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Marconigrams – Saturday 29 October 1960

October 1960
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 29 October 1960 Marconigrams The Queen has decided that November 13th shall be observed as Remembrance Sunday. The Two Minutes Silence...

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...

Barnburgh Heat Complaint

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 March 1952 Barnburgh Heat Complaint Three Faces on Strike A dispute which affected three faces in the Barnsley and Parkgate Seams...

Dispute Cut No. 3 Output

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 8 March 1952 Dispute Cut No. 3 Output The five-day dispute at Kilnhurst Colliery affected output in No. 3 Area of...

Strike Hit No. 3 Output

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 1 March 1952 Strike Hit No. 3 Output A two-day dispute in the Silkstone Seam at Manvers Main Colliery affected Area...

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 (video)

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...

Marconigrams – Saturday 15 May 1943

May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 May 1943 Marconigrams Displays in connection with third birthday celebrations of the Home Guard are being given at many Yorkshire...

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...

Yorkshire Council Cricket – Saturday 29 May 1943

May 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 May 1943 Yorkshire Council Swinton Favourably Placed After dismissing Thorncliffe cheaply at Thorncliffe on Saturday, Swinton had made a satisfactory beginning...

Marconigrams – Saturday 29 May 1943

May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 29 May 1943 Marconigrams “Spare Wheel Thieves,” runs a headline. Why should we?—“Punch.” ──────────────────────────────────────── It is claimed by a Bedfordshire choirmaster that he...

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...

Marconigrams – Saturday 01 May 1943

May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 01 May 1943 Marconigrams ________________________________________________________________________ Wombwell Butchers are to present a cheque for £307 to the Red Cross at a dance they...

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 – Friday 15 December 1933

December 1933
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 15 December 1933 Marconigrams Tuesday was the 67th anniversary of the Oaks Colliery Disaster. A Boots for Bairns appeal was read...

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...

How the Local Midland League Clubs Fared

11 May 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 10 May 1924 An Interesting Season How the Local Midland League Clubs Fared Mexborough's Primacy In the season just ended the four...

Midland League – Final Table

11 May 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 May 1924 Midland League – Final Table Club P W L D F A Pts Mansfield Town 42 31 5 6 98 31 68 Grimsby Town Res. 42 25 11 6 99 46 56 Worksop Town 42 25 13 4 93 54 54 Mexborough 42 22 13 7 78 65 51 Notts County Res. 42 22 13 7 83 51 50 Denaby Utd. 42 18 15 9 52 51 45 Scunthorpe Utd. 42 20 14 8 55 50 48 Hull City Res. 42 19 15 8 70 48 46 Notts Forest Res. 42 18 15 9 52 51 45 Sutton Town 42 20 19 3 66 73 43 Chesterfield...

Marconigrams – Saturday 10 May 1924

May 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 10 May 1924 Marconigrams The glass trade at Conisbrough is reported to be improving. Miners are due to receive this week...

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...

Marconigrams – Saturday 15 March 1913

March 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 March 1913 Marconigrams The question of Urban Powers for Conisboro’ and Denaby is being revived. The next issue of the...