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Auction of Old Wesleyan Chapel
Barnsley Chronicle April 4, 1908
At the Auction the Chapel Was sold to Mr T Hebblewhite for £75
Great Houghton Miner’s Fatal Injury
Sheffield Independent, May 28, 1908
Great Houghton Miner’s Fatal Injury
A miner named Francis Wellesley Burkinshaw, aged 55, of Sandhills, Great Houghton died at his home...
Knur and Spell Match at Barnsley
Barnsley Chronicle May 16, 1908
About 300 spectators attended the Barnsley Queens Ground on Monday afternoon, on the occasion of a long knock knur and...
Local Band’s Success at Cleethorpes (video)
Barnsley Chronicle, July 11, 1908
Local Band's Success at Cleethorpes
The annual brass band contest, held on Cleethorpes Pier last Saturday, proved highly popular, but it resolved...
Fatality at Houghton Main
Sheffield Evening Telegraph, August 19, 1908
Fatality at Houghton Main
A sad fatality happened at the Houghton Main Colliery, yesterday, when Peter Smith, miner, of Snape...
Great Houghton Feast
Barnsley Chronicle August 15, 1908
Great Houghton Feast
The annual sacred concert at Great Houghton on behalf of the local hospitals took place on Sunday afternoon,...
Sunday Afternoon’s Unlawful Pastime
Barnsley Chronicle August 15 1908
Sunday Afternoon’s Unlawful Pastime
A number of young men from the Sandhills (Great Houghton) district were summoned for playing at “Banker”...