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Street Betting.- What Constable Came For.

October 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 4, 1929 Street Betting. What Constable Came For. When approached by P.c.. Baldwin, after having been seen taking slips and money at...

Swinton Betting.

October 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 18, 1929 Swinton Betting. Ernest Davy, (40), of 15, Foundry Yard, Swinton. was' fined £5 at Rotherham' West Riding Police Court...

Sentence Reduced

October 1929
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Monday 14 October 1929 Sentence Reduced “I am satisfied this is not a case for punishment, and that the...

Cricketers Celebrate.

4 October 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 4, 1929 Cricketers Celebrate. The Swinton Athletic cricket team at the annual dinner of the Cricket Club last Saturday. In the centre...

Burnt Child. – Tragedy in a Piccadilly Hut – Playing With Fire

November 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 22, 1929 Burnt Child. Tragedy in a Piccadilly Hut. Playing With Fire A tragic story was told at an inquest conducted by Mr....

Killed By Roof Fall – Another of Nature’s Revenges – A Swinton Victim.

November 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 08 November 1929 Killed By Roof Fall Another of Nature's Revenges. A Swinton Victim. A verdict of "Accidental death” was...

Cinema – Picture House – Son of the Sheik (video)

November 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 29, 1929 From YouTube:

The Peacey Window

November 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 1, 1929 This window, erected by public subscription in memory of the Rev. W. J. Peacey, formerly vicar of Swinton,...

Armistice Day – Solemn Ceremonies – Silence Amid Storm.

November 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 15 November 1929 Armistice Day. Solemn Ceremonies Throughout The District. Silence Amid Storm. Wild Weather for the 11th Anniversary....

Past, Present and Future.

November 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 1, 1929 Past, Present and Future. An interesting photograph showing the Warren Vale Road improvement. The view is from Rawmarsh in the...