January

Contents:
Far East Veterans at 26 and 22
– Swinton and Conisbrough ” Gunners ”…
Knight Commander Steele
NOW “P.W. 35 “
Wedding – Best & Kemp
– Back from Malaya
Appearance of Double Deckers
Double – Decker Buses – New Service
G.E.C. Children’s Party
Cinema – Roxy – Desperadoes (video)
Four, She Takes the Offertory
Swinton Congregational Church Old Footballers
Mexborough & Swinton L.V.A.
– Annual Dinner Dance
New Licensees at Harlington
Last of Pinch Row
– Swinton Home for 77 Years
Swinton Fitzwilliam Infants School,
The Old Year in Memory
– South Yorkshire Diary Dates of 1950
West Melton Remand

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February

Contents:
Swinton Man Dies in Surrey
– Former Wombwell Schoolmaster
“Killing” £30,000 Rumours
– Loco Driver Has £270 Pools Win
Wedding – Foss & Atkin
– Swinton Bride in Lace and Net
“Has a Sense of Dancing “
First Time in Swinton – August 3, 1907
Marconigrams – February 24, 1951

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March

Contents:
Witness Denies Threat to Driver
Obituary – Mr. W. G. Hudson
Breakdowns Cut Output
Giant Easter Egg
September 1951
Back From Persia

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April

Contents:
Cricket Prospects
General Electric Company Swinton Works
New Slide Erected in Playground
Towns’ Census Watch – Population Trends

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May

Contents:
It’s Wastepaper Now …
Not a Request Stop
Co-operative Guild 21st Birthday
Weekly Coal Output
Who’s Who in Council Contests
Fourteen Candidates in Council Contests
Labour. Triumphs – Six Seats
Cinema – Riders of the Whistling Pines
Piccadilly Sports
Swinton Bridge School May Queen
Fitzwilliam Infants’ School May Queen
Tailpiece – “Where’s Miss Blank ?”
Tailpiece – One Mistake’s Enough
Swinton Cricket Team 45 Years Ago

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June

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July

Contents:
B.A. Degree in History
Bank Appointment
Four Generations Now
On The Air
Gift for Assistant Scoutmaster
Modest Hero – 14, Saves Child from Canal
G.E.C. Sports at Athletic Ground
Pottery Site Has New Owner
Cinema – Roxy
– The Forest Rangers (video)
Marconigrams
Miss South Yorkshire Times
– 47 In Mexborough Final
– Entrants & Finalists
Raising the Festival Flag
School Playfield – ‘Controversy’
Swinton School Sports Queen
Swinton Bridge Evening Institute
Tailpieces
2 & 3 Years For Swinton Men
Mexborough Challenge Cup Winners

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August

Contents:
Mrs E. M. Turner – A Gracious Lady
Miners Tour France
– Feted Like Millionaire
Tonnage Halved
Scout’s Farewell
Nursing Association Presentation
Holiday in Germany
– Glimpse Behind the Iron Curtain
Marconigrams
Tailpteces:
– The Sawny Old Batchelor
– Mark Twain
– The Great Blondin
– The American General
Swinton 106 for 3  Darfield 105
– Too Strong for Darfield
One Up To Swinton
“All Square”
Hydes For Notts ?

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September

Contents:
Holme Moss Opens New Era
Three Killed In Crash
Back From Persia
Doncaster Divisional Post
Swinton Parish Church Tower
Swinton Flower and Vegetable Show
Marconigrams – 08th September, 1951
Marconigrams – September 01st, 1951
Rook’s Eye View?
Tailpiece – September 01st, 1951

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October

Contents:
Knock Out Cup Winners – Travellers Rest
Swinton Bridge Mishap
Swinton’s Oldest Resident
G.E.C. Swimming Gala
First Woman Councillor
Election: Who’s Who
New Sunday Schoolroom
Swinton Parish Church Harvest Festival
Licensed Victuallers Dance
Marconigrams – October 20th, 1951
One Stage Nearer
Tailpiece – Aunt Matilda’s Ample Calf
Tailpiece – Mrs Wospottle in Hospital
Television “Ghosts”

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November

Contents:
Collapsed In Sheffield – Man’s Death
Ploughing Match
Manvers Pit Fatality
Miner Over-Eager? – Roof Fall
Barnburgh Pit Output Cut By Wath Strike!
Mines Output Tonnage
On Strike One Week – Hit Target Next
Sale of Work at St Michael’s
Rotary Club presentation
“Rowms River”
Marconigrams – November 24th 1951
Glimpses of Past in Ancient Year Book
Tailpiece – King David and King Solomon
Tailpiece – Mark Twain
Remand For Mexboro’ & Goldthorpe Man

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December

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