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Land Gift to Mexborough

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927 A corner of the old Mexborough brickyard. This land, over 4 acres in extent, has been offered to...

Blinded at Play – Mexborough Childs Plight

August 1927
Sheffield Independent - Friday 19 August 1927 Blinded at Play Mexborough Childs Plight As a result of childish pranks with a lorry-load of lime, a six-and-a-half-years’...

Peach off a Laby

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927 Mrs Rogers, aged 90, the oldest lady on the part of Mexborough old folk at Hooton Pagnell Hall,...

The Veterans Race

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927 The Veterans Race An interesting feature of the Mexborough Old folks outing to Hooton Pagnell last Thursday  

Mexborough Boys in Camp

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927 Mexborough Boys in Camp The Mexborough Rotary  boys club, playing football at Shatton, Bamford, while camping there last weekend. The...

67 Years Working in the Mine

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927 Mr Cyrus Scofield, of Ferndale house, Hallgate, Mexborough has just concluded 67 years work in the mine. Mr Schofield...

Cinema – Empire – Isle of Retribution

August 1927
Mexborough & Swinton Times, August 1927   Imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017001/mediaviewer/rm1145438464

A Reclaimed Desert

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927 A Reclaimed Desert This is a photograph of Councillor Fowler’s garden, which adjoins the land given by him for...

Mexborough from the Don

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927 The photograph shows Mexborough as viewed from the Swinton bank of the Don, with the railway junction the...

History – 1. The Story of Mexborough From Saxon Times

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 22, 1927 The Story of Mexborough From Saxon Times By W Smith Mexborough Through The Ages To what circumstances does the thriving town of...