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Obituary – Mr Luke Barber

December 1933
South Yorkshire Times, December 22nd 1933 Mr Luke Barber Although it is nearly 25 years since Mr. Luke Barber gave up the licence of the Don...

Wedding – Cadman & Massey

December 1933
South Yorkshire Times, December 22nd 1933 Wedding Cadman & Massey Miss Edna May Cadman, eldest daughter of Mr. J. Cadman, 4, Washington Road, Goldthorpe, was married at...

Events of 1933

December 1933
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 29 December 1933 Events of 1933 January 18—County Council fixed new scale of public assistance which caused widespread protests, several guardians'...

Marconigrams – Friday 15 December 1933

December 1933
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 15 December 1933 Marconigrams Tuesday was the 67th anniversary of the Oaks Colliery Disaster. A Boots for Bairns appeal was read...

Mr. T. L. Curtis

January 1934
South Yorkshire Times, January 26th 1934 Mr. T. L. Curtis The death occurred with tragic suddenness on Monday morning of Mr. Thomas L. Curtis at his...

Quaint Clock – Wath Family Heirloom – Fine Specimen

January 1934
South Yorkshire Times, January 26th, 1934 Quaint Clock Wath Family Heirloom Fine Specimen This looks like a candlestick, but it is not.  Actually, it is a clock.  If...

Work-Sharing – Spreading In Local Collieries

January 1934
South Yorkshire Times, January 5th, 1934 Work-Sharing Spreading In Local Collieries Colliery owners and miners in this district favour the sharing out of work. Schemes inaugurated within...

Rural Crafts – Hedge-Laying & Trimming – A Decaying Art

January 1934
South Yorkshire Times, January 26th, 1934 Rural Crafts Hedge-Laying & Trimming A Decaying Art Nothing is more agreeable in the eye of a countryman than a well-trimmed hedge,...

Cinema – The Picture House – When Ladies Meet

January 1934
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Marconigrams – January 05th, 1934

January 1934
South Yorkshire Times, January 5th 1934 Marconigrams The “Royal Scot” will be on exhibition in Sheffield on January 19th. “Influenza is abroad” says a writer. Let us...