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Retiring Queen.

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 3rd, 1959 Wendy Howlett, retiring Queen of Doncaster Rd, Methodist Church Sunday School, Mexborough, crowns her successor Caroll Patterson, at a...

School’s Industrial Visit To The Area

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 30th, 1959. Mr R. Moon seen with pupils of the Beaumont boys School, Saint Albans studying a map of the Mexborough...

The Retiring Queen

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 Mary Boyles, the retiring Queen of Mexborough Trinity Methodist Church Sunday school, crowning his successor, Miss Leslie Jackson.

Dry Rot

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 Raymond Charlton, Brenda Sheridan, Norman Haymes, Godfrey Walker and Dorothea Ardron in a scene from "dry rot," produced by...

Mexborough 116 Denaby 117 for 5 -Denaby Win First of Season’s ‘ Derbies’

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 23, 1959 Denaby Win First of The Season's ' Derbies' Peter Elkins, the Denaby and Cadeby all-rounder, played an important role in...

Mexborough Roman Terrace School Football Team.

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 3rd, 1959. Boys of Mexborough Roman Terrace School football team who played a team from bridge school, whilesden, on Saturday morning...

Montagu Hospital Darts Cup – Sportsman Inn

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 Mr Squire Thompson, president of Mexborough and District LVA, seen on Wednesday at the Reresby Arms, Denaby, presenting the...

Diploma for 13 Year Old LifeSaver

June 1959
South Yorkshire Times June 20, 1959 Thirteen-Years-Old Margaret Kitchen, 140. Hirst Gate, Mexborough, who recently rescued John Buczek (pictured here) from the canal, is seen...

Honours Degree

June 1959
South Yorkshire Times June 20, 1959 Honours Degree Miss Christine Metcalfe, 21-vears-old daughter of Mr and Mrs. John Metcalfe, of “Romani" Church Street, Mexborough, has gained her...

The Printing Dispute

June 1959
South Yorkshire Times June 20, 1959 The Printing Dispute As we go prematurely to press because of the printing industry dispute a break in publication of...