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Swinton Girl wins Mini-Skirt Contest

January 1968
South Yorkshire Times January 13, 1968 Mini-Skirt Contest Winners A Mini - Skirt competition which has been running for six weeks at the Mona W.M.C., Consibrough....

Bus and Tanker in Collision

May 1968
South Yorkshire Times, May 24th, 1969 Bus and Tanker in Collision The Scene Of The Crash At Conisborough On Wednesday Passengers were flung violently about and sprayed...

Wedding – Brown & Shelton

June 1968
South Yorkshire Times June 29, 1968 Miss Hillary Brown (Swinton) and Mr Robert Shelton (Denaby) at Swinton Parish Church

Wedding – Topham & Whiteley

June 1968
South Yorkshire Times June 15, 1968 Miss J. Topham, of Conisbrough and Mr. S. Whiteley, of Swinton, who were married on Saturday at Conisbrough Parish Church.

Wedding – Wilber & Bucknell

June 1968
South Yorkshire Times June 8, 1968 Miss Sheila Wilber, 66 Doncaster Road, Wath and Mr Michael Bucknell at Wath Parish Church

Queen’s Foundry Social

June 1968
South Yorkshire Times June 1, 1968 Seen in this picture taken at a social of Queen's Foundry at the Masonic Hall, Swinton, on Friday are...

New Chairman of Swinton Council

June 1968
South Yorkshire Times June 8, 1968 The retiring Chairman of Swinton Council, Coun. Marriott, Invests the new Chairman Councillor D Thompson with the Chain of...

N.S.P.C.C. Sale of Work

June 1968
South Yorkshire Times June 8, 1968 Mrs. F. J. Weaver (centre), secretary of Swinton branch of the N.S.P.C.C., and her helpers, price goods for sale...

Swinton Congregational Junior Church Queen

June 1968
South Yorkshire Times June 1, 1968 The Junior Church Queen of Swinton Congregational, Patricia Holden, pictured with her attendants after her coronation on Sunday.

Whitsuntide Procession

June 1968
South Yorkshire Times June 8, 1968 A shot at the Whitsuntide procession at Swinton on Monday