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Mexboro’ and District League – Results up to date

30 July 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday, 30 July 1904 Mexboro' and District League Results up to date Pos Club P W L D Pts 1 Denaby and Cadeby 17 9 2 6 24 2 Hoyland Silkstone 17 9 3 5 23 3 Mexboro' 15 8 3 4 20 4 Hickleton Main 13 6 1 6 18 5 Wath Athletic 16 6 6 3 15 6 Monk Bretton 15 6 6 3 15 7 Mitchell Main 13 5 5 3 13 8 Rawmarsh 12 4 4 4 12 9 Wombwell 14 4 6 4 12 10 Swinton 14 4 6 4 12 11 White Lane 13 4 6 3 11 12 Conisboro' 16 1 15 0 2

Drunkenness

July 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday, 23 July 1904 Drunkenness The following fines were inflicted for drunkenness:— John Birch, labourer, Mexboro', 5s. and 8s. costs. James Kilgallen, miner,...

Coal Conciliation Board

July 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday, 16 July 1904 Coal Conciliation Board A meeting of the Coal Conciliation Board was held on Wednesday, to consider an...

The Coal War – Peace At Last

November 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday, 3 November 1893 The Coal War Peace At Last The Rosebery Conference Affects A Settlement. Enthusiastic Reception Of The News. Scenes In The...

Police Court Briefs – Friday, 15 June 1934

June 1934
South Yorkshire Times — Friday, 15 June 1934 Police Court Briefs The following fines were imposed at Doncaster on Tuesday: Dog without licence, George Edward Sheldrake,...

Police Court Briefs

June 1934
South Yorkshire Times — Friday, 29 June 1934 Police Court Briefs At Barnsley on Friday, Wilfred Perks, miner, of Great Houghton, was fined 10s. and costs,...

Marconigrams — Friday, 22 June 1934

June 1934
South Yorkshire Times — Friday, 22 June 1934 Marconigrams Adjacent posters at Thurnscoe: "Beer Best," "Save Water." In the parish of Hampall Stubbs there was neither birth...

Police Court Briefs

June 1934
South Yorkshire Times — Friday, 22 June 1934 Police Court Briefs For stealing coal valued at 2s. from Cadeby Colliery, John Thomas Elks, miner, Denaby, was...

Marconigrams – Friday, 15 June 1934

June 1934
South Yorkshire Times — Friday, 15 June 1934 Marconigrams "Things are looking up in Sheffield." — The Lord Mayor. The Liverpool Corporation is using sea water for...

Honours for South Yorkshire Men

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953

“The Member” At Thurnscoe

November 1933
South Yorkshire Times, November 10th 1933 “The Member” At Thurnscoe The “platform” at the opening of the Centre for Unemployed in the Kingsway Hall, Thurnscoe on...

A Players’ Gallery – Sidney Mace

17 November 1933
South Yorkshire Times, November 17 1933 A Players' Gallery Sidney Mace Sid. Mace who has been such a reliable member of the Thurnscoe Victoria team for the...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 12 June 1943

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 12 June 1943 Marconigrams An exhibition lawn tennis match is being arranged on the courts of the Mexborough Athletic Club on...

Editorial – Mr. Churchill’s Return

12 June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 12 June 1943 Mr. Churchill's Return Mr. Churchill seems to derive additional vitality from travels which would be trying to a...

Yorkshire Council – District Placings

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 26 June 1943 Yorkshire Council – District Placings Pos Team P W L D Pts. Pts. Obt. Per Cent 1 Swinton 4 3 0 1 16 13 81.25 2 Hickleton 9 7 1 1 36 29 80.55 3 Hemsworth 9 7 2 0 36 28 77.77 4 South Kirkby 7 5 2 0 28 20 71.42 5 Elsecar 3 2 1 0 12 8 66.66 6 Doncaster 7 4 2 1 28 17 60.71 7 Brodsworth 8 4 3 1 32 17 53.12 8 Mexborough 8 4 3 1 32 17 53.12 9 Thorncliffe 6 2 0 4 24 12 50.00 10 Frickley 9 4 4 1 36 17 47.22 11 Firbeck 7 3 3 1 28 13 46.42 12 Rockingham 6 2 1 3 24 11 45.82 13 Denaby 5 2 2 1 20 9 45.00 14 Wath 6 2 2 2 24 10 41.66 15 Rotherham 7 1 4 2 28 6 21.42 16 Askern 7 1 5 1 28 5 17.85 17 Brampton 6 0 5 1 24 1 4.16 18 Bullcroft 6 0 5 1 24 1 4.16

Rockingham 64 Hickleton 65 for 2

20 May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 20th, 1932 ROCKINGHAM SHAPE BADLY COMFORTABLE WIN FOR HICKLETON Rockingham made their first home appearance on Saturday the visitors being Hickleton. Their...

Wedding – Slater & Wilson (Picture)

March 1959
South Yorkshire Times March 28th 1959 Mr E. SLATER and Miss M. Wilson after their wedding at Conisborough Parish Church on Saturday.

Hickleton 140 Firbeck 121 – Firbeck 118 for 0 Hickleton 117

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 19 June 1943 Yorkshire Council Swinton Too Good For Rotherham Rotherham Town opened confidently enough in their Whit-Monday match at Swinton, putting...

Editorial – Keeping Axis Guessing

5 June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 5 June 1943 Keeping Axis Guessing It is not surprising that hard news about the expected Allied invasion of the Continent...

Hickleton 104 for 5 Brodsworth 103 – Alban Turner Again –

June 1943
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 26 June 1943 Yorkshire Council Alban Turner Again Thanks to a double success by the Hickleton veteran, Alban Turner, who took 6...

A Knife and Fork “Do”

May 1934
South Yorkshire Times, May 25, 1934

Police Court Briefs

May 1934
South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 11 May 1934 Police Court Briefs Stanley Peake, miner, Conisborough Parks, was fined 10s. at Doncaster...

Dog Licence Round-up

May 1934
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 04 May 1934 Dog Licence Round-up A check of dog licences in the Mexborough district resulted in a batch of...

Looking Back on 1952 – Beginning of a New Reign

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Looking Back on 1952 Beginning of a New Reign South Yorkshire Scrapbook 1952 and 1953 will be linked...

Marconigrams – Saturday 28 June 1924

June 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 June 1924 Marconigrams The Dearne Valley District Light Railway will be opened, subject to the Board of Trade inspection...