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Starting Early

October 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times, October 7th, 1932 Starting Early Though only 10 years of age, Kathleen Toulson, of nine, Orchard Street, Mexborough, has already collected a...

Scarrott’s Stores (advert)

October 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times, October 28th, 1932

Problems of Poverty – Boots for Bairns – Convened Conference

October 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 07 October 1932 Problems of Poverty Plight of The Part-Time Worker Boots for Bairns A Conisbro’ Convened Conference A conference initiated by...

“Black Diamonds.”

October 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 28 October 1932 "Black Diamonds." For the first time in the district since its sensational success in London, "Black Diamonds,"...

Cinemas – Majestic & Empire – The Cheat (video)

October 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times, October 28th, 1932 From YouTube:

Mexborough Veteran’s Sage and Sad Reflections

October 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 21 October 1932 A Changing World Mexborough Veteran's Sage and Sad Reflections 58 Years a Preacher Mr. Edward Schoram, aged...

Local History – Significance of Place Names

October 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 14 October 1932 Local History Significance of Place Names About the middle of the 16th century, and soon after the...

Marconigrams – October 07th, 1932

October 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 07 October 1932 Marconigrams. Yo-Yo competitions are popular items of indoor "social" programmes. Last week-end there were bandit "'holdups" at...

Marconigrams – October 14th, 1932

October 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 14 October 1932 Marconigrams. There are 124 coal mines operating under the Coal Mines Act in South Yorkshire. "There," said...

Marconigrams – October 21st, 1932

October 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 21 October 1932 Marconigrams. Since 1925 a fifth of the British coal mines have gone out of production. The Mexborough...