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The National Coal Strike – Situation at the Local Collieries
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 March 1912
Situation at the Local Collieries
Wombwell
The strike commenced in the Wombwell district on Wednesday with the closing...
Marconigrams – March 9th, 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 March 1912
Marconigrams
At Wath Council on Tuesday, plans were passed for the erection of sixteen houses.
Local railway facilities...
The Royal Visit – Eagerly Awaited in South Yorkshire.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 July 1912
The Royal Visit
Eagerly Awaited in South Yorkshire.
Outline of The Programme.
Conisboro' Castle's Distinction.
Bearing Royal Standard...
The Royal Visit – July 9th – At Goldthorpe and Bolton
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 July 1912
At Goldthorpe and Bolton
After leaving Hickleton Hall, the Royal procession passed through Goldthorpe and Bolton.
The villages...
The Royal Visit – July 9th – Mexborough Loyalty
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 July 1912
Mexborough Loyalty
The good people of Mexborough displayed their loyalty in no uncertain fashion. Flags and streamers...
The Royal Visit – July 9th – At Wath upon Dearne
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 July 1912
At Wath upon Dearne
After leaving Bolton, the Royal party took the Barnsley Road in full view...
The Royal Visit – July 8th – Striking Incident at Conisborough – King in...
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 09 July 1912
Royal Scene.
Striking Incident at Conisborough.
King in the Tower
Historic Moment at Royal Fortress.
The Royal...
Census Returns for 1911 – Some Startling Local Figures
Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday August 3, 1912.
Census Returns for 1911
Some Startling Local Figures
Prolific Increases
The census returns for 1911 are now issued, and,...
Lakeland Scenes in the Dearne Valley – Countryside Flooded
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 31 August 1912
Remarkable Rains
Countryside Flooded
Lakeland scenes in the Dearne Valley
Mexborough Rainfall
we are nearing the end of the...
Darfield 17 Denaby 83 – Denaby’s Decisive Victory
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 September 1912
Darfield 17 Denaby 83
Denaby’s Decisive Victory
Darfield were dismissed for their lowest score of the season on...