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Trade Union Bill – Industrial Serfdom
Sheffield Independent May 9, 1927
Trade Union Bill
Industrial Serfdom
“This bill is designed to rob the workers of 9/10 of the power they have strived three...
Dragged By Tubs – Middlecliffe Boys’ Shocking Death
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 5, 1927
Dragged By Tubs
Middlecliffe Boys’ Shocking Death
An inquest was held in the Miners Hall, Little Houghton, on Tuesday on...
Houghton Main Fatality – Mines Inspectors Advice on Precautions
Sheffield Daily Telegraph August 17 1927
Houghton Main Fatality
Mines Inspectors Advice on Precautions
The frequency of mine accidents was brought home at an inquest at...
Large Stone Kills Miner
Sheffield daily Telegraph August 11, 1927
George Eyre (26), miner of Elliott’s Terrace, New Scarborough, Wombwell, died in Barnsley Beckett Hospital yesterday, following injuries he...
Dying Motorist on Common – Mysterious Mishap Near Barnsley
Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 14 December 1927
Dying Motorist on Common
Mysterious Mishap Near Barnsley
An injured motorcyclist. found on Brierley Common near Barnsley, died while being...
Death of Houghton Pit Cashier
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 30 December 1927
Death of Houghton Pit Cashier
The death occurred at Hill Crest, Little Houghton, near Barnsley, yesterday, of Mr....
New Shaft Nearing Completion
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 31 December 1927
Houghton Main Colliery have a new shaft to the Parkgate seam nearing completion.
The seam has been proved and...
Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 9, 1927
A photograph of the Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir, a body which has made remarkable progress since its...
Gale Mishap at Houghton Main Colliery – Ex-Soldier’s Fate.
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.
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 07 January 1928
Houghton Pit Deaths.
Second Fatality Announced at Inquest on Miner.
While inquest was in progress...