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“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...

Editorial – Mr. Churchill’s Return

12 June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 12 June 1943 Mr. Churchill's Return Mr. Churchill seems to derive additional vitality from travels which would be trying to a...

Editorial – Keeping Axis Guessing

5 June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 5 June 1943 Keeping Axis Guessing It is not surprising that hard news about the expected Allied invasion of the Continent...

Marconigrams — Saturday, 26 June 1943

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 26 June 1943 Marconigrams Swinton Red Cross gala on Whit-Tuesday realised over £235. In the opinion of a headmaster the modern boy...

Looking Back on 1952 – Beginning of a New Reign

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Looking Back on 1952 Beginning of a New Reign South Yorkshire Scrapbook 1952 and 1953 will be linked...

Marconigrams – Saturday 14 June 1924

June 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 June 1924 Marconigrams The late Councillor John Robinson, of Wombwell, left estate of the value of £30,382. The Order of...

Marconigrams – Saturday 07 June 1924

June 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1924 Marconigrams The Wath Medical Officer holds that school parties for Wembley should be vaccinated. The expensive tip we...

Judging the Fancy Dress

June 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 21 June 1924

The Coal War

October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 6 October 1893 The Coal War Present Prospects of a Settlement.—Manvers Main Men Firm.—Denaby Anxious to Start Working Again.—Soldiers Still...

Marconigrams – Saturday 15 March 1952

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 March 1952 Marconigrams ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A rate of 24s. in the £—and an increase of 3s.—has been declared at Darfield. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Armour plate castings...

Marconigrams – Saturday 08 May 1943

May 1943
outh Yorkshire Times – Saturday 08 May 1943 Marconigrams ──────────────────────────────────────── A Thurnscoe woman was sent to prison for a month at Doncaster on Tuesday for assaulting Mrs....

Editorial – The Merry Month

29 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 29 May 1943 The Merry Month The merry month becomes more and more of a mockery for the Axis as the...

Editorial – Taken at the Flood

22 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 22 May 1943 Taken at the Flood Mr. Churchill's Congress speech on Wednesday, while subject to the obvious limitations of the...

Editorial – Now For It

15 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 May 1943 Now For It Whatever hopes the Germans had of making a Sebastopol of Bizerta or a Bataan of...

Marconigrams – Saturday 15 May 1943

May 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 May 1943 Marconigrams Latest investments have brought the final figure for Swinton Wings for Victory Week to £67,195. ──────────────────────────────────────── The President of...

Editorial – Shadows Of Strife

8 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 May 1943 Shadows Of Strife To those of us who have often looked askance at the sheer blatancy of German...

Editorial – Frightfulness

1 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 May 1943 Frightfulness Primitive morality has long been a special attribute of the Axis powers, war reeks with examples of...

Wedding – Myers & Larvan

May 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 May 1943 Myers–Larvan Miss Joyce Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Myers, of 41, Gower Street, Wombwell, was married...

Events of 1933

December 1933
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 29 December 1933 Events of 1933 January 18—County Council fixed new scale of public assistance which caused widespread protests, several guardians'...

Marconigrams – Saturday 31 May 1924

May 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 31 May 1924 Marconigrams A "Mayor's Parlour" has been provided at Wombwell Town Hall. The "Hospital Sunday" season opens next Sunday...

Marconigrams – Saturday 29 March 1913

March 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1913 Marconigrams The local places of entertainment have done big business during Eastertide. Great developments are being made in...

Marconigrams – Saturday 22 March 1913

March 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 22 March 1913 Marconigrams This year, spring begins on Good Friday. A new picture palace is to be opened at Wath...

Marriages & Deaths – 01 September 1893

September 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 1 September 1893 Marriages. Goode—Bradley.—August 20, at the Register Office, Barnsley, James Albert Goode to Elizabeth Bradley, both of Darfield. Johnson—Parkes.—August...

The Coal War – Ballotting on the Proposed Partial Resumption of Work.

September 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 29 September 1893 The Coal War. Ballotting on the Proposed Partial Resumption of Work. Everything Quiet, Soldiers and Police Leaving the...