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New Slide Erected in Playground

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times, April 28, 1951 Swinton schoolchildren need no persuading to join this queue—although all they get at the end is a big drop. Picture...

Towns’ Census Watch – Population Trends

April 1951
South Yorkshire Times  April 7, 1951 Towns' Census Watch Mexborough and District Population Trends The five Urban Councils of Mexborough, Conisbrough, Dearne, Swinton and Wath will be...

Weekly Coal Output

May 1951
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1951 Coal Output Output losses due to stoppages at three pits in No. 3 Area of the North-Eastern Divisional Coal Board...

Kilnhurst Parish Church by Floodlight.

May 1951
South Yorkshire Times, May 26th, 1951 Kilnhurst Parish Church by Floodlight. This effective lighting of the church, in celebration of the Festival of Britain can be...

Kilnhurst Darby and Joan Club

May 1951
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1951 At the opening of Kilnhurst Darby and Joan Club at Bethel Methodist Church on Wednesday, Mr. S. Mellars (82),...

Kilnhurst Festival of Britain Queen

May 1951
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1951 Kilnhurst Festival of Britain Queen, Miss Doreen Ward (centre), pictured after being chosen from the final three on Whit...

Piccadilly Sports

May 1951
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1951 Piccadilly youngsters on their way to the tape in one of Whit Monday's events on Piccadilly sports ground where...

Tailpiece – One Mistake’s Enough

May 1951
South Yorkshire Times May 5, 1951 Tailpiece “I’ve got a complaint,” said the irate worker to the cashier, “I’m 10 shillings short in my pay packet,” “Oh!”...

Number Three Output “Normal”

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times June 2, 1951 Number Three Output “Normal” Output from the 13 Pits in Number three area of the North-Eastern Divisional Coal Board was...

John Baker Challenge Shield

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times, June 30th, 1951 First-Class First-Aid brought home the John Baker challenge shield to Kilnhurst second team in the ambulance competition of Baker...