Index
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1900
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Quarter 1 – January to March
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Billiards – Conisbrough v Denaby
Boer War – Teddy Gregory
Boer War – Tim Roper
Cruelty to a Denaby Pony
Denaby Ash Pit Neglect
Denaby Cricket Club Smoking Concert
Denaby United
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Feb 2nd – Denaby United 4 Conisbrough 1
Feb 16th – Denaby United 3 Swallownest 0
Jan 5th – Denaby United 4 Montrose Works 0
Jan 12th – Denaby United 11 Kimberworth 1
Jan 19th – Denaby United 2 Aston Coal Coy 2
Mar 2nd – Conisbrough 1 Denaby United 3
Denaby United Football Club – Benefit Concert
Failure of Conisborough Miller
News – Drowning Escape – Burning Fatality – Mental Disorder
Parochial Tea at Conisbrough
St Patrick’s Day Concert at Denaby
Temperance Meeting at Denaby Main
The Supply of Beer to Under Age Children
Trouble at the Alma Inn
Window Breaking at Denaby
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Ambulance Work at Denaby Main
Application for Urban Powers
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1 The Day’s Proceedings
2 Mr Holmes Evidence – The Water Supply
3 Something about the Rates
4 A Rural Councillor’s Evidence
Bashed with a Beer Bottle at Denaby
Birthday Club’s Trip to London – Dirty Dicks & Sam’s Folly
Breach of Colliery Rules – Dangerous Actions
Breach of Colliery Rules – Hanger On’s Orders
Buckingham Pope v Eastern Morning & Hull News
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1. Mr Buckingham Pope in Witness Box
2. Plaintiff’s Summing Up
3. Defendant’s Summing Up
4. Judge’s Summing Up and Verdict
Conisborough Water Supply
Conisbrough rejoices over Lord Roberts´s success at Pretoria
Coniseborough School Board – The Clerkship
Denaby Cricket Club Special Committee Meeting
Denaby Football Club Dinner
Denaby Labourer’s Responsibility
Denaby Main Co-operative Society – Dividend 5 shillings in £
Domestic Quarrels at Conisborough
Mafeking Spree at Conisbrough
News from a Denaby Soldier
Serious Assault at Denaby
Shocking Case at Conisbrough – Acting as wife at 15 years of Age
Sport
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Conisbrough C.C.
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Apr 27 Conisbrough 55 for 5 Hope Glass Works 18
Jun 1 Hope Glass Works 124 for 4 Conisborough 123
Jun 1 Old Albion Brewery 51 Conisborough 82
Jun 8 Conisborough 138 for 7 Balby 70
Jun 15 Wombwell Main 160 for 5 Conisborough 84
Jun 22 Conisborough 67 Rawmarsh 118 for 5
Jun 29 Conisborough 90 Wath Athletic 51
Jun 29 Mexborough 127 Conisbrough 39
May 5 Conisborough 28 Mitchell’s Main 117 for 7
May 11 – Conisborough 47 v Swinton 116
May 18 Conisborough 66 Denaby 107
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Accident at Cadeby Main
Boer War
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Letter from a Denaby Ambulance man
Letter from Seat of War – Camp Fire Explodes
Letter from Tim Roper, Denaby Footballer
Reservist´s War Experiences – Lord Kitchener’s Orderly
Return of a Denaby Reservist
Tim Roper Returns
Choral Society on the Wane
Conisborough C.C.
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07 – July – Braithwell, Hickleton and Rawmarsh
08 – Aug – Wombwell, Balby and Swinton
09 – Hickleton, Tables
Conisborough Cricket Club Sports
Conisborough Cricket Week
Conisborough Notes – Beautiful Village – Butcher buys a Refridgerator
Conisborough School Board – Tenders for New Schools
Conisborough Tipplers
Denaby & Cadeby United C.C.
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07 – Jul – Wath, Rawmarsh, Swinton & Aldwarke
08 – Aug – Houghton United
09 – Sep – Rotherham
Aug 10 – Denaby Main 57 Conisborough 48 – Harrison’s Benefit
Denaby Girl killed at Cleethorpes
Denaby United
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Sep 21 – Denaby 1 Wath 0 – Denaby dance round Wath
Sep 28 – Worksop Town 3 Denaby United 2 – Twice Winning but lose
Disobeying the Orders of a Deputy
Domestic Troubles at Conisborough
E. Robinson Undertaker
Extraordinary Suicide – Pedlar jumps into River
Hospital Demonstration at Conisborough.
Indian Famine Fund formed at Conisborough
Interesting Wedding at Conisborough
Liberal Candidate talks to Miners at Denaby Main
New Protestant Church at Denaby Main
Park Road Sanitation
Pride of Conisborough Lodge
Turnip Thefts at Conisborough
Quarter 4 – October to December
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Alleged Persistent Cruelty at Denaby
Conisborough Councillors at Variance – Abusive Language
Denaby & Cadeby United Dinner – New Professional Engaged
Denaby Main Co-op – Centuries of Coal to be Mined in Yorkshire
Denaby Main Orchestral Society – Successful Concert
Denaby United
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1900 – Oct 5 – Swinton 2 Denaby 2 – Surprising Show at Swinton
1900 – Oct 12 – Denaby 1 United Reserve 3 – Denaby Outclassed at Home
1900 – Nov 16 – Wath 1 Denaby 1 – Denaby Draw at Wath
1900 – Nov 23 – Hunslet 1 Denaby 1
1900 – Nov 30 – Sheffield Club 0 Denaby 5 – Dashing Display by Denaby
1900 – Dec 28 – Thornhill 3 Denaby 0 – Denaby Defeated at Thornhill
1900 – Dec 28 – League Table
Father Kavanagh and his Flock.
Impudent Robbery in Conisborough
Letter from South Africa
Neglecting to Maintain a Wife at Denaby
Proposed New Cooperative for Conisborough.
Proposed New Cooperative in Conisborough – Work Beginning
Shakespeare’s Church and the Fullerton’s of Thrybergh, and Denaby.
The New Schools – Comment
The New Schools. – A Heated Discussion.
Wesleyan Bazar – “Worst Village” Libel
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Quarter 1
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A New Conisborough Bookmaker and a Miner Bound Over
Accident of a Serious Nature – Pony Driver’s Compound Fractures
Alleged Theft of Fowls at Conisborough
Breach of Rules at Cadeby – Refusal to Obey Deputy
British v Boers at New Conisborough
Conisborough Church Organ – Dedication Service and recitals.
Conisborough Cricket Club
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A.G.M. and Averages
Annual Dinner – Conjuring and Elocution by Professor Bilboa
Professional joins the Imperial Yeomanry – Medal for Professor Bilboa
Conisborough Mourns – Parish Church Memorial Service for Queen Victoria
Conisborough Parish Council – Burials, Minniemoor Road, Fire Engine House and the National Sorrow
Cruelty to a Pony – Ill treatment not allowed in this District
Denaby United
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Jan 11th – Attercliffe 0 Denaby 4 – Chapman’s Hat Trick
Jan 18th – Denaby 0 Wednesday Reserve 2 – Denaby well beaten
March 1 – Monk Bretton 6 Denaby 0 – Denaby Custodian injured
March 15 – Denaby 3 Gainsborough 0 – Denaby win with confidence
March 29 – Wednesday Reserve 5 Denaby 1 – Wednesday score 4 in Second Half
Disturbance at a Conisbrough Inn – Conflicting Evidence
Domestic Trouble at Denaby – Case Adjourned
Doncaster R.D.C. – Ashes out of Closets obstruct Main Road
Drunk and Disorderly at Denaby Main – Assault on Landlord
Pride of Conisborough Lodge – Annual Tea, Concert and Dance.
Refusing to Quit at The Denaby Main Hotel
Robbing Poor People of Denaby
Savage Assault at Conisborough
The Hull Coal Trade
Watch Stealing at Conisborough.
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04 – April
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Alleged Bigamy at Conisborough.
Alleged Theft at Denaby – Stealing Thorns
At Conisborough on Good Friday – Obscene Launguage and Indecent Prints
Conisborough at Easter Time
Conisborough Miner Disputes his Marriage.
Conisborough School Board – The Blind Boy, Precept, Clerk’s Extra Work
Damaging Windows at Conisborough and Denaby
Denaby United
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Apr 12 – Denaby 3 Monk Bretton 2 – Good Friday Victory
Apr 12 – Denaby 1 Sheffield Club 1 – Draw against the Sheffield Club
Apr 12 – Denaby 5 Bolton 2 – Easter Monday Morning Victory
Apr 12 – Denaby 5 Conisborough 0 – Conisborough thrashed in the afternoon
Apr 19 – Denaby 2 Montrose Works 3 – Hallett brace
Apr 26 – Denaby v Doncaster Rovers – Hatchard Cup Semi Finals
Drunk and Disorderly at Denaby on April Fool’s Day
Gamblers caught at New Conisborough.
Pierrot Entertainment at Conisborough. – In Aid of the Parish Church Organ Fund
Serious Charge against a Conisborough Man – Alleged Abdominal Attack.
Theft of Fowls at Conisborough – Trial at Quarter Sessions
Without a Gun Licence at Conisborough
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“Only Wrestling” at Denaby
Abusing a Denaby Hawker.
Bad Conisborough Case – 65th Summons
Bad Son at Conisborough
Birch for Conisborough Boys
Conisborough and the Coal Tax – Mr F.W.Fisons “Death Blow.”
Conisborough C.C.
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May 10 – Mexborough 32 for 2 Conisbrough 29 – Conisbrough Hopelessly Beaten.
May 17 – Conisbrough 54 Wath 84 – A Moderate Game
May 24 – Conisbrough 72 for 9 Swinton 101 – Conisbrough make a Lucky Draw
May 31 – Denaby 93 Conisborough 50 – Fine Bowling by Smith & L Robinson
Conisborough Choral Society
Conisborough Notes – Water, Census and Dancing at the Castle
Denaby & Cadeby C.C.
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A New Ground Opened – Denaby v Mitchell Main
May 10 – Hickleton 65 for 5 Denaby 125 for 5 – Luther Robinson with Bat and Ball
May 17 – Denaby 129 for 6 Mitchell Main 57 – Team Photographed
May 24 – Rawmarsh 72 Denaby 103 – Denaby Retain their Splendid Form.
May 31 – Denaby 93 Conisborough 50 – Fine bowling by Smith and L Robinson.
Denaby Notes – Water, Two Denaby men in London
Denaby United
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May 3 – Denaby 2 Attercliffe 1 – All scores in Second Part
May 3 – Denaby 2 Swinton 0 – Last Home Match
May 3 – Gainsbrough 1 Denaby 0 – Tuesday Evening Defeat
May 3 – League Table
Drunk on Licensed Premises at Conisborough
Erection of an Infectious Diseases Hospital at Conisborough
Gamers on the Cliffs at Conisborough
Heartless Bigamy at Conisborough
Paltry Case from Conisborough.
Pride of Conisborough Juvenile Lodge.
Public House Lark at Denaby.
Refusing to Quit at New Conisborough
Serious Charge against a Conisborough Man – Trial at the Assizes
Wanting to Fight at Conisborough.
Water Supply for Conisborough
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‘Kip’ Races
Brutal Assault at Conisborough.
Conisborough C.C.
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Jun 07 – Rawmarsh 118 for 8 Conisborough 88 for 8 – Drawn Game at Rawmarsh
Jun 14 – Swinton 54 Conisborough 78 – First Victory for Conisborough
Jun 21 – Conisborough 106 Denaby 114 for 3 – Conisborough Defeated at Home.
Jun 28 – Conisborough 33 for 4 Mitchell Main 29 – Conisborough’ Second Victory
Jun 28 – League Table
Conisborough Quarrel. – Assaulting a Married Woman
Conisborough School Board – New Desks – The Blind Boy – The New Act
Conisborough School Board – New Schools – Overcrowding – Blind Boy – Government Reports
Denaby & Cadeby United C.C.
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Jun 07 – Swinton 80 for 8 Denaby 156 for 9 – An Exciting Match
Jun 14 – Mexborough 106 for 8 Denaby 34 – Disasterous Defeat of Denaby
Jun 21 – Denaby 105 for 6 Mexborough 124 – Interesting Return Match
Jun 28 – Denaby 94 for 5 v Wombwell Main – Game Abandoned
Denaby Compensation Case – Conflict of Medical Evidence.
Denaby Main Wesleyan Sunday School Anniversary.
Denaby Miner’s Troubles – A Peculiar Household
Denaby Suicide Averted
Denaby United F.C. – Annual Dinner – Over £60 in hand
Employers and Workmen’s Act at Conisborough.
Foresters Visit to Cadeby Colliery
Peculiar Poaching Charge at Conisborough.
Red River Expedition – Sergeant Short’s Medals
Return of Conisborough Yeoman. (picture)
Sergeant Brown leaves the District
Serious Charge against a Denaby Footballer
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07 – July
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“Grate Fite” – A lively Fight at Denaby
Accident of Serious Nature to Manager of Co-operative Stores
Another Fight at New Conisborough
Conisborough C.C.
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Jul 12 – Conisborough 130 for 7 Braithwell 67 for 7 – Feast Match
Jul 19 – Goole 92 Conisborough 94 for 6
Jul 26 – Conisborough 129 for 8 Rawmarsh 58 – Conisborough Win on Time.
Conisborough Notes – Typhoid – Water – Lovely Stinks !
Conisborough School Board – Election – Candidates
Conisborough School Board – Election – Results
Conisborough School Board – Treatment of truants – Furnishing of New Schools.
Conisbrough Hospital Sunday – A Successful Gathering
Damage to Potatoes at Conisborough.
Denaby & Cadeby C.C.
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Jul 5 – Denaby 68 Balby 73 – Balby Win Aided by Linithan
Jul 12 – Wath 114 for 4 Denaby 156 for 2
Jul 19 – Denaby 71 Rotherham 163 for 4 – Draw in Favour of Rotherham
Jul 26 – Mexborough League Table
Donkey Dispute at Conisborough C.C. Sports
Drowning at Gray’s Bridge
Juvenile Thefts at Conisborough.
O’Meara Quarrel at Conisborough.
Pit Accident
Police Obstruction at New Conisborough.
Return of a Conisborough Ambulance Man from the Front
South African Return
The Owner of the Manor of Conisborough claims Three Baronies. (picture)
Thefts of Sheets at Denaby.
Women at War at Conisborough
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“Bounce Ball” at Conisborough.
“The Lodger” again at Denaby.
Apple Stealer at Conisborough
Assault after “Pantomime”
Assault by Lodger
Assault on Conisborough Station Master.
Attempted Suicide at Conisborough.
Bathing in the River at Conisborough.
Conisborough C.C.
Cruelty to a Pony at Denaby.
Damaging a fence at Conisborough.
Denaby Main C.C.
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Aug 9 – Denaby 84 for 7 Hickleton 79 – “Crick” Smith’s benefit.
Aug 16 – Denaby 142 for 3 Wath 50 – Another win for Denaby.
Aug 23 – Mitchell Main 147 Denaby Main 60 for 3
Aug 30 – Denaby 79 for 4 Rawmarsh 149 for 8 – Fine Cricket by “Crick” Smith.
Disturbance at a Conisborough Hotel.
First Meeting of Newly Formed School Board
Leaving a Train in Motion
Organ Recital at Conisborough.
Prospect of a Strike – Payment for Bag Dirt
Quarrel at Denaby – Rag Gatherer Summoned
Shunting Fatality at Denaby.
St Alban’s Church Outing to Askern
Threats towards Deputy at Denaby
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Assaulting a Constable at Denaby.
Assaults at Conisborough & Denaby
Athletic Festival at Denaby – A Splendid Success.
Breaches of Colliery Rules – Leaving place without Sprags
Breakage at Denaby Colliery.
Breaking Doors at Denaby.
Brutal Conduct at Conisborough Station.
Colliery Offence at Denaby.
Conisborough C.C. – A Players Finger Broken.
Conisborough School Board – The Price of Water – The New Schools
Denaby & Cadeby C.C.
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Champions – Denaby Cricketers Jubilant – Winners of the Mexborough League.
Denaby Champions – Luther Robinson’s batting and Bowling
Mexborough League Table
Sep 13 – Denaby 90 for 1 Swinton 87 – Another Victory for Denaby.
Sep 20 – Denaby 107 Rawmarsh 59 – Championship Play Off
Fatal Accident at Denaby Main Colliery.
Harvest Thanksgiving at Denaby.
Neighbours Fight at Conisborough.
Opening of a New Organ at Denaby Main Parish Church.
Sale of Property at Conisborough
Theft of a Revolver at Denaby.
Trouble at Denaby and Cadeby Collieries – Majority in Favour of a Strike.
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10 – October
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Boy Thieves at Conisbrough.
Conisbough Parish Council. – Grave Digging
Conisbrough Notes – Pesentations & Postal Arrangements
Conisbrough Notes – Professional, Building Works, United Brass Band
Conisbrough Poacher Caught.
Cricket
Damaged Fences at Conisbrough.
Damaging Turnips at Denaby.
Denaby Bookmaker’s Child.
Denaby Main Co-operative Society.
Denaby Main Colliery Prosecution
Denaby United
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James Massey – Denaby Goalkeeper (photo and wikipedia link))
Oct 4 – Attercliffe 7 Denaby 1 – Denaby Pulverised by Attercliffe.
Oct 11 – Denaby 3 Sheffield 0 – Easy Victory for Denaby.
Oct 18 – Wath 2 Denaby 2 – Denaby Draw at Wath.
Oct 25 – Denaby 3 Roundel 0 – Denaby beat Roundel
Sheffield Association League Table
Dramatic Entertainment and Concert at Denaby
Neglectful Father at New Conisbrough.
Neighbours Fight at Conisbrough – “let’s have one dog one bone”
Persistent Cruelty at Denaby.
Presentation at Denaby Main
Trade Mark Infringement by a Conisbrough Confectioner
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Conisborough´s Man’s Record – 65 Convictions
Cruelty to a Pit Pony
Damaging a Fence at Conisborough – Gambling 6
Damaging a Fence at Conisborough – Schoolboy’s Bonfire Wood
Denaby Ruffian Gets Three Months
Denaby United
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Nov 1 – Denaby United 1 Royston 2
Nov 15 – Hunslet 1 Denaby 1 – Denaby Draw at Hunslet.
Nov 29 – Denaby 2 Gainsborough 0 – A day out for Denaby.
Doncaster RDC – Cadeby Borehole – New Houses – Refuse Tip – Denaby Footpaths
Explosives in Graves – Grave Digging Extraordinary
Fatality at Denaby Main – Burning
Fatality at Denaby Main – Colliery – Matthew Taylor
Grand Social Evening at Denaby
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Annual Social – With Musical Menu
Deathless Army (Video)
Mary of Argyll (Video)
Since our Angelina joined a cooking class (poem)
The Village Blacksmith (video)
Pony Drivers Responsibility.
Potato Thefts at Conisborough.
Removing Pigs at Conisborough.
Sad Drowning in Rotherham – Denaby girl found in canal.
Story of Cadeby Colliery – Interesting Speech by Mr W.H.Chambers
Theft of Trousers at Conisborough
Tripe Supper – Conisborough Homing Society
Unhappy Married Life at Denaby – Not Providing Maintenance
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Week 1 – January 2nd
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Bag Muck Strike and Denaby Evictions
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A Good Meal for 1500 Little Ones – Feeding the Hungry.
Denaby and Cadeby miners – Special Appeal for Assistance.
Denaby’s Christmas
Final “Ultimatum” Issued by the Colliery Company.
New Years Gift – Notice of Ejectment
The Evictions of 1885
Carrying Water on the Footpath at Conisborough
Denaby United
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Mass Meeting of the Men – Friday – Progress of the Struggle
Mass Meeting of the Men – Monday – Ready for the Ejectments – “Fight On Fight On.”
The Daily Evictions (pictures on each page)
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Day 1 – Eviction Orders Executed – Distressing Scenes – “come along with mammy”
Day 2 – Rain Came Tumbling Down in Sheets – “Can you spare a Copper Sir?”
Day 3 – Considerable progress with the Work – Array of Empty Houses
Day 4 – Evictions Ended – 750 families ejected – Importation of Fresh Labour ?
The Denaby Main Evictions – Sheffield Daily Telegraph (picture)
The Editorial Comments