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Obituary – Mr. W. G. Hudson – Former Manvers Chief Wages Clerk

March 1951
South Yorkshire Times,  March 3rd, 1951 Obituary - Mr. W. G. Hudson Former Manvers Chief Wages Clerk The funeral took place last Thursday of a well-known former...

Breakdowns Cut Output

March 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 3, 1951 Breakdowns Cut Output A 1,810 ton drop in output from the 13 pits in No 3 Area of the North...

26 Years on Two Councils – Retirement of Coun. J. Kelly

March 1951
South Yorkshire Times March 10, 1951 26 Years on Two Councils Retirement of Coun. J. Kelly A well-known Mexborough Councillor and secretary of Wath Main N.U.M. branch,...

Giant Easter Egg

March 1951
South Yorkshire Times, March 31, 1951 Giant Easter Egg A giant Easter Egg, weighing nearly seven pounds, brought a lot of happiness on  Easter Sunday to...

General Electric Company Swinton Works

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times  April 7, 1951 Wiring a D.C. 114 Cooker on the assembly line at the Swinton works of the General Electric Company.

New Slide Erected in Playground

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times, April 28, 1951 Swinton schoolchildren need no persuading to join this queue—although all they get at the end is a big drop. Picture...

Towns’ Census Watch – Population Trends

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times  April 7, 1951 Towns' Census Watch Mexborough and District Population Trends The five Urban Councils of Mexborough, Conisbrough, Dearne, Swinton and Wath will be...

Cricket Prospects

21 April 1951
South Yorkshire Times, April 21, 1951 Cricket Prospects Hickleton secretary Harry Goldthorpe tells me  that they will begin the new season with pretty much the same...

It’s Wastepaper Now …

May 1951
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1951 It’s wastepaper now… Wednesday’s picture shows fireman at work on Swinton U.D.C. salvage depot in Station street, doing a...

Not a Request Stop

May 1951
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1951 Not a Request Stop Three people were treated for injuries in Mexborough Montagu Hospital as a result of this mishap...