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Former Head Boy Director of Lancashire Works

March 1950
South Yorkshire Times March 11, 1950 Former Head Boy Director of Lancashire Works Mr. Ronald Grove, a member of a family well known in Conisbrough, has...

Twin Scout Standard Bearers

April 1950
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 29,1950 Twin Scout Standard Bearers Twin brothers, Barry and Allan Proctor, of Mexborough troop of Scouts, head the Scout standard bearers...

Measles Epidemic Affects Schools

November 1950
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 15 November 1950 Measles Epidemic Affects Schools Mr E.B.Stockdale, Mexborough Divisional Education Officer, said at a meeting of Wath Primary School...

Yorkshire Rivers Rise Higher – Some Roads Flooded – River Don

November 1950
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 23 November 1950 Yorkshire Rivers Rise Higher Some Roads Flooded River Don The river earlier today was four feet above normal....

Absentees Kept Pits Closed – 50,000 Took An Extra Day

December 1950
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 28 December 1950 Absentees Kept Pits Closed 50,000 Took An Extra Day Coal-Face workers were the worst offenders among yesterday's...

Many Records Set Up

December 1950
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 12 December 1950 Many Records Set Up The chairman of the North-Eastern Coal Board, Major-General Sir Noel G....