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Swinton Shooting Tragedy – Man’s Suicide – “No Question of Foul Play”

February 1939
South Yorkshire Times, February 24, 1939 Swinton Shooting Tragedy Mexborough Man's Suicide Report Fails to Waken Relatives in Room Above "No Question of Foul Play" Witnesses at a Swinton...

Swinton Man For Trial – Charged With House Breaking and Stealing

February 1939
South Yorkshire Times, February 24, 1939 Swinton Man For Trial Charged With House Breaking and Stealing Chase at Wombwell Harry Ashton (56), miner, of Brookfield Avenue, Swinton, looked...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – 10th February 1939

10 February 1939
South Yorkshire Times,  Friday 10th February 1939 Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List The following cases were admitted to the Montagu Hospital, Mexborough, during the...

Wedding – Curtis & Firth

March 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 31, 1939 Miss Laura Curtis, 65, wind Hill Crescent, Mexborough and Mr Joseph Firth, Racecourse House, Bolton Road, Swinton at Mexborough Parish...

Swinton Women’s Conservative Association.

March 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 17, 1939 View of the principal table at the annual dinner of Swinton Women's Conservative Association. The group includes Miss F....

Cinema – Roxy – Pygmalion (video)

March 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 31, 1939 From YouTube:

Swinton Bridge Methodist Church Closure

March 1939
South Yorkshire Times March 8, 1969 Guests at the Dinner at Swinton Bridge Methodist Church to mark the closure after 100 years' service, include the...

A.R.P. Dinner.

March 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 3, 1939 Principal officials and guests and a general view of diners at Thursday’s A.R.P. dinner.

Swinton Special Constables Dinner

March 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 31, 1939 Guests (above) and the principal officials and visitors (below), at last week's dinner of the Swinton Special Constables. The...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – March 4th, 1939

March 1939
Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List March 4th, 1939 Cases Admitted SATURDAY: John Murphy (50), 127 Prospect Avenue, Goldthorpe — compound fracture and pelvis injury, in street. MONDAY: Fred Hodkin (30),...