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African Appointment

May 1947
South Yorkshire Times May 17, 1947 Appointment Mr GE Culpin eldest son of Mrs Culpin and the late Mr G Culpin of Rookery Road, Swinton has...

American Scholarship

May 1947
South Yorkshire Times May 10 1947 American Scholarship An old student at Mexborough Secondary School, who gained a M.A.degree after studying at St Andrews University, Edinburgh,...

Dancing Success

May 1947
South Yorkshire Times May 10 1947 Dancing Success Miss Doreen Ward, 14 years old daughter of Mr and Mrs GW Ward, of 58, Wentworth Road, Piccadilly,...

Guardsman Comes Home – 3 Years Hospital Ordeal Ends For Swinton Man

May 1947
South Yorkshire Times May 17, 1947 Guardsman Comes Home Three Years Hospital Ordeal Ends For Swinton Man When the Irish Guards were assaulting German positions near Nijmegen,...

P.W. Morley of Morley

May 1947
South Yorkshire Times May 4, 1947 P.W. Morley of Morley A Swinton girl has made history by becoming the first policewoman to be stationed at Morley...

Swintonian in the USA

May 1947
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 24, 1947 Swintonian in the USA Landing in New York at the age of 18 nearly 40 years ago, Mr George...

Swinton’s Whitsuntide Procession on Monday.

May 1947
South Yorkshire Times May 31, 1947 Swinton’s Whitsuntide procession on Monday.

May Day at Swinton Bridge School

May 1947
South Yorkshire Times May 24, 1947 May Day at Swinton Bridge School

Mexborough and Swinton Men Get Humane Society Awards

June 1947
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 7, 1947 Bravery at Kilnhurst Mexborough and Swinton Men Get Humane Society Awards The Royal Humane Society have announced this week that...

Trolley Bus and Brewery Lorry Collision

June 1947
South Yorkshire Times June 21, 1947 Beer flowed on the pavement after this collision between a trolley bus and a brewery lorry outside the Red...