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Honour For Fire Officer at Mexboro’ Ceremony

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951 Honour For Fire Officer At Mexboro’ Ceremony Official opening of recently completed administrative quarter and enlarged appliance room at Mexborough Divisional...

Wedding – Green & Hawcroft

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 13th, 1951 A Yorkshire League and Northern Intermediate League linesman and a Mexborough F.A. referee, Mr. Arthur Hawcroft, only son of...

Whitsun Output Drop

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, May 26th, 1951 Whitsun Output Drop The shorter working week caused the Whitsuntide holidays cut output in No 3 Area of the North-Eastern...

Baker’s Football Club Dance

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 13th, 1951 Visitors to Baker’s Football Club dance in the Empress Ballroom, Mexborough on Friday.  Five “ringed” in the group receive...

Election: Who’s Who

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th, 1951 Election: Who’s Who Rother Valley Mr. D. Griffiths (Lab.): Born Goldthorpe 1896, began work at Hickleton Main at 13. Has had...

Kilnhurst Welfare Tennis Club Prize Night

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 13th, 1951 Kilnhurst Welfare Tennis Club prize night picture on Saturday shows prize-winners with their trophies as Mr. E. Vickers (Vice-President...

Tailpiece – Aunt Matilda’s Ample Calf

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951 Tailpiece Our bulldog ate the large half Of Aunt Matilda’s ample calf; I should, I trust, have been upset Were dog food not...

Tailpiece – Mrs Wospottle in Hospital

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th, 1951 Tailpiece Mrs. Wospottle, if rumour, discreetly whispered be true had been taken to hospital, treated, and cured, but she was...

Kilnhurst Men Get Gaol Sentences – Police Combat “Orgy Of Crime”

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 13th, 1951 Police Combat “Orgy Of Crime” Kilnhurst and Rotherham Men Get Gaol Sentences When it was realised that a party of men...

Mexborough Evening Cricket League Presentation

6 October 1951
South Yorkshire Times and Express, October 6th, 1951 Mexborough and District Evening Cricket League prize presentation picture, taken at the annual dinner and prizenight in...