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Is Mexborough Junior School Head

April 1952
South Yorkshire Times — April 12, 1952 Is Mexborough Junior School Head Coun. Walter Brookes of Snape Hill Road, Darfield, was on Friday at Wakefield, appointed...

War Hero Gets Pension at Dearne Valley

April 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Thursday 5 April 1952 Sitting Back War Hero Gets Pension at Dearne Valley Enjoying his third week of retirement is Mr. Harry Fisher...

Editorial – Then There Were Two

11 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 11 September 1943 Then There Were Two Three years and three months have sufficed to close Italy’s interest in the war....

Editorial – The Real Enemy

25 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 25 September 1943 The Real Enemy Mr. Churchill’s massive and inspiring review of the progress of the war admirably fitted the...

Editorial – The Battle of Italy

18 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 September 1943 The Battle of Italy Italy’s surrender, a very considerable achievement for the United Nations, is not fundamentally minimised...

Veteran Colliers Show the Way

September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 September 1943 Veteran Colliers Show the Way Thirteen “old hands” at Dearne Valley Colliery, Little Houghton, with an average age...

Wedding – Wyatt & Gale

August 1934
South Yorkshire Times  – Friday 17 August 1934 Goldthorpe – Gale-Wyatt Cricketers and footballers from a wide area were present at Darfield Parish Church on Saturday,...

Wedding – Buckley & Newman

August 1934
South Yorkshire Times  – Friday 17 August 1934 Salvationists Wedded Mr. Sylvia Buckley, of Darfield, and Mr. Herbert Newman, of Wombwell, both prominent members of the...

Wedding – Moorhouse & Freeman

August 1934
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 17 August 1934 A couple well known in dancing circles were married at Darfield Parish Church on Saturday—Miss Lottie Moorhouse,...

Marconigrams – Saturday 20 December 1924

December 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 20 December 1924 Marconigrams A white sparrow has been seen near Wombwell Main. The new Rural Dean of Pontefract, the Rev....

Mexborough & District Cricket League – Averages

4 October 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times,  Saturday, 4 October 1924 Mexborough & District Cricket Leagues Batting Averages Qualification: 12 innings. Asterisk denotes not out. Player Club Inns. Not Out Highest Total Average S. Bennett Hickleton 19 5 109* 635 45.42 A. Woolley Elsecar 14 4 59 442 44.20 C. Kilner Mexboro' 19 4 101* 565 37.73 W. Chapman Elsecar 19 3 114 549 34.31 H....

Mexborough & District Cricket League – Final Table — Season 1924

4 October 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday, 4 October 1924 Mexborough and District Cricket League Final Table — Season 1924 Club P W L D Pts Mexborough 22 12 2 8 32 Elsecar 22 11 4 7 29 Rawmarsh 22 10 3 9 29 Barnsley 22 10 6 6 26 Swinton 22 8 5 9 25 Kilnhurst 22 7 5 10 24 Hickleton 22 6 6 10 22 Darfield 22 4 7 11 19 Mitchell Main 22 5 8 9 19 Yorkshire Main 22 5 11 6 16 Wombwell Main 22 5 13 4 14 Kimberworth 22 2 15 5 9

Marconigrams – Saturday 14 August 1943

August 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 14 August 1943 Marconigrams Double Summer Time comes to an end this week-end. Clocks should be put back one hour on...

Marconigrams – Saturday 20 December 1913

December 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 20 December 1913 Marconigrams Next week’s issue of the “Times” will be published on Wednesday morning. Picture palaces are to be...

Review of the Year – July to December

December 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 27 December 1913 July Madman at large at Thurnscoe caused considerable commotion amongst the inhabitants, and was eventually removed to...

Review of the Year – January to June

December 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 27 December 1913 A Bright and Happy New Year. January £200 raised by an important “Mythological” Church Bazaar, at Swinton, January...

Review of the Year – Preview

December 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 27 December 1913 Review of the Year Before another issue of the “Times” reaches our readers the old year will...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 23 July 1904

July 1903
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday, 23 July 1904 Marconigrams A Barnsley Co-operative director is missing, and a manageress. Lovely photographs of actresses, 3d. each. "Times" Office,...

Coal Conciliation Board

July 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday, 16 July 1904 Coal Conciliation Board A meeting of the Coal Conciliation Board was held on Wednesday, to consider an...

The Coal War – Peace At Last

November 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday, 3 November 1893 The Coal War Peace At Last The Rosebery Conference Affects A Settlement. Enthusiastic Reception Of The News. Scenes In The...

The Coal War – Where to Send Money

Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday, 27 October 1893 Where To Send Money Conisborough.—This Committee has been relieving about 550 daily with soup and bread, but...

The Coal War – Wearisome Struggle – No Signs of Giving Way

October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times, 27 October 1893 The Coal War. A Wearisome Struggle. No Signs of Giving Way. The Coal Owners Compact. Distress Still on the Increase. The disastrous dispute...

Police Court Briefs – Friday, 15 June 1934

June 1934
South Yorkshire Times — Friday, 15 June 1934 Police Court Briefs The following fines were imposed at Doncaster on Tuesday: Dog without licence, George Edward Sheldrake,...

“The Member” At Thurnscoe

November 1933
South Yorkshire Times, November 10th 1933 “The Member” At Thurnscoe The “platform” at the opening of the Centre for Unemployed in the Kingsway Hall, Thurnscoe on...

Burial of a Labour Leader

November 1933
South Yorkshire Times, November 17th 1933 Burial Of A Labour Leader Scenes at the burial of Mr. G. H. Hirst, M.P. at Darfield yesterday.  Mr. George...