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Mrs E. M. Turner – A Gracious Lady

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 A Gracious Lady We greatly regret to record the death (on July 27th) of Emily Margaret, wife of Mr. W....

Miners Tour France – Feted Like Millionaire

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 Miners Tour France Wilfred from Wath was Feted Like Millionaire Five Manvers Main miners cycled from Wath to London to catch...

Tonnage Halved

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th 1951 Tonnage Halved With seven of the 13 pits on holiday, last week's output from No. 3 Area of the North-Eastern...

Scout’s Farewell

August 1951
South Yorkshire Tines, August 4th, 1951 Scout’s Farewell Goodbye from five-months-old Judith Ashurst to brother Terence, on Sunday when Assistant District Commissioner Eric Longley (left) and...

Swinton Nursing Association Presentation

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Presentation to Mr. G. C. Wright By Swinton Nursing Association Mr. G. C. Wright, who retired at the end of July...

Holiday in Germany – A Brief Glimpse Behind the Iron Curtain

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th, 1951 Holiday in Germany A Brief Glimpse Behind the Iron Curtain A woman with legs scarred and black with bruises wept as...

Marconigrams – August 04th 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Marconigrams A Thurnscoe miner was fined £2 with £1 5s costs at Doncaster West Riding Magistrates' Court on Saturday, for...

Marconigrams – August 18th, 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th, 1951 Marconigrams Mr David Hopkins, prospective Conservative candidate for Don Valley, will spend a fortnight of his holidays open-air campaigning. Mr. Fred...

Marconigrams – August 25th, 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 Marconigrams Two Doncaster detectives have been given prizes in an allotment competition. Some 120 children deprived of a normal home life...

Tailpiece – August 04th, 1951 – The Sawny Old Batchelor

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Tailpiece A story is told of a sawny old bachelor in a Yorkshire village who was in love with a...