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Swinton Urban Council

South Yorkshire times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Coun. Jack Haythorne (Chairman of Swinton urban council) and his wife, marie, gave a buffet party for...

Local Holiday Attractions

May 1894
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 18 May 1894 Local Holiday Attractions Little of the holiday-making of Whitsuntide has been confined to our own neighbourhood. The...

South Yorkshire Collieries & Hull Coal Trade

May 1894
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 May 1894 South Yorkshire Collieries And The Hull Coal Trade Great Increase Of Local Tonnage 100,000 Tons More Sent In...

South & West Yorkshire Coal Trade – Exports from Hull in 1903

January 1904
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer — Friday 08 January 1904 South and West Yorkshire Coal Trade Exports from Hull in 1903 Yorkshire colliery owners and Hull shippers...

Wedding – SLEE & SCOTT

South Yorkshire Times, October 6th, 1933 Swinton Wedding- SLEE & SCOTT Miss Mary Elizabeth Scott, daughter of Mr. Walter Scott, 155, Queen Street, Swinton, was married at...

Conisborough 60 Swinton 31

18 May 1903
Sheffield Daily Telegraph — Monday 18 May 1903 Conisborough v. Swinton. At Conisborough. Score:— Conisborough Runs Swinton Runs H. Shaw c and b Bowers 4 G. F. Shaw c and b Shaw 3 M. Harrison...

Swinton 107  for  6  Conisboro’  105

29 May 1903
South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times — Friday 29 May 1903 Swinton 107  for  6  Conisboro’  105 Beautiful, exciting weather was experienced on Saturday,...

Mexboro’ and District League – Results up to date.

Mexborough & Swinton Times — Friday 29 May 1903 Mexboro’ and District League. Results up to date. Club P W L D Pts Mitchell Main 5 4 0 1 9 Hoyland Silkstone 5 2 0 3 7 Tankersley 5 2 1 2 6 Mexboro’ 4 2 1 1 5 Wath Lane 4 2 1 1 5 Wombwell Main 4 2 0 2 6 Conisboro’ 5 1 2 2 4 Denaby and Cadeby 5 0 1 4 4 Hickleton Main 3 0 0 3 3 Swinton 7 1 5 1 3 Rawmarsh 3 0 2 1 1 Wath 4 0 3 1 1

The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures.

May 1903
Sheffield Daily Telegraph — Thursday 07 May 1903 The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures. The recent reports of the satisfactory condition of the South Yorkshire coal...

Cricket – First Division – Bowling Averages

28 June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 28 June 1895 Bowling Averages Name Club Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average Lister Rawmarsh 89 36 117 32 3.21 Nicholson Mexborough 99.1 43 138 33 4.6 T. Gale Wentworth 103.1 30 167 37 4.19 Jackson Kilnhurst 30.3 5 51 10 5.1 Kilner Mitchell 31 11 47 9 5.2 J. Ards Wath 24 6 48 9 5.3 Lister Mitchell 54 19 102 19 5.7 Beckett Mexborough 98 16 196 34 5.26 W. Oates Elsecar 34 9 62 9 6.8 M. Hirst Elsecar 119 50 205 28 6.9 Robinson Mitchell 91.2 38 118 18 6.10 G. W. Platts Rawmarsh 57 15 130 20 6.10 J. Cox Wentworth 74.2 25 106 16 6.10 W. Bamforth Elsecar 155 51 225 39 6.11 Rev. Sharpe Elsecar 38 8 88 13 6.12 R. Needham Mitchell 77.3 30 134 20 6.14 G. Gale Wentworth 22.3 5 42 6 7.0 J. Needham Mitchell 36 4 92 12 7.8 Taylor Swinton 35.3 10 87 11 7.10 Wood Swinton 75.1 23 152 20 7.12 J. Ellis Wath 64 15 106 13 7.15 Blurton Kilnhurst 107 40 163 21 7.16 Whittlestone Wombwell Main 68 13 112 12 9.4 Atkey Swinton 51.3 22 91 9 10.1 Dickinson Swinton 24 13 31 3 10.1 Payling Rawmarsh 36 10 73 7 10.3 Bell Swinton 43.1 8 124 12 10.4 Jas....

Cricket – First Division – Batting Averages

28 June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 28 June 1895 First Division – Batting Averages Name Club Inns Not Out Total Runs Average J. Morton Kilnhurst 7 1 154 24.6 A. Jepson Rawmarsh 4 1 93 23.1 R. Oates Elsecar 10 5 193 21.4 W. Bamforth Elsecar 11 2 181 20.1 Trueman Wombwell Main 7 1 141 20.1 Woodcock Mitchell Main 7 1 118 19.4 Kemp Swinton 5 0 74 14.8 “Middy” Bennett Mexborough 11 1 189 18.9 P. Needham Mitchell 8 2 90 18.0 J. Needham Mitchell 9 2 125 17.8 Greasley Mitchell 7 0 85 17.0 Hirst Elsecar 11 0 175 15.9 Gillidge Mexborough 5 2 47 15.2 Saxton Kilnhurst 5 1 63 15.2 Lister Rawmarsh 9 1 120 15.0 F....

Mr. Andrew Montagu & Tenants – Celebration of 80th Birthday

June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 June 1895 Mr. Andrew Montagu and His Tenants – Celebration of His 80th Birthday On Wednesday evening, to commemorate...

South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade

June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 June 1895 South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade The Hull coal return shows that during the past...

Local Collieries & Hull Trade – Effects of Dockers’ Dispute

May 1893
Sheffield Independent – Friday 26 May 1893 Local Collieries and the Hull Trade Effects of the Dockers’ Dispute – Coalowners’ and Miners’ Losses Yesterday, after anxiously waiting...

Footpath Improvements

May 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 05 May 1893 Footpath Improvements There are signs of improvement around us. The footpath between Swinton and Mexborough opposite the...

Wedding – Joynes & Hays

December 1970
South Yorkshire times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Miss Susan Joynes (Swinton) and mr. Adrian Hays (Shirebrook), who were married at Swinton Parish Church on...

Ladies of Swinton Fitzwilliam infants school

South Yorkshire times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Ladies of Swinton Fitzwilliam infants school Canteen Staff at their annual dinner-dance, held last Friday at the...

Santa Enjoys A Cuddle,

SANTA ENJOYS A  CUDDLE. From the girls at Swinton L.N.E.R. Club. Andrea Hill. Susan Johnson and Angela Gordon thank Santa for their presents  at...

Charming Dancers

South Yorkshire times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Susan Machon< (18) of 17 Duke street, Swinton one of the charming dancers in “red riding hood”,...

Mining Operations in the Don Valley – Easterly Extension

May 1893
Sheffield Independent – Friday 19 May 1893 Mining Operations in the Don ValleyEasterly Extensions The development of the South Yorkshire coalfield in an easterly direction has...

Threatened Strike Of Glassblowers

July 1883
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Friday 13 July 1883 Threatened Strike Of Glassblowers The glassblowers employed by Messrs. Kilner Bros., Conisborough; Mr. Thomas Barron, Mexborough; Messrs. Waddington...

Miners’ Demonstration At Mexborough

June 1883
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Tuesday 26 June 1883 Miners’ Demonstration At Mexborough The annual demonstration in connection with the Denaby Main Lodge of the Miners’ Association...

Sunday Closing Meeting at Mexborough Scenes at Swinton

March 1894
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 16 March 1894 Sunday Closing Meeting at Mexborough Scenes at Mexborough, Swinton, Denaby, and Conisborough A public meeting to advocate the...

Mexborough Primitive Methodist Circuit

March 1894
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 09 March 1894 Mexborough Primitive Methodist Circuit A New Chapel for Denaby The quarterly meeting connected with the Mexborough Primitive Methodist...

Railway Traffic from Yorkshire Collieries to Hull

April 1883
Railway News – Saturday 14 April 1883 The Railway Traffic from the Yorkshire Collieries to Hull The quarterly return relating to the tonnage of coal transported...