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Last Night’s Train Crash -Two Coal Trains in Collision Near Thurnscoe

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday January 6th 1951 Last Night's Train Crash Man Sees Son Killed Two Coal Trains in Collision Near Thurnscoe A Father saw his son killed...

The Old Year in Memory – South Yorkshire Diary Dates of 1950

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday January 6th 1951 The Old Year in Memory South Yorkshire Diary Dates of 1950 1950 left a legacy of snow in 1951. It...

Charles Hanmer’s Inquest At Wetherby

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 17, 1951 Charles Hanmer’s Inquest At Wetherby At the inquest conducted at Wetherby yesterday (Thursday) by the District Coroner, Mr. E. T....

Obituary – Mr. Charles Hanmer – Mining Film Pioneer (video)

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 17, 1951 Obituary Mr. Charles Hanmer Mining Film Pioneer Mr Charles Hanmer, a well-known figure in the South Yorkshire mining area, lost his life...

B.B.C. & B.B.C.S. Spell ‘Playtime’

March 1951
South Yorkshire Times, March 17, 1951 B.B.C. & B.B.C.S. Spell 'Playtime' Broadcasting in Monday's "Workers' Playtime" front Barnsley Arcadian Hall were B.B.C.S. employees Austin Callan (Mexborough),...

Tailpiece – One Mistake’s Enough

May 1951
South Yorkshire Times May 5, 1951 Tailpiece “I’ve got a complaint,” said the irate worker to the cashier, “I’m 10 shillings short in my pay packet,” “Oh!”...

“Miss Yorkshire” – 50 Chosen for Area Final at Mexborough

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times, June 30th 1951 "Miss Yorkshire" 50 Chosen for Area Final at Mexborough The South Yorkshire Times" Series competition to find a candidate for Miss...

Marconigrams

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times June, 1951 Marconigrams June 2 Intruders who broke into Wombwell Main WMC took a dozen, bottles of brandy. There was a 70 per cent turn...

Tailpieces

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times June, 1951 Tailpieces June 2 A Young Lad working at an isolated dales farm suddenly decided to leave his situation. Asked why, by a friend,...

Marconigrams – July 14th 1951

July 1951
South Yorkshire Times, July 14, 1951 Marconigrams There were no fatal accidents in June in the area covered by the “South Yorkshire Times” series of newspapers,...