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Dearne Operatic Society’s “The Vagabond King” – Powerful Singing and Acting

February 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 17, 1939 Daring Choice Dearne Operatic Society's Spectacular Show Success Of "The Vagabond King" Powerful Singing and Acting Since 1931 the Dearne District...

So Big – Barnburgh Main Colliery Chimney

March 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 31, 1939 So Big,--The workman standing in the end of this chimney which arrived at Barnburgh Main Colliery by road...

Accountant To Retire – Over Thirty Years’ Loyal Service

March 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 31, 1939 Accountant To Retire Over Thirty Years' Loyal Service The doyen of local government officials in the Mexborough district, Mr. J....

Romany Seer’s Tour – Flying Visit to South  Yorkshire Area 

March 1939
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Wednesday 15 March 1939 Romany Seer’s Tour  Flying Visit to South  Yorkshire Area  Petulengro, King of the Gipsies, will  appear at...

Spanish Dancer in Yorkshire

March 1939
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 23 March 1939 Spanish Dancer in Yorkshire Consuelito Carmona. daughter of a Spanish gipsy and great-granddaughter on her father's...

Would Not Work With Him – He Robbed Comrade in Pit

March 1939
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Saturday 04 March 1939 Would Not Work With Him He Robbed Comrade in Pit “One of the dirtiest acts you can...

Theft Explosives – Mine Manager’s Kind Action

March 1939
Leeds Mercury - Wednesday 01 March 1939 Theft Explosives Mine Manager’s Kind Action Bernard E. Hays, miner, Washington Road, Goldthorpe, was fined £5 at Doncaster...

Editorial – “I Would” and “I Dare Not”

4 November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 November 1939 "I Would" and "I Dare Not" Still, like the cat i' the adage would" waits upon...