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South Yorkshire Again Under Water

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 27th, 1932 A May Delude South Yorkshire Again Under Water Wombwell: Station Lane, Wombwell Wombwell: Speedway under 6 feet of water Wath – The...

Stories Of The Flood – Week-End Despatches From All Areas

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 27th, 1932 Stories Of The Flood Week-End Despatches From All Areas Mexborough On three sides Mexborough was surrounded by floods; the waters of...

Betting To Live

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 6th, 1932 Betting To Live A fine of £5 was imposed at Doncaster on Tuesday on John Fox, a Goldthorpe labourer...

Threats At Barnburgh Main

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 6th, 1932 Threats At Barnburgh Main Two Goldthorpe miners, Edward and Thomas Darley were bound over for twelve months at Doncaster...

Hanged In Cellar – Goldthorpe Man’s Suicide – Illness and Worry

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 20th, 1932 Hanged In Cellar Goldthorpe Man’s Suicide Illness and Worry A verdict of “Suicide while of temporary unsound mind” was recorded by...

Goldthorpe Coal Thefts

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 13th, 1932 Goldthorpe Coal Thefts Two Goldthorpe men, Alfred Mellors, labourer, of 3 Beevor Street and Ernest Morley, miner of 17,...

Highgate Colliery Sidings Raided

May 1932
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 13th, 1932 Highgate Colliery Sidings Raided Two Thurnscoe unemployed miners Joseph Steel (63), 21, Queen Street, and Leonard Dunkley (41), of...

Farm Wages – Barnburgh Man Fined

June 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 03 June 1932 Farm Wages Barnburgh Man Fined A Barnburgh farmer, James Benson was fined a total of £5...