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Excise Prosecutions

May 1878
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 24 May 1878 Excise Prosecutions At the Doncaster Police Court on Wednesday, before C. E. S. Cooke, Esq., and F....

Mexboro 32  Denaby Main  43

May 1878
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 10 May 1878 Mexboro 32  Denaby Main  43 Played at Mexboro’, on Saturday last, and resulted in a victory for...

Women’s Quarrels at Mexboro’.

June 1878
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 14 June 1878   Jemima Bradley and Mary Smith, Denaby, and Mary Jackson, Mexboro’, were all charged with assaulting another...

Grimsby & Cleethorpes Outing

August 1878
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 23 August 1878 On Saturday morning last, about 500 of the workmen employed at the Denaby Main Colliery, along...

The Storm

December 1878
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 27 December 1878 The Storm We are having some very seasonable weather, and at this period we can truly say...

Foot Race at the Barnsley Queen’s Grounds

December 1878
Barnsley Chronicle - Saturday 28 December 1878 Foot Race at the Barnsley Queen’s Grounds On Saturday a race of 100 yards for £10 took place between...

Mexborough White Rose  3  Denaby  1

27 December 1878
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 27 December 1878 Mexborough White Rose  3  Denaby  1 The return match between these clubs was played at Mexborough on...

Elopement at Mexborough

January 1879
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 10 January 1879 Elopement at Mexborough Some little excitement was caused at Mexborough on Tuesday last, by the announcement that...

Chronology for 1879

January 1879
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 02 January 1880 Chronology for 1879 We give below the principal local events which have taken place during the past...

The Mexborough Centenarian.

March 1879
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 21 March 1879 The Mexborough Centenarian. Yesterday Mrs. Kilham, of Mexborough, attained her 103rd year, and was the recipient...