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Tailpiece – August 11th, 1951 – The Great Blondin

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th, 1951 Tailpiece - The Great Blondin, The Great Blondin, before making his first attempt to walk the tight-rope over Niagara Falls,...

Tailpiece – August 25th, 1951 – The American General

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 Tailpiece One of the colonels told us some of the stories the British soldiers told about American discipline.  The best...

Tailpiece – August 4th, 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Tailpiece A story is told of a sawny old bachelor in a Yorkshire village who was in love with a...

Swinton Flower and Vegetable Show

September 1951
South Yorkshire Times, September 8th, 1951 Swinton Flower and Vegetable Show Judging some of the exhibits at Swinton Flower and Vegetable Show In Swinton Church Hall...

Thurnscoe Man in Middlecliffe Mishap

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951 Thurnscoe Man in Middlecliffe Mishap Arnold Ogley (61) of 23, John Street, Thurnscoe, was fatally injured in a road accident...

Mexborough Music Festival – Girls’ Treble Solo Winner

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th, 1951 Winner of the Girls’ Treble Solo Under 18, and the Junior Challenge Cup at Mexborough Music Festival on Friday,...

Tailpiece – Aunt Matilda’s Ample Calf

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951 Tailpiece Our bulldog ate the large half Of Aunt Matilda’s ample calf; I should, I trust, have been upset Were dog food not...

Tailpiece – Mrs Wospottle in Hospital

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th, 1951 Tailpiece Mrs. Wospottle, if rumour, discreetly whispered be true had been taken to hospital, treated, and cured, but she was...

Dramatic Club Pioneer

October 1951
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951 Pioneer South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951 Pioneer Walter Hinchcliffe, of Tempest Avenue, Darfield, who recently joined Darfield Dramatic Club, played his...

Two Get 101 Tons

November 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 24th, 1951 Two Get 101 Tons   Commended to Mr. J. A. Hall, Yorkshire Miners President, when he opened the pit head baths...