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Wedding – Copley & Hodgson

South Yorkshire Times, October 13th, 1933 Wedding: Copley & Hodgson Miss Marion Copley, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Copley, 135, Summer Lane, Wombwell, was...

Wedding – Palfreyman & Skidmore

South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1933 Wedding: Palfreyman & Skidmore Mr. Granville Palfreyman, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Palfreyman, Intake Lane, Gawber, was married at...

Clever Old Lady Musical Talent In A Cottage Dedications To Royalty –...

South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1933 Clever Old Lady Musical Talent In A Cottage Dedications To Royalty In a quiet lane between the Bull's Head at Brampton and...

Obituary Journeys End Old “Newsboy” Completes His Round Mr. John Mattocks...

South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1933 Obituary Journeys End Old “Newsboy” Completes His Round Mr. John Mattocks "Old John" Mattocks, of Wombwell, died on Friday. In the ordinary course...

The Yucca plant.

South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd 1933   This is a Yucca. It can be seen growing in the front garden of Mr. Henry Perry, 66, Bath...

Widespread Grief & Sympathy – Heavy & Unexpected Blow

February 1952
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 09 February 1952 Widespread Evidence of Personal Grief and Sympathy A Heavy and Unexpected Blow South Yorkshire heard the news of the...

Editorial – “Happy Returns” – Hitler’s Birthday

24 April 1943
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 April 1943 “Happy Returns” Hitler’s birthday, always a portentous rather than a cheerful anniversary, was a more hollow affair...

Editorial – “Happy Returns” – Hitler’s Birthday

24 April 1943
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 April 1943 “Happy Returns” Hitler’s birthday, always a portentous rather than a cheerful anniversary, was a more hollow affair...

Marconigrams – Saturday 24 April 1943

April 1943
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 April 1943 Marconigrams Rotherham Quarter Sessions will be held on Friday, April 30th. Holidays at home will be arranged in...

Editorial – The Budget

17 April 1943
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 17 April 1943 The Budget The Budget, over whose secrets we were wont to tremble, caused barely a ripple on...

Marconigrams – Saturday 17 April 1943

April 1943
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 17 April 1943 Marconigrams It was stated at the annual meeting of Fullerton Hospital, Denaby Main, on Monday, that a...

Marconigrams – Saturday 10 April 1943

April 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 10 April 1943 Marconigrams Mexborough Holidays at Home Week is to be held from July 31st to August 7th and proceeds...

Editorial – Coming Events

10 April 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 10 April 1943 Coming Events An unmistakable tendency for the fighting in North Africa to impinge more and more on the...

Marconigrams – Saturday 03 April 1943

April 1943
South YorkshireTimes - Saturday 03 April 1943 Marconigrams A Bring and Buy Sale, organised by Mrs. S. E. Baker, of Milton House, Swinton, to help the...

Editorial – View Halloo

3 April 1943
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 April 1943 View Halloo Though it is not by any means over yet, the Battle of Tunisia has been...

Car and Bus Collision at Manvers Bridge – Bus Driver Fined

April 1934
South Yorkshire Times - Friday 27 April 1934 Car and Bus Collision at Manvers Bridge Bus Driver Fined A collision near Manvers Main bridge on March 11th...

Council Cricket Prospects – Mitchell Main – Out for Honours

20 April 1934
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 20 April 1934 Council Cricket ProspectsAmbitious Team Building A Powerful Trio So far as it is possible to judge before the opening...

Wedding – Mitchell & Fisher

April 1934
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 06 April 1934 Fisher–Mitchell Also on Monday, Miss Edna Mitchell, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Mitchell, 75, Bartholomew Street,...

Wedding – Popplewell & Fiddler

April 1934
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 06 April 1934 Fiddler–Popplewell On Saturday, at Wombwell Parish Church, Miss Annie Popplewell, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Popplewell,...

Wedding – Dyer & Snowden

April 1934
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 06 April 1934 Snowden–Dyer At Wombwell Parish Church on Saturday, Miss Lily Dyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dyer,...

Wedding – Hilton & Milner

April 1934
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 06 April 1934 WombwellMilner–Hilton Miss Ethel Hilton, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hilton, St. Leonard’s Place, Wombwell, was married...

Midland League Table

25 February 1924
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 25 February 1924 Midland League Club P W L D F A Pts Mansfield Town 29 20 4 5 67 35 45 Notts County Res. 29 16 7 6 59 38 38 Worksop Town 26 17 6 3 67 29 37 Grimsby Town Res. 30 17 10 3 68 36 37 Denaby United 24 15 4 5 58 28 35 Scunthorpe United 26 15 6 5 56 39 35 Mexborough 27 15 7 5 55 40 35 Notts Forest Res. 29 11 11 7 34 34 29 Sutton Town 26 11 10 5 44 41 27 Chesterfield Res. 28 12 13 3 40 43 27 Boston Town 27 9 9 9 38 40 27 Gainsborough Trinity 29 10 12 7 40 39 27 Hull City...

Marconigrams – Saturday 23 February 1924

February 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 February 1924 Marconigrams The Mexborough Urban Council have let a contract for 32 houses at £497 each. The ancient hotel,...

Marconigrams – Saturday 16 February 1924

February 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 February 1924 Marconigrams Mr. G. H. Hirst, M.P., of Darfield, who has been ill, is recuperating at Bridlington. No house...

Marconigrams – Saturday 02 February 1924

February 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 February 1924 Marconigrams There are now 86 pupils in the new Wath Secondary School. The late Rev. Arthur Nicholson Vowler,...