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Billingley’s Wooers – Caustic Comments On Neighbours

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 20th 1932 Billingley’s Wooers Caustic Comments On Neighbours Single Blessedness Preferred At a meeting of the Billingley Parish Council on Friday the members...

Saturday Torrents – Sunday Floods – 36 Hours Downpour – Serious Damage –...

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 27th, 1932 Saturday Torrents – Sunday Floods Thirty-Six Hours Downpour Serious Damage to Property One Life Lost The devastating visitation of last September when...

South Yorkshire Again Under Water

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 27th, 1932 A May Delude South Yorkshire Again Under Water Wombwell: Station Lane, Wombwell Wombwell: Speedway under 6 feet of water Wath – The...

Stories Of The Flood – Week-End Despatches From All Areas

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 27th, 1932 Stories Of The Flood Week-End Despatches From All Areas Mexborough On three sides Mexborough was surrounded by floods; the waters of...

Betting Houses – Mexboro’, Denaby and Thurnscoe Cases – Heavy Fines

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 27th, 1932 Betting Houses Mexboro’, Denaby And Thurscoe Cases Heavy Fines A number of bookmakers from the Mexboro, district were fined at Doncaster...

Lord Halifax’s Estate Over-Run

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 6th, 1932 Lord Halifax’s Estate Over-Run Wholesale damage to Lord Halifax’s estate at Hickleton resulted in three Thurnscoe youths being brought...

Scuffle In Pit – Trouble Over Tubs At Hickleton

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 13th, 1932 Scuffle In Pit Trouble Over Tubs At Hickleton A dispute between three miners at Hickleton Main as to the number...

Highgate Colliery Sidings Raided

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 13th, 1932 Highgate Colliery Sidings Raided Two Thurnscoe unemployed miners Joseph Steel (63), 21, Queen Street, and Leonard Dunkley (41), of...

Thurnscoe Squabble – Abuse and Assault

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 20th, 1932 Thurnscoe Squabble Abuse and Assault A scuffle between two Thurnscoe men had a sequel at Doncaster West Riding Court on...

Thorncliffe  45 Hickleton  50 for 6 – Decisive Win by Hickleton

13 May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 13th, 1932 Decisive Win by Hickleton Turner Bowls Well Thorncliffe  45                       ...