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Pits Worked at Week-End

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Pits Worked at Week-End Output figures for the first three days of last week at the...

A Shot from the Pantomime “Aladdin”

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 A Shot from the Pantomime "Aladdin" A shot from the pantomime "Aladdin," presented in Mexborough Royal...

Modern Magic from Aladdin’s “Lamp”

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Modern Magic from Aladdin's "Lamp" Modern magic from Aladdin's "Lamp" came in the form of a...

Kilnhurst “Aladdin” – Fortnight’s Pantomime Opens

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Kilnhurst "Aladdin" Fortnight's Pantomime Opens in Mexborough With two long-established principals, Doreen Ward and Beryl Jones, missing...

Kilnhurst Silver Wedding Couple

January 1953
South Yorkshire Times and Express – Saturday 3 January 1953 Kilnhurst Silver Wedding Couple Mr. and Mrs. C. Swales, of 26, Silvia Road, Kilnhurst, are pictured...

Challenge Cup Competition

27 October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – October 27, 1893 Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association Challenge Cup Competition There were five matches down for decision on Saturday, and in...

Sheepbridge Works  2  Kilnhurst  1

October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 27 October 1893 Sheepbridge Works  2  Kilnhurst  1 On the ground of the former on Saturday, before a large attendance...

Local Club Records up to Date

October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – October 27, 1893 Local Club Records up to Date Matches marked: L = Sheffield League; C = Sheffield Cup; E.C. =...

The Coal War – Friday 13 October 1893

October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 13 October 1893 The Coal War Developments of the Dispute—The Mayors, Masters, and Men—Breach of Faith at Wath—An Engineman's Courage—Condition...

Deaths – 13 October 1893

October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 13 October 1893 Deaths Hepton.—October 5, at 34, Doncaster Road, Denaby, Maud, daughter of William Hepton, aged 3 years. Asbury.—October 6,...

The Coal War

October 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 6 October 1893 The Coal War Present Prospects of a Settlement.—Manvers Main Men Firm.—Denaby Anxious to Start Working Again.—Soldiers Still...

More Wilful Damage at Conisboro’

September 1881
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 2 September 1881 More Wilful Damage at Conisboro’ Robt. Catton, Geo. Cutts, Thos. Johnson, and Jos. Johnson, all colliers, of...

Barnburgh Heat Complaint

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 March 1952 Barnburgh Heat Complaint Three Faces on Strike A dispute which affected three faces in the Barnsley and Parkgate Seams...

Dispute Cut No. 3 Output

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 8 March 1952 Dispute Cut No. 3 Output The five-day dispute at Kilnhurst Colliery affected output in No. 3 Area of...

Strike Hit No. 3 Output

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 1 March 1952 Strike Hit No. 3 Output A two-day dispute in the Silkstone Seam at Manvers Main Colliery affected Area...

Editorial – The Merry Month

29 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 29 May 1943 The Merry Month The merry month becomes more and more of a mockery for the Axis as the...

Editorial – Taken at the Flood

22 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 22 May 1943 Taken at the Flood Mr. Churchill's Congress speech on Wednesday, while subject to the obvious limitations of the...

Editorial – Now For It

15 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 May 1943 Now For It Whatever hopes the Germans had of making a Sebastopol of Bizerta or a Bataan of...

Editorial – Shadows Of Strife

8 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 May 1943 Shadows Of Strife To those of us who have often looked askance at the sheer blatancy of German...

Editorial – Frightfulness

1 May 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 May 1943 Frightfulness Primitive morality has long been a special attribute of the Axis powers, war reeks with examples of...

Events of 1933

December 1933
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 29 December 1933 Events of 1933 January 18—County Council fixed new scale of public assistance which caused widespread protests, several guardians'...

Fancy Dress at Kilnhurst Church

South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Martin Davis dressed as a tramp in the Fancy Dress competition at Kilnhurst Church of England School...

Marconigrams – Saturday 31 May 1924

May 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 31 May 1924 Marconigrams A "Mayor's Parlour" has been provided at Wombwell Town Hall. The "Hospital Sunday" season opens next Sunday...

Marconigrams – Saturday 10 May 1924

May 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 10 May 1924 Marconigrams The glass trade at Conisbrough is reported to be improving. Miners are due to receive this week...

United Methodist Free Church.

December 1870
Barnsley Independent – Saturday 31 December 1870 United Methodist Free Church. The opening services of the United Methodist Free Church, Kilnhurst, were continued on Sunday last,...