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Colliery Official’s Jaw Broken.- Scene at Pit Gates.

October 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 25 October 1929 Left Hook. Colliery Official's Jaw Broken. Scene at Pit Gates. Conflicting Evidence. A dispute between a...

Coming Of Age – Thurnscoe Council’s 21st Birthday.

November 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 08 November 1929 Coming Of Age. Thurnscoe Council's 21st Birthday. An Era of Progress. Celebration Dinner. Twenty-one years ago,...

Thurnscoe Urban District Council Anniversary Dinner                   

November 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 15, 1929 Thurnscoe Urban District Council Anniversary Dinner                    A flashlight photograph of the 21st anniversary dinner of the Thurnscoe...

Armistice Day – Silence Amid Storm.

November 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 15 November 1929 Armistice Day. Solemn Ceremonies Throughout The District. Silence Amid Storm. Wild Weather for the 11th Anniversary....

Thurnscoe Man’s Conduct at Cudworth.

November 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 15 November 1929 Thurnscoe Man's Conduct at Cudworth. Albert Fletcher, miner, Thurnscoe, was fined 10s. at Barnsley on Wednesday...

Thurnscoe Men Poaching

November 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 01 November 1929 Thurnscoe Men Poaching Three Thurnscoe men were also summoned for breach of the Poaching Prevention Act. George Green....

Coaches Collide – 15 Hurt In A Road Accident

December 1929
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 06 December 1929 Coaches Collide 15 Hurt In A Road Accident Swinton Thrills Surgery As Emergency Hospital Two large motor buses, one owned...

Five generations at South Elmsall and Thurnscoe

December 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 20, 1929 Five generations at South Elmsall and Thurnscoe It is rare that a family can claim to have five generations...

Thurnscoe U.D.C. – Further Grant from Distress Fund – Rents Up

December 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 20 December 1929 Thurnscoe U.D.C. Further Grant from Distress Fund Rents Up A further allocation of £170 for general and £67 for...

Thurnscoe Church Bazaar – Christmas Fair.

December 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 13 December 1929 Christmas Fair. Thurnscoe Church Bazaar. The members of St. Helen's Church, Thurnscoe held a Christman "Fayre"...