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Strike Hit No. 3 Output

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 1 March 1952 Strike Hit No. 3 Output A two-day dispute in the Silkstone Seam at Manvers Main Colliery affected Area...

Marconigrams – Saturday 15 March 1952

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 March 1952 Marconigrams ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A rate of 24s. in the £—and an increase of 3s.—has been declared at Darfield. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Armour plate castings...

S.R.N. For Deaconess

April 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Thursday 5 April 1952 S.R.N. For Deaconess Miss Gwendoline Flinton, 24-years-old deaconess at Swinton Congregational Church, has passed an examination for State...

All-Round Increase

April 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Thursday 5 April 1952 All-Round Increase Two collieries in the Hoyland area - Elsecar and Wentworth - increased their output substantially last...

Mr. C. Marshall Hattersley

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Mr. C. Marshall Hattersley We deeply regret to record the death, which occurred at Edmonton (Canada)...

Honours for South Yorkshire Men

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953

Swinton M.B.E.

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times, 3rd January 1953 Mr. E. J. Griffith (Swinton), a dental practitioner, is awarded the M.B.E. for political and public services

Pits Worked at Week-End

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Pits Worked at Week-End Output figures for the first three days of last week at the...

Swinton G.E.C. Grand Tea

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times, 10th January 1953 Swinton G.E.C. Grand Tea Grand tea was a “magnet” for the children at the Swinton G.E.C. party in Swinton Bridge...

Top Table and Helpers

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Top Table and Helpers Top Table and helpers at Swinton Darby and Joan Christmas tea held...