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“Top End.” – Closing of Swinton Common Pit

January 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 25 January 1929 "Top End." Closing of Swinton Common Pit. Some Recollections. With the closing of the Swinton Common...

Closing of Swinton Common Colliery – 300 miners involved.

January 1929
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 15 January 1929 300 miners involved. Closing of Swinton Common Colliery. Kilnhurst and Swinton miners, numbering about 300, were temporarily thrown out...

A Back in The Making – “Billy” McCracken’s Latest Deal,

January 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 25, 1929 Arthur Rodgers A Back in The Making "Billy" McCracken's Latest Deal, Denaby’s clever young right back, Arthur Rodgers, was transferred to...

Young Defender for Hull City – Arthur Rodgers.

January 1929
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 19 January 1929 Young Denaby Defender for Hull City. Arthur Rodgers. Denaby United last night transferred to Hull City their clever,...

Church Worship – Listing of Services at 55 Chapels & Churches

February 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 22, 1929 Sunday, February 24th. (Second Sunday in Lent). (Routine announcements are inserted in this column free; special announcements at...

The Great Frost – Pit Stopped – Sewer Explosion – Skating – Bovril at...

February 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 22, 1929 The Great Frost Local Effect. This district in common with the rest of the country was in the grip of...

Kilnhurst Working Again

March 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 8, 1929 Kilnhurst Working Again During the last few weeks a large number of men and boys have been taken off...

Candidates for the Councils – South Yorkshire Urban & Rural Nominations

March 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 8, 1929 Candidates for the Councils South Yorkshire Urban and Rural Nominations Urban Councils CONISBRO’ All Seats Contested This Time. Five Seats North: Ruth Donaghue (Lab.)...

The New Councillors – Men & Women Who Won First Victories

March 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 29, 1929 The New Councillors Men and Women Who Won First Victories on Saturday Dr. J. Forrest Hamilton, Mexboro'. Superintendent of the...

The New Chairmen – South Yorkshire Civic Leaders

April 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 19, 1929 The New Chairmen South Yorkshire Civic Leaders Swinton Mr T Beighton Has represented Kilnhurst for a number of years, and taken...