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Mitchell Main – Colliery Definitely Closed Down – Ponies Raised
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 14 April 1933
Mitchell Main
Colliery Definitely Closed Down
Ponies Raised
Quota Question : Mines Minister's View
Pit Will Resume...
Pit Closing – Shock for Wombwell District – Mitchell Main Finished
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 07 April 1933
Pit Closing
Shock for Wombwell District
Mitchell Main Finished
Victim of Quota System
By-Product Plant Too
1,500 Notices
Wombwell...
The Remedy – Mitchell Main – No Reprieve Yet – Gas Supply
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 07 April 1933
The Remedy
No Reprieve Yet
Council Anxious About Gas Supply
Despite persistent rumours that the notices will not mature...
The Local Elections – Full Results
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 07 April 1933
The Local Elections
Little excitement, and less "feeling" than usual, were roused by the urban council elections...
Presentation at Houghton Main
South Yorkshire Times, May 12th 1933
Presentation at Houghton Main
A tribute to long service as an employee at Houghton Main Colliery was paid to Mr....
Obituary – Mr. John Crawford – A Local Mining Veteran
South Yorkshire Times, May 26th 1933
Obituary
Mr. John Crawford
A Local Mining Veteran
Little Houghton mourned the loss last weekend of Mr. John Crawford, one of its...
Wedding – Jones & Bailey
South Yorkshire Times, June 9th 1933
Wedding: Bailey & Jones
The Rev. H. Sigel officiated at the marriage on Saturday at Darfield parish of Miss Ethel...
Wedding – Jones & Bailey
South Yorkshire Times, June 9th 1933
Wedding - Jones & Bailey
The Rev. H. Sigel officiated at the marriage on Saturday at Darfield parish of Miss...
Wedding – Tinker & Eskritt
South Yorkshire Times, June 9th 1933
Wedding: Eskritt & Tinker
Miss Hilda Tinker, who resided at Victoria Terrace, Great Houghton, was married at Darfield Parish Church...
Retirement
South Yorkshire Times, July 14th 1933
Retirement
After working for 43 years at Houghton Main, Mr. James Carr, Snape Hill Road. has retired at the age...