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Rock House

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 20th, 1932 Rock House I am indebted to Mr. Basil Bower, Clerk to the Swinton Urban District Council, for correcting me...

Saturday Torrents – Sunday Floods – 36 Hours Downpour – Serious Damage –...

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 27th, 1932 Saturday Torrents – Sunday Floods Thirty-Six Hours Downpour Serious Damage to Property One Life Lost The devastating visitation of last September when...

South Yorkshire Again Under Water

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 27th, 1932 A May Delude South Yorkshire Again Under Water Wombwell: Station Lane, Wombwell Wombwell: Speedway under 6 feet of water Wath – The...

Stories Of The Flood – Week-End Despatches From All Areas

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 27th, 1932 Stories Of The Flood Week-End Despatches From All Areas Mexborough On three sides Mexborough was surrounded by floods; the waters of...

Gaming Offences – Swinton Man Blames Brother

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 13th, 1932 Gaming Offences Swinton Man Blames Brother When a number of miners were summoned for having gambled with coins on a...

Street Betting – Spotted From Police Car

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 27th 1932 Street Betting Spotted From Police Car What the police saw from a motor car at Rowms Lane, Swinton, on May...

Swinton Boy Warned

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 13th, 1932 Swinton Boy Warned The story of how a Swinton boy, aged 12, broke the leg of a cockerel by...

For Trial – Burglary at Swinton – Hawker Charged

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 20th, 1932 For Trial Burglary at Swinton Hawker Charged Vincent Pollard (19), a hawker, of no fixed abode, was committed to trial at...

Hawker Charged With £200 Robbery At Swinton

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 13th, 1932 Hawker Charged With £200 Robbery At Swinton Vincent Pollard (19), hawker, of no fixed abode, stated to be known...

A Local Habitation and a Name

13 May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 13th, 1932 A Local Habitation and a Name Swinton is feeling a very natural elation and pride in the exploits of...