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£2 for German Gun

January 1929
Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 02 January 1929 £2 for German Gun The German memento gun which, for 10 years, has been in Thurnscoe Park, and which...

Boots From Distress Fund -Thurnscoe Rumour Emphatically Contradicted

January 1929
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 16 January 1929 Boots From Distress Fund. A Thurnscoe Rumour Emphatically Contradicted At last night’s meeting of the Thurnscoe Urban District...

Concert Party’s Dilemma – Lost On The Way.

January 1929
Sheffield Independent - Monday 07 January 1929 Concert Party's Dilemma. The Abbeydale (Sheffield) Orchestra of more than 20 performers, had an uncomfortable journey visiting Thurnscoe...

Father of Sick Club – Thurnscoe Deputy to Repay Missing Funds.

January 1929
Sheffield Independent - Monday 07 January 1929 Pit Deputy Charged. Thomas Granger, a Thurnscoe deputy was remanded at Doncaster Saturday for embezzling £62 9s. 9d.,...

Thurnscoe Miner Sent to Prison for Assault

January 1929
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 29 January 1929 At Doncaster yesterday, Joseph Bennett (59), a Thurnscoe miner, was sent to prison, for one month for...

Promising Thurnscoe Youth

January 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 25, 1929 Promising Thurnscoe Youth Probably the most promising junior in the district is F.C. Taylor, of Thurnscoe who, at the...

Hit By Pulley – Rope Accident at Hickleton Main – Youth’s Death.

February 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 22, 1929 Hit By Pulley. Rope Accident at Hickleton Main. Thurnscoe Youth's Death. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned at an inquest...

Church Worship – Listing of Services at 55 Chapels & Churches

February 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 22, 1929 Sunday, February 24th. (Second Sunday in Lent). (Routine announcements are inserted in this column free; special announcements at...

Coal Boom – Brisk Trade in South Yorkshire – All Pits Busy.

March 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 1, 1929 Coal Boom. Brisk Trade in South Yorkshire. All Pits Busy. The coal boom has unfortunately coincided with one of the worst...

Candidates for the Councils – South Yorkshire Urban & Rural Nominations

March 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 8, 1929 Candidates for the Councils South Yorkshire Urban and Rural Nominations Urban Councils CONISBRO’ All Seats Contested This Time. Five Seats North: Ruth Donaghue (Lab.)...