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Cutts Cup Final – Swinton Athletic 35 for 2   Sandygate  34

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927 Cutts Cup Final Swinton Athletic 35 for 2   Sandygate  34 The final of the Cutts Cup at the Mexborough Athletic...

Cycling Record Holder

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927 Mr WB Arnold, of Manor Road, added another remarkable cycling feat to his already lengthy list in the...

A Wife who was Sold for 20 Guineas.

September 1927
Yorkshire Evening Post - Saturday 24 September 1927 From an Old Yorkshire 1779 Guide Book. A Wife who was Sold for 20 Guineas. * In the month...

Wedding Miss Elizabeth Kay (78) & Mr Edwin Stead (77)

September 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 30, 1927 A quaint wedding took place at the Zion Gospel Mission church, White Lee Rd, Swinton, on Tuesday, Mrs...

Swimming in the Canal

September 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 9, 1927 This is a picture with a moral or two. These little fellows, and all others who bathe in the...

Wath and Swinton Cricketers in Averages

September 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 16, 1927 South Yorkshire League Wath retain championship after keen fight, with Brampton runners-up. Piccadilly and new stubborn finish in the...

Miner’s Novel “Cheque.”

October 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 08 October 1927 Miner’s Novel “Cheque.” Fined at Rotherham For Fraud on Shopkeeper. John Hetherington (28), miner, Charles Street, Swinton,...

Surprise For Suspect – Alleged Car Thief’s Costly Thirst

October 1927
Sheffield Independent - Monday 24 October 1927 Surprise For Suspect. Alleged Car Thief's Costly Thirst A motor-car thief who went for a drink at Swinton Friday...

Father’s Complaint at Inquest on Son.

November 1927
Sheffield Independent - Monday 07 November 1927 Father’s Complaint at Inquest on Son. That the bad state of the road on hill of Wentworth road...

New Rail Bridge – First Portion Laid at Swinton.

November 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 19 November 1927 New Rail Bridge. First Portion Laid at Swinton. The first portion has been erected of a new...