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Marconigrams – Saturday 10 May 1924

May 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 10 May 1924 Marconigrams The glass trade at Conisbrough is reported to be improving. Miners are due to receive this week...

How the Local Midland League Clubs Fared

11 May 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 10 May 1924 An Interesting Season How the Local Midland League Clubs Fared Mexborough's Primacy In the season just ended the four...

Midland League – Final Table

11 May 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 May 1924 Midland League – Final Table Club P W L D F A Pts Mansfield Town 42 31 5 6 98 31 68 Grimsby Town Res. 42 25 11 6 99 46 56 Worksop Town 42 25 13 4 93 54 54 Mexborough 42 22 13 7 78 65 51 Notts County Res. 42 22 13 7 83 51 50 Denaby Utd. 42 18 15 9 52 51 45 Scunthorpe Utd. 42 20 14 8 55 50 48 Hull City Res. 42 19 15 8 70 48 46 Notts Forest Res. 42 18 15 9 52 51 45 Sutton Town 42 20 19 3 66 73 43 Chesterfield...

Marconigrams – Saturday 29 March 1913

March 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1913 Marconigrams The local places of entertainment have done big business during Eastertide. Great developments are being made in...

Marconigrams – Saturday 22 March 1913

March 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 22 March 1913 Marconigrams This year, spring begins on Good Friday. A new picture palace is to be opened at Wath...

Breach of the Employers and Workmen Act.

March 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 March 1913 Breach of the Employers and Workmen Act. George Bodkin, filler, of Mexboro’, was summoned by the Denaby...

Jinneyer in Trouble

March 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 March 1913 Fred Keeton, a “jinneyer,” of Mexboro’, was summoned for negligence in setting stop-blocks in the Denaby...

Pony Drivers Summoned

March 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 March 1913 Pony Drivers Summoned Percy Streets and J. Hault, the former of Denaby and the latter of Mexboro’,...

Negligent Pit Worker

March 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 March 1913 Negligent Pit Workers There were a number of prosecutions for breaches of colliery rules. Sam Rushton, a “jinneyer,”...

Marconigrams – Saturday 15 March 1913

March 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 March 1913 Marconigrams The question of Urban Powers for Conisboro’ and Denaby is being revived. The next issue of the...

Mexboro’, Conisboro’, and Denaby Main School Irregularities

March 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 March 1913 Mexboro’, Conisboro’, and Denaby Main School Irregularities Fines were imposed as follows: Joseph Swindle, 12, Kirby Street, Mexboro’,...

Countess Dowager of Mexborough

Barnsley Chronicle – Saturday 23 July 1870 Countess Dowager of Mexborough From Wikipedia - with her son The Countess Dowager of Mexborough died  at Brighton on Sunday,...

Accident.

August 1870
Doncaster Gazette – Friday 19 August 1870 Accident. On Saturday afternoon, as some men were engaged in work at one of the bridges on the new...

Marconigrams – Saturday 18 June 1904

June 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times, Saturday 18 June 1904 Marconigrams Crossley’s horizontal 12-horse gas engine for sale, cheap, in excellent condition. May be seen working at the...

Marconigrams – November 6th 1943

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 6th 1943 Marconigrams The Swinton branch of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has been revived. Coun. P.B. Nicholson,...

Golf

South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd 1933 Golf The Hickleton Club has elected another Mexboro’ man as captain, Mr. Harry Chambers succeeding Mr. A. H. Woodrow and...

Another Away Defeat – (Boston 2, Mexboro’ 1)

South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd 1933 Another Away Defeat (Boston 2, Mexboro’ 1) Mexboro’ caught Boston on the top of their form on Saturday and suffered another...

Mexborough – Mystery Solved – Missing Engine Driver Found In Wood

South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd 1933 Mexborough Mystery Solved Missing Engine Driver Found In Wood Throat Cut Three Weeks Dead A decomposing body discovered in a secluded wood at Keresforth, near...

Mexboro’ Mishap Wath Motor-Cyclist Fined

South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd 1933 Mexboro’ Mishap Wath Motor-Cyclist Fined An accident in High Street, Mexborough, on October 9th, had a sequel at Doncaster on Tuesday...

Marconigrams – Saturday 04 June 1904

June 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 04 June 1904 Marconigrams. A post-office has been opened in Victoria street, Mexboro’. It is two years last Tuesday since peace...

Mexborough 78 Denaby 83 for 6 – Battle Royal at Denaby.

4 June 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 June 1904 A Battle Royal at Denaby. There was a gathering of the clans at Denaby, on Saturday, when...

Marriages & Deaths – 01 September 1893

September 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 1 September 1893 Marriages. Goode—Bradley.—August 20, at the Register Office, Barnsley, James Albert Goode to Elizabeth Bradley, both of Darfield. Johnson—Parkes.—August...

Marriages & Deaths – Friday 22 September 1893

September 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 22 September 1893 Marriages. Platt—Holmes.—September 10, at the Registry Office, Doncaster, by special license, Albert Platt, only son of Mr....

Marriages & Deaths – Friday 15 September 1893

September 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 15 September 1893 Marriages. Hattersley—Marshall.—September 13, at the Parish Church, Cheltenham, by the Rev. E. D. Boswell, assisted by the...

The Coal War – Ballotting on the Proposed Partial Resumption of Work.

September 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 29 September 1893 The Coal War. Ballotting on the Proposed Partial Resumption of Work. Everything Quiet, Soldiers and Police Leaving the...