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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...

On Licensed Premises During Prohibited Hours.

April 1884
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 25 April 1884 On Licensed Premises During Prohibited Hours. Geo. Jenkins, Geo. Leadbeater, and Robt. Leadbeater, labourers, of Mexboro’, were...

Meeting of Miners at Mexbro’ – The Wages Question.

May 1884
Barnsley Chronicle – Saturday 03 May 1884 Meeting of Miners at Mexbro’. The Wages Question. A meeting of the Denaby Main miners was held on Thursday night...

Drunk & Disorderly

May 1884
Sheffield Independent – Monday 19 May 1884 Drunk & Disorderly At Doncaster, on Saturday, cases were disposed of as follows:— For being drunk and disorderly, John Booth,...

South Yorkshire Coal Trade with Hull

June 1884
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette – Wednesday 11 June 1884 The South Yorkshire Coal Trade with Hull The returns for the past month...

Annual Festivities at Mexborough & Procession to Denaby

June 1884
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 27 June 1884 Annual Festivities at Mexborough and Procession to Denaby This annual event was celebrated on Monday, Tuesday and...

Doncaster – West Riding Police

June 1884
York Herald – Monday 23 June 1884 Doncaster – West Riding Police At Doncaster on Saturday, Thos. Thompson, of Conisbro’, for absenting himself from the service...

Drunkenness in the Doncaster District

June 1884
Sheffield Independent – Monday 30 June 1884 Drunkenness in the Doncaster District At the Doncaster West Riding Police Court on Saturday: William Froggatt, collier, Mexbro’, for having...

South Yorkshire Coal Trade with Hull

July 1884
Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette – Wednesday 16 July 1884 South Yorkshire Steam Coal Trade and Traffic with Hull The steam coal trade...

Terrific Thunderstorm – Loss of Life – Destruction of Property

July 1884
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 11 July 1884 Terrific Thunderstorm Loss of Life Destruction of Property During Wednesday afternoon and evening a violent thunderstorm was experienced in...