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Benefit of Doubt

October 1933
South Yorkshire Times, November 10th 1933 Benefit Of Doubt Two men summoned at Doncaster on Saturday for having stolen 3s. worth of coal from Manvers Main...

Marconigrams — Friday, 1 June 1934

June 1934
South Yorkshire Times — Friday, 1 June 1934 Marconigrams Sheffield has enough water to supply itself for 136 days. Average weekly earnings in the Durham coalfield were...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 12 June 1943

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 12 June 1943 Marconigrams An exhibition lawn tennis match is being arranged on the courts of the Mexborough Athletic Club on...

Editorial – Mr. Churchill’s Return

12 June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 12 June 1943 Mr. Churchill's Return Mr. Churchill seems to derive additional vitality from travels which would be trying to a...

Mexborough’s Cricket Feast

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 26 June 1943 Mexborough's Cricket Feast Annual Charity Match a Great Success Never in the annals of Mexborough cricket has there been...

Yorkshire Council – District Placings

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 26 June 1943 Yorkshire Council – District Placings Pos Team P W L D Pts. Pts. Obt. Per Cent 1 Swinton 4 3 0 1 16 13 81.25 2 Hickleton 9 7 1 1 36 29 80.55 3 Hemsworth 9 7 2 0 36 28 77.77 4 South Kirkby 7 5 2 0 28 20 71.42 5 Elsecar 3 2 1 0 12 8 66.66 6 Doncaster 7 4 2 1 28 17 60.71 7 Brodsworth 8 4 3 1 32 17 53.12 8 Mexborough 8 4 3 1 32 17 53.12 9 Thorncliffe 6 2 0 4 24 12 50.00 10 Frickley 9 4 4 1 36 17 47.22 11 Firbeck 7 3 3 1 28 13 46.42 12 Rockingham 6 2 1 3 24 11 45.82 13 Denaby 5 2 2 1 20 9 45.00 14 Wath 6 2 2 2 24 10 41.66 15 Rotherham 7 1 4 2 28 6 21.42 16 Askern 7 1 5 1 28 5 17.85 17 Brampton 6 0 5 1 24 1 4.16 18 Bullcroft 6 0 5 1 24 1 4.16

Swinton 86 for 2 Rotherham Town 85 – Swinton Too Good for Rotherham

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 19 June 1943 Yorkshire Council Swinton Too Good for Rotherham Rotherham Town opened confidently enough in their Whit-Monday match at Swinton, putting...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 19 June 1943

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 19 June 1943 Marconigrams Vernon Fairhurst (8), a member of a London family evacuated to Hemingfield, lost both feet as a...

Editorial – Keeping Axis Guessing

5 June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 5 June 1943 Keeping Axis Guessing It is not surprising that hard news about the expected Allied invasion of the Continent...

Swinton 186 for 6 Mexborough 118 – Swinton Win “Feast” Derby

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 26 June 1943 Yorkshire Council One-run Win at Denaby Denaby just managed to beat Elsecar by one run, when Denaby scored 71...

Marconigrams — Saturday, 26 June 1943

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 26 June 1943 Marconigrams Swinton Red Cross gala on Whit-Tuesday realised over £235. In the opinion of a headmaster the modern boy...

Cinema – Picture House – The Wandering Jew

May 1934
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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,...