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Perilous Encounter on a Roof

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 1, 1927 Perilous Encounter on a Roof The bravery of a Mexborough man, Police constable Joseph Kershaw, a member of the...

Passenger Driver 47 Years of Strenuous Service – Man’s Retirement

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 8, 1927 A Passenger Driver 47 Years of Strenuous Service Mexborough Man’s Retirement Having completed 47 year’s service with the LNE railway company,...

Champion Collie

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 1, 1927 A Champion Collie A famous Collie, “Staineloy Emerald,” owned by Mr G Cutts, of Sheffield, arriving with its owner...

Plastic Poses

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 8 1927 Plastic Poses A charming group of dancers, who performed at a garden party in connection with Mexborough Parish Church...

A Mexborough Dancing Display

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 8, 1927 A Mexborough Dancing Display Massed dancing at the Mexborough School Sports, on the Mexborough Athletic ground last Saturday.

Miscellaneous Court Cases

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 26, 1929 Miscellaneous Court Cases Lewis Brown, a Thurnscoe miner, was fined 12s. at Doncaster on Tuesday for being drunk and...

Success in Speed Trials

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 1, 1927 Leslie Hawthorn, the Mexborough Rider, won further successes in the speed trials at Doncaster on Saturday

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,...