, Wednesday 9 April 1884 South Yorkshire Collieries and Hull. The amount of trade done with Hull during the...

State of Coal Industry

March 1878
Birmingham Daily Post – Saturday 23 March 1878 Barnsley, Friday. The whole district is in a very unsettled state, whilst trade was scarcely ever more depressed....

The Hull Coal Trade.

February 1884
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette – Wednesday 13 February 1884 The Hull Coal Trade. The position of the South Yorkshire collieries in relation...

Chronological Table of Principal Occurrences In 1883.

January 1884
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 January 1884 Chronological Table of the Principal Occurrences in the District In 1883. JANUARY 1.—A porter named Arthur Barber killed...

Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade In 1883.

January 1884
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette - Wednesday 09 January 1884 Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade In 1883. During the month of December,...