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May Festival

May 1939
South Yorkshire Times May 12th, 1939. children who took part in Wednesday's May festival at the Hill infants School. The Queen (Betty Lockwood) is seated...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List

May 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 05 May 1939 Montagu Hospital The Week's Casualty List Admitted cases at the Montagu Hospital during the week have...

Mill Safe Theft – Mystery Solved – Unemployed Men Sent To Prison

May 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 19 May 1939 Mill Safe Theft Bolton Mystery Solved Unemployed Men Sent To Prison Charges of office breaking, dealt...

Memorable Wembley Final

May 1939
South Yorkshire Times May 12th, 1939.   Burton (Wolves) in yet another memorable cup year, South Yorkshire served up its share of soccer talent at Wembley. Players...

Wedding – Bollans & Waddington

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 26 May 1939 Well-known Wath and Thurnscoe families were united by the wedding on Saturday at Wath Parish Church...

Wedding – Greenwood & Hague

June 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 9, 1939 Miss Joyce Greenwood, 16 Barnsley Road, Darfield and Thomas Hague, Pear Tree Avenue, Thurnscoe At Darfield Parish Church

Wedding – Maunder & Hall

June 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times Friday, June 2, 1939 Father H. Howard conducted the wedding at Goldthorpe Parish Church on Whit Monday of Miss Miriam Elsie...

Stolen Floor Boards – Contractor’s Loss at Thurnscoe

June 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times – June 16, 1939 Stolen Floor Boards Contractor's Loss at Thurnscoe For stealing two 8 ft. floor boards valued at 4s. from a...

Popular Police Officer Retiring

July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 28, 1939 Popular Police Officer Retiringing Police Sergeant John A. Smith, of the Doncaster West Riding Division, who has been in...

Thurnscoe Schools’ Sports

July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 7, 1939 Thurnscoe Schools’ Sports A strenuous moment in the tug of war at the Thurnscoe Schools' Sports last Thursday, and...