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Mexborough Charity Cricket Committee’s £350 for Montagu

November 1947
South Yorkshire Times, November 29, 1947 Montagu Hospital Chairman, Mr. A. R. Martin, thanks Mr. Percy Beaumont, treasurer, Mexborough Charity Cricket Committee, for the £350...

Constance Nichols’ Repertory Company.

November 1947
South Yorkshire Times, November 29, 1947 A scene from " The Dream of Gerontius," which has been presented this week in Mexborough by The Constance...

South Yorkshire Musical Comedy Society

November 1947
South Yorkshire Times, November 1, 1947 Cast of "The Student Prince," which is being given to Mexborough this week by the South Yorkshire Musical Comedy...

Mexborough Athletic Club Chairman Retiring

November 1947
South Yorkshire Times November 8, 1947 Charlie Bayes, chairman of Mexborough Athletic Club, chairman of their cricket section and twice captain of their Yorkshire Council...

Mexborough Charity Cricket Committee’s Outstanding Record

November 1947
South Yorkshire Times November 29, 1947 £4,000 FOR HOSPITAL Mexborough Committee's Outstanding Record. A call to Mexborough Charity Cricket Committee, which has worked so valiantly and with...

Mexborough Rescue – Veteran Dies Of Burns

December 1947
South Yorkshire Times, December 13, 1947 Mexborough Rescue Veteran Dies Of Burns " Particularly Tragic Case "-Coroner An 84-years-old retired miner, Abraham Chambers, (left picture, below) living alone...

Dual Celebration – Gold and Silver Weddings – Mr & Mrs Black

December 1947
South Yorkshire Times, December 20, 1947 Dual Celebration Gold and Silver Weddings Christmas Day in the Black family will be a great day, for not only will...

Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Scott

December 1947
South Yorkshire Times, December 6, 1947 Golden Wedding Mr and Mrs James Scott. 62, Dale Street, Shipley, near Bradford, former residents of Mexborough. celebrate their Golden...

Wedding – Hargreaves & Tutill

December 1947
South Yorkshire Times December 6, 1947 Mr K. Hargreaves (Swinton) and  Miss M. Tutill (Mexborough) at Mexborough Parish Church

Glass Works Relic – Huge Chimney Felled At Mexborough

December 1947
South Yorkshire Times, December 13, 1947 Glass Works Relic Huge Chimney Felled At Mexborough Four men chiselled industriously, but the crowd who waited in the bitter cold...