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Thurnscoe Urban Council – Labour Rule: Mr Cards Protest

April 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 29, 1927 Thurnscoe Urban Council Mr Mark Noakes Returns to the Chair Labour Rule: Mr Cards Protest The annual meeting of the Thurnscoe...

Thurnscoe Youth’s Suicide – Clue in Unread Letter – A sensitive boy

April 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 15, 1927 Thurnscoe Youth’s Suicide Clue in Unread Letter A Sensitive boy An inquest was held at the Station Hotel, Thurnscoe on Wednesday...

Thurnscoe’s Oldest

April 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 22, 1927 Mrs Anne Bateman, aged 88, who was the oldest recipient of the hospitality of the Thurnscoe Old Folks...

Two Miners Killed By Fall Of Five Tons – “Crushed To Pulp.”

April 1927
Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 27 April 1927 Two Miners Killed By Fall Of Five Tons. “Crushed To Pulp.” Third Victim In Critical Condition. Stricken Village....

Cosmopolitan Thurnscoe.

April 1927
Sheffield Independent - Friday 29 April 1927 Cosmopolitan Thurnscoe. Nowhere in South Yorkshire is there such a mixed population miners as in Thurnscoe. In the clusters...

Swinton trounced at Thurnscoe – Century for Dennis

May 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 27, 1927 Century for Dennis Swinton trounced at Thurnscoe After losing two wickets for four runs, Hickleton got on top of the...

Thurnscoe Tenants “Flit”

May 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 13, 1927 Thurnscoe Tenants “Flit” Two former tenants of Mr GP Chapman of Thurnscoe, were summoned at Doncaster on Tuesday for...

Thurnscoe Vicar Leaving

May 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 13, 1927 New Vicar The Rev. Sidney Powley, of St Helens Thurnscoe, who has been appointed vicar of Denaby Main.

Unhappy Thurnscoe Couple

May 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 20, 1927 Unhappy Thurnscoe Couple Ellis Littlewood, miner, Thurnscoe, was summoned at Doncaster on Tuesday by his wife, for persistent cruelty. Complainant...

Unlicensed Buses – Thurnscoe Council Prosecutes Proprietors

May 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 20, 1927 Unlicensed Buses Thurnscoe Council Prosecutes Proprietors Instituted by the Thurnscoe Urban District Council, three summonses were served at Doncaster on...