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Manchester City’s Success (video)

4 May 1934
South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 04 May 1934 Manchester City's Success Manchester City's success in Saturday's Cup Final occasioned a good...

Looking Back on 1952 – Beginning of a New Reign

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Looking Back on 1952 Beginning of a New Reign South Yorkshire Scrapbook 1952 and 1953 will be linked...

Tailpiece – 3 January 1953 – How Many Fingers ?

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Tailpiece TWO breezy Westerners who visited Wall Street in search of funds for mine developments were...

Mr. C. Marshall Hattersley

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Mr. C. Marshall Hattersley We deeply regret to record the death, which occurred at Edmonton (Canada)...

Pits Worked at Week-End

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Pits Worked at Week-End Output figures for the first three days of last week at the...

Top Table and Helpers

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Top Table and Helpers Top Table and helpers at Swinton Darby and Joan Christmas tea held...

Marconigrams – Saturday 28 June 1924

June 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 June 1924 Marconigrams The Dearne Valley District Light Railway will be opened, subject to the Board of Trade inspection...

Marconigrams – Saturday 14 June 1924

June 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 June 1924 Marconigrams The late Councillor John Robinson, of Wombwell, left estate of the value of £30,382. The Order of...

Marconigrams – Saturday 07 June 1924

June 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 June 1924 Marconigrams The Wath Medical Officer holds that school parties for Wembley should be vaccinated. The expensive tip we...

Marconigrams – Saturday 21 June 1924

June 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 21 June 1924 Marconigrams Mexborough Feast opens this week-end. It is in the hard school of life that men get the...

Mass Meeting of Miners (illustration)

October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 27 October 1893 Mass Meeting of Miners

The Coal War – Friday 13 October 1893

October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 13 October 1893 The Coal War Developments of the Dispute—The Mayors, Masters, and Men—Breach of Faith at Wath—An Engineman's Courage—Condition...

Deaths – 13 October 1893

October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 13 October 1893 Deaths Hepton.—October 5, at 34, Doncaster Road, Denaby, Maud, daughter of William Hepton, aged 3 years. Asbury.—October 6,...

The Coal War

October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 6 October 1893 The Coal War Present Prospects of a Settlement.—Manvers Main Men Firm.—Denaby Anxious to Start Working Again.—Soldiers Still...

Deaths – 30 September 1881

September 1881
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 30 September 1881 Deaths BLACKIE.—On the 20th inst., at William-street, Swinton, Martha Ann Blackie, aged 5 years. BURGESS.—On the 25th September,...

Marconigrams – Saturday 29 October 1960

October 1960
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 29 October 1960 Marconigrams The Queen has decided that November 13th shall be observed as Remembrance Sunday. The Two Minutes Silence...

Teachers at Wedgewood

October 1960
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 29 October 1960

Murray’s (advert)

October 1960

New Teachers

October 1960
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 22 October 1960

Marconigrams – Saturday 15 March 1952

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 March 1952 Marconigrams ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A rate of 24s. in the £—and an increase of 3s.—has been declared at Darfield. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Armour plate castings...

Barnburgh Heat Complaint

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 March 1952 Barnburgh Heat Complaint Three Faces on Strike A dispute which affected three faces in the Barnsley and Parkgate Seams...

Strike Hit No. 3 Output

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 1 March 1952 Strike Hit No. 3 Output A two-day dispute in the Silkstone Seam at Manvers Main Colliery affected Area...

Marconigrams – Saturday 08 May 1943

May 1943
outh Yorkshire Times – Saturday 08 May 1943 Marconigrams ──────────────────────────────────────── A Thurnscoe woman was sent to prison for a month at Doncaster on Tuesday for assaulting Mrs....

Editorial – The Merry Month

29 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 29 May 1943 The Merry Month The merry month becomes more and more of a mockery for the Axis as the...

Editorial – Taken at the Flood

22 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 22 May 1943 Taken at the Flood Mr. Churchill's Congress speech on Wednesday, while subject to the obvious limitations of the...