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Miners Pleased.

January 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 25 January 1919 Wombwell Miners Pleased. The men employed at six pits in the Wombwell district held meetings yesterday to discuss...

Soldier – Lightfoot D.– Repatriated – Worked in Salt mines

January 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 25, 1919 Houghton Main Man Repatriated Worked in Salt mines Pt D. Lightfoot, Northamptonshire Regt. has returned to his home at 43....

Wombwell Man’s Shocking End – Sad Fatality at Houghton Main

February 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 8, 1919 Wombwell Man’s Shocking End. Sad Fatality at Houghton Main Monday afternoon Major Arundel (coroner) held an inquest at Barnsley on...

Colliery Patriotism.

February 1919
Sheffield Independent - Friday 28 February 1919 Colliery Patriotism. The Dearne Valley Colliery, one of the smaller mines in the Barnsley area, has raised £4,000...

Trouble at Houghton Main – Notices or Reinstatement.

February 1919
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 February 1919 Trouble at Houghton Main Notices or Reinstatement. The trouble at Houghton Main Colliery near Barnsley, one...

Death of Chief Engineer at Houghton Main Colliery.

March 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 27 March 1919 The death occurred at his residence at Little Houghton, near Darfield, of Mr. J. Gardner, who for...

Cruelty to a Pony

March 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 29 , 1919 Cruelty to a Pony On Wednesday at the Barnsley West Riding Police Court, Harry Pearson, miner, Wombwell, pleaded...