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Fairway Hotel – Tour Of John Smith’s Brewery

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 Old age pensioners and customers of the Fairway Hotel, Thurnscoe, ready to start on a tour of John Smith's...

Snake That Vanished

June 1959
South Yorkshire Times June 20, 1959 Snake That Vanished Thurnscoe miner, Mr. George Chandler, saw an adder in his greenhouse on Sunday, and thereby ended a...

Wedding – Playford & Williams

June 1959
South Yorkshire Times, June 13, 1959 Miss Brenda Margaret Playford, of Goldthorpe and Mr. William David Eric Williams, of Thurnscoe, after their marriage on Monday at Goldthorpe.

Ladies Darts League Championship Final

20 June 1959
South Yorkshire Times June 20, 1959 Ladies Darts League Championship Final Mrs B Needham (Swinton), Mrs P Goddard (Swinton) Mrs A Hendley (Thurnscoe) and Mrs K...

An Oasis from a Wilderness

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times August 15, 1959 This photograph was taken in mid June at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Oxley, of 139 Thornley...

Wedding – Smith & Jones

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times August 22, 1959 Cpl. Benjamin Walter Jones, of 40, Westfield Crescent, Thurnscoe, who flew home from Cyprus to marry Miss Audrey Smith,...

Wedding – Bluff & Hamer

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times August 22, 1959 Miss Sonia Bluff and Mr Denis Hamer at St Helens Church, Thurnscoe

Wedding – Burden & Taylor

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times August 15, 1959 Mr Robert Taylor and Miss Kathleen Burden at Thurnscoe Methodist Church

Wedding – Crapper & Cooke

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times August 15, 1959 Miss Thelma Crapper of House Farm, Thurnscoe and Mr Philip Cooke of Houghton Lodge Farm, Great Houghton at St Helens Church...

Wedding – Crooks & Ellis

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times August 15, 1959 Miss Mary Crooks and Mr Gerald Ellis, both of Thurnscoe at St Hilda's Church  Thurnscoe