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Barnburgh Main Broadcast – Coun. T.H. Barker
Struck By Chain – Barnburgh Mineworker’s Death
1890   May Yorkshire Coalowners & Local Wages Questions – Important Resolution.
1892   Aug Hull Coal Trade – Falling Off of the Traffic.
1892   Nov South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1892   Dec Commercial Trade in 1892
1893   Jan The Hull Coal Trade – Returns for 1892
1893   Jan District Trade in 1892
1894   Jan A Disastrous Year
1899   Aug South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1902   Sep The Hull Coal Trade – Serious Decline of Traffic.
1907   Jul Village Tragedy – Goldthorpe Sensation Inquest.
1909   Apr Goldthorpe Miner’s Violent End
1909   Jul New Pit at Goldthorpe
1909   Sep Hickleton Miner Buried – “I am done.”
1909   Sep Killed in Hickleton Main Colliery
1909   Oct Hull Coal Traffic – September the Best Month of the Year.
1909   Dec New Collieries – Extensions in Mexborough District (map)
1911   Oct The Coal Output – Still a Big Deficiency.
1912   Feb Hull Coal Traffic – A Slightly Increased Tonnage.
1912   Mar National Coal Strike – Premier’s Important Statement – Government Favour Minimum Wage.
1912   Mar Righteous Scenes at Cadeby – A Rumour Causes Big Demonstrations
1912   Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Good Work by Police – Ugly Rushes by 8000 Strong Crowd
1912   Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Police Baton Charge
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – How the Local Firms Stand
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – Situation at the Local Collieries
1913   Apr New Colliery at Barnburgh
1917   Jan Fourteen Year Old Pony Driver is First Fatal Accident
1917   Feb Boom in Colliery Villages and Towns
1917   Oct Offences in Coal Mines – Large Number of Defendants At Doncaster
1917   Oct Removing Portion of Safety Lamp
1917   Oct Obstinate Pit Hand – Goldthorpe Man fined at Doncaster.
1917   Nov Corporal’s Terrible Death.
1918   Feb Goldthorpe Miner Killed – Men Work To Show Sympathy
1918   May Pony Driver Killed by 5 Tons of Roof
1918   Jul Checkweighman Case – At the House of Commons
1918   Jul Checkweighman Case – Charge Against Barmbro’ Checkweighman – Liability for Service.
1918   Aug Checkweighman’s Appeal
1918   Aug Cruelty To A Horse – Animal Dies Through Brutal Ill-Treatment.
1918   Oct Unruly Boy – Row in the Goldthorpe Pit.
1919   Mar Mass Meeting of Miners at Goldthorpe
1919   May Pony Driver Killed
1919   May An Ambulance “Skipper”
1919   May Colliery Case Dismissed.
1919   Jun Barnburgh Colliery Ambulance Team
1919   Jul Complained of Pain in Back and Died
1919   Jul Manvers Main Fatality – Goldthorpe Miner Killed through a “Bump.”
1919   Jul Coal Strike Local Situation – Industry Running Down. Mines Calm & Orderly
1919   Jul Coal Miner’s Strike – Mines Quickly Flooding.
1919   Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – Definite Settlement. – Work Resumed on Monday
1919   Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – 3rd Week of Dispute – Mass Meetings in District
1920   May Orders against Miners For Strike Relief.
1920   Oct The Datum Ballot – Heavy Adverse Vote
1920   Nov Coal Strike Ended- Work Resumed Yesterday
1921   Jan Goldthorpe Boy Killed by Runaway Tubs.
1921   Jan Hull Coal Trade.
1921   Apr Federation Secretary’s Sombre Outlook – Appeal to Yorkshire Men – “A Great Sacrifice.”
1921   Apr The Triple Alliance. – Manifesto Gives Case for Stoppage.
1921   May Goldthorpe Deputies Death – Adjourned Inquest
1921   May Controversy at Goldthorpe – Y.M.A.  Officials Prevent Trouble
1921   May Mining Strike – Over 4 Million Unemployed
1921   May Strike in Seventh Week
1921   Sep Pit Pilfering – Boy Who Lost His Life through It – Deadly “Hiding Place”
1922   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valley.
1927   Mar An Active Octogenerian – Goldthorpe Worthy’s Varied Career
1927   Oct Fall of 40 Tons – Engine Man’s Graphic Story of Pit Accident.
1927   Dec Another Tragedy for Family
1927   Dec Dearne Valley Trade Review
1928   Mar Fatal Familiarity – Life Lost to Save Two Minutes
1928   Sep Jerked To Roof – Goldthorpe Boy Killed by Haulage Rope – Barnburgh Accident
1928   Sep Coal Trade Outlook – Hopeful Signs at South Yorkshire Pits – Five Counties Scheme.
1928   Oct 1,000 Empty Houses – Coal Developments Which Failed to Materialise.
1928   Nov “The Toilers”
1928   Nov “The Toilers.” The Miner at Work and Play. A Coalfield Film.
1928   Dec  Mining Deaths – Mystery of Goldthorpe Accident.
1929   Feb Important Compensation Point – Award in Goldthorpe Miner’s Favour
1929   Mar Coal Boom – Brisk Trade in South Yorkshire – All Pits Busy.
1929   May Miner’s Life Lost Through Error of Judgment.
1929   May Trapped By Tubs – Mexborough Youth Killed in Barnburgh Mine – Shocking Injuries.
1929   Jul Jumped the Wrong Way – Goldthorpe Miner Caught by a Bump
1929   Aug Goldthorpe Miner’s Death – A Year-Old Accident Injury
1929   Sep Minister of Mines At Barnburgh
1930   Oct Fatal Accidents – Killed at Denaby and Barnbro’
1930   Dec Disastrous Explosion at Houghton Main – Five Dead: Twelve Injured.
1930   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valleys – Prospects None Too Bright.
1931   Jan Houghton Main Disaster – Inquest Closed – Jury’s Findings.
1931 Aug 90 Workmate Robbed – Goldthorpe Miners Fined.
1931   Nov Has The Tide Turned? – Trade Review – Coal, Iron & Steel, Brass, Glass, Soaps & Oils
1932   Jan Casualty List of 1931
1932   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Deputy at Montagu
1932   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – What Rescuers Had To Face
1932   Jul “Black Diamonds” Public Showing
1932   Sep Coroner’s Appeal To Miners – Miner Killed By Big Fall
1932   Nov Light on The Coal Quota – Collapse of the Export Trade
1933   Jan A Popular Pit
1933   Jan The Town Bird
1933   Jan Steel Props – Lightning Strike At Barnburgh – Order Disobeyed
1933   Feb Spellbound
1933   Apr Shocking Accident – Goldthorpe Miner’s Leg Torn Off
1934   Jan Work-Sharing – Spreading In Local Collieries
1934   Feb Coal “Find” at Goldthorpe
1937   Apr Coronation Draw
1937   Aug Appointment to Lloyd Perran Ironstone Mine in Cornwall
1937   Nov Killed By Fall – Inquest on Goldthorpe Pit Boy
1938   Jan Hickleton Pit Strike Ended
1938   Mar Gaol For Miner – Mottying Offence at Goldthorpe
1938   Apr Miners’ Strike at Barnborough – Some 2,000 Workers Affected
1938   Apr Truce in Barnborough Main Dispute
1938   May Barnborough Closed – Hickleton Starts Short-time
1938   Aug Traders Hit Dearne – District Pit Stoppages
1938   Oct Wonderful Old Lady
1938   Oct Barnboro’ Main Pit Re-Opening
1938   Oct Goldthorpe Colliery Company Ltd
1938   Oct Barnboro’ Main Pit Re-Opening
1938   Nov Fatal Accident In Pit
1938   Nov Starting at the Bottom – Prospective Don Valley Candidate
1938   Nov Interdepartmental Trophy Presented to Colliery Cricket Team
1938   Dec Two Killed In Coal Fall at a South Yorkshire Pit
1938   Dec Barnburgh Main Pensions Fund
1939   Feb Highgate Youth Killed At Hickleton – Damaged Tub Brings Down Roof
1939   Mar So Big – Barnburgh Main Colliery Chimney
1939   Apr At Colliery A Day.
1939   Jun “Dirty Trick” – Goldthorpe Man Admits Mottying
1939   Jul Goldthorpe Miner Killed At Barnburgh Colliery – Accident No One Saw
1941   May Wood Shield Final – Barnburgh Colliery take Third Place
1941   Jul Thurnscoe By-Worker’s Death – Three Months After Accident
1942   Apr Obituary – Mr Frank C. Chivers
1942   Apr Miner’s Death.
1942   Apr Ripper Killed – Caught By Fall At Barnburgh
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Sympathy With District – Mine Minister’s Message
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Earth Tremour
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Men Involved
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Six Feet High Plane Reduced To a Foot
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The First Man Rescued
1942   May Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The Last Two
1942   May Four Months After Accident – Mine Worker’s Death
1942   May South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters
1942   May Mines Secretary at Manvers Main – Distinguished Gathering
1942 May 30 Editorial – Coalfield Unrest
1942   Jun Causes of Barnburgh Disaster “Without Precedent in This Country”
1942   Aug Barnburgh Main Broadcast – At The Pit Bottom
1942   Aug Barnburgh Main Broadcast – Underground Show Goes Through Without a Hitch
1942   Aug Leader’s Faith in Miners – Canteen Opened at Dearne Valley Colliery
1942   Sep Mr. Hall Speaks Out
1942   Sep Changed Their Minds – Barnburgh Main Men – Agree to Work Down Pit
1943   Apr Thurnscoe Haulage Hand Crushed
1944   Apr Chaos in the Coalfield
1944   Apr South Yorkshire Coal Strike – Majority of Miners Still Out
1944   Jun New Agent at Manvers
1944   Jun Retirement of Mr J. Bell – New Agent & Manager
1947   Jan NCB flag goes up at the Pits – Vesting Ceremonies in the Districts
1947   Jan South Yorkshire Pit Disasters
1947   Jan The Birth of a Coalfield – Looking Back 150 years
1947   Apr Reward for Good Work (video)
1947   May Dearne Valley Towns and Collieries in 1947
1947   May Joe Baski Tours Pits – Eventful Afternoon in South Yorkshire
1947   May Five Day Week – Early Impressions Favourable
1947   May Five Day Week – Early Reports
1947   Sep Strike Now Costs 60,000 Tons of Coal Daily – 42 Pits and 50,000 Men Involved – Government May Intervene
1947   Dec Number 3 Output Best Ever
1948   Jan 50 p.c. Absent at Some Yorkshire Pits
1948   Jan Former Highgate Director’s Trip to U.S.A.
1948   Feb Leaving Barnburgh
1948   Jun National Coal Board New Policy
1948   Nov Pit Strike Ends
1949   Mar £90,000 Mine Winder – Coming to Barnburgh Main For £23,000
1949   Oct £4 Million Coal Mine Scheme for Yorkshire
1949   Oct Miners to fight £4,000,000 concentration plan
1949   Oct Vast Yorkshire Pit Plan Ready
1950   Jan Hickleton Main Deputies, Officials and Friends Dinner
1950   Apr More Coal Queens – Area Final at Wath Next Month
1950   Dec Absentees Kept Pits Closed – 50,000 Took An Extra Day
1951   Feb Obituary – Mr. Charles Hanmer – Mining Film Pioneer (video)
1951   Mar Breakdowns Cut Output
1951   May Weekly Coal Output
1951   May Whitsun Output Drop
1951   Jun Pits Output in Number 3 Area
1951   Jul N.C.B. North Eastern Division Annual Fishing Contest.
1951   Aug Goldthorpe Hit Target
1951   Nov Barnburgh Pit Output Cut By Wath Strike!
1951   Nov Mines Output Tonnage – Keep it up Wentworth
1951   Nov On Strike One Week – Hit Target Next
1951   Nov Third Time in Five Weeks – Coal Output
1951   Dec Escaped Barnburgh Entombment – Swinton Miner Fatally Injured at Cadeby
1951   Dec From Mr. J. A. Hall, C.B.E., J.P., Yorkshire Miners President
1951   Dec Holiday Hangover
1953   Apr Collieries Record Yield
1957   Mar Citation for First Aider
1957   Jun Barnburgh Main Pit Blast – 20 Miners Burned
1957   Jul Barnburgh Pit Blast – One Man Leaving Hospital – Death Roll now 4
1957   Sep Pit Baths in use at Goldthorpe
1957   Nov Flash From Damaged Cable Was Cause of Barnburgh Pit Explosion
1959   Jan Goldthorpe Miners in Road Mishap
1959   Jan Barnburgh Pit Gets a Million Tons
1959   Jan District Industrial Leaders Look Ahead Confidently
1959   Mar Barnburgh Colliery General Knowledge Knockout “Quiz”
1959   Mar Barnburgh Main Sports Queen
1959   Aug Barnburgh Fatality – ‘Difficult to Understand What Could Have Happened’
1959   Aug Third Time Unlucky – Pit Accident Victim Had Been Injured Twice Before
1959   Aug Barnburgh Main Colliery Retirements
1959   Sep “Accidental Death” Verdict – Goldthorpe Man Killed in Barnburgh Pit Mishap
1959   Sep Barnburgh Colliery Sports Club
1959   Sep Colliery Sports Club Pigeon Race Winner
1960   Mar Barnburgh Pit Fatality – Bolton Married Man is Victim
1960   Mar Barnburgh Colliery Sports Club Queen
1960   May Play Weeks At Pits – South Yorkshire Collieries
1960   Aug Feeding “King” on Bread & Jam
1960   Aug National Coal Board (advert)
1960   Sep Barnburgh Main Presentation
1960   Sep Barnburgh Main Swimming Gala
1967   Jan Retiring after 30 Years at Barnburgh
1967   Jan Retiring after 30 Years at Barnburgh
1967   Aug New unit is one of the 50 “top pits” – Scheduled for a Visit by Lord Robens in November
1967   Oct Barnburgh Colliery Safety Exhibition
1967   Oct Barnburgh Colliery Swimming Gala
1967   Nov Retirement After 50 Years at Barnburgh Main
1967   Nov The Best Future of Any Coalfield – Lord Robens Visits Goldthorpe
1968   Oct Barnburgh Main Colliery Retirement Presentation
1969   Jan Goldthorpe Colliery Angling Club Prize Night
1969   Jan Pit Angling Club Prize night
1969   Mar Barnburgh Officials’ Social Club
1969   Aug Colleagues Raise Their Glasses.
1969   Sep £2,500,000 Manvers Plan Will Be Boost To Three Area Collieries.
1969   Oct Serious Effects of The Strike
1970   Apr N.C.B. Apprentice Awards
1970   May Walking On Cotton Wool – Pathologist at pit death inquest
1970   Jun Variety of Jobs in Mining (advert)