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Cinema – Cinema House – Ice Cold in Alex

October 1959
Mexborough & Swinton Times – October 24, 1959

Houghton Road Junior School Harvest Festival

October 1959
South Yorkshire Times October 3, 1959 Boys of Houghton Road Junior School, Thurnscoe, receive instructions from the Headmaster, Mr. W. E. Hill, at the school’s...

Road Widening between Goldthorpe and Hickleton

October 1959
South Yorkshire Times October 3, 1959 Drainage ditches are being done on the road widening scheme between Goldthorpe and Hickleton. This is at the Goldthorpe (Pickhills...

“Ted Goodhill” Cup to Miss Dorothy Hyman

10 October 1959
South Yorkshire Times, October 10, 1959 Mr C. J. Stevens presents the "Ted Goodhill" Cup to Miss Dorothy Hyman as a token of the appreciation...

Hickleton Miners Welfare Sports Section Preentation

10 October 1959
South Yorkshire Times, October 10, 1959 Dorothy Hyman (centre) and members of Hickleton Miners Welfare Sports Section  at the Section's tea and presentation evening in...

Hickleton’s Longest Serving Athlete

24 October 1959
South Yorkshire Times, October 24, 1959 Hickleton’s Longest Serving Athlete Longest serving member of Hickleton Main Youth Club Athletics Section is 23-years-old Mary Gregory, who joined...

The “Boy With the Lethal Fists”

31 October 1959
South Yorkshire Times, October 31, 1959 Billy Thompson, Now 34, Recalls  When he Was the "Boy With the Lethal Fists” Crowds of excited fellow townspeople lined the...

A “Devoted Mother” Loses Her Life – “Accidental Death” Verdict

November 1959
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 21 November 1959 A “Devoted Mother" Loses Her Life “Accidental Death" Verdict in Thurnscoe Mishap A Thurnscoe wedding which a young couple...

Boys Begged First Bookings – Guitar Group Now Hope to “Go Places’,

November 1959
South Yorkshire Times, November 21, 1959 Boys Begged First Bookings Thurnscoe Guitar Group Now Hope to "Go Places' Becoming very popular in the area are four young...

Wedding – Brown & Farron

November 1959
South Yorkshire Times November 14, 1959 Mr Allen Farron (Thurnscoe) and Miss Pauline Ann Brown (Bolton) after their wedding at Bolton Parish Church on Saturday.