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Tailpiece – One Mistake’s Enough

May 1951
South Yorkshire Times May 5, 1951 Tailpiece “I’ve got a complaint,” said the irate worker to the cashier, “I’m 10 shillings short in my pay packet,” “Oh!”...

Pits Output in Number 3 Area

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times June 2, 1951 Number Three Output “Normal” Output from the 13 Pits in Number three area of the North-Eastern Divisional Coal Board was...

Pit Rescuers at Dinner – Compliments for “Wath Trained Men”

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times, June 30th, 1951 Pit Rescuers at Dinner Compliments for "Wath Trained Men” That the two recent pit disasters at Easington and Creswell collieries showed...

“Miss Yorkshire” – 50 Chosen for Area Final at Mexborough

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times, June 30th 1951 "Miss Yorkshire" 50 Chosen for Area Final at Mexborough The South Yorkshire Times" Series competition to find a candidate for Miss...

Doctor for Brampton

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times, June 16th, 1951 Doctor for Brampton Brampton has achieved $ long-standing ambition in getting the services of a resident medical practitioner. He is...

Marconigrams

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times June, 1951 Marconigrams June 2 Intruders who broke into Wombwell Main WMC took a dozen, bottles of brandy. There was a 70 per cent turn...

Marconigrams – June 30th, 1951

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times, June 30th 1951 Marconigrams Eight chess clubs in Mexborough, Swinton and Dearne on Monday formed a Mexborough and District League. George Sanders, 6 ft....

Tailpieces

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times June, 1951 Tailpieces June 2 A Young Lad working at an isolated dales farm suddenly decided to leave his situation. Asked why, by a friend,...

Annual Theatre Review – Hopes Unfulfilled

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times June 2, 1951 Annual Theatre Review Hopes Unfulfilled When I began my annual review last June of the productions by South Yorkshire amateur dramatic...

Honours for South Yorkshire

9 June 1951
South Yorkshire Times June 9, 1951 Honours for South Yorkshire South Yorkshire comes back into its own. This week brought the selection of Yorkshire’s 31-year-old left-hand...