South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 02 May 1942

Long Service Gift

Cadeby Winding Engineman’s Retirement

When Mr. John Cooke, of Mexborough, now retired, was presented with a gold watch at Cadeby Officials’ Club on Tuesday in recognition of his 52 years’ continuous service with Cadeby Main Colliery, it was estimated that during the 41 years he had been a winding engineman the lives of approximately one million men had depended on him and that from the coal side he had “handled” about ten million tons. The remaining eleven years of Mr. Cooke’s service has been on haulage engines.

Mr. E. T. Hardy (extreme right) handing over the gift to Mr. J. Cooke. Also in the group are (left to right) Mr. W. Wainright, Mr. R. Rosser, Mr. T. N. Richardson and Mr. D. Cowburn ,Agent, Denby Colliery.