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Death of Mr. Thomas Barron, of Mexborough.

August 1887
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Monday 15 August 1887 Death of Mr. Thomas Barron, of Mexborough. Mr. Thomas Barron, proprietor of the Phoenix, Bottle Works, Mexborough, died...

Obituary of Mr Thomas Barron

August 1887
Mexborough and Swinton Times, 19th August 1887, Obituary of Mr Thomas Barron His Involvement in The Glassworks Of South Yorkshire Mr Thomas Barron lived in Glasshouse...

” Moonlighting ” at Mexbro’.

September 1887
Sheffield Independent - Monday 05 September 1887 " Moonlighting " at Mexbro'. Yesterday, at Doncaster West Riding Police Court, the magistrates sat for some time investigating...

A Sad Case from Mexbro’ – Fine and Birch

October 1887
Sheffield Independent - Monday 24 October 1887 A Sad Case from Mexbro'. On Saturday, at Doncaster, Thomas Oxley, a boy living with his parents at...

Hallamshire Cup Round 2 – Conisborough 2 Mexborough 3

October 1887
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 31 October 1887 Sheffield Hallamshire Minor Cup Second Round Conisborough 2 Mexborough 3 These  teams met Conisborough on Saturday the second round of...

Singular Drowning Case – The Results of Spitting.

October 1888
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 12 October 1888 Singular Drowning Case At Swinton Bridge. The Results of Spitting. Mr. Dossey Wightman held an inquest...

Sheffield and Hallamshire Challenge Cup ties

October 1888
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 15 October 1888 Sheffield and Hallamshire Challenge Cup ties Heeley 3   Kilnhurst 0 This cup tie in the first round for the...

Mass Meeting of Denaby Miners.

November 1888
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 01 November 1888 Mass Meeting of Denaby Miners. Yesterday morning the Lodge room in Doncaster Rd, Mexborough, was crowded with...

Floods Near Mexbro’

November 1888
Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 14 November 1888 Floods Near Mexbro’ Yesterday the riven Don and Dearne were again swollen, and much land was submerged. Between Mexbro'...

The Gale in the Don Valley.

November 1888
Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 28 November 1888 The Gale in the Don Valley. A terrific gale blew across the Don Valley last night. In some parts...