Thomas Staniforth & Co. was a Sickle and Scythe smithing business that stood on the corner of Main Street in the village of Hackenthorpe which, at that time, was a village in the county of Derbyshire. The business was … Read More

This morning Harry Walters, a miner, will’ in the precincts of Wakefield gaol, pay penalty of the law for the murder of Sarah J McConnell at Sheffield on the 23rd December.  Mr. Arthur Neal, who has been acting as solicitor … Read More

SPECIAL EDITION. ” Telegraph ” Office, 3 p.m. (by Telegraph) THE LIVERPOOL SACK MURDER ACCUSED AT THE POLICE COURT. George Ball, alias Sumner and Samuel Angeles Eltoft, were before the Stipendiary at Liverpool to-day on a charge of the wilful … Read More

An alarming colliery accident took place on Thursday afternoon at the Silkstone Main colliery. Mosbro’ Moor, the property of Messrs. Swallow. About three o’clock an immense amount of smoke was discovered issuing out of the drawing or upcast shaft; this … Read More

Final Effort of Mr. Smith. – Mr. John Smith, the attorney for Palmer, applied to Sir George Grey for a postponement of the execution, grounding his application   First: Upon the character of Charles Newton, who was the principal witness … Read More

Candy Wilson wrote these are my grandparents Evelyn and Lawrence Batty, they were married in 1940 at Mosborough Chapel. When Lol (as he was most commonly known) went to serve in the Royal Marines, he sent a letter home to … Read More