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Mexborough & Swinton Licensed Victuallers Annual Dinner Dance

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times January 27, 1951 Presidential welcome to Mr H.E. Umbers, M.B.E., J.P. (right), Managing Director, Barnsley Brewery Co Ltd, by the President of...

New Licensees at Harlington

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times January 27, 1951 New Licensees at Harlington New licensees at the Harlington Inn to succeed Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Dyson—Mr. and Mrs....

Last of Pinch Row – Swinton Home for 77 Years

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday January 6th 1951 Last of Pinch Row Swinton Home For 77 Years Yesterday a dapper grey haired old lady led her two-year-old golden...

Swinton Fitzwilliam Infants School,

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, January 20, 1951 An impression of the new Swinton Fitzwilliam Infants School, which will Include a terrace for open air teaching and...

The Old Year in Memory – South Yorkshire Diary Dates of 1950

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday January 6th 1951 The Old Year in Memory South Yorkshire Diary Dates of 1950 1950 left a legacy of snow in 1951. It...

West Melton Remand

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, January 13, 1951 West Melton Remand If she had not begged me to let her go, I should have done her in," was...

Swinton Man Dies in Surrey – Former Wombwell Schoolmaster

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 3rd, 1951 Swinton Man Dies in Surrey Former Wombwell Schoolmaster The sudden death on Monday of Mr Joseph Edwin Walton, at  Surbiton, Surrey,...

“Killing” £30,000 Rumours – Loco Driver Has £270 Pools Win

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 24, 1951 "Killing" £30,000 Rumours Swinton Loco Driver Has £270 Pools Win The postman's knock at the door of Mr. William Barker, "Dennisdene,"...

Wedding – Foss & Atkin – Swinton Bride in Lace and Net

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 10, 1951 Swinton Bride in Lace and Net Miss Dora Foss, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs, C. Foss, of 8, South...

“Has a Sense of Dancing “

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 3rd, 1951 “Has a Sense of Dancing " Judith Hampshire (photo), of 11, Manor Road, Swinton, has been learning ballet for only...