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Marconigrams – September 28th, 1912

September 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 September 1912 Marconigrams The last burial services in connection with the Cadeby explosion took place at Denaby on Monday. The...

Drunk and Disorderlies

September 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 September 1912 Drunk and Disorderlies The following were fined the amounts named for being drunk and disorderly: Arthur Newby, plaster,...

Railway Trespass at Mexborough

September 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 September 1912 Railway Trespass at Mexborough A Mother’s Plea Harold Winstanley, a pit-hand of was summoned for trespassing on the...

Cruelty at Mexborough – Prison For The Offender

September 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 September 1912 Cruelty at Mexborough Thrashing a 10 Year Old Child Prison For The Offender A very bad case of cruelty...

The Drink and Theft

September 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 September 1912 The Drink and Theft A labourer of no fixed abode named James Baugh was fined 5/– and...

Cadeby Disaster – Widows’ Pathetic Disclosure at Inquest – A Painful Incident.

September 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 September 1912 Mexborough and the Cadeby Disaster. Widows' Pathetic Disclosure at Inquest A Painful Incident.

Marconigrams – February 23rd, 1934

February 1934
South Yorkshire Times, February 23rd, 1934 Marconigrams The Rev. R. J. Jones says the village of Jump is in the “transitional” period.  It is not alone. The...

“Faulty” Roof – Fatal Fall at Cadeby Main

February 1934
South Yorkshire Times, February 23rd, 1934 “Faulty” Roof Fatal Fall at Cadeby Main Denaby Man Killed Mr. W. H. Carlile conducted an inquiry at Conisborough yesterday into the...

Collar Work

16 February 1934
South Yorkshire Times, February 16th, 1934 Collar Work A competitor nearing the finish of the Mexborough Cycling Club’s hill-climb on Sunday and inset, Ernest Smith, the...

Mexboro’ 1 – Worksop 0 – Mexboro’ Survive Stormy Passage

16 February 1934
South Yorkshire Times, February 16th, 1934 Sheffield Cup (Semi-Finals) Mexboro’ Survive Stormy Passage Mexboro’ 1 - Worksop 0 Mexboro’ had a stormy passage on Saturday before eliminating Worksop...

Marconigrams – February 16th, 1934

February 1934
South Yorkshire Times, February 16th, 1934 Marconigrams The city of Sheffield has a budget deficit estimated at £250,000. At Barnsley on Wednesday: “The man was drunk so...

Wedding – Moore & Hibbert

February 1934
South Yorkshire Times, February 16th, 1934  Hibbert – Moore  At Swinton Parish Church on Saturday Miss Ethel Moore eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Moore,...

Mass Meeting of the Men – Men Full of Fight

December 1902
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 5, 1902 Mass Meeting of the Men The Men Full of Fight Yesterday (Thursday) morning, at 11 o’clock, yet another mass meeting...

Marconigrams, December 5th, 1902

December 1902
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 5, 1902 Marconigrams Leeds Assizes commenced on Thursday. This is the twenty-third week of the Denaby and Cadeby strike. Snow fell heavily in...

The Question of Evictions – 750 Ejectment Orders

December 1902
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 5, 1902 The Strike at Denaby and Cadeby. The Question of Evictions. 750 Ejectment Orders to be Asked For. A Considerate Company. Possible Evictions...

Meeting of Men – Prospects of a Settlement.

December 1902
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 5, 1902 The Meeting of the Men Yesterday. Masters and Men Conferred Today. The Prospects of a Settlement. The momentous struggle which originated...

Important Injunction against Y.M.A. – “Strike Pay” Stopped.

December 1902
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 5, 1902 Important Injunction against The Yorkshire Miners Association. “Strike Pay” Temporarily Stopped. Quite a new development in connection with the struggle...

Unadulterated Milk at Mexboro’.

December 1902
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 5, 1902 Unadulterated Milk at Mexboro’. Jos. Parks a milk dealer, of Mexboro’, was summoned at the instance of Mr. Jos....

Court Briefs

December 1902
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 5, 1902 Court Briefs Doncaster West Riding Before Mr. G. B. C. Yarborough, Mr. R. G. Streatfeild, Major Dove, Mr W. W....

Court Briefs

February 1934
South Yorkshire Times, February 16th, 1934 At Doncaster on Tuesday the following fines were imposed: For being drunk and disorderly, George William Hill, miner, Thurnscoe 9s; Ernest Burton,...

Wild Driving – Wreck of Wedding Party – Crash at Red House

February 1934
South Yorkshire Times, February 16th, 1934 Wild Driving Wreck of a Wedding Party Crash at Red House Leslie Beresford Williams, colliery stone contractor, 20 Don View, Mexborough, at...

Marconigrams – November 28th, 1902

November 1902
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 28, 1902 Marconigrams This is the 22nd week of the Denaby and Cadeby Strike. The idea of providing public playgrounds for the...

The Drunks

November 1902
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 28, 1902 The Drunks The following persons were summoned for having been drunk and disorderly and penalties were inducted as follows: Charles...

Soldier – Taylor G.W.J. – 21st Birthday Abroad

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 29, 194400ws 21st Birthday Abroad Pte. George William Johnson Taylor, only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Taylor, of 8, Cowper...

Clay’s Cycles (Advert)

February 1934
South Yorkshire Times, February 9th, 1934