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Teachers at Wedgewood

October 1960
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 29 October 1960

Wedding – Armstrong & Buxton

October 1960
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 8 October 1960 Miss G. Armstrong (Grimethorpe) and Mr. B. Buxton (Bolton) after their marriage at Grimethorpe on Saturday.

Marconigrams – Saturday 15 March 1952

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 March 1952 Marconigrams ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A rate of 24s. in the £—and an increase of 3s.—has been declared at Darfield. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Armour plate castings...

Barnburgh Heat Complaint

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 March 1952 Barnburgh Heat Complaint Three Faces on Strike A dispute which affected three faces in the Barnsley and Parkgate Seams...

Dispute Cut No. 3 Output

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 8 March 1952 Dispute Cut No. 3 Output The five-day dispute at Kilnhurst Colliery affected output in No. 3 Area of...

Strike Hit No. 3 Output

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 1 March 1952 Strike Hit No. 3 Output A two-day dispute in the Silkstone Seam at Manvers Main Colliery affected Area...

Marconigrams – Saturday 08 May 1943

May 1943
outh Yorkshire Times – Saturday 08 May 1943 Marconigrams ──────────────────────────────────────── A Thurnscoe woman was sent to prison for a month at Doncaster on Tuesday for assaulting Mrs....

Editorial – The Merry Month

29 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 29 May 1943 The Merry Month The merry month becomes more and more of a mockery for the Axis as the...

Editorial – Taken at the Flood

22 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 22 May 1943 Taken at the Flood Mr. Churchill's Congress speech on Wednesday, while subject to the obvious limitations of the...

Marconigrams – Saturday 15 May 1943

May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 May 1943 Marconigrams Displays in connection with third birthday celebrations of the Home Guard are being given at many Yorkshire...

Editorial – Now For It

15 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 May 1943 Now For It Whatever hopes the Germans had of making a Sebastopol of Bizerta or a Bataan of...

Wedding – Thornton & Walters

November 1933
South Yorkshire Times, November 17th 1933 Walters & Thornton Members of two well-known Mexborough families were married at Mexborough Parish Church on Monday. by the Rev....

Wedding – Rutherford & Presley

November 1933
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1933 Presley & Rutherford Miss Florence Rutherford, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Rutherford, 35, Schofield Street, Mexborough, was married...

Yorkshire Council Cricket – Saturday 29 May 1943

May 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 May 1943 Yorkshire Council Swinton Favourably Placed After dismissing Thorncliffe cheaply at Thorncliffe on Saturday, Swinton had made a satisfactory beginning...

Marconigrams – Saturday 29 May 1943

May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 29 May 1943 Marconigrams “Spare Wheel Thieves,” runs a headline. Why should we?—“Punch.” ──────────────────────────────────────── It is claimed by a Bedfordshire choirmaster that he...

Marconigrams – Saturday 15 May 1943

May 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 May 1943 Marconigrams Latest investments have brought the final figure for Swinton Wings for Victory Week to £67,195. ──────────────────────────────────────── The President of...

Editorial – Shadows Of Strife

8 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 May 1943 Shadows Of Strife To those of us who have often looked askance at the sheer blatancy of German...

Marconigrams – Saturday 01 May 1943

May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 01 May 1943 Marconigrams ________________________________________________________________________ Wombwell Butchers are to present a cheque for £307 to the Red Cross at a dance they...

Editorial – Frightfulness

1 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 May 1943 Frightfulness Primitive morality has long been a special attribute of the Axis powers, war reeks with examples of...

Mexborough Athletic  3  Denaby United 0 – Denaby Handicapped

26 December 1933
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 29 December 1933 Mexboro's Turn Denaby Handicapped Mexborough Athletic  3  Denaby United 0 The game at Mexboro' on Boxing Day was robbed...

Denaby United 2   Mexborough Athletic 2 – Denaby’s Second Half Spirit

25 December 1933
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 29 December 1933 Mexboro' Overhauled Denaby's Second Half Spirit Denaby United 2   Mexborough Athletic 2 With Mexboro' holding a 1-0 lead at...

Midland League

31 December 1933
Mexborough & Swinton Times, Friday 29 December 1933 Midland League Team P W L D F A Pts Grimsby T. Res. 19 17 0 2 90 26 36 Bradford Res. 19 12 7 0 46 26 24 Lincoln C. Res. 19 10 7 2 51 38 22 Bradford C. Res. 17 10 6 1 39 36 21 Boston Utd. 18 9 7 2 33 45 20 Scunthorpe Utd. 15 9 5 1 44 32 19 Scarboro 18 7 6 5 34 32 19 Hull C. Res. 19 8 8 3 40 46 19 Doncaster R. Res. 17 6 8 3 34 29 15 Barnsley Res. 17 6 8 3 41 43 15 Denaby Utd. 14 6 6 2 26 26 14 Chesterfield...

Events of 1933

December 1933
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 29 December 1933 Events of 1933 January 18—County Council fixed new scale of public assistance which caused widespread protests, several guardians'...

Mexboro’ Memories – Pre-Coal and Pre-Dole

December 1933
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 15 December 1933 Mexboro' Memories Pre-Coal and Pre-Dole Some Old Worthies We are indebted to Mr. D. V. E. Dodsworth (picture), of...

Montagu Hospital Christmas Fair

December 1970
South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Miss E. Leonard, Matron of Montagu Hospital (right), buys gifts after opening the Christmas Fair at Mexborough...