Conisbrough and Denaby Main Local History
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July 1885

Conisbrough Assault on the Police


Conisborough Castle – Ecroyd Smith


Conisbrough Feast and its Visitors


Defrauding the Railway Company


Denaby Main Drunkenness


Dispute – July 3rd – New Terms offered by Men


Dispute – July 10th – Arrival of more Staffordshire Men


Dispute – July 10th – Commencement of Disturbances


Dispute – July 17th – Battle of Denaby Main – Desperate Fight – Revolver Shots


Dispute – July 17th – Retreat of the Staffordshire Men


Dispute – July 17th – Gathering of Denaby Main and Staffordshire Miners


Dispute – July 17th – More New Hands – Men Return to Work


Dispute – July 17th – The Disturbances At Denaby Main.


Dispute – July 17th – Rake & Pan system


Dispute – July 17th – Support for Grievances – House of Lord’s Condemnation


Dispute – July 24th – The Riotous Proceedings at Denaby Main


Dispute – July 24th – The Recent Riot at Denaby Main


Dispute – July 24th – Return to Work – History of the Lock Out


Dispute – July 31st – Pit slowly returning to Normal


Dispute – July 31st – The Great Distress of the Evicted Miners at Denaby