1947 Quarter 3
British Legion Presentation
Mexborough & Swinton Times, July 26, 1947
Mr F Jones, Goldthorpe British Legion branch treasurer, receives a cheque for £121 14s at a celebration gathering...
Octogenarian Cyclist – Veteran Still Active After Over 50 Years Pit Work
South Yorkshire Times July 12, 1947
Octogenarian Cyclist
Goldthorpe Veteran Still Active After Over 50 Years Pit Work
Mr Aaron Smithson, of Cross Street, Goldthorpe, is...
Bouquet for Goldthorpe – “Your Council Houses are Dandy” says American
South Yorkshire Times August 23rd 1947
Bouquet for Goldthorpe
“Your council houses are Dandy” says American
“There isn’t a word I can say against this place....
Goldthorpe Man Who “Came Back” – Life of Amazing Escapes
South Yorkshire Times August 23, 1947
Only Survivor
Goldthorpe Man Who “Came Back"
Life of Amazing Escapes
£400 Offer by American Film Producers
12 years ago...
Sheepdog Trial at Goldthorpe
South Yorkshire Times August 16, 1947
Crowded rails or not this is all in a day’s work to sheepdog.
Mac (and England champion) and Mr Bagshaw...
Temporary Organist
South Yorkshire Times August 23, 1947
Temporary Organist
Mr Frank Mann (24), of 6 Sankey Square, Goldthorpe, has been appointed temporary organist at Swinton Parish Church...
Strike Now Costs 60,000 Tons of Coal Daily – 42 Pits and 50,000 Men...
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 04 September 1947
Strike Now Costs 60,000 Tons of Coal Daily
42 Pits and 50,000 Men Involved
Government May...