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Contestants For Election

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 Frederick Watson (Lab) aged 43, employed by the British transport commission. Since 1955 he has held office as secretary...

Election Candidates

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 Richard Walter Farrier. (Lab) aged 48, employed underground at Manvers Main colliery. He has served on the N.U.M committee, the...

Election Candidates

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 Central Ward. Sydney Barron (Cit.) he has strong connection with Central Ward and lived for the early part of his...

Election Candidates

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 West Ward Ernest Cockles (Cit). He belongs to a well-established Mexborough family. While employed at Manvers farm, Adweek on Dearne, he...

New Election Candidates

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 Fred Bull. (Cit). he is a miner employed at Barnburgh Main colliery. He is an active member of Barnburgh colliery...

Visitors To The South Yorkshire Mining Society.

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1959. Visitors to the south Yorkshire mining Society safety in industry Exhibition Are being shown a working model of the...

South Yorkshire Mining Safety Exhibition

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1959. This energized Brake governor equipment used for controlling the Brake Colliery Winders is one of the one of the...

Mexborough N.U.R. Annual Tea & Presentation

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 30, 1959 Alderman G.M. Hanson  and Mr G.W. Rossington (assistant general secretary of the N.U.R.) chat to retired railway men and...

Cinema –Empire – Rally Round the Flag Boys

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 30, 1959 From YouTube:

Mexborough Church Members at Whitsuntide 1928.

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9, 1959 Mexborough Church Members at Whitsuntide 1928. This is one of two photographs which have been kindly loaned to us by...