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Baker and Bessemer Man In Australia
Jul 20 Royal Rockingham – History of Yorkshire’s Only Porcelain Pottery
1880   Nov The Shocking Accident Manver‘s Main Colliery.
1884   Mar Sad Death of a Keel Captain at Denaby.
1889   Feb Death by Suffocation At The Swinton Chemical Works.
1889   Dec Trade in the Mexborough Area in 1889
1891   Jan Local Trade in 1890
1892   Dec Commercial Trade in 1892
1904   Oct Accident to a Swinton Shunter.
1907   Jul New South Yorkshire Railways – Features of The Dearne Valley Line.
1908   Dec Local Railway Improvements – Railway Crossing To Be Removed -New Road & Bridge.
1910   Apr Glass Trade Crisis – How It Affects The Don Valley
1917   Oct Potters Printer – How an Apprentice was bound 100 years ago
1919   Jan South Yorkshire Industrial Review – Showing Enterprise and Confidence.
1919   Jun The Unlucky Thirteenth.
1919   Oct The Mexboro’ and Swinton Railway Strike Committee.
1920   Sep Triple Alliance – No Appetite for General Strike – Local Situation
1920   Dec  The Glass Trade
1922   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valley.
1927   Nov New Rail Bridge – First Portion Laid at Swinton.
1927   Dec Dearne Valley Trade Review 1927
1928   Feb Boat Building Looking Up
1929   Feb Obituary – Mr W.R.Dale – Swinton Glass Bottle Manufacturer
1929   Feb The Old Potter – Swinton Veterans Reminiscences
1929   Dec Rockingham Pottery
1929   Dec Rockingham Pottery As It Was.
1929   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valleys.
1930   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valleys – Prospects None Too Bright.
1931   Jan Trade In 1931- The Local Outlook – No Great Expectations
1931   Nov Has The Tide Turned? – Trade Review – Coal, Iron & Steel, Brass, Glass, Soaps & Oils
1931   Dec Don and Dearne Valleys – Upward Tendency of Trade
1931   Dec New Imports Order – 50 Per Cent. Duty on Many Articles.
1932   Jan Casualty List of 1931
1932   Apr Swift Bridge Building
1932   Aug Dearne Valley Scythestones
1932   Aug Ward & Sons – A Visit to Ward & Sons at Swinton
1932   Aug Ward & Sons – Bass in Bottles Stacked for Maturing
1932   Aug Ward & Sons – Beer Bottling by Modern Plant
1932   Aug Ward & Sons – Delivery by Fleet of Motor Vehicles
1932   Aug Ward & Sons – Filling Section in the Mineral Water Factory
1932   Aug Ward & Sons – In the Mineral Water Mixing Department
1932   Sep Coal Tar – Infant Industry with Great Future
1933   Apr 40 Years’ Service – Loco. Official’s Retirement
1934   Jan Rural Crafts – Hedge-Laying & Trimming – A Decaying Art
1937   Jun Swinton Fire
1937   Aug Rockingham China Plaque – Valuable Specimen
1937   Aug Swinton Sports – Queen’s Foundry Hold Their First Programme
1938   Mar Link With Old Swinton Industry – Potter’s Cottage Goes – Rockingham Era -King’s Dessert Service
1938   Apr Works Manager and Air Raid Precautions
1938   Jun Tiny Teapot Sent From Swinton to Empire Exhibition
1938   Jul Queen’s Foundry Sports – Pole Knockout
1938   Jul Queen’s Foundry Sports – Victor Ludorum
1938   Jul Work for Barges
1938   Jul Bound For Scarborough with Ward & Sons
1944   Jul Backing up Second Front – Record Output at Kilnhurst Works
1947   Apr To Play in France
1947   Sep New Gas Holder at Rowns Lane
1947   Nov 40 Years On Footplate – Swinton Councillor Retires From Railway Service
1947   Nov New Stationmaster
1947   Nov Silver Medal Presentation
1948   Aug G.E.C. Glamour
1949   Jan Swinton GEC “Magnet” Sports Club Dance.
1949   Jun G.E.C. Sports – Out For Prizes
1949   Jul Queen’s Foundry Sports
1949   Jul Queen’s Foundry Tug-of-War Team
1950   Jan Inland Dredgers – Local Crew Clearing Don at Conisbrough
1951   Jan Swinton General Electric Company’s Children’s Party
1951   Apr General Electric Company Swinton Works
1951   Jun Hattersley Brothers Award Old Stalwarts
1951   Jul G.E.C. Sports
1951   Jul Ancient – And Modern – Rockingham Pottery Site Has New Owner
1951   Oct G.E.C. Swimming Gala
1952   Jan G. E. C. Works Children’s Party
1957   Aug Canal Clearance Operations
1957   Aug Swinton Gas Works Foreman Retires
1957   Nov Self Build Group Members (picture)
1958   Feb Dangers of Canal Side Paths – Swinton Boatyard Owner States His Views
1958   Jun Swinton G.E.C. Sports
1959   Jan District Industrial Leaders Look Ahead Confidently
1959   Nov Groundnuts at Waddingtons
1960   Mar Queen’s Foundry Sports Club Annual Dinner
1960   Mar Swinton Queen’s Foundry Sports Club
1960   Apr Mexborough and Swinton N.U.R. Annual Tea
1967   Feb GEC Swinton – Vitreos Enamel Department Annual Dinner
1968   Jun Queen’s Foundry Social
1968   Sep 50 years in the Railway Service.
1968   Dec G.C.E. Swinton Retirement
1969   Jan Swinton L.N.E.R.Fancy Dress
1969   Apr G.E.C, Swinton Retirement – Presented with a Pipe
1969   May Swinton Queen’s Foundry Staff Dinner
1970   Jan Commerce the Key for South Yorkshire
1970   Jan G.E.C. Annual Dinner for Staff
1970   Jan G.E.C. Annual Dinner for Staff
1970   May First Phase Jobs At G.E.C. For Women
1970   May G.E.C. Strike – Strike Meeting
1970   May G.E.C. Strikers To Return On Monday
1970   Jun Gold Watches for 19 Employees