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State of Coal Industry

March 1878
Birmingham Daily Post – Saturday 23 March 1878 Barnsley, Friday. The whole district is in a very unsettled state, whilst trade was scarcely ever more depressed....

Assaults.

March 1878
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Monday 04 March 1878 Assaults. At the West Riding Police Court, on Saturday, Edward Lamplough, farmer, of Highfields, was fined 1s. and...

“RAG” SCENES AT MEXBOROUGH

South Yorkshire Times, July 7th 1933 “RAG” SCENES AT MEXBOROUGH

Notable figures

September 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 7th 1933   Notable figures – and a characteristic episode – during the  annual “Rag” on behalf of the Montagu Hospital on...

Handicap Defied At Mexboro’ – Flattering Victory Margin – Mexboro’ 0, Denaby 3

22 September 1933
South Yorkshire Times, September 22nd 1933 Handicap Defied At Mexboro' Flattering Victory Margin Mexborough  0  Denaby United  3 Fate dealt Denaby a severe blow in the...

A Grimace – And A Goal

South Yorkshire Times, September 22nd 1933 A Grimace - And A Goal Incidents in the F.A. Cup tie between Mexborough and Denaby at Hampden Road on...

A Grimace – And A Goal

South Yorkshire Times, September 22nd 1933 A Grimace - And A Goal Incidents in the F.A. Cup tie between Mexborough and Denaby at Hampden Road on...

The Drought

September 1933
South Yorkshire Times, September 8th, 1933 The Drought An unfamiliar view of the usually flooded Harlington Ings, Mexborough.  

Gainsborough  1  Mexborough  0 – Mexborough Fail to Counter Penalty Goal

8 September 1933
South Yorkshire Times, September 8th, 1933 Mexborough Fail to Counter Penalty Goal Gainsborough  1  Mexborough  0 Two wingers, one of whom hails from Mexboro'. while the...

Mexborough Wheelers

September 1933
South Yorkshire Times, September 8th, 1933 Cycling Mexboro' The annual "25" of the Mexborough Wheelers over the Retford course on Sunday proved a great success, with...

The Hull Coal Trade.

February 1884
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette – Wednesday 13 February 1884 The Hull Coal Trade. The position of the South Yorkshire collieries in relation...

Floods at Mexbro’.

February 1884
Barnsley Chronicle – Saturday 09 February 1884 Floods at Mexbro’. On Saturday there were again many acres of land around Mexbro’ flooded by the overflow of...

Mexborough 128  Nether Hallam Rangers  71

5 September 1879
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 05 September 1879 Mexboro’ 128  Nether Hallam Rangers  71 The following match was played on the Mexboro’ ground last Monday. A moderate...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – 27th January 1939

January 1939
South Yorkshire Times - Friday 27th January 1939 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List Cases admitted to the Hospital during the week include:— THURSDAY: Alfred Nicoll, 10, West...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – March 4th, 1939

March 1939
Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List March 4th, 1939 Cases Admitted SATURDAY: John Murphy (50), 127 Prospect Avenue, Goldthorpe — compound fracture and pelvis injury, in street. MONDAY: Fred Hodkin (30),...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – Friday 17th February 1939

February 1939
Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List – Friday 17th February 1939 Cases Admitted MONDAY: Horace Pond (18), 21 Birdwell Road, Kilnhurst — lacerations of face and concussion, at...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – Friday 10th February 1939

February 1939
South Yorkshire Times,  Friday 10th February 1939 Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List The following cases were admitted to the Montagu Hospital, Mexborough, during the...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – Friday 03rd February 1939

February 1939
South Yorkshire Times, Friday 3rd February 1939 Montagu Hospital  The Week’s Casualty List Cases admitted to the Montagu Hospital during the week:— SATURDAY: John Murphy (50), 127, Probert Avenue,...

Floods in the Mexbro’ District.

January 1884
Sheffield Independent - Thursday 24 January 1884 Floods in the Mexbro’ District. At eleven o’clock last night the river Don was running over its banks at...

Early History of Mexbro’ & Villages Around – Cross Check

January 1884
Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 16 January 1884 The Early History Of Mexbro’ And Villages Around. Cross Check: Roman / early Britain c. 1st–4th century AD — Roman...

Early History of Mexbro’ & Villages Around.

January 1884
Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 16 January 1884 The Early History Of Mexbro’ And Villages Around. (See separate fact check) Last evening, in the National Schoolroom at Mexbro’,...

Chronological Table of Principal Occurrences In 1883.

January 1884
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 January 1884 Chronological Table of the Principal Occurrences in the District In 1883. JANUARY 1.—A porter named Arthur Barber killed...

Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade In 1883.

January 1884
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette - Wednesday 09 January 1884 Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade In 1883. During the month of December,...

The Proposed Petty Sessional Court For Mexbro’.

January 1884
Sheffield Independent - Friday 04 January 1884 The Proposed Petty Sessional Court For Mexbro’. The inhabitants of Mexbro’ have much confidence that the proposed application at...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – 06th January 1939

January 1939
Montagu Hospital - Week’s Casualty List South Yorkshire Times, 6th January 1939 Cases Admitted Mexborough Albert Booth (5 months), of 3 Highfield Cottages, Mexborough, fractured humerus, at home. Treated...