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1948 Quarter 2

New Councillors for Kilnhurst Ward

April 1948
South Yorkshire Times April 3, 1948 New Councillors Kilnhurst Ward Mr. R. Allen (British Legion) A furniture salesman, working in a Mexborough store. A native of Kilnhurst, he...

Kilnhurst School Blaze – Three Rooms Gutted in Yesterday’s Fire

April 1948
South Yorkshire Times April 3, 1948 Three Rooms Gutted Yesterday's Kilnhurst School Blaze Believed to have started In the cellar, fire swept the Infants' Department at Kilnhurst...

Villagers Chase ‘Cat Man’

April 1948
Hull Daily Mail - Friday 30 April 1948 Villagers Chase 'Cat Man' Women and children at Kilnhurst, a mining village near Mexborough, have reported to...

Miners’ Strike Ends

May 1948
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 25 May 1948 Wages Grievance Fifty-two underground, workers at Kilnhurst Colliery, near Mexborough, came out on strike yesterday over...

Last Day at School For Headmistress

May 1948
South Yorkshire Times May 8, 1948 Last Day at School For Headmistress Last day among her scholars. Miss B. E. Say, Headmistress of Kilnhurst Council Infants'...

Peeping Tom at Kilnhurst – Women Sees Face at Window

May 1948
South Yorkshire Times May 1, 1948 Peeping Tom Women Sees Face at Window Nearly Caught On Monday 30 Men Raise Hue And Cry Women and children of Kilnhurst are...

National Coal Board New Policy

June 1948
South Yorkshire Times June 5, 1948 National Coal Board New Policy The North-Eastern division is bringing into operation a policy of decentralisation, and a number of...