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Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Earth Tremour
1902   May Fatal Accident at Manvers Main
1907   Aug Farmer in Railway Accident
1917   Feb Fatal Accident at Manvers Main
1919   Jul Wath Main Accident – Death from Injuries.
1919   Dec Mexboro’ Miner Killed at Manvers Main.
1927   Jul Miner Killed at Barnburgh
1928   May Bars Or Props? Which Are Safer In Coal Mines?
1929   May Trapped By Tubs – Mexborough Youth Killed in Barnburgh Mine – Shocking Injuries.
1930   Oct Fatal Accidents – Killed at Denaby and Barnbro’
1932   Jan Casualty List of 1931
1932   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Deputy at Montagu
1932   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The First Man Rescued
1932   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – What Rescuers Had To Face
1939   Aug Accident – Inquest Told “Inches from Safety”
1941   Sep Manvers Main Accident – One Dead: One in Hospital
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Sympathy With District – Mine Minister’s Message
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Men Involved
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Six Feet High Plane Reduced To a Foot
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The Last Two
1942   May South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters
1942   Jun Causes of Barnburgh Disaster “Without Precedent in This Country”
1943   Feb Fatal Accident at Hickleton Main
1957   Jun Barnburgh Main Pit Blast – 20 Burned
1957   Jul Barnburgh Pit Blast – One Man Leaving Hospital – Death Roll now 4
1957   Aug Another Victim of Barnburgh Pit Disaster – Death Toll Now Six
1957   Nov Flash From Damaged Cable Was Cause of Barnburgh Pit Explosion
1960   Mar Barnburgh Pit Fatality – Bolton Married Man is Victim
1970   May N.U.M. Official Is Killed
1970   May Walking on Cotton Wool – Pathologist at pit death inquest