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Local Happenings – Diary – July to December 1922

December 1922
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 30 December 1922 Local Happenings July 12 – Destructive fire at Goldthorpe, involving a garage and two charabancs. 12 – Mr F.E....

Marconigrams – December 02nd, 1922

December 1922
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 December 1922 Marconigrams Six fresh cases of smallpox reported from Doncaster yesterday. A ball in connection with the Wath Golf...

Marconigrams – December 09th, 1922

December 1922
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 December 1922 Marconigrams Last Friday, the Rev. W.A. Strawbridge, M.A., completed his 25th year as Vicar of Conisborough. A new...

Marconigrams – December 16th, 1922

December 1922
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 December 1922 Marconigrams Funds for the relief of distress have been opened at Mexborough and Swinton. The Cortonwood checkweigh case...

Thurnscoe’s New Curate.

April 1923
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 07 April 1923 Thurnscoe's New Curate. Ai the service at Thurnscoe last night, when the Rev. H. Card was instituted...

Thurnscoe Park

January 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 28, 1927   A striking view of the pretty little park given to Thurnscoe by the late Rev T Thornsby Taylor. On...

Cleaner Milk

February 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 18, 1927 A discussion took place at the Thurnscoe Urban Council meeting on Tuesday on the question of cleaner milk, and...

Handling Dustbins – Sanitary Inspector’s Smart Idea

February 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times, February 4, 1927 Handling Dustbins - Sanitary Inspector's Smart Idea An ingenious device for handling dustbins has been invented by Mr George...

A Clever Centre Half

March 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 11, 1927 Cyril Miller, the centre-half of the Thurnscoe Victoria team, was the outstanding player in the semi final match...

Thurnscoe Sword Dancers

March 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times, March 4, 1927