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Burning Fatality – Mexborough  Child’s Shocking Death

January 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 12, 1918 Burning Fatality. Mexborough  Child's Shocking Death A inquiry concerning the death of Winifred Oakes, aged three years, daughter of Thomas...

Food Control

January 1918
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 08 January 1918 Food Control There are signs that the local Food Control Committees are getting into their stride. that the...

Day of Prayer in Mexborough

January 1918
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 08 January 1918 Day of Prayer The Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving in this district with extraordinary enthusiasm and thoroughness, and...

Eighty Years A Preacher

January 1918
Yorkshire Evening Post - Friday 01 March 1918 Eighty Years A Preacher The Rev. Joel Hodgson, Primitive Methodist minister, of Mexborough, has reached his 90th...

District Shoppers in Need of Margarine and Meat – “Invasion” of Mexborough

January 1918
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 12 January 1918 “Invasion” of Mexborough District Shoppers in Need of Margarine and Meat The Mexborough Food control committee on Thursday and yesterday...

Soldier – Denham A. – In Convalescent

January 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 5, 1918 Gunner A. Denham Tank Corps Gnr. A. Denham of, 4, Albert Place, Mexboro', suffered injury to the head in an...

Soldier – Jevons J.H. – Amputation of Leg

January 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 12, 1918 Pte. John Herbert Jevons West Yorkshire Private Jevons formerly of 18, Auckland road, Mexboro', was severely wounded in the...

Soldier – Denton A.– Wounded

January 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 5, 1918 Gunner A.Denton Tank Corps Mexborough – Wounded

Sailor – Lake, Sidney – Death in Action

January 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 26 1918 Able Seaman Sidney Lake Royal Naval Department Mr and Mts. Fred Lake, of 102, Victoria road, Mexboro', have received...

Soldier – Bedford W.H. – Killed in Action

January 1918
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 19, 1918 Pte. W. H. Bedford K.O.Y L.I. Private Bedford, 4, Park-road, Mexboro', was killed in action on December 2, aged 33,...