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Well-Known Butcher’s Death

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 12th, 1944 Well-Known Butcher’s Death Mexborough trade circles and many residents heard with regret of the death, which occurred on Tuesday at...

Doncaster’s New Chief Education Officer

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times August 5th, 1944 Doncaster’s New Chief Education Officer Dr. V. H. Hoskin, Doncaster’s new Chief Education Officer. He has been Director of Education for...

Mexborough and Wombwell Connections

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 12th 1944 Mexborough and Wombwell Connections Mr. Arthur Gunhouse, one of the new members of the Barnsley Co-operative Educational Committee, lives at...

Wedding – Chesters & Stokes

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944 Wedding - Chesters & Stokes The wedding took place last Thursday at St. Laurence’s Church, Eastcote, Middlesex, of Sgt. (A.C.)...

Wedding – White & Haigh

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944 Mr D. Haigh (Swinton) & Miss M. White (Mexborough) The wedding took place at Mexborough Parish Church on Thursday of...

Conisbrough Red Cross Show – Attracts Big Holiday Crowd

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 19th, 1944 Conisbrough Red Cross Show Attracts Big Holiday Crowd Outstanding among district Holidays at Home attractions was Saturday’s Red Cross Agricultural show...

Dig for Victory

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th, 1944

Marconigrams – August 05th, 1944

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944 Marconigrams Red Cross collections in the Dearne District for July totalled £186/7/3. “October in the Straits” states a recent newspaper heading,...

Marconigrams – August 26th, 1944

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th, 1944 Marconigrams Among the prize-winning animals exhibited at Conisbrough Show on Saturday was a pig weighing 68 stones. Mineworkers at eight collieries...

Marconigrams – August 26th, 1944

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944 Marconigrams Dr. Francis Briggs, vicar of Mexborough from 1921 to 1930 and previously for a period curate at Rawmarsh Parish...