RichardB Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 'ere, my Dad was born there ... anyway ... The Special Commissioner of THE CHRISTIAN BUDGET tells the story of the mining community in Denaby Main, in Yorkshire (1899). Someone ought to bring this to the attention of whatever the local paper in Denaby Main is called. Denaby_Main_1899_Social_History.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Is there a newspaper specifically for Denaby Main ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 That I don't know, whatever the local rag is, they might be interested in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 There is no need to describe the scenes in the villages on Saturday and Sunday, the drinking and tossing everywhere, the foul language from children and adults of both sexes, the attacks on policemen when they tried to arrest a specially indecent or dangerous wretch crikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 Send it to The Star, might give someone a laugh, they might publish it for all to see :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest echo Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 The local paper in Denaby Main is The South Yorkshire Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 Well I've sent it off to the South Yorkshire Times, a link to here anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SYT Newsdesk Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Well I've sent it off to the South Yorkshire Times, a link to here anyway. Thanks a lot for this link - really interesting stuff, and we should be able to make it into a good feature. It gives some food for thought to those who believe things have never been worse! South Yorkshire Times news team www.dearnetoday.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Hi, Welcome to the site ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 Original source : http://www.conisbroughcastle.org.uk/Educat...cialhistory.htm :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjj Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Wasn't Denaby Main the Colliery they used to film "The Price Of Coal" ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest echo Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Wasn't Denaby Main the Colliery they used to film "The Price Of Coal" ???? I thought it was Thorpe Hesley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjj Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Maybe I was thinking about the movie "Brassed Off" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The General Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 In my professional capacity I went yesterday, It ain't changed much! The General Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Long overdue for an airing. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Send it to The Star, might give someone a laugh, they might publish it for all to see Indeed ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1943 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I taught there in the early seventies. I'd never seen anything quite like it, and I was used to Sheffield. An awful lot of self-induced poverty even then. Some of the kids wore the same clothes all week, and didn't seem to have had a wash either. There was one particular family with I think seven kids, and they were completely wild, girls in thin cotton dresses in the middle of winter, and boys with just a shirt and trousers, none with a coat or a decent pair of shoes, permanent lice, and scabies when I was there. I though I'd got in a time warp. The house which was pointed out to me was absolutely filthy, and the father apparently was one of those who only worked 2or 3 shifts a week. A lot changed when the pit shut, and it's all been rebuit, but I heard tales while I was there that were enough to make your hair stand on end, Happy Days!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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