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Remarkable Matrimonial Case.

May 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 23 May 1919 Remarkable Matrimonial Case. An extraordinary reason for bringing a case before the magistrates was given in the Second...

Swinton 179 for 7 Darfield 26 

May 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 31, 1919 Swinton 179 for 7 Darfield 26  Swinton showed a gleam of their old form on Saturday, when they...

Swinton Miner Drowned – “Jolly” Night Ends Tragically

June 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 14th, 1919 Swinton Miner Drowned. A “Jolly” Night Ends Tragically A Strange Coincidence Mr. Kenyon Parker held an inquest on Tuesday into the...

The Unlucky Thirteenth.

June 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 05 June 1919 The Unlucky Thirteenth. The Swinton stove grate workers gave a hearty welcome home to their returned soldiers...

Rotherham 132 for 8  Swinton 131

June 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 7th, 1919 Rotherham 132 for 8  Swinton 131 Swinton's visit to Clifton Lane resulted in a good sporting game, with a...

Railwaymen’s Splendid Presentations – Tribute to The Late L/Cpl Jackson, V.C.

June 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 7th, 1919 Railwaymen's Splendid Presentations. Tribute to The Late L/Cpl Jackson, V.C. A number of interesting presentations were made during an interval...

Swinton 207 for 7  South Kirkby 133

14 June 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 14th, 1919 Swinton 207 for 7  South Kirkby 133 Swinton brought off a very smart victory at the expense of South...

Swinton Railway Fatality – Schoolboy’s Sad Death.

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 5, 1919 Swinton Railway Fatality Schoolboy's Sad Death. Wilfred Cecil Petty (10), of 267, Queen. street, Swinton, who, a fortnight last Thursday,...

Manvers Main Fatality – Miner Killed through a “Bump.”

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 5, 1919 Manvers Main Fatality Goldthorpe Miner Killed through a “Bump.” On Monday at the Goldthorpe cab hotel, Mr Frank Allen conducted...

Coal Strike Local Situation – Industry Running Down. Mines Calm & Orderly

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 26, 1919 Coal Strike The Local Situation. No Serious Mine Damage. Industry Running Down. Mines Calm and Orderly In the Mexborugh district the strike is...