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Trolley Buses – Then and Now !

September 1948
South Yorkshire Times September 18, 1948 Trolley Buses - Then and Now ! Believe it or not, but this bus ran in Mexborough in 1915 Passenger transport...

South Riding League – Final Tables – Three Divisions ?

25 September 1948
South Yorkshire Times, September 25. South Riding League – Final Tables – Three Divisions ? Final tables of the South Riding Leagues first season are to...

£11,000 Pools Win !

October 1948
South Yorkshire Times October 30, 1948 That £11,000 smile is shared by Mr and Mrs Beardsley, of 42 White Lee Road, Swinton, who won this...

Swinton Mother Rescues Bolton Boy From Canal

November 1948
South Yorkshire Times November 13, 1948 Swinton Mother Rescues Bolton Boy From Canal A 10 years-old boy, John Hirst, of School Street, Bolton was rescue from...

Cinema – Roxy – So Evil my Love (video)

November 1948
South Yorkshire Times November 27, 1948   From YouTube:

Two Day Fog Blackout – Girls Walk Into Canal

November 1948
South Yorkshire Times November 27, 1948 Two Day Fog Blackout Girls Walk Into Canal Unpleasant Experience at Mexborough South Yorkshire folk have this week add to struggle to...

Cinema – Roxy– Sherlock Holmes in Washington (video)

December 1948
South Yorkshire Times December 21, 1948   From YouTube:

Unexploded Relic of 1914-18 Air Raids

December 1948
South Yorkshire Times, December 25, 1968 Unexploded Relic of 1914-18 Air Raids An unexploded bomb found by workmen clearing a building site at Swinton is believed...