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Swinton Suicide – Christmas Day Mystery Solved

February 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 15, 1919 Swinton Suicide. A Christmas Day Mystery Solved Mr. J.  Kenyon Parker, held an inquest at the Carnegie Library, Swinton on...

Landlord Assaulted At Swinton

February 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 15, 1919 Landlord Assaulted At Swinton Walter Tingle (21), Mexborough, was summoned for an assault upon Richard George Liversidge, the landlord...

Soldiers – Cridge Family – Swinton Family’s War Sacrifices

February 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 25, 1919 This week we give Photographs of Pte. Walter Cridge (West Yorks.), and his three soldier sons: Pte. Ernest Cridge...

County Elections. – Public Apathy. – Local Labour Successes.

March 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 8, 1919 County Elections. Public Apathy. Local Labour Successes. Polling took place on Saturday in the West riding County Council Elections, accepting the...

Soldier – Porter, Charles – Missing and Confirmed Dead

March 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 22 , 1919 Swinton Soldier Missing Any information as to the whereabouts of 31593, Private Charles Porter, 9th Norfolk Regiment, who...

Coroner’s Comments on Double Fatality – Boat Overturned.

April 1919
Sheffield Independent - Tuesday 22 April 1919 Boat Overturned. Coroner’s Comments on Double Fatality at Conisbro . An inquest was held at Conisbro,’ yesterday, on...

Swinton Engine Driver Killed

April 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 12, 1919 Swinton Engine Driver Killed On Thursday morning, while loading coal on to his engine tender at the Wath Concentration...

Some New Councillors

April 1919
Mexboroough and Swinton Times April 12, 1919 Some New Councillors      

Swinton Urban District Council – New Chairman

April 1919
Mexborough & Swinton Times, April 26, 1919 New Chairman Mr. W. H. Hughes. Swinton Urban District Council. Mr. Wm. Hy. Hughes will occupy the chair for the first...

Motor Cyclists’ Dangerous Riding.

April 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 26, 1929 Manvers Bridge. Motor Cyclists' Dangerous Riding. The alleged dangerous racing of two motor cyclists through the Midland Railway Bridge on...