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Wedding – Walker & Limb

January 1959
South Yorkshire Times, 3rd, January. Miss Norma Walker (Great Houghton) and Mr. Peter Limb (Thurnscoe), after their wedding at Darfield Parish Church on Christmas Eve.

Golden Memories – Bet That Made Couple’s Reunion Possible

January 1959
South Yorkshire Times January 10, 1959 Golden Memories Bet That Made Wath Couple's Reunion Possible A racing wager in the November Handicap of 1909 had a direct...

Darfield Young Wives

February 1959
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 21 February 1959 Darfield Young Wives An inaugural meeting for the formation of a Church Young Wives' Union, was...

Fossilised Tooth Find at Houghton Main

February 1959
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 February 1959 Fossilised Tooth Find at Houghton Main An official of the Houghton Main colliery showed us a...

Darfield Mother Fined – Must Send Girl to School

February 1959
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 February 1959 Must Send Girl to School Darfield Mother Fined After pleading “Guilty” at Barnsley West Riding Magistrates Court...

Road Safety Queen

March 1959
South Yorkshire  Times March 7, 1959 Road Safety Queen Carol Renshaw (13), of 1, Church View, Darfield, and her retinue at the Road Safety Quiz...

Road Safety Quiz at Foulstone

March 1959
South Yorkshire  Times March 7, 1959 Young spectators at the Road Safety Quiz between Darfield and Sheffield in Foulstone School, Darfield, on Thursday.

Recovered the body of a Wombwell boy.

April 1959
South Yorkshire Times April 25, 1959 Mr A Hopkinson, of Darfield, who as reported on page 1, Gallantly dived into the freezing, fast flowing waters...

Wedding – White & Peirson

April 1959
South Yorkshire Times April 4, 1959. Miss Eunice White, of Darfield and Mr William P Peirson, of 38, Derry Grove, Thurnscoe at Darfield Parish Church

Wedding – Walton & Simms

April 1959
South Yorkshire Times April 11, 1959 married recently at Darfield Wesley Church Miss faith Walton, of Barnsley Road, Darfield and Mr J Simms of "Hebron," Bolton Road,...