Mexborough | Dearne Valley History

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Many Thanks to Susan Denton,
a former Mexborough Resident, now living in Dorset,
who is helping me on this and the other sites !

July 31st, 2022 – 5,067 Articles now on the Site !!!

1900's High Street, Mexborough
Mexborough High street
120 Articles from 1938 now Available, click on "The Times" above and then 1938 - 2365 Articles uploaded by October 2019 !
223 Articles from 1918 now available, click on "The Times" above and then 1918
1900's High Street, Mexborough
Nicholson Brothers - February 1940
Montagu Hospital Opening
1900's Thomas Barron's
" Watson's Delight” Lodge, Order Of Druids, Mexboro', click on "The Times" above and then 1908
Mexborough Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society - click on "The times" above and then 1939
Post Office 2022
Picturesce Mexborough - click on "The Times" above and then 1929
Spaven Brothers, see Times, 1918, March
Empress 2022
200 Articles from 1928 now Available, click on "The Times" above and then 1928 - 2365 Articles uploaded by October 2019 !
231 Articles from 1917 now Available, click on "The Times" above and then 1917
Schools Championship 1937

Additions

Pictures and Articles from 1970

May 1970

Contents:
Two Killed – 2 Hurt in Evening Crash
Diamond Wedding – Mr & Mrs Slater
Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Barker
Silver Wedding – Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Died Day after Grand-Daughter’s Wedding
Ben Bailey of Ben Bailey Construction
Cycling at Eighty!
Four Generations
Presents From Around the World
He’s Seeing the World
He’s Answered Last 999 Call
The Good Old Sound
Scout Presentation
Scouts Were the Waiters
Weddings:
– Stocks & Earley
– Copley & Merrey
– Cutler & Schofield
– Fox & Canham
– Haslehurst & Hill
– Johnson & Haywood
– Thickett & Smith
Girl in the Pipe
Schoolboy Press Photographer
Brothers In Arms
Fred Wilkinson (Advert)
Merryweather & Corbett – May 30th
Muscroft Army Stores (Advert)
Putting a ‘Carpet’ on a Colliery Tip
Retired N.U.M. Tea & Concert
First Phase Jobs At G.E.C. For Women
N.U.R. Retired Member’s Tea & Concert
Liberal Enters ‘field’
New Council Chairman At Mexborough
Cinema – Majestic – Now Star Bingo
Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Hardwick
Methodist Church Boys’ Brigade Company,
Montagu Hospital Annual Prizegiving
Montagu Hospital Prizegiving
Inner Wheel 23rd Charter Day
St. John Brigade Service Medal
Nursing Sisters Long Service Awards
Roman Hotel (Mexborough) Social Club
BBC TV – May 30, 1970
– The Debbie Reynolds Show (video)
Bring and Buy Sale
Dolcliffe Road House Demolition
Dunstan, Goff & Co – Properties for Sale
Mexborough Grammar School Choir
Mexborough Grammar School Sports Day
St. John’s Church of England School Choir
Music Mistress at Grammar School
Park Road Infants’ at Dovecote Farm
Pupils Go Down to the Farm
– Early for Apples
– Getting to Know Animals
– Sheep Biscuits
The Cost of Collecting a Pension
Yorkshire TV – May 30, 1970
– Dear Mother, Love Albert (video)
Empress – Wave Rave
Green Room Production of “Clutterbuck,”
Play In A Pub
Theatre – Rockingham Theatre
Ski-Ing And Bowling Feats
Lincoln United 2, Mexborough 0
– Lincoln ‘Poach’ Two from Mexboro
Main Street 2 Denaby United 0
– Challenge Cup Final Replay
Mexborough 3, Hatfield Main 0
– Should Have Had Net Full by Switch Round
Denaby United 0, Mexborough Town 1
– Chances For United –Town’s Points
Mexborough Town F.C.
-“Player of the Year” Award
Round the Yorkshire – May 23rd 1970
South Riding League – May 30th 1970