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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...

Yorkshire Council Table – July 28, 1939

28 July 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 28, 1939 Yorkshire Council Table

Lord Halifax at Hickleton

August 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 18, 1939 A delightfully informal group pictured by our staff photographer at the village cricket match at Hickleton on Sunday. Lord...

Wedding – Davis & Ogden

August 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 4, 1939 The marriage took place at Goldthorpe Parish Church on Saturday of Miss Frances Davis, daughter of Mrs. H....