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Articles are indexed by year (Pre 1900 – After 1900) and by subject – events, crime, people, commerce etc. Each subject is broken down again e.g. weddings (people), football (sports), murders (crime)

56 more Articles added in February
18,378 Articles now on the Conisbrough & Denaby Site !
8,395 pictures !

This is a 10-year project to create a detailed history of Conisbrough and Denaby, covering over 100 years. We are adding articles from the census years of 1892 to 1922 and  years 1932, 1942 and 1952. We are also inputting information from 1960 and 1970

The amount we are attempting to record is colossal, especially in the later decades. So, if anyone, who is computer literate, has a couple of hours to spare each month, then Help ! Please contact me on 07886 718719

Added in February:

Obituary – “Dewi Mai” – Former Conisborough Minister – Famous “Bard”

1892 Jul The Kilnhurst Outrage – Hewitt’s Trial – 1. Severe Criticism
1892 Jul The Kilnhurst Outrage – Hewitt’s Trial – 2. The Prosecuting Barrister’s Address
1892 Jul The Kilnhurst Outrage – Hewitt’s Trial – 3. The Evidence
1892 Dec “Would Knock His Brains Out”
1892 Dec A Scene At Conisbro’ Station.
1892 Dec Commercial Trade in 1892
1892 Dec Historical Diaries – 07 July Anniversaries
1892 Dec Sleeping Out
1902 Nov Marconigrams – November 07th, 1902
1912 Oct Afraid of the Cadeby Mine – “A Smell of Sulphur and Gas.”
1912 Oct Conisborough Baths – Opposition Tactics.
1912 Oct Drunk and Disorderly
1912 Oct Even More Drunk & Disorderly
1912 Oct Marconigrams – October 12th, 1912
1912 Oct Mexborough Market Thefts
1912 Oct Unparliamentary Language
1912 Oct Without A Licence
1912 Nov About Dogs.
1912 Nov After Game at Denaby – Rabbits that were “bought”
1912 Nov Another Month
1912 Nov Assault at Denaby – Dispute Over Money Leads To A Fight
1912 Nov Breach of Signalling Rules.
1912 Nov Coal Stealing at Conisborough – Precocious Lad – Birch Rod
1912 Nov Colliery Offences at the Cadeby Pit – A Broken Safety Lamp
1912 Nov Colliery Prosecutions – Destructive Pit Boys
1912 Nov Denaby Landlord’s Failure
1912 Nov Denaby Utd – Denaby 7  Notts County Reserve  2 – Denaby Brilliant
1912 Nov Denaby Utd – Worksop Town  3  Denaby 1 – Denaby Again Defeated
1912 Nov Drunk & Incapable
1912 Nov Drunk and Disorderly
1912 Nov Drunk at Denaby
1912 Nov Game Trespass at High Melton
1912 Nov Goldthorpe Man’s Bad Record
1912 Nov Loss to Denaby Main – Popular Cricketer – Tributes to Mr. Percy Bury.
1912 Nov Marconigrams – November 23rd, 1912
1912 Nov Mexborough Drunks
1912 Nov Mexborough Language
1912 Nov Mexborough Miners
1912 Nov Miners – Do what they Liked
1912 Nov New Conisbrough Woman’s Language
1912 Nov Obscene Language
1912 Nov Other Words.
1912 Nov Special Rule Four – Drawing Timber
1922 Sep Burglars at Conisborough.
1922 Oct Conisborough Woman’s False Pretences.
1922 Nov Conisborough Woman’s Fatal Fall Downstairs.
1922 Nov Denaby Utd – Chesterfield Reserves 1  Denaby 2 – Much Cleverer Side
1922 Nov Denaby Utd – Denaby 2  The Wednesday Reserves  1
1922 Nov Nurse’s Interference Forcibly Resented
1922 Dec Denaby Utd – Denaby 4 York City 3
1922 Dec Homing Pigeons Stolen by Conisborough Brothers.
1922 Dec Midland League – December 16, 1922
1934 Jan Conisborough Thieves Sent To Prison – Burglary Last Summer
1934 Jan Denaby Utd – Denaby’s Stylish Inside Forward – “Paddy” Fitzgerald (picture)
1934 Jan Marconigrams – January 19th, 1934
1934 Jan Obituary – “Dewi Mai” – Former Conisborough Minister – Famous “Bard”
1934 Jan Rural Crafts – Hedge-Laying & Trimming – A Decaying Art
1960 Jul St John’s Ambulance Brigade Serving Medal (picture)

 

May & June 1970

1970 – May

Cambodian family, six anniversaries, League referee & Ambulance driver retire, Girls contestants, Top Brass driver, Council Industry, pre-fab Estate, new Chairman, Coal Tips landscaped, Whitsuntide “Sing”, Morley Place visit “Times”, Cricket team declare, Weekend TV, United win Montagu

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1970 – June

Luxury Hotel for 50p a week, 14 weddings,Tom Hill & Place Youth Club girl’s, Youth project Medieval Pageant, Ventriloquist at Methodist Church, Sister on a Pilgrimage through Children & Staff, Election Fever, Conisbrough Hospital Garden Party, detached house for £3,300, Apprtectice in mines at 15

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July & August 1960

1960 – July

Rescues from collapsed “Den”& Don, Naturalist eats Duke’s lunch, Beachholme awards, Woman J.P., Council to build 100 houses, Youths to write War’s history, Denaby Baths popular, Father’s Day gimmick, Rabbits eating 100 cabbages nightly, Ivanhoe & St Albans School sports, Summer fair

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1960 – August

Tanker runs into house, Golden and Silver Wedding celebrations, Family moving to Singapore, NCB advertising for jobs, Castle Moat to be refilled, Baby show at St Andrew’s, Cowboy BBQ, Crag’s Vandalism, Swimming Gala at Baths, Newcomers report for Training, Archers v Darts

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November & December 1951

1951 – November

Soldiers at Remembrance, breeding stable in Germany, latest Aircraft Carrier, reduced coal output, Council’s lower rents, Denaby Baths, return of Tories, Fireman’s helmets, Ambulance waiting times, Ancient year book, Marconigrams & Tailpieces, Cigarettes Haul, United’s mixed results

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1951 – December

Fatal cyclist accident, inquest on El Alamein Hero, bullet wound invalid, falling stone kills Miner, increased output, Officials dinner, 30 men depend on each miner, Yorkshire Miner’s president, Council reject cycle trial, Housing allocation, electric street lighting, Marconigram’s & Tailpieces

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November & December 1942

1942 – November

Golden Wedding, new stationmaster, housing post-war, Conanby Miner Killed, Torpedo Boat, New bus stand opposite Star, school crops, reverie, prisoner of war, missing, wounded four times, editorial reveals African success, Editorial reveals Rommel routed and Hitler crumbling

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December 1942

1942 – December

Major road crash, watchman dies, immunisation concern, scarlet fever and diphtheria still prevalent, fined for wasting bread, Editorial reveals blows struck to Nazis in Russia, and progress in Far East, United’s heavy defeat by Wednesday reserves and win at South Kirkby

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November & December 1932

1932 – November

Co-op decline Freehold of premises, M.D. explains Coal quota system & export trade, UDC debate folding chairs, Baths use, “Boots for Bairns”, boxing tournament& games night for unemployed, Armistice service, Headmistress’s farewell, F.A. Cup 1st Round with trip to Carlisle United for United

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1932 – December

1932- October

Miner dies after fall of coal, grim discovery on railway, major events & obituaries , fines with motor cycle offences, claim for motor cycle damages dismissed, Santa at welfare for local unemployed children, United’s good fight at Carlisle, Mexborough derbies shares success

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July & August 1922

1922 – July

Appalling housing conditions in Conisborough, Asiatic Russia, Cadeby anniversary of disaster 10 years before, Chief Engineer passes away, story of the lost violin. Denaby Catholics history of the Norman Church, garden fete in Castle Grounds, United reducing admission prices.

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August 1922

1922 – August

Glorious day for Hospital Sunday, Ladies singles winner, Miner’s Welfare for Denaby, Floods in Conisborough, Bank Holiday Washout, Diamond Wedding by couple in “The Hut”, story of “Minnymore” thefts, street betting, wholedale thefts & damaging underwood at the courts, United’s prospects

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May & June 1912

1912 – May

Station Road widening, woman on bike lost control with cattle, convicted man retuns and faces ostracism, mining offences, drunkenness, Blow with safety lamp, sleeping out, boys who threw stones at gas lamps, making firewood from a fence, United to have ground next to cricket field

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1912 – June

Schoolgirl’s attendance record, Railway over viaduct, King to visit Castle. house struck by lightning, pillar box, public baths, Cricket Field fencing, purchase of Destructor, Catholic children at Red House, Parish children at Sprotbrough, violence, mining offences, desertion

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July & August 1902

1902 -July

“Bag Dirt” Strike begins, withdrawal without notice, Mass meetings of Miners, Collection Cards, Chambers interviewed, disputed price list, Marconigrams provide news clips,Two D cases, colliery prosecutions, Assaults and Claim against the Brick Manufacturers

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1902 – August

“Bag Dirt” Strike reaches ninth week, Chambers &Wives meeting, Bread & Soup distributed, new Engine House, Sick & Dividing Societies closed, Soldiers from South Africa, Coronation Day, Miners summoned, police & ‘black legs’ assaults, Mexborough League results

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July & August 1892

1892 – September

Cadeby pit gaining momentum, new Junction line & cemetery, ratepayers demands better gas lighting, sacred concert at Denaby Main, Court hears another strange story, drunkenness, breaches of Mining Rules, cases of stolen clothing & watches

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1892 – October

A filler meets his death at Denaby Main Colliery, serious floods in the Don and Dearne valleys, brutal assault on a wife, Street scene on Conisbrough Common, warrant is issued for traction engine driver, Altercation over dirty dog, damage caused by a ferret, amusing claim over table given as wedding present

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