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Marconigrams – Saturday, 12 July 1924

July 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 12 July 1924 Marconigrams An outbreak of smallpox in Wombwell is reported. Wednesday was the twelfth anniversary of the Cadeby Colliery...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 26 July 1924

July 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 26 July 1924 Marconigrams The Beckett Hospital, Barnsley, needs a regular monthly income of £1,200. Over £80 was raised at the...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 19 July 1924

July 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 19 July 1924 Marconigrams Collections at a Wesleyan anniversary in Wombwell last week-end exceeded £80. St. Swithin seems to have kidded...

Midland League Fixtures

26 July 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 26 July 1924 Midland League Fixtures The Local Programmes Wombwell Town 1924 Aug. 30 — Scunthorpe — Home Sept. 3 (Wed.) — Frickley —...

Marconigrams – July 7, 1924

July 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times — July 7, 1924 Marconigrams Last year local taxation fell from £6 11s. 10d. to £5 1s. 3d. per head of the...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 28 March 1914

March 1914
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 28 March 1914 Marconigrams Lord George Sanger’s Circus will shortly pay visits to Mexborough and Goldthorpe. The Mexboro’ Sports will be...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 21 March 1914

March 1914
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 21 March 1914 Marconigrams Spring commences to-day (Saturday). The business of the Winter Assizes at Leeds was opened on Monday. A new...

Marconigrams – March 7, 1914

March 1914
Mexborough & Swinton Times — March 7, 1914 Marconigrams The Mexboro’ Cricket Club is still in debt to the extent of about £350. Mr. John Senior, of...

Marconigrams – September 24, 1904

September 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times — September 24, 1904 Marconigrams The latest picture post-card is a photograph of the elegant and commodious band stand and “Folly Hall,”...

Mexboro’ and District League – Final Table

24 September 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times, September 24, 1904 Mexboro' and District League – Final Table Club P W L D Pts Hickleton Main 22 13 2 7 33 Hoyland Silkstone 22 13 3 6 32 Denaby and Cadeby 22 12 4 7 31 Mexboro' 22 10 7 5 25 Mitchell Main 22 8 7 7 23 Wath Athletic 22 9 8 5 23 Wombwell Main 22 9 9 4 22 Rawmarsh 22 7 8 7 21 Swinton 22 6 9 7 19 Monk Bretton 22 6 10 6 18 White Lane 22 5 12 5 15 Conisboro' 22 1 21 0 2

The Hull Coal Trade – Reduced August Tonnage

September 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times — September 10, 1904 The Hull Coal Trade Reduced August Tonnage The usual monthly return shows a slight decrease. The August tonnage this...

Marconigrams – September 3, 1904

September 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times — September 3, 1904 Marconigrams The County Council Education Committee have agreed to rent for three years Mr. Lee’s building in Main...

Deaths – September 3, 1904

September 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times — September 3, 1904 Deaths McUser.—Aug. 18th, at Brampton Bierlow, John Thomas, the beloved husband of Laura Mouser, aged 27 years. Hayes.—Aug. 24th,...

Marriages – January 5, 1894

January 1894
Mexborough & Swinton Times — January 5, 1894 Marriages Bird—Hallam.—December 28, at the Register Office, Barnsley, Walter Burgin, of Jump, to Hannah Hallam, of Elsecar. Staniland—Palmer.—December 28,...

Thirty-Seven Council Fixtures Will Lead in the New Season To-Morrow

26 April 1952
South Yorkshire Times — April 27, 1952 Thirty-Seven Council Fixtures Will Lead in the New Season To-Morrow Thirty-seven Yorkshire Council fixtures lead in the new cricket...

Wombwell 4 Scarborough 3

26 April 1952
South Yorkshire Times — April 26, 1952

All-Round Increase

April 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Thursday 5 April 1952 All-Round Increase Two collieries in the Hoyland area - Elsecar and Wentworth - increased their output substantially last...

Nipsy Boom Time Ahead – Matches Start This Week-End

April 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Thursday 5 April 1952 Matches Start This Week-End Nipsy Boom Time Ahead There is every sign of a boom in nipsy. At a...

Editorial – Then There Were Two

11 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 11 September 1943 Then There Were Two Three years and three months have sufficed to close Italy’s interest in the war....

Editorial – The Real Enemy

25 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 25 September 1943 The Real Enemy Mr. Churchill’s massive and inspiring review of the progress of the war admirably fitted the...

Marconigrams – Saturday 18 September 1943

September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 September 1943 Marconigrams Gift Day at Wombwell Parish Church had, up to yesterday, realised £151 18s. 10d. The L.N.E.R. announce that...

Editorial – The Battle of Italy

18 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 September 1943 The Battle of Italy Italy’s surrender, a very considerable achievement for the United Nations, is not fundamentally minimised...

Veteran Colliers Show the Way

September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 September 1943 Veteran Colliers Show the Way Thirteen “old hands” at Dearne Valley Colliery, Little Houghton, with an average age...

Soldier – Dyson, Samuel – Lonely Outpost

September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 4 September 1943 Lonely Outpost “Far from the madding crowd” in the military sense, is Pte. Samuel Dyson (26), a former...

Marconigrams – Friday 24 August 1934

August 1934
South Yorkshire Times  – Friday 24 August 1934 Marconigrams Lady Halifax’s brother, the Earl of Onslow, who has been chairman in the House of Lords since...