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Royal Humane Society’s Testimonial

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 16th, 1960 Royal Humane Society’s Testimonial Eleven-years-old Paul Deakin received the surprise of his life when he returned home from the cinema...

Swinton Boy Catches Eye of West Brom. Scout

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 23rd, 1960 Swinton Boy Catches Eye of West Brom. Scout A choice of two brilliant careers is a problem facing a 16-years-old...

Mexborough Chamber of Trade’s Annual Dinner

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 30th, 1960 Mrs. K. M. Price (third from right) and guests pictured on Thursday at Mexborough Chamber of Trade’s annual dinner...

Travelling Exhibition Coach

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 16th, 1960 Travelling Exhibition Coach The Travelling Exhibition Coach which visited Wombwell, Mexborough and Doncaster on Monday.

Printing – Monotype Casters

January 1960
South Yorkshire Tines, January 23rd, 1960 Monotype Casters.  Here the type is cast from the paper spools in lead alloy.

Printing – Monotype Keyboards.

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 23rd, 1960 Monotype keyboards. Here copy is set. This machine produces a perforated paper spool which controls the caster machines.

Quality Printing in the Mexborough Works

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 23rd, 1960 Quality Printing in the Mexborough Works This series of pictures illustrates some of the principal operations involved in the introduction...

Cinema – Empire – Siege of Pinchgut

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times January 30th, 1960 From Youtube:

Mexborough Hospital’s Comforts Fund

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 23rd, 1960 Mrs. G. S. Styling, secretary, shows an example of marquetry made by a Doncaster man for a competition in...

Mexborough Montagu Hospital Annual Staff Ball

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 23rd, 1960 Principal guests including representatives of the Management Committee, seen at the Empress Ballroom, Mexborough, on Thursday, when the Mexborough...