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German Bride for Mexborough Ex-Serviceman – Met In Hanover

October 1948
South Yorkshire Times October 2, 1948 Met In Hanover German Bride for Mexborough Ex-Serviceman A romance that started in Germany 18 months ago when a young Mexborough...

Wedding – Heales & Groot

October 1948
South Yorkshire Times October 9, 1948 Miss Elsie Heales and Mr J. Groot at Mexborough Parish Church

Fashion Parade at Free Christian Church Hall

October 1948
South Yorkshire Times October 23 1948 Fashion was on parade at Mexborough Free Christian Church Hall on Monday when these Mannequins gave a display of the...

South Yorkshire Musical Comedy Society – “Merry England.”

October 1948
South Yorkshire Times October 30, 1948 Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex in a woodland scene from "Merrie England," which is being given in...

Irish man for trial – Alleged Bid to Strangle Conisbrough Girl

October 1948
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 23, 1948 Irish man for trial Alleged Bid to Strangle Conisbrough Girl At Doncaster West Riding magistrates court on Friday a young...

One that “Got Away”

October 1948
South Yorkshire Times October 2, 1948 One that "Got Away" Action shot during Saturday evening's amateur boxing bill at Mexborough Drill Hall, features Pat Wakefield and...

Girl Killed as Bus Hits Cyclists

November 1948
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 16 November 1948 Girl Killed as Bus Hits Cyclists Denaby Man Escapes Dorothy White (18), of Albert Road,...

Mexborough Tradesmen’s Day Trip

November 1948
South Yorkshire Times November 13, 1948 This Old Mexborough picture sent in by Miss H. Prince, of 128, Sandymount Road, Wath, dates probably just before...

Cinema – Empire, Majestic – I Love Trouble – So Evil my Love (videos)

November 1948
South Yorkshire Times November 27, 1948   From YouTube:

Two Day Fog Blackout – Girls Walk Into Canal

November 1948
South Yorkshire Times November 27, 1948 Two Day Fog Blackout Girls Walk Into Canal Unpleasant Experience at Mexborough South Yorkshire folk have this week add to struggle to...