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Drowning Fatality.

December 1928
Sheffield Independent - Tuesday 11 December 1928 Drowning Fatality. While working on dredger at the junction of the River Don and the canal at Kilnhurst,...

Early Morning Blaze – Cattle Saved, but Crops Burnt

December 1928
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 05 December 1928 Early Morning Blaze. Cattle Saved, but Crops Burnt at Mexborough. Early this morning a fierce fire broke...

Engine Derails Trucks – Mexborough Men’s Escapes in Fog Collision.

December 1928
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 05 December 1928 Engine Derails Trucks. Mexborough Men’s Escapes in Fog Collision. Three coal trucks and a guard’s van were...

“Empire Buildings”

December 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1928 This handsome block which has been built by Mr. John Woffinden at the West Street corner, Mexborough, and...

The Empress Ballroom

December 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1928 Mexboro's handsome new palace of dancing opened last week-end. This beautiful pillared hall, with its tasteful decorations, elaborate...

Mexborough U.D.C. – Wireless Nuisance – Visitors to the Electric Works.

December 1928
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 20 December 1928 Wireless Nuisance. Mexborough Visitors to the Electric Works. The Mexborough Urban District Council decided last night to refer...

Cinema – Royal – No Man’s Law (video)

December 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1928 From YouTube:

Cinemas – Empire & Oxford – Sunrise (video)

December 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 28, 1928 From YouTube: A

Headmaster Leaves

December 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 21, 1928 New Headmaster Mr Walter Gledhill of Park Road, Mexborough, who has been headmaster of the Doncaster Road Council School...

Opportunities For Girls – Alderman Miss Unwin on New Fields Ahead.

December 1928
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 20 December 1928 Opportunities For Girls. Alderman Miss Unwin on New Fields Ahead. At the annual speech day of the...