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Youth Thrown Into Don- Death Due To Heart Failure

May 1939
South Yorkshire Times, May 12th 1939 Heart failure, and not drowning, as might have been expected, was found to have been the cause of the...

Swinton Council Civic Parade

May 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 19 May 1939 Swinton Council Civic Parade in the rain on Sunday. Coun. F Tingle leads the parade to...

Civic Parades In The Rain

May 1939
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th, 1939 Civic parades in the rain on Sunday. Above; Swinton Council led by Coun. F. Tingle (Chairman), walking in procession...

Cinema – Roxy – Three Comrades (video)

May 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 26, 1939. From YouTube:

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List

May 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 05 May 1939 Montagu Hospital The Week's Casualty List Admitted cases at the Montagu Hospital during the week have...

Swintons New Skipper

May 1939
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th, 1935 Will Broadhead, with Barnsley last season and now skippering the Swinton Yorkshire Council eleven, scored 88 against Wath on...

Scholar’s Success

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 23, 1939 Scholar's Success For nine years a pupil at Mexborough Secondary school, Mr. Trevor T. Smith, has been successful in...

Student of Agriculture.

June 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 2, 1939 Student of Agriculture. Frank Bee, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bee, of 35, Church Street, Swinton, recently...

Swinton Scouts’ Garden Party

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 30, 1939 Mrs. O. J. Philipson receives a bouquet at Swinton Scouts' Garden Party, Mr. W. P. Turner and G.S.M....

Wedding – Elsley & Flanagan

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, June 23, 1939 Miss Greta Elsley only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Elsley, 68, Crossland Street, Swinton, was married...