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Death After Scalds

December 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 05 December 1927 Death After Scalds Albert Crookes (2), son of Jonathan Crookes, miner, of 247, Wath Road, Roman Terrace, Swinton,...

Major Stephen Smith – A Noted Sportsman 

December 1927
Mexborough & Swinton Times, December 30, 1927 Major Stephen Smith. A Noted Sportsman  A notable figure in the field sports of the district is lost to us...

Dearne Valley Trade Review 1927

December 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 30 December 1927 Don and Dearne Valleys. Collieries Average a Five-Day Working Week For the Year. In the industrial region...

Sunday Trading

December 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 01 December 1927 Sunday Trading. Swinton Urban Fistrict Council last night received deputation from the representatives of the seven churches...

Lighted Streets

January 1928
Mexborough & Swinton Times, January 20, 1928 Lighted Streets The main road in Swinton is the least lighted street in the town. Excepting at one or two...

Swinton Club Entered – Looking for Prison.

January 1928
Mexborough & Swinton Times, January 6, 1928 Swinton Club Entered. Looking for Prison. Ernest Metcalfe (35). a miner, of Swinton, was bound over in the sum of...

Swinton Woman’s Death – Found Hanging in Outhouse.

January 1928
Mexborough & Swinton Times, January 13, 1928 Swinton Woman's Death. Found Hanging in Outhouse. Mr. Kenyon Parker held an inquest in the Swinton Library on Monday on...

Stolen Turnips – Swinton Man Fined.

January 1928
Mexborough & Swinton Times, January 20, 1928 Stolen Turnips. Swinton Man Fined. For having stolen seven turnips, valued 1 shilling, from a field belonging to Thomas Sharpley,...

Deadly Don – Schoolboy Snatched away by River

February 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 17, 1928 Deadly Don Mexborough Schoolboy Snatched away by River The Rotherham West Riding Constabulary are searching for the body of Walter...

The Beloved Vagabond

February 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 24, 1928 The Beloved Vagabond Mrs L Hill 82, Charles Street, Swinton has a tame jackdaw which is as clever a...