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Wath Main Accident – Death from Injuries.

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 26, 1919 Wath Main Accident. Mexboro' Man's Death from Injuries. Edward Guest (45), a miner of 16 York Street, Mexborough, who was...

Coal Strike Local Situation – Industry Running Down. Mines Calm & Orderly

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 26, 1919 Coal Strike The Local Situation. No Serious Mine Damage. Industry Running Down. Mines Calm and Orderly In the Mexborugh district the strike is...

Coal Miner’s Strike – Mines Quickly Flooding.

July 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 24 July 1919 Coal Miner’s Strike Mines Quickly Flooding. Messages from other correspondents throughout the district show how serious the situation....

Goldthorpe Houses

July 1919
Barnsley Independent - Saturday 12 July 1919 Goldthorpe Houses At the meeting of the Bolton-on-Dearne Urban Council the Clerk reported that the Council were being inundated...

The Rush For Houses

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 12, 1919 The Rush For Houses According to the state of things reported at a meeting of the Bolton Urban Council...

Soldiers Raid Socialist Meeting.

July 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 23 July 1919 Soldiers Raid Socialist Meeting. An extraordinary incident occurred at Goldthorpe, on Monday night, when a number of...

Unofficial Celebrations at Bolton-On Dearne.

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 26, 1919 Unofficial Celebrations at Bolton-On Dearne. The residents of Lowfield road, Bolton on Dearne celebrated Peace Day in a noteworthy...

Yorkshire Coal Strike – Definite Settlement. – Work Resumed on Monday

August 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 23, 1919 The Yorkshire Coal Strike. A Definite Settlement. Work Resumed on Monday The Yorkshire coal strike, so far as South Yorkshire was...

Yorkshire Coal Strike – 3rd Week of Dispute – Mass Meetings in District

August 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 9, 1919 Yorkshire Coal Strike. No Settlement Yet: Another Attempt Today Third Week of the Dispute Mass Meetings in the District The Yorkshire...

Special Constable Assaulted

August 1919
Driffield Times - Saturday 23 August 1919 Special Constable Assaulted At Doncaster, on Saturday, Stephen Stanton, miner, Bolton-on-Dearne, was committed to prison for 14 days for...