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Fatal Fall of Roof.

June 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 13 June 1927 Fatal Fall of Roof. “Accidental death” was the verdict returned at an inquest at Mexborough on Saturday...

Swinton Stationmaster Appointed to Congleton

June 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 3, 1927 Swinton Stationmaster Appointed to Congleton Mr Samuel Palfreyman, stationmaster at the LMS station, Swinton, has been appointed stationmaster at Congleton,...

Aerial View of Swinton

June 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 3, 1927 An aerial view of Swinton, taken from above the new athletic ground, showing in the foreground Highfields Park...

Boxing at Mexborough

June 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 3, 1927 The crucial moment in a boxing bout at Mexborough last Saturday. Sam Fletcher, of Dalton Brook, knocked out by...

Collegiate after 22 Years

June 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 3, 1927 B.W. Doncaster and G. Price, the Sheffield Collegiate and Swinton captains, tossing for innings when matches between the...

Keen Contest at Wath

June 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 17, 1927 Keen Contest at Wath In spite of an early batting slump Swinton put up a keen game at Wath...

Swinton Coming Along

June 1927
Mexborough and District Times June 10, 1927 Swinton Coming Along A rather better outlook begins to loom at Swinton – though there, still, the attack is...

Rescuer and Rescued

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 1, 1927 Rescuer and Rescued Varah Dobson (left) of Rowms Lane, Swinton and his little cousin, Freeman Tingle aged six, whom...

Local Industries

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 22, 1927 Local Industries The Cadeby colliery was sunk in 1894, and in recent years both at Denaby and Cadeby there...

Municipal Development of Swinton

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 22, 1927 Municipal Development of Swinton With regard to the municipal development of Swinton during the earlier years, some reminiscences furnished...