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Wife Desertion – Thurnscoe Couple Arrive at an Amicable Agreement

April 1913
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 5, 1913 Wife Desertion Thurnscoe Couple Arrive at an Amicable Agreement A charge of desertion was preferred against William Henry Horton, miner,...

Editorial – The Blow – The European War is Come Upon Us

8 August 1914
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 August 1914 The Blow - The European War is Come Upon Us The long-dreaded European war has come upon...

Serious Disturbances – Five Men Shot-Four Arrests – Business Premises Wrecked – Baton Charges

May 1915
 Mexborough and Swinton Times May 15, 1915 Serious Disturbances at Goldthorpe. Five Men Shot-Four Arrests    Extensive Business Premises Wrecked. Baton Charges by the Police. Serious riots among the...

Serious Disturbances – The Shops and Wounded

May 1915
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 15, 1915 Wrecked Business Premises at Goldthorpe The top picture is that of the extensive business premises of Mr JR Bakewell,...

Soldier – Booth W.H. – Died in Hospital in Cairo

January 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 8, 1916 Private W H Booth, Thurnscoe, New Zealand Contingent Died in Hospital in Cairo  

Soldier – Crookes W.H. – Killed in France

January 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 25, 1916 Sapper W H Crookes, Royal Engineers 8 Queen Street, Thurnscoe Killed in France, December 19, 1915

Soldier – Glasswell C.H. – Killed in Action

January 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 8, 1916 Private C H Glasswell, Thurnscoe Killed in Action  

Soldier – Hindley F. – Wounded in France

January 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 15, 1916 Private F Hindley, York and Lancs 38, King Street, Thurnscoe East Wounded in France, January 6th 1916  

Soldier – Hill J. – Awarded the D.C.M.

February 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February   1916 Private J Gill who has just been awarded the D.C.M.    

Soldier – Robinson, Walter – Thurnscoe “Terrier” Wounded

February 1916
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 12 1916 Thurnscoe "Terrier" Wounded Private Walter Robinson, 1st York & Lancs