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Wedding – Cooke & Blayden

June 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 10, 1938   Miss Ethel Cooke, Briers Buildings, Great Houghton and Mr Joseph Bladen Thurnscoe at Thurnscoe Parish Church

Wedding – Pepper & Westgarth

June 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 3, 1938 Miss Maggie Pepper, Dearne Villas, Rotherham Road, Great Houghton And Mr Joseph Westgarth, 17 Windsor St, Thurnscoe at Great Houghton...

A Prophecy Fulfilled

July 1938
Leeds Mercury - Thursday 28 July 1938 A Prophecy Fulfilled Mr William Wardle (75), miner, of 3. Middlecliffe Lane, Little Houghton, had always said that...

Wedding – Guest & Wigfield

July 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 8, 1938 Colliery officials from all over the district were present on Saturday at the marriage of Miss Iris Guest,...

Houghton Main Ballot

July 1938
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 09 July 1938 Houghton Main Ballot Balloting for officials of the Houghton Main branch of the Yorkshire Miners' Association resulted as...

Great Houghton Methodist Garden Party

August 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 5, 1938 Everything slopped for tea at the Great Houghton Methodist Garden Party in aid of Foreign Missions on Saturday.

Great Houghton Show

August 1938
Mexborough Sunni Times August 19 1938 Pictures taken at Great Houghton Show on Saturday. Above: farmers and visitors appraising the exhibits; (below, left): Mr. A. R....

Great Houghton Show – Bad Weather Reduces Attendance

August 1938
Leeds Mercury - Monday 15 August 1938 Great Houghton Show Bad Weather Reduces Attendance There was an excellent entry for all sections of the Great...

Obituary – Mr J.T.Collins – Dearne Valley Colliery Chief

September 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 30, 1938 Obituary – Mr J.T.Collins Dearne Valley Colliery Chief Beloved by Employees A sense of personal loss was experienced by all grades...

Air Raid Wardens fitting Gas Masks

September 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 30, 1938 Air Raid Wardens fitting gas Masks in Arnold Crescent, Mexborough, on Monday