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Unparalleled Disaster at Sea – Greatest Ship Foundered – Nearly 1500 lives lost

April 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 20 April 1912 Unparalleled Disaster at Sea Greatest Ship in the World Foundered Nearly 1500 lives lost The White Star liner, Titanic,...

Marconigrams – April 27th, 1912

April 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 27 April 1912 Marconigrams The cuckoo was heard near Bolton on Monday launched. Mr T Nash, Wath, has been elected president...

The Royal Visit – Eagerly Awaited in South Yorkshire.

July 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 July 1912 The Royal Visit Eagerly Awaited in South Yorkshire. Outline of The Programme. Conisboro' Castle's Distinction. Bearing Royal Standard...

The Royal Visit – July 8th – Swinton En Fete.

July 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 July 1912 Swinton En Fete. We are delighted with the reception on Tuesday accorded to the King by...

The Royal Visit – July 9th – At Goldthorpe and Bolton

July 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 July 1912 At Goldthorpe and Bolton After leaving Hickleton Hall, the Royal procession passed through Goldthorpe and Bolton. The villages...

The Royal Visit – July 9th – Mexborough Loyalty

July 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 July 1912 Mexborough Loyalty The good people of Mexborough displayed their loyalty in no uncertain fashion. Flags and streamers...

The Royal Visit – July 8th – Striking Incident at Conisborough – King in...

July 1912
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 09 July 1912 Royal Scene. Striking Incident at Conisborough. King in the Tower Historic Moment at Royal Fortress. The Royal...

Census Returns for 1911 – Some Startling Local Figures

August 1912
Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday August 3, 1912. Census Returns for 1911 Some Startling Local Figures Prolific Increases The census returns for 1911 are now issued, and,...

Lakeland scenes in the Dearne Valley – Countryside Flooded

August 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 31 August 1912 Remarkable Rains Countryside Flooded Lakeland scenes in the Dearne Valley Mexborough Rainfall we are nearing the end of the...

Marconigrams – August 03rd, 1912

August 1912
Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday August 3, 1912. Marconigrams Mexborough Hospital Sunday is fixed for 25 August. The census figures published elsewhere in these columns provide...