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January 1947
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Gold medal of the International Dancing Masters

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 18, 1947 Now Gold Miss Joan Briggs, 20 years old daughter of Mr and Mrs W Briggs, of 27, Wood Street, Mexborough,...

Mexborough Pools Prize Winner

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 18, 1947 Mexborough Pools Prize Winner Following close on the news of a Harlington man’s £45,000 pools win comes information that Mr...

Mexborough Royal Artillery Associations Cabaret Ball

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 25, 1947 A group of the many visitors to Mexborough Royal Artillery Associations cabaret ball in Mexborough Empress ballroom on Friday.

Mrs E Squires of Mexborough – Outstanding Work for Hospital – Obituary

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 11, 1947 Obituary Mrs E Squires of Mexborough Outstanding Work for Hospital The death occurred at 120 Doncaster Road Mexborough, on Sunday, of Mrs...

OBE in New Years Honours

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 11, 1947 OBE in  New Years Honours Awarded the OBE in the New Years Honours was Dr Patrick William Robinson Petrie, elder...

Party for Mexborough Octogenarian

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 18, 1947 Party for Mexborough Octogenarian Eighty-year-old Mrs Ellen Leasley, 40, Hope Street, Mexborough, had an enjoyable time with her family at...

Soldier, Sailor, Airman – Mexborough Trio’s Chance Meeting in Singapore

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 11, 1947 Soldier, Sailor, Airman Mexborough Trio’s Chance Meeting in Singapore News of the meeting of a soldier, a sailor, and an airman,...

The Birth of a Coalfield – Looking Back 150 Years

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 4, 1947 Looking Back 150 years South Yorkshire Pioneer's Legacy In South Yorkshire a chapter of its industrial history 150 years long came...

Twice Chairman of Mexborough Durban Council

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 18, 1947 Mr Sam Silverwood, twice chairman of Mexborough Durban Council, died at his home “Neilgarth,” Doncaster Rd, Mexborough, on Tuesday...