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Cinemas – Empire & Majestic – The Man who Cheated Himself

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 From YouTube:

Mexborough Best Kept Garden Competition

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times August 11th, 1951 Officials and competitors of Mexborough Best Kept Garden competition pose for our photographer after the prize-giving by County Coun....

Scout’s Farewell

August 1951
South Yorkshire Tines, August 4th, 1951 Scout’s Farewell Goodbye from five-months-old Judith Ashurst to brother Terence, on Sunday when Assistant District Commissioner Eric Longley (left) and...

Holiday in Germany – A Brief Glimpse Behind the Iron Curtain

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th, 1951 Holiday in Germany A Brief Glimpse Behind the Iron Curtain A woman with legs scarred and black with bruises wept as...

Marconigrams – August 18th, 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th, 1951 Marconigrams Mr David Hopkins, prospective Conservative candidate for Don Valley, will spend a fortnight of his holidays open-air campaigning. Mr. Fred...

Marconigrams – August 25th, 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 Marconigrams Two Doncaster detectives have been given prizes in an allotment competition. Some 120 children deprived of a normal home life...

Marconigrams – August 4th 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Marconigrams A Thurnscoe miner was fined £2 with £1 5s costs at Doncaster West Riding Magistrates' Court on Saturday, for...

Mexborough Festival of Britain – Festival Queen

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Billy Thompson, British Lightweight Champion, crowning Gillian Warman, Mexborough’s Festival Queen on Saturday.

Mexborough Festival of Britain – M.P. Opens Festival

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Tom Williams M.P. declaring open last Saturday’s Mexborough Festival of Britain week.

Mexborough Festival of Britain – Open Air Service

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Open Air Service picture taken of Mexborough Athletic Ground at Sunday’s Mexborough’s Festival of Britain service, includes the Rev....