1970
Biggest April Shower For 26 Years!
South Yorkshire Times, April 18th, 1970
Biggest April Shower For 26 Years!
Mopping up operations were going on throughout Mexborough, Dearne and Rawmarsh areas this week...
Mexborough Relief Road
South Yorkshire Times, April 25th, 1970
Mexborough Relief Road
What’s three quarters of a mile long, 24 feet wide and cost over a million-and-a-half pounds? There...
Rockingham Institute Open Evening
South Yorkshire Times, April 4th, 1970
A scale model traction engine proved an obvious attraction for these visitors to the open evening of Rockingham Institute...
Swinton Comprehensive School Geologists
South Yorkshire Times, April 18th, 1970
A party of fifth form from Swinton Comprehensive School, led by Mr. Richard Oates, a member of the school’s...
Swinton Comprehensive School Money Management
South Yorkshire Times, April 4th, 1970
Mr. E. G. Morgan (Williams Deacons Bank, Rotherham), Mc. M. G. Oliver (District Commissioner, National Savings) and Mr. G....
Harry Carpenter Will Commentate on Tape in ‘Iron’ Play
South Yorkshire Times, April 4th, 1970
Harry Carpenter Will Commentate on Tape in ‘Iron’ Play
Mexborough’s Iron Hague, one-time English Heavyweight Champion, takes to the ring...
Fire at Ward & Sons
South Yorkshire Times, May 2nd 1970
Firemen wearing breathing apparatus fought a blaze which destroyed old records and badly damaged a lorry in a warehouse...
Dancing His Way to Fame
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1970
Dancing His Way to Fame
A 19-years-old Swinton youth is currently working alongside some of the greatest names in show...
He Brings Presents From Around the World
South Yorkshire Times, May 2nd 1970
He Brings Presents From Around the World
Anguilla, Barbuda, Jamaica…Norway, Belgium, Germany…Cyprus, Malta and the Virgin Isles, these are just...
He’s Number One Referee – ‘Down Under’
South Yorkshire Times, May 2nd, 1970
He’s Number One Referee – ‘Down Under’
A former Swinton referee has been voted Western Australia’s number one man-in-the-middle this...