Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Monday 14 February 1910
Colliers Fined At Doncaster.
Many Offences in the Mine
Bernard Beckford, pony driver, Mexborough was charged with damaging a safety lamp in Denaby Colliery. The case was proved by a pony-driver named George Griffith, who said he could not read and had the oath read to him. Defendant, who said the lamp was accidentally broken, was fined 20s. including costs
Arthur Steel, pony driver, Denaby, pleaded guilty to taking matches down the mine, and was fined 20s.
Arthur Seymour, filler, Doncaster, charged with similar offence, said it was the first time he had been down a mine, and was ignorant of the rules. He was fined a like sum.
Herbert Hornsby, filler, Denaby, for a similar offence was fined 20s.
John Mellor, collier, Denabv, charged with improperly drawing props, pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s.
Georgo Clarke, collier, and Ben Ball, filler, Denaby, were charged with a breach of the Coal Mines Regulations Act in working for more than eight hours in a period of 24. Ball, who did not appear, was fined 5s and costs, and Clarke, who pleaded guilty, 2s. 6d and costs