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1886 Dec    Houghton Main Disaster
1887 Jan    The Colliery Disaster at Houghton Main
1888 Jul    South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1888 Oct    Miners Wages – Firm Attitude of The Men – Pits Set Down
1890 May    Yorkshire Coalowners & Local Wages Questions – Important Resolution.
1891 Aug    South Yorkshire Collieries and The Hull Coal Trade – August 14, 1891
1892 Jan    Houghton Main Disaster – December 30th 1886
1892 Apr    South Yorkshire and the Hull Coal Trade – The Miners’ “Stop” Week
1892 Aug    Hull Coal Trade – Falling Off of the Traffic.
1892 Oct    Fatalities at Houghton Main, Manvers Main & Denaby Main
1892 Nov    South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1899 Aug    South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1902 Sep    Colliery Fatality at Houghton – Mitchell Main Youth Killed.
1902 Sep    The Hull Coal Trade – Serious Decline of Traffic.
1909 Apr    Houghton Main Fatality – A Singular Coincidence.
1909 Oct    Hull Coal Traffic – September the Best Month of the Year.
1911 Oct    The Coal Output – Still a Big Deficiency.
1912 Feb    Hull Coal Traffic – A Slightly Increased Tonnage.
1912 Mar    National Coal Strike – Premier’s Important Statement – Government Favour Minimum Wage.
1912 Mar    The National Coal Strike – How the Local Firms Stand
1912 Mar    The National Coal Strike – Situation at the Local Collieries
1912 Oct    Right of King Coal
1917 Jun    Expensive “Short Cut”
1917 Jun    Knocked Down by Corves
1917 Jun    Cruelty in The Pit
1917 Jul    Breach of the Coal Mines Act.
1917 Jul    Houghton Main Colliery Chairman Leaves £250,000
1917 Jul    Pony Driver Pulled roof Down
1917 Jul    Safety Pin in High Voltage Cable
1917 Nov    Barnsley Boy Electrocuted
1917 Nov    Pit Laid idle
1919 Jan    Miners Pleased.
1919 Feb    Wombwell Man’s Shocking End – Sad Fatality at Houghton Main
1919 Feb    Colliery Patriotism.
1919 Feb    Trouble at Houghton Main – Notices or Reinstatement.
1919 Mar    Death of Chief Engineer at Houghton Main Colliery.
1919 Mar    Cruelty to a Pony
1919 Apr    Whose Pipe Was it?
1919 Jul    Coal Strike Local Situation – Industry Running Down. Mines Calm & Orderly
1919 Jul    Miners’ Present for M.P.
1919 Jul    Coal Miner’s Strike – Mines Quickly Flooding.
1919 Aug    Yorkshire Coal Strike – 3rd Week of Dispute – Mass Meetings in District
1919 Dec    Miner Killed by Fall of Stone
1920 Jan    Hull Coal Traffic.
1920 Nov    Coal Strike Ended- Work Resumed Yesterday
1921 Jan    Hull Coal Trade.
1921 Apr    Federation Secretary’s Sombre Outlook – Appeal to Yorkshire Men – “A Great Sacrifice.”
1921 Apr    The Triple Alliance. – Manifesto Gives Case for Stoppage.
1921 May    Pit Pony Racing
1921 May    Mining Strike – Over 4 Million Unemployed
1921 May    Strike in Seventh Week
1921 Jun    Pit Pony Races – Excellent Sport – Helps Relief Fund.
1922 Sep    Houghton Main – Satisfactory Settlement after Dispute.
1927 Jan    Houghton Main Sinking
1927 Jan    Miner Killed by Fall of Stone
1927 Dec    Death of Houghton Pit Cashier
1927 Dec    New Shaft Nearing Completion
1928 Jan    Gale Mishap at Houghton Main Colliery – Ex-Soldier’s Fate.
1928 Jan    Houghton Pit Deaths – Second Fatality Announced at Inquest on Miner.
1928 Jan    Commendation after Pit Ordeal
1928 Feb    Houghton Miner’s Death. No Connection with Pit Injury.
1928 Feb    Nasty Smash – Miners Bus Overturned at Darfield Cross Roads.
1928 Feb    The Swelling Dearne.
1928 Mar    Colliery cables – Houghton Main Company’s Difficulty – “Innocent Trespass.”
1928 May    Six Hundred Receive a Week’s Notice.
1928 Jun    Haulage Hand’s Death
1928 Jul    In Brother’s Coat – Cigarette in the Mine.
1929 Mar    Coal Boom – Brisk Trade in South Yorkshire – All Pits Busy.
1929 Mar    Pit-head Baths
1929 Jun    A Pit Problem – ” Search Your Pockets.”
1929 Aug    Houghton Main Dispute – Afternoon Shift Men Cease Work
1930 Jun    Ten Years Later – Death from Old Injury – A Restive Pony.
1930 Sep    Houghton Main Dispute.
1930 Dec    Disastrous Explosion at Houghton Main – Five Dead: Twelve Injured.
1931 Jan    Houghton Main Disaster – Inquest Closed – Jury’s Findings.
1931 Nov    Has The Tide Turned? – Trade Review – Coal, Iron & Steel, Brass, Glass, Soaps & Oils
1932 Jan    Casualty List of 1931
1932 May    President Of Institute Of Mining Engineers
1932 Jul    Colliery Official and Public Worker
1932 Jul    Darfield & Wombwell Main Dismissals – Another 1300 Men Out
1932 Nov    Light on The Coal Quota – Collapse of the Export Trade
1933 Jan    Fatal Accident At Houghton Main – Head Trapped
1933 Jan    Undue Risk – Timbering Precautions Neglected – Fatal Sequel
1933 Apr    Mitchell Main – Colliery Definitely Closed Down – Ponies Raised
1933 Apr    Pit Closing – Shock for Wombwell District – Mitchell Main Finished
1933 Apr    The Remedy – Mitchell Main – No Reprieve Yet – Gas Supply
1934 Jan    Beauty In Industry – Flood-Lighting of Houghton Main – A Striking Spectacle
1934 Jan    Work-Sharing – Spreading In Local Collieries
1937 Jul    Attempts To Wreck Machinery
1937 Jul    Strike After Settlement
1938 Jan    Pit’s War On ’Flu – Free Tablets at Houghton Main
1938 Apr    She Didn’t Recognise Him ! Dad Frightens With Black Face
1938 Jul    Houghton Main Ballot
1938 Sep    Obituary – Mr J.T.Collins – Dearne Valley Colliery Chief
1938 Dec    Ten Years With His Spine Broken – And Then Died Natural Death
1939 Feb    New Managing Director Dearne Valley Colliery
1939 Nov    Colliery Dispute
1939 Dec    Imprisoned by Fall – Fight to Save Miners
1939 Dec    Sequel to Houghton Pit Stoppage – Summonses Adjourned
1940 Jan    Houghton Main Fatal Accident.
1940 Jan    Runaway Tubs – Houghton Main Worker Gives His Life  – Slag Heap Tragedy            
1941 Nov    Miner Injured
1942 Jan    Houghton Main Fatality – Wombwell Man in Haulage Accident
1942 Jan    Houghton Main Accident
1942 Apr    Houghton Miners’ Fine Effort
1942 May    South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters
1942 May 30 Editorial – Coalfield Unrest
1942 Jun    Stoppage at Houghton Main – Second Within a Week
1942 Aug    Leader’s Faith in Miners – Canteen Opened at Dearne Valley Colliery
1942 Sep    Mr. Hall Speaks Out
1942 Dec    New Order For Miners – Opening of Houghton Main Canteen
1942 Dec    Opening of Houghton Main Canteen
1944 Apr    Chaos in the Coalfield
1947 Jan    The Birth of a Coalfield – Looking Back 150 years
1947 Sep    Strike Costs 60,000 Tons of Coal Daily – 42 Pits & 50,000 Men Involved – Government May Intervene
1951 Feb    Obituary – Mr. Charles Hanmer – Mining Film Pioneer (video)
1951 Nov    Two Get 101 Tons
1951 Dec    From Mr. J. A. Hall, C.B.E., J.P., Yorkshire Miners President
1957 Jul    Great Houghton Man, Injured at Barnburgh, Dies
1958 Jul    Coal Queen of Houghton Main Colliery
1958 Jul    Houghton Main Colliery Coal Queen Attendants
1959 Jan    District Industrial Leaders Look Ahead Confidently
1959 Feb    Fossilised Tooth Find at Houghton Main
1959 Dec    Dearne Valley Officials’ Christmas party
1959 Dec    Houghton Main Colliery Veterans
1960 Mar    Play Weeks At Pits – South Yorkshire Collieries
1960 Aug    National Coal Board (advert)
1969 Oct    Serious Effects of The Strike
1970 Jun    Variety of Jobs in Mining (advert)