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Great Houghton Lodger’s “Temper.”

January 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 25, 1929 Great Houghton Lodger's "Temper." Thomas James, labourer, Great Houghton, was bound over for six months at Barnsley on Monday...

Art and Tragedy – The End of a Genius – Love and Death...

January 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 11, 1929 Art and Tragedy. The End of a Genius. Love and Death. Search for Fame. A youth who as a boy attended elementary...

Church Worship – Listing of Services at 55 Chapels & Churches

February 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 22, 1929 Sunday, February 24th. (Second Sunday in Lent). (Routine announcements are inserted in this column free; special announcements at...

Coal Boom – Brisk Trade in South Yorkshire – All Pits Busy.

March 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 1, 1929 Coal Boom. Brisk Trade in South Yorkshire. All Pits Busy. The coal boom has unfortunately coincided with one of the worst...

Pit-head Baths

March 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 29, 1929 Pit-head Baths Since propaganda in favour of pit-head baths is apparently necessary— though it is astonishing in this age...

Candidates for the Councils – South Yorkshire Urban & Rural Nominations

March 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 8, 1929 Candidates for the Councils South Yorkshire Urban and Rural Nominations Urban Councils CONISBRO’ All Seats Contested This Time. Five Seats North: Ruth Donaghue (Lab.)...

Electrocuted – Linesman’s Terrible Misadventure – Switch Left On.

April 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 12, 1929 Electrocuted. Middlecliffe Linesman's Terrible Misadventure. Switch Left On. Tragic Misunderstanding. Details of a shocking tragedy at Little Houghton were given at the...

A Pit Problem – ” Search Your Pockets.”

June 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 21, 1929 A Pit Problem. " Search Your Pockets." "We ask that you will deal with increasing severity in these cases," said...

Dinner Hour Bets – Police Raid at Great Houghton

June 1929
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 7, 1929 Dinner Hour Bets Police Raid at Great Houghton That boys and girls and visited the house for the purpose of...

Darfield Hospital Sunday – A Fine Parade.

July 1929
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 19 July 1929 Darfield Hospital Sunday. A Fine Parade. The annual Hospital Sunday demonstration was held at Dar6eld last...