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Splendid Send-Off for Music Festival – Adjudicator High Commendation

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 24th 1951 A Splendid Send-Off for Dearne Music Festival Adjudicator High Commendation Mr. Alec Redshaw, one of Saturday’s two adjudicators at Dearne District...

Tailpiece – 03rd November 1951 – Getting Up

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd, 1951 You know the story of the mother going in and finding her small daughter asleep at 11 o’clock in...

Tailpiece – November 10th 1951 – Mark Twain

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 10th, 1951 Tailpiece A young friend of Mark Twain was bewailing his own lack of success as a writer. “I am beginning to...

Four Years for Goldthorpe Man – Housebreaking at Darfield

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 17th, 1951 Four Years for Goldthorpe Man Housebreaking at Darfield Sentencing a Goldthorpe man at Leeds Assizes last Thursday for housebreaking, the Lord...

Remand For Mexboro’ and Goldthorpe Man

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 10th, 1951 Remand For Mexboro’ and Goldthorpe Man Walter Ratcliff (24), labourer, 63, Straight Lane, Goldthorpe and Kenneth Lancaster (19), labourer, 38...

Goldthorpe Chamber of Trade Dinner

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 1, 1951 President of Thurnscoe Chamber of Trade, Mrs. T. Watson, is welcomed at Goldthorpe Chamber of Trade dinner on Friday...

Escaped Barnburgh Entombment – Swinton Miner Fatally Injured at Cadeby

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times December 8, 1951 Escaped Barnburgh Entombment Swinton Miner Fatally Injured at Cadeby John Richard Humphries (40), stone contractor, of 7, Rookery Rd, Swinton,...

From Mr. J. A. Hall, C.B.E., J.P., Yorkshire Miners President

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 29th, 1951 From Mr. J. A. Hall, C.B.E., J.P., Yorkshire Miners President "If 1951 has been a good year for the miners,...

Holiday Hangover

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 29th, 1951 Holiday Hangover Last week's output from the 13 pits in No 3 Area of the North Eastern Divisional Coal Board...

Dearne Urban Council By-election – Central Ward

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 15, 1951 Dearne Urban Council By-election Who’s Who in Tomorrow’s Contest in Four Wards 20 candidates will go to the poll tomorrow (Saturday)...