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Best Gladioli Judge Had Seen – Thurnscoe Show Comment

September 1951
South Yorkshire Times, September 1st, 1951 Best Gladioli Judge Had Seen Thurnscoe Show Comment The 18th annual show of the Thurnscoe East Garden and Allotments Society was...

Thurnscoe Community Centre Vegetable & Flower Show

September 1951
South Yorkshire Times, September 1st, 1951 Giant cabbages and beautiful blooms were on show at Saturday's vegetable and flower show organised by Thurnscoe Community Centre. In...

Marconigrams – 08th September, 1951

September 1951
South Yorkshire Times, September 8th, 1951 Marconigrams During the summer about 350 cadets from the 7th York and Lancaster T.A. regiment at Mexborough have been taken...

Alban Turner

1 September 1951
South Yorkshire Times and Express, September 1st, 1951 Alban Turner Alban Turner of Goldthorpe (or should it be Hickleton?) whose death this week has removed another...

Thurnscoe Man in Middlecliffe Mishap

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951 Thurnscoe Man in Middlecliffe Mishap Arnold Ogley (61) of 23, John Street, Thurnscoe, was fatally injured in a road accident...

Election: Who’s Who

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th, 1951 Election: Who’s Who Rother Valley Mr. D. Griffiths (Lab.): Born Goldthorpe 1896, began work at Hickleton Main at 13. Has had...

Marconigrams – October 20th, 1951

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th, 1951 Marcongrams The election of District Councillors next year will take place on Saturday, May 10th. The value of salvage sold in...

Tailpiece – Aunt Matilda’s Ample Calf

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951 Tailpiece Our bulldog ate the large half Of Aunt Matilda’s ample calf; I should, I trust, have been upset Were dog food not...

Tailpiece – Mrs Wospottle in Hospital

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th, 1951 Tailpiece Mrs. Wospottle, if rumour, discreetly whispered be true had been taken to hospital, treated, and cured, but she was...

Thurnscoe Hill Boys’ Modern Election Candidates

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951 A word of advice for the ‘candidates’ of Thurnscoe Hill Boys’ Modern School where a mock election was held...