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Victory Bowls Tournament
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th 1933
Victory Bowls Tournament
The eight prize-winners at the Bank Holiday Victory Bowls Tournament organised annually by the games committee of...
An “All-Star” Cast for Swinton
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933
An “All-Star” Cast for Swinton
The cream of local cricket in the match at Swinton on Tuesday arranged by Mr....
Filling The Lock
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933
Filling The Lock
An interesting crowd watching the refilling of the Swinton locks last week after the canal had been...
Swinton Canal Drama – Boy Rescued By Cripples
South Yorkshire Times, July 21st 1933
Swinton Canal Drama
Boy Rescued By Cripples
A drama on the bank of the South Yorkshire Navigation Canal at Swinton on...
Canal Rescue
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933
Canal Rescue
Ward Ernest Jackson (6), son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jackson, 68, William Street, Swinton, was rescued from...
Wedding – Vickers & Beach
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933
Beach & Vickers
Mr. Thomas Frederick Allan Beach, choirmaster of St. John’s Methodist Church, Swinton and his bride, Miss Emily...
Editorial – What of 1943 ?
South Yorkshire Times January 2nd 1943
What of 1943 ?
Standing on the threshold of 1943 the thought that is naturally uppermost in the minds of...
Wedding – Vickers & Beach
South Yorkshire Times, July 21st 1933
Wedding: Beach & Vickers
Mr. Thomas Frederick Allan Beach, choirmaster of St. John's Methodist Church, Swinton, and son of Mr....
Shortage of First-Rate Wicketkeepers
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933
Shortage of First-Rate Wicketkeepers
There is a shortage of first-rate wicketkeepers in the district this season. Many of the local...
Swinton 131 Mexborough 132 for 1
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933
Percy Holmes's Finale
Swinton 131 Mexborough 132 for 1
Saturday’s cricket brought some more towering totals, but most of the...
Swinton Old Folk’s Treat
South Yorkshire Times August 4th 1933
Swinton Old Folk’s Treat
The guests at the tables with the committee and their wives in attendance.
Marconigrams – January 20th, 1933
South Yorkshire Times January 20, 1933
Marconigrams
The rainfall in the Dearne Valley area during December was .72 of an inch.
A new X-ray department is shortly...
Wedding – Sutcliffe & Wilkinson
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933
Teachers Wed
Pretty Ceremony at Swinton
Guides' Guard for Bride
Mr. J. C. Wilkinson and Miss Beatrice Sutcliffe
A wedding...
Soldier – Butterfield, Ronald – Mother Died on Eve of Return
South Yorkshire Times, October 30th 1943
Mother Died on Eve of Return
After two and a half years in a prison camp in Germany a sad...
Wedding – Morton & Dungworth
South Yorkshire Times, December 5th 1970
Miss Pauline Morton and Mr. Colin Dungworth, both of Swinton,
who were married at Swinton Parish church on Saturday
Hay Stacks Lost In Swinton Blaze
South Yorkshire Times, December 5th 1970
Hay Stacks Lost In Swinton Blaze
An estimated 200 tons of hay — stockpiled for the winter — was destroyed...
Luke White – A Murdered Preacher
Mexborough & Swinton Times, September 30, 1832
Luke White - A Murdered Preacher
Temperance and Tenure
Mill Farm Cottage, Adwick on Dearne, the birthplace of Luke White.
The...
Conisbrough Youth Charged With Murder – Father’s Death From Head Wounds
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th 1943
Conisbrough Youth Charged With Murder
Father’s Death From Head Wounds
Pathologist’s Disclosure At Inquest
A young Conisbrough haulage hand,...
Soldier – Madden, John – Small World
South Yorkshire Times, October 30th 1943
Small World
When Mrs. F. Mincher, 60, Ivanhoe Road, Conisbrough, received her last letter from her husband, Gnr. F. Mincher,...
Roll Of Honour – Unveiled by Dearne Council
South Yorkshire Times, October 30th 1943
Roll Of Honour
Unveiled by Dearne Council
Country Councillor A. Fouchard, (second from left), unveiling the roll of honour. With him...
Mexborough 176 Swinton 178 for 7 – Swinton Just Get Home At...
South Yorkshire Times, June 23rd 1933
Swinton Just Get Home At Mexboro’
Wath's Bold Bid
In spite of rather boisterous weather. with rain again threatening, the...
Sailor – Beasley, John Francis – Sailor Loses Foot
South Yorkshire Times, October 30th 1943
Sailor Loses Foot
Able-Seaman John Francis Beasley (19), younger son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Beasley, of 145, White Lee...
Editorial – The Coal Debate
South Yorkshire Times, October 16th 1943
The Coal Debate
A good many straws which have hovered in the wind for the last few weeks were vigorously...
Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty Lists – October 16th, 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 16th 1943
Montagu Hospital - The Week's Casualty Lists
Thursday
William Booker, 93, Firbeck Street, Denaby Main, hand injury; Joseph Cartwright, 56, Firth...