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Wife Wounded  – Swinton Man’s Alleged Attack on Child Too

December 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times, December, 9th, 1932 Wife Wounded                Swinton Man's Alleged Attack on Child Too A charge of having attempted to murder his wife at...

Alleged Threats – Swinton Case Dismissed

December 1932
South Yorkshire Times, December 23, 1932 Alleged Threats Swinton Case Dismissed Charles Williams, insurance agent, Station Street, Swinton, was summoned by Mary Elisabeth Whitehead, 22...

Dragged Down Sticking Hill by Lorry – Driver Sent To Prison

December 1932
South Yorkshire Times, December 23, 1932 Dragged Down Sticking Hill by Lorry Driver Sent To Prison An accident in Sticking Hill, Adwick-on- Dearne, on November...

Grim Find on Railway – Head on Line – Desperate Suicide

December 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times, December, 2, 1932. Grim Find on Railway Head on Line Roman Terrace Man's Desperate Suicide Relatives' Revelations Wanted Board at 4/-...

“Bad Company “- Ominous Discoveries – Prison for Youths

December 1932
South Yorkshire Times, December 23, 1932 “Bad Company " Ominous Discoveries by Police Prison for Swinton Youths A shaped wooden "cosher" loaded with lead, a...

Boxer Bound Over Theft Of Overcoat

December 1932
South Yorkshire Times, December 23, 1932 Boxer Bound Over Theft Of Overcoat James S. Ruane (18), trammer, Burton Grange, Barnsley, known in local boxing as...

Editorial – Japan’s Turn

12 December 1932
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 12 December 1942 Japan's Turn Mr. Churchill's message this week to British Far Eastern territories occupied by the Japanese left...

Cortonwood Disaster Inquest – Fatal Seventh Shot

January 1933
South Yorkshire Times, January 13th, 1933 Cortonwood Disaster Inquest Professor’s Theory of Cause Fatal Seventh Shot Inadequately Stemmed Coroner on The Personal Element Jury Divided On Rider Inquiry Closed Prior to the...

Marconigrams – January 06th, 1933

January 1933
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1933 Marconigrams The yo-yo song: “Will ye ne’ come back again?! “Oh to be in England now that May is here” the...

Marconigrams – January 13th 1933

January 1933
South Yorkshire Times, January 13th, 1933 Marconigrams Thirty-six more payments and the war is ours. There are 300,000 unemployed youths this country to-day. I am not sure that...