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The Champ
South Yorkshire Times October 2, 1948
The Champ
Eleven-year-old Jack Moorhouse is holding a Dearne district diving championship trophy which he won for Highgate Junior Mixed...
Pit Strike Ends
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 12 November 1948
Pit Strike Ends
After being addressed last night by Mr. F, Collindridge, Yorkshire miners’ vice-president,...
Two Day Fog Blackout – Girls Walk Into Canal
South Yorkshire Times November 27, 1948
Two Day Fog Blackout
Girls Walk Into Canal
Unpleasant Experience at Mexborough
South Yorkshire folk have this week add to struggle to...
Where Have Hospital’s Edgar Wallace’s Gone?
South Yorkshire Times February 19, 1949
Where Have Hospital's Edgar Wallace’s Gone?
Lost, strayed, but not stolen — 178 books from Mexborough Montagu Hospital library. In...
Star for Dearne
South Yorkshire Times February 19, 1949
Star for Dearne
Mexborough baritone, John Metcalfe, will herald a return to the theatre stage in April by playing Robert...
£90,000 Mine Winder – Coming to Barnburgh Main For £23,000
South Yorkshire Times, March 26, 1949
£90,000 Mine Winder
Coming to Barnburgh Main For £23,000
Photo shows the £90,000 coal winder, originally built for Russia, and purchased...
Nominations for April Elections – Many Unopposed Returns
Mexborough & Swinton Times – March 26, 1949
Nominations for April Elections
Many Unopposed Returns
New Councillors at Dearne and Darfield
Labour’s firm hold on this part of...
Hickleton Youth Club Goalkeeper
South Yorkshire Times March 5, 1949
The photograph is of Richard Wright (Frederick Street, Goldthorpe), 17 year old Hickleton youth club goalkeeper.
An old boy of...
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
South Yorkshire Times, April 30, 1949
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
"The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts . ." This pleasant little interlude behind the...
Barnburgh Colliery Amateur Dramatic Society
South Yorkshire Times, April 9, 1949
Rehearsals
Ever since their formation, Barnburgh Colliery Amateur Dramatic Society have used a room at the rear of the colliery...