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Swinton Housing – Preparations For Piccadilly Scheme Completed.

December 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 13, 1919 Swinton Housing. Preparations For Piccadilly Scheme Completed. The preparation for the first instalment of the Swinton Housing Scheme are completed...

Midland League Table – December 27, 1919

27 December 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 27, 1919

Local Education Officer

May 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 17, 1919 Local Education Officer Mr. John R. Yeardley has been appointed Divisional Clerk for the No. 18 Division (comprising the...

Hockey – Conisborough 9 Swinton 4.

5 January 1920
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 05 January 1920 Conisborough 9 Swinton 4. At Conisborough. Play commenced with a rush to Swinton's goal, and F. Clarkson scored...

Triple Alliance – No Appetite for General Strike – Local Situation

September 1920
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 24 September 1920 The Triple Alliance No Appetite for a General Strike. Moderating Influences. The Triple Alliance failed to come...

Coal Strike Ended- Work Resumed Yesterday

November 1920
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 November 1920 Coal Strike Ended Work Resumed Yesterday The Ballot Adverse Vote Fails to Confirm Strike The Governments terms for a settlement...

Armistice Day – The Unknown Warrior – The Great Silence (videos)

November 1920
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 November 1920 Armistice Day The Empire  Mourns Impressive Scenes at Funeral of Unknown Warrior The Great Silence Observances In The District For two...

 The Glass Trade

December 1920
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 31 December 1920  The Glass Trade While this rather unpromising state of affairs prevails in the local steel industry the report...

Obituaries in 1920

January 1921
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 January 1921 The Year's Obituary. February. 17—Mr. Michael Washington, for 50 years a Wombwell schoolmaster, Aged 88. 29—Mr. Caleb Kilner,...

Hull Coal Trade.

January 1921
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 10 January 1921 Hull Coal Trade. How acutely the Humber port has been hit. in relation to the coal trade is...