Huddersfield Chronicle – 3rd September 1853
Morning Post – 15th November 1826
NEWSPAPER STORIES FROM VICTORIAN RASTRICK
Below are a random selection of local 19th century newspaper reports. The stories are mainly about accidents in Rastrick. Some are quite humorous whilst others recount horrific details of tragic occurrences. Often, they resulted in the deaths of some people. Many of the unfortunate occurrences took place in the local quarries or textile mills. There wasn’t any health & safety in those days. We often regard some of the current regulations as ridiculous but workers in Victorian times had very little protection from the law. If a person was incapacitated for the remainder of their lives, their families often fell upon hard times. There wasn’t any welfare state to offer a person any financial assistance. They were difficult times for the working class.
Huddersfield Chronicle – 3rd February 1877
Huddersfield Chronicle – 28th September 1867
Huddersfield Chronicle – 7th April 1877
Huddersfield Chronicle – 15th January 1870
Huddersfield Chronicle – 1 January 1898
Huddersfield Chronicle – 11 July 1868
Huddersfield Chronicle – 27 August 1871
Huddersfield Chronicle – 30 September 1871
Huddersfield Chronicle – 11th July 1868
Huddersfield Chronicle – 25th October 1854
Huddersfield Chronicle – 7th December 1867
Huddersfield Chronicle – 30th November 1867
Huddersfield Chronicle – 21st January 1865
Huddersfield Chronicle – 7th January 1854
Huddersfield Chronicle – 27th August 1870
Huddersfield Chronicle – 12th February 1870
Huddersfield Chronicle – 24th February 1872
Huddersfield Chronicle – 11th May 1872
Huddersfield Chronicle – 26th July 1873
Huddersfield Chronicle – 12th September 1874
Huddersfield Chronicle – 27th August 1879
Huddersfield Chronicle – 26th February 1881
Huddersfield Chronicle – 25th February 1884
Huddersfield Chronicle – 4th August 1894