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Weddings – Greensmith & Fareham – Briers & purshouse

January 1947
South Yrokshire Times, January 1947 Miss Mavis Greensmith, 6 Brighton Rd, Mexborough and Mr Ronald Fareham of Swinton Miss Rita Briers, 45 Denaby Avenue, Conisbrough and Mr Edwin...

Birthday Present For Mexborough Sailor

February 1947
South Yorkshire Times February 1, 1947 Birthday Present For Mexborough Sailor When the Royal Family leaves for South Africa in HMS Vanguard this week end, on...

Cinemas (Videos – including Roy Rodgers and Trigger !)

February 1947
South yorkshire Times, February 22, 1947

Landscapes in Memory – Bedfast Mexborough Artist Keeps Bright His Remarkable Talents

February 1947
South Yorkshire Times February 1, 1947 Landscapes in Memory Bedfast Mexborough Artist Keeps Bright His Remarkable Talents In a ground floor room at 12 Woodfield Ave, Mexborough,...

Mexborough Chamber of Trade Annual Dinner

February 1947
South Yorkshire Times, February 8, 1947 Annual Dinner and Dance of Mexborough Chamber of Trade

Mexborough District Rotary Club Annual Dinner

February 1947
South Yorkshire Times February 22, 1947 Pictures at last week’s annual dinner of Mexborough District Rotary Club. Mexborough president, Rotarian A.H.Wholton (right) greets Rotarian N.St John,...

Wedding – Lightly & Oldfield

February 1947
South Yorkshire Times, February 1947 Two former members of the "Times" editorial staff, Miss Renee Lightly and Mr Irving Rhodes Oldfield at the Holy Trinity...

Floods follow Great Thaw – Don and Dearne Overflow

March 1947
South Yorkshire Times March 22, 1947 Floods follow Great Thaw Don and Dearne Overflow Mexborough Shipwreck and Rescue Houses were abandoned, roads made impassable, and bus services interrupted...

Maggie the Magpie – A lovable Mexborough Pet

March 1947
South Yorkshire Times March 15, 1947 Maggie the Magpie A lovable Mexborough Pet Introducing Maggie, at 16, Conway Terrace, Mexborough, the home of Mr Mrs T...

Conisbrough Sledge Tragedy – Boy Under Trolley Bus – Mate’s Lucky Escape “Warning To...

March 1947
South Yorkshire Times March 8, 1947 Conisbrough Sledge Tragedy Boy Flung Under Trolley Bus Mate’s Lucky Escape “Warning To Others” Says Coroner A nine-year-old Conisbrough boy was fatally injured,...