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Swinton School Stars

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 1, 1927 I Swinton School Stars The championship relay team of the Swinton district: Roman Terrace.  

Sacrifice to Progress

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927 A Sacrifice to Progress The demands of progress, exemplified in the improvements of Warren Vale Road into a more...

Warren Vale Road

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927 Warren Vale Road A photograph taken from a little north of Rosehill Park, showing the nasty bend and gradient...

Cutts Cup Final – Swinton Athletic 35 for 2   Sandygate  34

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927 Cutts Cup Final Swinton Athletic 35 for 2   Sandygate  34 The final of the Cutts Cup at the Mexborough Athletic...

Cycling Record Holder

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927 Mr WB Arnold, of Manor Road, added another remarkable cycling feat to his already lengthy list in the...

A Wife who was Sold for 20 Guineas.

September 1927
Yorkshire Evening Post - Saturday 24 September 1927 From an Old Yorkshire 1779 Guide Book. A Wife who was Sold for 20 Guineas. * In the month...

Wedding Miss Elizabeth Kay (78) & Mr Edwin Stead (77)

September 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 30, 1927 A quaint wedding took place at the Zion Gospel Mission church, White Lee Rd, Swinton, on Tuesday, Mrs...

Swimming in the Canal

September 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 9, 1927 This is a picture with a moral or two. These little fellows, and all others who bathe in the...

Wath and Swinton Cricketers in Averages

September 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 16, 1927 South Yorkshire League Wath retain championship after keen fight, with Brampton runners-up. Piccadilly and new stubborn finish in the...

Miner’s Novel “Cheque.”

October 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 08 October 1927 Miner’s Novel “Cheque.” Fined at Rotherham For Fraud on Shopkeeper. John Hetherington (28), miner, Charles Street, Swinton,...