1928

Crime and Courts

Serious Charge – Strange Denaby Case – Man Accused of Assault

People

Remarkable Spectacle on Sheffield Road.

Weather and Horses

Industry and Commerce

Nancy Crawshaw’s Crag – Famous Landmark to be Blown Up.

The Rock of Justice Surveyor in Quandary – Council & Union Labour

Places

A New Venture – Denaby Church Players (picture)

Church Players – Three One-Act Plays At Denaby – Promising Debut.

Pebbles in Collection

Crime and Courts

Conisboro’ Vagrancy Problem.

Denaby Incident – Stern Reproof for a ‘Welfare’ Trustee

Straying Ponies – Footprints in the Snow.

Shop-Lifting – Conisboro’ Woman Warned.

Affray in Wood -Shots at Keepers by Alleged Poachers – Four Men Charged.

Sports

Denaby Utd – Mansfield 3, Denaby 1 – Denaby Unlucky.

Denaby Utd – Denaby 4 Mansfield Town 2

Sports

Denaby Utd – Grantham 2, Denaby 1 – Hard Going at Grantham.

Another Local in the Professional Ranks – Clarence Bisby (Notts County)

Conisboro’ 0, Kilnhurst 0 – Mexboro’ League.

Denaby Utd – Denaby 0, Boston Town 0 – The Mud Wins.

Midland League – January 1928

People

Drowned Boy’s Thought For Younger Brother

Sad Accident at Conisboro’ Cliff – Killed By Train

Typist Killed – Knocked Down by Train at Butterbusk.

Industry and Commerce

Over-Zealous Denaby Boy Killed on Eve of Enlistment.

Prospects of the Denaby Coal Group – Pulverised Fuel.

Editorial – Denaby Baths

Future of the “Welfare” Baths – Relief from Rates – Trustees’ Request.

Places

Launch of “Tashy”

Crime and Courts

A Former Husband – Denaby Wife’s Status Challenged.

An Unhappy Denaby Union

Widow Sued – Caustic Comment in Conisboro’ Case

“Welfare ” Club Warning – Illegal Supply Of Liquor.

Conisboro’ Man in Trouble at Southport – Alleged Fraud.

Conisborough Man Sentenced at Southport – A Useless Cheque

Sports

Principals at Denaby Have to Go to Hospital for Treatment.

Denaby Utd – Denaby 1, Notts County Res 0 – A Reorganised Denaby, Winger’s Promise

Denaby Utd – York City 3 Denaby 1 – United Finish Weakly at York.

Denaby Utd – Worksop Town 2 Denaby 4 – Smart Work at Worksop (picture)

Denaby Utd – Denaby 6 Heanor Town 2 – Heanor Vanquished without

Denaby Utd – Nottingham Forest Res 2 Denaby 0

Sports

Denaby Utd – Lincoln City Res 4 Denaby 1 -Fine Defensive Work

Denaby Utd – Results to February 1928

Midland League Tables – February 1928

People

How Denaby Woman Met her Death – Simple Accident in The Snow

Industry and Commerce

Denaby Youth who Lived for Nine Years with a Broken Back

Conisboro’ Council – Role of Oliver Twist – Unemployed Problem

Conisboro’ Engineering Problem (picture)

Crime and Courts

Local Epidemic Of Burglaries – Denaby Men Charged – Mexboro’ Scuffle.

Sports

Boxing at Denaby (picture)

Conisboro’ Cricket Club – Some Losses: Two Needs -Improved Finance.

Cricket – Outlook of the Clubs – Denaby – Shortened Programme.

Denaby’s New Forward (picture)

Sports

Thurnscoe St. Hilda 7, Conisboro’ 2 – Conisboro’ Swamped. (picture)

Barnsley Y.M.C.A. 4, Denaby Junior 2 (picture)

Conisborough Halfback For Tottenham (picture)

Denaby Church 6. Denaby P.M 2 – Good Halves. (picture)

Denaby Rovers 7 Newhill 0 – Bold Challengers (picture)

Denaby Utd – Ilkeston 0, Denaby 2 – Too Clever For Ilkeston.

Grimethorpe R.C. 1, Denaby Junior 7 – Victorious Seven Goals Away (picture)

Denaby Utd – Denaby 3, Loughboro’ 0 – Three For Kelly

Denaby Utd – Lincoln City Res 4 Denaby 1 – Beaten With Honours

Demnaby Utd – Shirebrook 5 Denaby 2 – Sensational Finish

Denaby Utd – Scarborough 1 Denaby 2 – Denaby’s Double Shock for Scarborough

Midland League – March 30 1928

People

Cow Ran Amok

Industry and Commerce

Took A Chance And Paid With His Life – Conisborough Shunter Killed

Denaby Coal (Advert)

New Chairman of Conisborough UDC – Mrs Kaye (picture)

Places

Choirmaster – Presentation to Mr. G. V. Smith.

Purchase of Old Hall in Church Street

Good Friday at Conisborough (picture)

Medical Officer’s Annual Report – Population, Births and Deaths, Small Pox, TB and Sanitation

Crime and Courts

Policeman Ordered Out

Guardians Defrauded – Denaby Couple Treated Leniently

The Poor That Rob the Poor – Fowl Stealing at Denaby

Sports

Footballers’ Tribute (picture)

Denaby Utd – Denaby 1 Grantham 0 – Grantham Outplayed

Denaby Utd – Staveley Town 1 Denaby 1 – Fine Defensive Play Gets Point

Denaby Utd – To Carry On – Help From the Workmen.

Denaby Utd – Denaby 4 Wombwell 2

Denaby Utd – Heanor 2, Denaby 0 – Bottom Club’s Useful Points

Prolific Scorer (picture)

Denaby Utd – Results, Attendances & Scorers

Midland League – Final Table

People

Woodworks Accident

Conisborough V.C. On Leave

Industry and Commerce

Miner’s Leader at Denaby (picture)

Oldest Miner Retires (picture)

Conisborough Urban Council – Council Houses – Petty Annoyances.

Places

Denaby Church Players.

Pageantry At Denaby

Old People’s Tea

Denaby Rovers in Camp (picture)

Crime and Courts

Horse’s Wretched State

Sudden Impulse – Weak-Minded Conisboro’ Girl’s Rush to River.

Terrible Pain Drives Man to Suicide

Tradesman’s Last Message

Sports

The Opening of the Season – Black and White (picture)

Denaby & Cadeby – Mexborough 191 for 7 Denaby 190 for 3 – Denaby’s sporting bid.

Denaby & Cadeby – Denaby 156 for 6 Doncaster Town 56 – Denaby’s 100 to spare.

Denaby Utd. – A Complete Change of Officials.

John William “Jack” Barker Transferred to Derby County

More Youngsters for Denaby.

Industry and Commerce

Conisboro’ Rate Arrears.

Places

Conisborough Notes – Marrying for ‘Company’ – Fielding Improved – St. Peter’s Guild – Fair

“Rainbow Bridge” No More (picture)

Crime and Courts

Man Charged With Desertion

Denaby Mother Resents School-Master’s Rebuke – Slapped His Face.

Dust In His Eye – Denaby Motor-Cyclist who did not Stop.

Blamed The Drink – Denaby Youth Sent to Prison for Burglary

Converted Money To Own Use – Agent Charged.

Denaby Schoolboy’s Thefts – Warning To Parents

House Ransacked – Finger Prints Clue In Conisborough Case.

Pilfered Timber – New School Building Raided at Conisboro’

Sports

A Fine All-Rounder (picture)

A Promising Bowler (picture)

Denaby & Cadeby – Denaby 76 for 7 Wath 69 – Bowlers’ Day At Denaby.

Denaby’s New Trainer

People

Grand Old Couple – A Denaby Darby And Joan (picture)

Cottage Fire – Fatal Sequel To Denaby Outbreak – Plucky Neighbours.

Sad Accident

Wedding – Harker & Wray – A Stage Romance (picture)

Industry and Commerce

Rainbow Bridge Accident

Two Fatal Accidents At Cadeby

Colliery Absenteeism

Unleasant Surprise for Denaby Workers

Giant Rock

Rainbow Bridge Reconstruction

Rainbow Bridge Reconstruction – Work in Progress

Warm Work – Workman on Rainbow Bridge

Conisboro’ Council – “Foreign” Labour – Street Lamps – Civic Sunday Sunday Departure.

Places

Civic Service at St Alban’s

Conisborough Notes – One – Rainbow Bridge – Preservation of Wild Flowers

Feast – Hospital Demonstration – Sunday School Trip

Crime and Courts

Perjury Alleged Intimation In Conisborough Case

Embezzlement at Conisborough

Sports

Denaby & Cadeby – Denaby 107 Rossington 149 – Season’s First Defeat

Denaby & Cadeby – Denaby 174 Mexborough 102 – Mexborough Collapse At Denaby.

Denaby & Cadeby – Denaby 226 Collegiate 234 for 4 – Fine Performance by Collegiate

Denaby & Cadeby – Swinton 176 for 9 Denaby 215 – Poor Fielding In Interesting Game.

Denaby & Cadeby – Tankersley 61 Denaby 76 for 1 – Kennedy 6 for 16

Two More Players for Denaby United.

Denaby & Cadeby – Denaby 174 Mexborough 102 – Mexborough Collapse At Denaby.

People

Joe Smith’s Accident. (picture)

Stack Fire.

Industry and Commerce

Prize Pit Ponies (picture)

Places

St. John Ambulance Brigade – Lady Divisional Superintendent

Conisboro’ Allotment Society

Stile Collector

Crime and Courts

Sent For Trial – Conisboro’ Father’s Alleged Neglect of Children.

Fearful Tragedy -Young Girl Decapitated – Father Runs Amok – Child’s Head Picked Up.

Denaby Miners Attack on Mexborough Man – “A Cowardly Assault”

Sports

Denaby & Cadeby – Bolton 113 for 2 Denaby & Cadeby 109 – Denaby Fail at Bolton.

Denaby & Cadeby – Denaby 114 Collegiate 119 for 6 – Collegiate Win Well at Denaby.

Denaby & Cadeby – Doncaster Town 74 Denaby 165 – Fast Bowling Upsets Doncaster.

Denaby Utd – Wath 0 Denaby1 – Goal Defeat Against Run of Play.

Denaby Utd’s Prospects – Building Up a Sound Team. Promising Talent & Ripe Experience.

Denaby Utd – Denaby 1 Notts County Reserves 1

People

Taffy and Floss (picture)

Industry and Commerce

Coal Trade Outlook – Hopeful Signs at South Yorkshire Pits – Five Counties Scheme.

Provision For Aged Miners – Manager’s Appeal at Opening of Conisborough “Welfare.”

Not Poisoned – Conisborough Inquest Held to Satisfy Relatives.

Conisboro’ UDC – Surveyor Mine of Information – Bravery, Swimming, Conversions, Buses, Roads, Fire Engine Questions

Places

Conisborough Notes – An Ancient Chapel

A Fine Swimming Team (picture)

A Route to the Races (picture)

Conisborough Notes – Cricket – Harvest Festival – Tan Yard – Swimming Gala

Dangerous Bend (picture)

The Diver (picture)

Crime and Courts

Alleged Neglect Of Children – Conisboro Miner Sent for Trial

Sports

A Denaby Team Maker- Former Aston Villa Back – Tom Swinburne.

Denaby Utd – Denaby 1, Notts Forest 2 – Good Display Against “Class” Side.

Denaby Utd – Denaby 3, Doncaster 0 – Denaby Sparkle – Doncaster Too Slow.

Denaby Utd – Denaby 4 Worksop 1 – Easy One For Denaby.

Denaby Utd – Turner’s Majority.

Sports Pavilion for Conisborough (picture)

Denaby Utd – A Maker of Players (picture)

Denaby Utd – Denaby 3, Wath 2 – Denaby’s Double – Scrappy Evening At Tickhill Square

Denaby Utd – Wath 0 Denaby 1 – Denaby Hat Trick – One Goal And Many Failures. (picture)

Midland League Table

Industry and Commerce

Coal Trade’s Future – Manager’s Hopeful Prediction In High Court.

Carting Miners’ Coal – Denaby Scheme to Cut Delivery Costs.

Conisborough Council – Attack on Press Hotly Resented.

Places

Canon Leteux – A Notable Anniversary – 40 Years a Priest

Canon Leteux and His Friends (picture)

Strawbridge Memorial Window. (picture)

The Strawbridge Window

Conisbrough News – Strawbridge Memorial Window –“Bow” Bridge – Mothers Union

Denaby Notes – Health Week – The Crossing – Canon Leteux.

Crime and Courts

Street Row at Denaby.

On Account.- Conisborough Painter In Trouble. -Alleged Fraud.

Sports

Men of Note in local Sport – Former Goalkeeper – Old Denaby Official – James Hancock. (picture)

Denaby utd – Newark 3 Denaby 1 – Denaby’s Handicap

Midland League Results – October 6 1928

Midland League Results – October 20 1928 – Denaby 4 – Loughborough 1

Denaby Utd – Denaby 3 Methley Perseverance 2 – United Beat Methley Under Difficulties.(picture)

Denaby Utd – Denaby 2 Mexborough 1 – F.A. Cup

People

Gallant Miners.

Motor Lorry and ‘Bus Accident

Brave Miners Rewarded. (picture)

Drama Festival – Four S.Y. Societies in Competition.

Industry and Commerce

Death After Operation – Conisborough Man Injured in Pit over Year Ago.

Denaby Coal Dispute – 2 ½ d. Ton Rent for Lord Cromwell – Commission Rebukes Both Sides.

Claims For Rescue – Conisborough Council Perplexed Over Fire Scenes.

Places

Change Ringing at Conisborough. (video)

Ancient Pottery to be Examined by Experts

Armistice Day Services

Conisborough Armistice Parade

Denaby Armistice Service

Crime and Courts

A Voluble Denaby Woman.

Denaby Couple’s Differences.

Prison for Neglect – Conisborough Man’s Appeal Fails.

Successful Exhibitors – With Other People’s Produce!

Sports

Midland League Results – November 3, 1928 – A Denaby “hat-trick”

Derby County to Visit Denaby This Afternoon

Denaby Utd – Gainsborough 1 Denaby 0 – F A Cup Final Qualifying Round

Midland League Results – November 19, 1928

A Promising Goalkeeper (picture)

Midland League Results – November 24th 1928 – Beaten at Scunthopre

Midland League Table – November 24, 1928

Denaby Utd – Results to November 24th

People

Fire in Low Road

Handley Wells, Conisborough Musician and Organist

Industry and Commerce

Unconscious of Impending Doom (picture)

Christmas Beef (picture)

Conisbro’ U.D.C. – Proposed Salaries “Cut”- Surveyor’s Spirited Defence of Staff.

Lighting up Conisborough

Places

K.O.Y.L.I. – Inter Platoon Challenge Cup

New Headmaster (picture)

Santa Claus Enters Godfrey Walker Convalescent Home(Picture)

Crime and Courts

Alleged Attack on Wife – Charge against Conisborough Clerk

Decapitated Daughter – Mexborough Man “Guilty, but Insane.” – Sad Story at Assizes.

Sports

Denaby Take All – Four South Yorkshire Doubles,

Denaby’s New Stand – Welcome Addition at Tickhill Square.

Goalkeeper Suspended – Denaby and Arnold Birch.(picture)

Indoor Rifle Range (picture)

New Rifle Competition Trophy (picture)

Midland League Results – December 3, 1928 – Some Big Scores.

Midland League Results – December 10, 1928 – At Home after Five-weeks

Denaby Utd – Denaby 3 Worksop 0 – Weak Worksop Well Whacked.

Player’s Rise

Denaby Utd – Doncaster 1 Denaby 3 – Smart Denaby Forwards.

Midland League Results – December 24 – Grimsby Town score 5 at Tickhill Square