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Tailpiece – April 18th, 1953 – Lady Godiva
South Yorkshire Times, April 18, 1953
Tailpiece – Lady Godiva
“I hope you are coming to our Coronation pageant at any rate," said the vicar to...
Darfield Derby and Joan
Members of Darfield Derby and John Club scene at their annual party in Snape Hill Junior School on Saturday.
Lundhill Disaster – Article 2 – Horseman took the news to West Melton
South Yorkshire Times January 19, 1957
Lundhill Disaster Centenary
More Stories From The Files Of The South Yorkshire Times
(Second Article)
Horseman took the news to West Melton
Another...
Lundhill Disaster – Article 3 – Charles Dickens Visits
South Yorkshire Times January 19, 1957
Lundhill Disaster Centenary
Third Article
Crowd in Jocular Mood – Some Sang Hymns
Charles Dickens Visited the Stricken Pit
Mining...
Lundhill Disaster – Chapter 1 – Half a Colliery Village Orphaned
South Yorkshire Times January 12, 1957
Lundhill Explosion Centenary
Grim Chapter in Wombwell’s Early Mining History
Catastrophy that Orphaned half a Colliery Village
On February 19, 1857, a...
St Andrews Prizegiving
South Yorkshire Times January 26, 1957
Parents and Children watching the prizegiving at St Andrew's Mission Church, Low Valley
Wedding – Oxley – Wilson
A Darfield Bride
A horseshoe for Miss Elsie Oxley, of 23 school Street, Darfield, after her marriage at Darfield Parish Church on Saturday to Mr...
Barn Fire at Billingley
South Yorkshire Times February 23, 1957
Firemen were still damping down the hay on Monday morning after the fire which started in this barn on...
Darfield Sailor – Might Have Been a Footballer
South Yorkshire Times, March 16, 1957
Darfield Sailor
Might Have Been a Footballer
But for the fact that Darfield born Peter Drury, son of Mr and Mrs...