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Removing Portion of Safety Lamp

October 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 27, 1917 A Goldthorpe pit worker, Herbert Priest, was also summoned by the Hickleton Main Colliery Company for removing a...

Sad Goldthorpe Death – A Primitive Methodist Worker

October 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 27, 1917 Sad Goldthorpe Death A Primitive Methodist Worker the death of Mrs Nancy Probert, wife of Mr William Probert, of Ladysmith...

Obstinate Pit Hand – Goldthorpe Man fined at Doncaster.

October 1917
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Saturday 27 October 1917 Obstinate Pit Hand. Goldthorpe Man fined at Doncaster. At the Doncaster West Hiding Court, today, John Proberts, pit hand....

Soldier – Banks R.C.– Killed

October 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 13, 1917 Private R.C.Banks K.O.Y.L.I. Goldthorpe – Killed  

Soldier – Cutts J.– Died In Action

October 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 13, 1917 Private J Cutts We are sorry to hear of the death in action of Private J Cutts, of Victoria...

Soldier – Marshall C. – Awarded Military Medal

October 1917
Sheffield Independent October 20, 1917 The Military Medal has been awarded to Corporal C Marshall, Connaught Rangers, Main Street, Goldthorpe for good work in France. He...

Alarming Mishap at Goldthorpe – One Child Killed and Many Injured.

November 1917
Leeds Mercury - Tuesday 06 November 1917 Alarming Mishap at Goldthorpe. One Child Killed and Many Injured. The story of a strange mishap to a...

Corporal’s Terrible Death.

November 1917
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 24 November 1917 Corporal’s Terrible Death. Mr. Frank Allen held an inquest at Goldthorpe, yesterday, on Harry Kilner (24). pit...

Sixty Miners in Court for Gambling

November 1917
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 14 November 1917 Over 60 persons, nearly all of them miners, were charged at the Doncaster West Riding Court yesterday...

Soldier – McDowell F.– Severely Wounded

November 1917
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 3, 1917 Sapper S McDowell Royal Engineers Goldthorpe - Severely Wounded