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April 1939
South Yorkshire Times, April 28st 1939 The week's casualty list. Admitted cases during the week have included: – Tuesday: James Grainger, 42 Doncaster Rd, Goldthorpe, injury to...

Wartime Mystery of Mexborough Man’s Identity

April 1939
South Yorkshire Times April 28, 1939   Did any Mexborough man – a member of the working men's club and Institute – lose a wallet in...

National Service Pageant

April 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times, Apr 21 National Service Pageant Successful South Yorkshire Tour Big Crowds Line Route Splendid United Effort . With two Royal air force bombers...

New Post – Assistant Mistress

April 1939
South Yorkshire Times, April 7th, 1939. New Post Miss Doris Rowan, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. T. Rowan, of “Glencairn,” Princess Road, Mexborough, has...

Railway Queen

April 1939
South Yorkshire Times, April 28th, 1939. An official photograph of the railway Queen and her retinue of Mexborough district girls.

The railway Exhibition At Mexborough

April 1939
South Yorkshire Times, April 28th, 1939. A section of the crowd round the huge crane which provided visitors to the exhibition with views of the...

Death of Councillor

April 1939
South Yorkshire Times, April 7th, 1939. The death occurred on Sunday at his home “Dolcliffe Vale,” Dolcliffe Road, Mexborough, of Mr Robert Fowler, engineer and...

Moving to London

April 1939
South Yorkshire Times, April 7th, 1939.   Subscribers to the Mexborough Montagu hospital learned with the crisis week that Mr John Nutter Drake, secretary superintendent of...

New Councillors – Mr G W Jepps

April 1939
South Yorkshire Times, April 7th, 1939. New Councillors - Mr G W Jepps Mr G.W. Jepps, who secured election to the council at his first attempt...

Max Woosman Cup.

April 1939
South Yorkshire Times, April 28th, 1939. Number 3 Underground West, who beat ovens and brickwork 2–1 in the final of the Manvers Main collieries into...