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Last of Pinch Row – Swinton Home for 77 Years

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday January 6th 1951 Last of Pinch Row Swinton Home For 77 Years Yesterday a dapper grey haired old lady led her two-year-old golden...

The Old Year in Memory – South Yorkshire Diary Dates of 1950

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday January 6th 1951 The Old Year in Memory South Yorkshire Diary Dates of 1950 1950 left a legacy of snow in 1951. It...

Toast to the Future

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday January 6th 1951 A toast to the future for Mr. J. Black, a former member of the staff of Wath Grammar...

Spotlight on Eliza.

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, January 20, 1951 Spotlight on Eliza. A shot from Mexborough Theatre Guild's production of "Pygmalion," given in Mexborough Schofield Technical College last week...

Charles Hanmer’s Inquest At Wetherby

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 17, 1951 Charles Hanmer’s Inquest At Wetherby At the inquest conducted at Wetherby yesterday (Thursday) by the District Coroner, Mr. E. T....

Obituary – Mr. Charles Hanmer – Mining Film Pioneer (video)

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 17, 1951 Obituary Mr. Charles Hanmer Mining Film Pioneer Mr Charles Hanmer, a well-known figure in the South Yorkshire mining area, lost his life...

“Has a Sense of Dancing “

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 3rd, 1951 “Has a Sense of Dancing " Judith Hampshire (photo), of 11, Manor Road, Swinton, has been learning ballet for only...

English Martyrs’ Catholic Church Presentation

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 10, 1951 Members of English Martyrs' Catholic Church, Mexborough, on Saturday presented a cheque for £100 to their parish priest, Fr....

Mexboro’ Parish Church Presentation

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 10, 1951 Presentation Mr W.L. Hitching, of Church St, Mexborough, was presented with an inscribed Prayer Book on Monday, to mark his...

Mexborough and District Rotary Club Annual Dinner

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 10, 1951 Rotarian F. S. Green, president of Mexborough and District Rotary Club, and Mrs. Green, with some of the principal...