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The Water Supply of Mexborough.

August 1918
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 01 August 1918 The Water Supply of Mexborough. Local Government inquiry was held at Mexborough, yesterday, into application...

United Undenominational Service

August 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 05 August 1918 A United Undenominational Service, arranged at the instance of the Mexborough Urban Council (Mr. D. S. Humphreys),...

Excessive Charge for Rabbit

August 1918
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 19 August 1918 In fining William Bunting, a Mexborough dealer, £5 for breach of the Rabbit Prices Order, the purchaser...

Stink Bombs In Cinema – Two Youths Sent To Prison.

August 1918
Leeds Mercury - Thursday 01 August 1918 Stink Bombs In Conisborough Cinema. Two Mexborough Youths Sent To Prison. Ostrick Gascoyne, eighteen, and Daniel Wildman, seventeen,...

Soldier – Haller, Fred – Wounded & Captured

August 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 17, 1918 Pte. Fred Haller Loyal North Lancs. Private Haller, 29, Lorna road, Mexborough was wounded and captured on May 27, after...

Soldier – Coyne H.B.– Wounded In Knee

August 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 17, 1918 Sergeant H.B. Coyne York and Lancaster Sergeant Coyne, son of Mr and Mrs James Coyne, steward of the Main Street...

Soldier – Holling, Wilson – Wounded by Machine-Gun Bullet

August 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 24, 1918 Private Wilson Holling Royal Fusiliers  Official news has been received that, Pte.Wilson Holling (Royal Fusiliers) of Main Street, Mexborough has...

Soldier – Clothier, Eli – Killed in Action

August 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 17, 1918 Corporal Eli Clothier York and Lancaster Corporal Clothier, son of Mr. and Mrs Mark Clothier, 9, Wood street, Mexborough, was...

Soldier – Marsden C.V.– Killed by Accident

August 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 24, 1918 Private C. V. Marsden Army Service Corps Private Marsden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marsden, Winifred House, Adwick road, Mexboro',...

Soldier – Stocks, William – Killed in Action

August 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 24, 1918 Private William Stocks York and Lancaster Private William Stocks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stocks of 2, Wood Street,...