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Sunday School “Simeon”

November 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 29, 1929 Sunday School "Simeon" Among the "Simeons" of the Sunday School in the Wombwell district (the town is noted for...

Nations’ Week-End of Homage

November 1939
Leeds Mercury - Monday 13 November 1939 Nations’ Week-End of Homage With a new war little over two months old, Armistice Day this year was...

Inquest at Rotherham

November 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 11, 1939 Inquest at Rotherham At an inquest at Rotherham on Monday, the Sheffield district Coroner (Mr. J. Kenyon Parker recorded...

Skating at Victoria Skating Rink

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 November 1939

Wrestling at Victoria Skating Rink

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 November 1939

A Link With Home – “Times” Editorial

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 November 1939 A Link With Home By a coincidence the following letter from Signalman A. Ratchus, who is serving...

Sailor – Pascoe, Arthur – Likes Navy

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 11 November 1939 Darfielder Likes Navy A grand story of adventure at sea it would be if Able Seaman Arthur...

Soldier – Cartwright J. – Ready for the Huns

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 November 1939 Ready for the Huns Gunner J. Cartwright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright, of Station Road, has...

Soldier – Dawes, Robert Charles- “Fares Please” In France

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday, November 18, 1939 "Fares Please" In France A familiar and popular figure has been lost to the Upton-Sheffield bus route...

Soldier – Dodds, Arthur – An Army Goalkeeper

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 November 1939 An Army Goalkeeper The football tradition, which has made South Yorkshire famous has been carried into the...