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Goalkeeper’s Death – Year After Mishap in Thurnscoe Match

January 1949
South Yorkshire Times January 15, 1949 Goalkeeper's Death Year After Mishap in Thurnscoe Match A 26-years-old Mexborough miner-goalkeeper's death in Montagu Hospital on Friday was, in part,...

Thurnscoe Chamber of Trade Annual Dinner

January 1949
South Yorkshire Times January 15, 1949 A section of the diners at Thurnscoe Chamber of Trade annual dinner on Wednesday. In the centre at the...

Thurnscoe Amateur Dramatic Society

January 1949
South Yorkshire Times January 29, 1949 Schoolmaster, churchwarden, Dearne Community Association chairman and president – producer of Thurnscoe Amateur Dramatic Society: that is William Hardy,...

Nominations for April Elections – Many Unopposed Returns

March 1949
Mexborough & Swinton Times – March 26, 1949 Nominations for April Elections Many Unopposed Returns New Councillors at Dearne and Darfield Labour’s firm hold on this part of...

Hickleton /youth Club Goalkeeper.

March 1949
South Yorkshire Times March 5, 1949 The photograph is of Richard Wright (Frederick Street, Goldthorpe), 17 year old Hickleton youth club goalkeeper. An old boy of...

Editorial – Sheffield Smitten

March 1949
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 21 December 1940 Sheffield Smitten Sheffield has now experienced the full fury of a Nazi mass raid and has...

South Yorkshire Boxing Finalists

April 1949
South Yorkshire Times, April 2, 1949 South Yorkshire Finalists Pictured are Ronnie Latham (Darfield Main), and Billy McHale (Hickleton Main) Yorkshire's two representatives in the National...

Who’s Who in To-morrow’s Urban Council Elections – Twenty Candidates

May 1949
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 14 May 1949 Twenty Candidates Who's Who in To-morrow's Urban Council Elections Twenty candidates—seven at Conisbrough, four each at Wombwell and Darfield,...

Cricket Scores – May 21st 1949

21 May 1949
South Yorkshire Times, May 21, 1949 Run-Out Forced a Tie Smart work on the part of J Hall, Askern Main fast bowler, saved Askern from likely...

Thurnscoe’s New Rector

June 1949
South Yorkshire Times, June 18, 1949 Thurnscoe's New Rector, the Rev. J. Brown (formerly Vicar of St. John's, Masbrough), seen chatting with the Bishop of...