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Sisters are First Class

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1970 Sisters are first class Two Swinton sisters have gained first class passes in the London College of Music’s piano playing...

£1,500,000 Housing Scheme Takes Swinton Into Space Age

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1970 £1,500,000 Housing scheme takes Swinton into the space age Revolutionary ultra-modern, space-aged…these are some of the terms which have been...

Fred Wilkinson (Advert)

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 30th, 1970  FRED WILKINSON 5/7 WEST STREET TELEPHONE MEXBOROUGH 2698 LOCAL AGENT: HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY FOR 40 YEARS Swinton – Albert Street Just on the market...

Merryweather & Corbett – May 30th 1970

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 30th, 1970 Merryweather & Corbett Auctioneers, Valuers and Estate Agents 20, High Street, Mexborough – Tel. 2281 SWINTON – 7, Greno Road -...

New Fitzwilliam Estate

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1970 Ald.  A. Newsam, Chairman of Swinton Urban Council, opens a bungalow on the new Fitzwilliam Estate, Swinton, at the...

Peter Burkinshaw Cars (Advert)

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 30th , 1970

First Phase Jobs At G.E.C. For Women

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 2nd , 1970 First phase expansion jobs at G.E.C. factory will be for women Mexborough area’s female school leavers and unemployed have...

G.E.C. Strike – Strike Meeting

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 16th, 1970    

G.E.C. Strikers To Return On Monday

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 16th, 1970 G.E.C. Strikers To Return On Monday Strikers at G.E.C’s domestic equipment factory yesterday (Thursday) overwhelmingly voted to return to work...

Election Scene ‘70

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 2nd, 1970 Election Scene ‘70 Mr. John P. Fieldhouse, and his daughter, Jillian, of 32 Bridge Street, Swinton.