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Gale Mishap at Houghton Main Colliery – Ex-Soldier’s Fate.

January 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 27, 1928 Decapitated. Gale Mishap at Houghton Main Colliery. Ex-Soldier's Fate. That his death was due indirectly to the gale was the supposition,...

Houghton Pit Deaths – Second Fatality Announced at Inquest on Miner.

January 1928
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 07 January 1928 Houghton Pit Deaths. Second Fatality Announced at Inquest on Miner. While inquest was in progress...

Commendation after Pit Ordeal

January 1928
Mexborough & Swinton Times, January 27, 1918 Commendation after Pit Ordeal In, recognition of conspicuous gallantry in rescuing a fellow-workman who had. been buried by a...

Houghton Miner’s Death. No Connection with Pit Injury.

February 1928
Mexborough & Swinton Times, February 17, 1928 Houghton Miner's Death. No Connection with Pit Injury. An inquest was held at Great Houghton on Wednesday by Mr. C....

Nasty Smash – Miners Bus Overturned at Darfield Cross Roads.

February 1928
Mexborough & Swinton Times, February 17, 1928 Nasty Smash. Miners Bus Overturned at Darfield Cross Roads. A Motor-'bus in which about 20 miners were riding' from Houghton...

The Swelling Dearne.

February 1928
February 10, 1928 The Swelling Dearne. A picturesque flood scene at Darfield, where the Dearne is threatening the bridle path used by the miners living at...

Colliery cables – Houghton Main Company’s Difficulty – “Innocent Trespass.”

March 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 23, 1928 Colliery cables Houghton Main Company's Difficulty "Innocent Trespass." An application for ancillary facilitate the working of mineral by the...

A “Rodeo ” Spill.

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 16, 1928 A “Rodeo " Spill. Phil Moore, one of the Competitors in the hill-climbing tests of the Dearne Valley Motor...