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“It’s Magic” From Korea & Malaya – Sailor’s Call for Dance Tune

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 3rd, 1951 "It's Magic" From Korea and Malaya Thurnscoe Sailor's Call, For Dance Tune A request from 18-year-old Ordinary Seaman "Bill" Southall, 51,...

Obituary – Mr. Charles Hanmer – Mining Film Pioneer

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 17, 1951 Obituary Mr. Charles Hanmer Mining Film Pioneer Mr Charles Hanmer, a well-known figure in the South Yorkshire mining area, lost his life...

Thurnscoe School Service Commended – A Model Canteen

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 17, 1951 A Model Canteen Thurnscoe School Service Commended Special mention of the high standard maintained by the school canteen staff in the...

Yorkshire Schools Championships

10 February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 10, 1951

East of Thurnscoe- Where the Fairies Live

March 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 East of Thurnscoe- Where the Fairies Live . . . this happy little group of fairy dancers (and one-...

Northern Champ Now

March 1951
South Yorkshire Times,  March 3rd, 1951 Northern Champ Now James Ellis, Thurnscoe schoolboy, who became a Yorkshire and North Eastern area boxing champion at 10st. to...

Thurnscoe Newsagents

March 1951
South Yorkshire Times,  March 3rd, 1951 Thurnscoe Newsagents pictured at the New Arcadian Halt, Barnsley, on Monday where the Barnsley Branch of the National Federation...

No Distinctive Clothing – Thurnscoe ask for Tunics

March 1951
South Yorkshire Times,  March 3rd, 1951 No Distinctive Clothing Thurnscoe ask for Tunics Coun. J. W. Bedford declined at Dearne Combined Governors' meeting on Friday to support...

Village With no Waiting List

March 1951
South Yorkshire Times, March 3, 1951 Village With no Waiting List No Housing Headaches in Hickleton for 400 Years HICKLETON would warm the heart of any housing...

Football Flashback to the 1900’s

24 March 1951
South Yorkshire Times, March 24, 1951 Football Flashback to the 1900’s Many readers will be interested in these photographs. The top photograph shows Thurnscoe East Prims. in...