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Changing Face of Don and Dearne – Recent Developments

October 1969
South Yorkshire Times October 25, 1969 This leafy landscape makes an ideal sight for tenants in flats at the rear of Fitzwilliam Street, Swinton. A flower-bed...

For Octogenarian

October 1969
South Yorkshire Times October 25, 1969 For Octogenarian Mrs. Emma Wilcox (80), receives a bouquet from Nigel Latham, when children of Thurnscoe Hill Infants' School presented...

Harvest Festival At Thurnscoe Houghton Road Infants’ School

October 1969
South Yorkshire Times, October 11th, 1969. Karen McNairn and Diane Woodcock help to arrange the produce for the harvest festival at Thurnscoe Houghton Road Infants’...

Totty Cup Finalists

October 1969
South Yorkshire Times, May 10, 1969 Totty Cup Finalists Our pictures show the finalists in the junior schools' Totty Cup competition, held at Highgate on Friday. The...

All In 3 Years

November 1969
South Yorkshire Times November 22, 1969 All In 3 Years 20 years old Linda Fowell of Dane Street North, Thurnscoe, who joined the fleet Air Arm...

Peace Keeping Operations in Northern Ireland

November 1969
South Yorkshire Times November 22, 1969 Pictured manning an observation post overlooking one of the troubled areas of Belfast is L/CpI. Michael Shaw (28), from...

Wedding – Davis & Kilroy

November 1969
South Yorkshire Times November 1, 1969 Miss Carol Davis and Mr Brian Kilroy (both of Thurnscoe) were married at on Saturday at Saint Hilda's, Thurnscoe

Wedding – Parker & Ford

November 1969
South Yorkshire Times November 22,1969 Miss Joan Parker and Mr. Leslie William Ford (both of Thurnscoe) who were married on Saturday at Doncaster Register Office.

Dressing the Tree

November 1969
South Yorkshire Times November 29, 1969. Dressing the Tree Mrs. A. Hollingsworth, Mrs. M. Hendley and Mrs. M. Piper dress the Christmas tree for the Women's...

Dearne Chrysanthemum & Dahlia Society’s Show

November 1969
South Yorkshire Times November 22, 1969 Visitors seen at Dearne chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society's show at Thurnscoe W.M.C.. on Saturday