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Weighing Twelve Tons
South Yorkshire Times — April 12, 1952
Weighing Twelve Tons
Weighing twelve tons, this massive piece of machinery being installed yesterday in the works of Messrs....
Queen Street Teacher
South Yorkshire Times – Thursday 5 April 1962
Queen Street Teacher (Swinton)
Mrs. Stella Barber, who is retiring after 32 years, and about to take a...
All-Round Increase
South Yorkshire Times – Thursday 5 April 1952
All-Round Increase
Two collieries in the Hoyland area - Elsecar and Wentworth - increased their output substantially last...
S.R.N. For Deaconess
South Yorkshire Times – Thursday 5 April 1952
S.R.N. For Deaconess
Miss Gwendoline Flinton, 24-years-old deaconess at Swinton Congregational Church, has passed an examination for State...
Editorial – Then There Were Two
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 11 September 1943
Then There Were Two
Three years and three months have sufficed to close Italy’s interest in the war....
Editorial – The Real Enemy
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 25 September 1943
The Real Enemy
Mr. Churchill’s massive and inspiring review of the progress of the war admirably fitted the...
Marconigrams – Saturday 18 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 September 1943
Marconigrams
Gift Day at Wombwell Parish Church had, up to yesterday, realised £151 18s. 10d.
The L.N.E.R. announce that...
Editorial – The Battle of Italy
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 September 1943
The Battle of Italy
Italy’s surrender, a very considerable achievement for the United Nations, is not fundamentally minimised...
Marconigrams – Friday 24 August 1934
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 24 August 1934
Marconigrams
Lady Halifax’s brother, the Earl of Onslow, who has been chairman in the House of Lords since...
Wedding – House & Ayton
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 17 August 1934
Wedding – Ayton-House
The marriage took place at St. Michael’s, Swinton, on Saturday, of Miss Dorothy House, first...
Wedding – Cadman & Massey
South Yorkshire Times, December 22nd 1933
Wedding
Cadman & Massey
Miss Edna May Cadman, eldest daughter of Mr. J. Cadman, 4, Washington Road, Goldthorpe, was married at...
Obituary – Mr Luke Barber
South Yorkshire Times, December 22nd 1933
Mr Luke Barber
Although it is nearly 25 years since Mr. Luke Barber gave up the licence of the Don...
Marconigrams – Saturday 20 December 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 20 December 1924
Marconigrams
A white sparrow has been seen near Wombwell Main.
The new Rural Dean of Pontefract, the Rev....
Father Christmas’s Dash Into Children’s Party
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 27 December 1924
Father Christmas’s Dash Into Children’s Party
Festivity for Fatherless Bairns
The Mexborough and District Rotary Club performed a...
Marconigrams – Saturday 27 December 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times –
Marconigrams
A bright and happy Christmas to all our readers.
A grant of £160 from the Miners’ Welfare Fund is to be...
Mexborough & District Cricket League – Averages
Mexborough & Swinton Times, Saturday, 4 October 1924
Mexborough & District Cricket League
Batting Averages
Qualification: 12 innings. Asterisk denotes not out.
Player
Club
Inns.
Not Out
Highest
Total
Average
S. Bennett
Hickleton
19
5
109*
635
45.42
A. Woolley
Elsecar
14
4
59
442
44.20
C. Kilner
Mexboro'
19
4
101*
565
37.73
W. Chapman
Elsecar
19
3
114
549
34.31
H....
Mexborough & District Cricket League – Final Table — Season 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday, 4 October 1924
Mexborough and District Cricket League
Final Table — Season 1924
Club
P
W
L
D
Pts
Mexborough
22
12
2
8
32
Elsecar
22
11
4
7
29
Rawmarsh
22
10
3
9
29
Barnsley
22
10
6
6
26
Swinton
22
8
5
9
25
Kilnhurst
22
7
5
10
24
Hickleton
22
6
6
10
22
Darfield
22
4
7
11
19
Mitchell Main
22
5
8
9
19
Yorkshire Main
22
5
11
6
16
Wombwell Main
22
5
13
4
14
Kimberworth
22
2
15
5
9
Marconigrams – Saturday 06 December 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 6 December 1924
Marconigrams
The December wages of miners in this area are 1s. to 1s. 3d. a shift in...
Marconigrams – Saturday 13 December 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 13 December 1924
Marconigrams
This week we give you a 24-page issue, which is not only a “Times” record, but...
Various
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 21 February 1914
Various
There was another light list from the district. Chas. Tinkling, miner, Denaby, drunk and disorderly, 5s....