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Wedding – Thickett & Smith

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 16th, 1970 Miss W. Thickett of Windhill Crescent, Mexborough and Mr. M. Smith, also of Windhill Crescent, after their wedding at Mexborough Parish...

Girl in the Pipe

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 2nd, 1970 Six-years-old Carol Kirkham, the girl who became wedged in a 12-inch-wide metal spun pipe (reported in our last issue),...

Schoolboy Press Photographer

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1970 Fourteen-years-old Mexborough schoolboy John Law wants to make a name for himself in press photography…so when the chance came...

Brothers In Arms

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th 1970 Brothers In Arms Running for election in Mexborough has almost become a family tradition as far as the Haigh’s are...

Fred Wilkinson (Advert)

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 30th, 1970  FRED WILKINSON 5/7 WEST STREET TELEPHONE MEXBOROUGH 2698 LOCAL AGENT: HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY FOR 40 YEARS Swinton – Albert Street Just on the market...

Merryweather & Corbett – May 30th 1970

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 30th, 1970 Merryweather & Corbett Auctioneers, Valuers and Estate Agents 20, High Street, Mexborough – Tel. 2281 SWINTON – 7, Greno Road -...

Muscroft Army Stores (Advert)

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1970

Putting a ‘Carpet’ on a Colliery Tip

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 30th, 1970 Putting a ‘Carpet’ on a Colliery Tip Landscape artists are hard at work in the Cadeby and Mexborough areas -...

Retired N.U.M. Tea & Concert

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1970 Retired members of Mexborough N.U.M. branch seen at their annual tea and concert at Mexborough Civic Hall last Thursday.

First Phase Jobs At G.E.C. For Women

May 1970
South Yorkshire Times, May 2nd , 1970 First phase expansion jobs at G.E.C. factory will be for women Mexborough area’s female school leavers and unemployed have...