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Found Drowned At Mexboro’.

May 1899
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 13 May 1899 Found Drowned At Mexboro'. An inquest was held at the Market Hall, Mexboro', yesterday, touching the death of...

Alleged Arson at Denaby.

May 1899
Sheffield Independent - Tuesday 02 May 1899 Alleged Arson at Denaby. At Rotherham, yesterday, George Thomas Cooke, grocer, of Mexboro', and his brother John Cooke,...

The Mexborough Drowning Case.

August 1899
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 16 August 1899 The Mexborough Drowning Case. At the Mexborough Montagu Cottage Hospital yesterday, Mr. Wightman (District Coroner) held an...

South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade

August 1899
Sheffield Independent - Monday 07 August 1899 South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade Considering the large tonnage of coal sent to Hull in the...

A Fatality at Denaby Main.

August 1899
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 29 August 1899 A Fatality at Denaby Main. William Smith, of Mexborough, was also accused of having done an act...

Matches Into The Denaby Pit.

August 1899
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Monday 14 August 1899 Matches Into The Denaby Pit. Thomas Cape, collier, of Mexborough, was fined 10s and costs at Rotherham...

Mexborough Man’s Wanderings in London – Remarkable Story.

September 1899
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Wednesday 20 September 1899 Mexborough Man's Wanderings in London.  Remarkable Story. At yesterday's meeting of the City Board of Guardians, London, some...

Vaccination Cases.

September 1899
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Saturday 30 September 1899 Vaccination Cases. At the Doncaster West Riding Police Court, this morning, several persons were summoned for the...

Local Football Scores

11 September 1899
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 11 September 1899 Local Football Scores Conisbro' 4 Gleadless 1 Played at Conisbro", before a fair attendance. Conisbro' won the toss and...

Curious Death at Mexborough – Eating Mussels and Ice-Cream.

October 1899
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 03 October 1899 Curious Death at Mexborough Eating Mussels and Ice-Cream. Yesterday afternoon the Montagu Cottage Hospital, Mexborough, Mr. D....