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Dog Saves 10 People – “10 Minutes More, We Would Have Been Burnt to...

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times April 14, 1951 Dog Saves 10 People "10 Minutes More, We Would Have Been Burnt to Death" A dog barked, a man shouted “Fire!”...

Nursing Success

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times April 7, 1951 Nursing Success Miss Beryl Collins, 21-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Collins, of 8, Frederick Street, Mexborough, has pas­sed her...

Clean Food Campaign – Trades Council’s Request

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times April 7, 1951 Clean Food Campaign Mexborough Trades, Council's Request Letters have been sent from Mexborough and District Trades Council to Mexborough Chamber of...

Police Ambulance Team win Acaster Trophy

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times April 14, 1951 Police Ambulance Team win Acaster Trophy Police Ambulance Team: (Mexborough Section) Pictured with the John Acaster Trophy, won in Doncaster...

Cinema – Royal – The Miniver Story

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times, April 28, 1951 From YouTube:

Methodist Church Concert

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times, April 28, 1951 Cinderella, Prince Perfect, Alice, and Dick Whittington, respectively Sheila Goddard, Freda Beale, Anne Garbutt and Brenda Fletcher, pictured at...

A Mexboro’ Departure for North Wales

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times April 14, 1951 A Mexboro' Departure for North Wales Mr. and Mrs. Walter, Gledhill, of "Hazlewood, 41,Park Road, Mexborough, are leaving Mexborough for...

An Old Photograph of High Street

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times April 14, 1951 An Old Photograph of High Street Familiar sight in an old setting is reproduced here from an old photo kindly...

Towns’ Census Watch – Population Trends

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times  April 7, 1951 Towns' Census Watch Mexborough and District Population Trends The five Urban Councils of Mexborough, Conisbrough, Dearne, Swinton and Wath will be...

Cricket Prospects

21 April 1951
South Yorkshire Times, April 21, 1951 Cricket Prospects Hickleton secretary Harry Goldthorpe tells me  that they will begin the new season with pretty much the same...