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A Mexborough Beauty Contest
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th 1933
A Mexborough Beauty Contest
A beauty contest in progress at the Mexborough Olympia carnival on Bank Holiday.
The winner was Miss Lily...
Wedding – Blakemore & Edwards
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933
Edwards & Blakemore
Miss Nora Vivian Amy Blakemore, youngest daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. A. Blakemore, 86, Victoria...
Training for Salvation Army
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933
Training for Salvation Army
The local Corps of the Salvation Army are sending another of their members for training for...
Manager Retiring
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933
Manager Retiring
Mr. George W. Whitehead, the local District Manager of the Britannic Assurance Company, is retiring on Sept. 4th,...
Manver’s Main’s New By-Product Plant – Courage And Enterprise
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933
Courage And Enterprise
Manver’s Main’s New By-Product Plant
A Wonderful Installation, Some Interesting Features
Gas For Local Industries
A new landmark has arisen...
Wedding – Sharp & Chester
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933
Chester & Sharp
A leading member of the Mexborough Rovers Scout troop was married at Wombwell Parish Church on Saturday....
Tennis “Champs”
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933
Tennis “Champs”
Left and right: S. C. Hacking and Mrs. Swinburn, winners of the open singles at the Mexborough Association...
School Presentation
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933
Mexborough Secondary School Presentation
Yesterday, the staff presented to Mr. Hacking a case of cutlery. Making the presentation, the headmaster...
Mexborough 134 for 9 Darfield 114 for 3
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933
Damp Squibs
A Milder Night at Hampden Road
A big crowd at Hampden Road on Monday evening had a change of...
Editorial – What of 1943 ?
South Yorkshire Times January 2nd 1943
What of 1943 ?
Standing on the threshold of 1943 the thought that is naturally uppermost in the minds of...
Wedding – Vickers & Beach
South Yorkshire Times, July 21st 1933
Wedding: Beach & Vickers
Mr. Thomas Frederick Allan Beach, choirmaster of St. John's Methodist Church, Swinton, and son of Mr....
Sad Mexboro’ Story
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933
Sad Mexboro' Story
A verdict of "Suicide, with insufficient evidence to show the state of his mind" was recorded by...
Mexborough’s New Exchange
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933
The women’s and girls’ departments in the up-to-date and excellently planned and equipped Employment Exchange opened in Adwick Road,...
Eightieth Birthday Gathering – Formula For Longevity
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933
Eightieth Birthday Gathering
Brothers Celebrate At Mexborough
Formula For Longevity
"Behold how good and joyful it is, brethren, to dwell together in...
Shortage of First-Rate Wicketkeepers
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933
Shortage of First-Rate Wicketkeepers
There is a shortage of first-rate wicketkeepers in the district this season. Many of the local...
Swinton 131 Mexborough 132 for 1
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933
Percy Holmes's Finale
Swinton 131 Mexborough 132 for 1
Saturday’s cricket brought some more towering totals, but most of the...
Mexborough Electrical Engineer Going To Long Eaton
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933
New Post
Mexborough Electrical Engineer
Going To Long Eaton
Mr. John Barnett Feltham, M.I.E.E., electrical engineer and waterworks engineer to...
Mexboro’ Lady’s Seizure – Bank Manager’s Widow
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933
Mexboro' Lady's Seizure
Death in the Night
Bank Manager's Widow
The death occurred on Tuesday with tragic suddenness of Mrs....
Mexboro’ Rider’s Haul
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933
Mexboro' Rider's Haul
Further honours came the way of Mexboro’ Wheelers at the Balby Sports. when E. Smith, one of...
Marconigrams – January 20th, 1933
South Yorkshire Times January 20, 1933
Marconigrams
The rainfall in the Dearne Valley area during December was .72 of an inch.
A new X-ray department is shortly...
Cinemas – Empire, Majestic, Oxford – Whistling in Dixie
South Yorkshire Times, October 30th 1943
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Youth Charged With Murder – Father’s Death from Head Wounds
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th 1943
Conisbrough Youth Charged With Murder
Father’s Death from Head Wounds
Pathologist’s Disclosure At Inquest
A young Conisbrough haulage hand,...
Sudden Death
South Yorkshire Times, October 30th 1943
Sudden Death
A well-known and respected official of the Amalgamated Denaby Collieries died suddenly at his home on Sunday.
He was...
Mexborough Free Christian Church Bazaar
South Yorkshire Times, December 5th 1970
Mr. and Mrs. S. Race (left), purchase gifts after opening the bazaar at Mexborough Free Christian Church on Saturday.
Also...
Catholic Club Boxing Tournament
South Yorkshire Times, December 5th 1970
A few words of encouragement for Greg Dekanski (13) and David Allen (13) from their trainer, Mr. Martin Higgins,...