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Marconigrams – Saturday, 28 January 1905

January 1905
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 28 January 1905 Marconigrams The Houghton Main Miners’ Checkweigh Fund report, on Saturday, showed that £122 had been received for...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 21 January 190

January 1905
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 21 January 1905 Marconigrams The Earl of Elginshire has broken an arm accidentally near the Continent. The Atlantic rate war has...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 07 January 1905

January 1905
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 7 January 1905 Marconigrams On Saturday, Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C., said “good-bye” to the army. Christmas turkeys were sold late...

Hull Coal Traffic – The Year’s Increased Trade

January 1905
Sheffield Independent — Saturday, 7 January 1905, page 9 Hull Coal Traffic The Year’s Increased Trade Considering the fact that during the year some of the West...

Not Happy New Year for Them

January 1954
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 9 January 1954 Not Happy New Year for Them The first day of the New Year — Friday — saw four...

South Yorkshire Review of 1953 – July to December

January 1954
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 2 January 1954 South Yorkshire Review of 1953 July It was announced that a new drift mine was likely to be developed...

South Yorkshire Review of 1953 – January to June

January 1954
South Yorkshire Times — Saturday, 2 January 1954 South Yorkshire Review of 1953 What the Moving Finger Wrote in Coronation Year The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen...

Marconigrams – Friday, 14 September 1934

September 1934
South Yorkshire Times — Friday, 14 September 1934 Marconigrams Unemployment in France has reached its highest level since the war. The infantile mortality rate for 1933 was...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 26 July 1924

July 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 26 July 1924 Marconigrams The Beckett Hospital, Barnsley, needs a regular monthly income of £1,200. Over £80 was raised at the...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 19 July 1924

July 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 19 July 1924 Marconigrams Collections at a Wesleyan anniversary in Wombwell last week-end exceeded £80. St. Swithin seems to have kidded...

Marconigrams – Saturday, 21 March 1914

March 1914
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 21 March 1914 Marconigrams Spring commences to-day (Saturday). The business of the Winter Assizes at Leeds was opened on Monday. A new...

The Hull Coal Trade – Reduced August Tonnage

September 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times — September 10, 1904 The Hull Coal Trade Reduced August Tonnage The usual monthly return shows a slight decrease. The August tonnage this...

Deaths – December 8, 1893

December 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times — December 8, 1893 Deaths Bool.—December 3, at Sarah Street, Mexboro’, Samuel Bool, aged 38. Davison.—November 30, at Carr House, Swinton, Thomas West...

Marriages – January 5, 1894

January 1894
Mexborough & Swinton Times — January 5, 1894 Marriages Bird—Hallam.—December 28, at the Register Office, Barnsley, Walter Burgin, of Jump, to Hannah Hallam, of Elsecar. Staniland—Palmer.—December 28,...

The South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Traffic

February 1882
Mexborough & Swinton Times — February 10, 1882 The South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Traffic The opening weather has greatly facilitated the steam coal...

Cage Mishap – Shaking For Kilnhurst Pit Fitters

April 1952
South Yorkshire Times April 26, 1952 Cage Mishap Shaking For Kilnhurst Pit Fitters An immediate investigation was made on Wednesday into a cage mishap at Kilnhurst Colliery,...

Baker’s Panel Games Presentation

April 1952
South Yorkshire Times — April 19, 1952 Baker’s Panel Games presentation Baker’s Panel Games presentation picture, taken at the prizenight on Saturday in the Station Hotel,...

Kilnhurst Colliery Presentation

April 1952
South Yorkshire Times — April 19, 1952 Kilnhurst Colliery Presentation Beryl Jones presents bouquets to Mrs. J. Shimmings at the dinner dance of Kilnhurst Colliery officials...

Baker’s Prize Night

April 1952
South Yorkshire Times April12, 1952 Baker's Prize Night

All-Round Increase

April 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Thursday 5 April 1952 All-Round Increase Two collieries in the Hoyland area - Elsecar and Wentworth - increased their output substantially last...

Editorial – Then There Were Two

11 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 11 September 1943 Then There Were Two Three years and three months have sufficed to close Italy’s interest in the war....

Editorial – The Real Enemy

25 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 25 September 1943 The Real Enemy Mr. Churchill’s massive and inspiring review of the progress of the war admirably fitted the...

Editorial – The Battle of Italy

18 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 September 1943 The Battle of Italy Italy’s surrender, a very considerable achievement for the United Nations, is not fundamentally minimised...

Wedding – Giddings & Milner

August 1934
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 17 August 1934 Giddings-Milner Miss Kathleen E. Giddings, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Giddings, 8 Hampden Road, Mexborough,...

Mexborough & District Cricket League – Averages

4 October 1924
Batting Averages Qualification: 12 innings. Asterisk denotes not out. Player Club Inns. Not Out Highest Total Average S. Bennett Hickleton 19 5 109* 635 45.42 A. Woolley Elsecar 14 4 59 442 44.20 C. Kilner Mexboro' 19 4 101* 565 37.73 W. Chapman Elsecar 19 3 114 549 34.31 H. Bamforth Elsecar 18 6 61* 394 32.83 A. Adey Swinton 12 2 74 252 25.20 G. McLoughlin Yorks Main 16 2 101 354 25.29 F. Steel Rawmarsh 15 3 47 328 25.23 E. Hickling Brampton 15 1 73 330 23.57 W. Leader Mexboro' 15 5 65* 232 23.20 A. Good Darfield 14 1 59 301 23.15 W. Burkinshaw Mexboro' 17 5 53* 271 22.58 T. Thorpe Kilnhurst 17 4 80 293 22.53 R. Denton Brampton 16 2 103* 313 22.35 J....