1957
Family of Four Off to USA
South Yorkshire Times April 13 1957
Family of Four Off to USA
A Great Houghton family, including William Mitchell (37), his wife Violet Mitchell (36) and...
Houghton RAF Sergeant to Wed in Singapore
South Yorkshire Times May 18, 1957
Houghton RAF Sergeant to Wed in Singapore
When handsome RAF Sgt Gerald Sanderson, son of Mr and Mrs E Sanderson...
Great Houghton Man, Injured at Barnburgh, Dies
South Yorkshire Times July 13, 1957
Great Houghton Man, Injured at Barnburgh, Dies
The death roll in the Barnburgh Main Pit blast 17 days ago rose...
Barnburgh Pit Blast – One Man Leaving Hospital – Death Roll now 4
South Yorkshire Times July 20, 1957
One Man Leaving Hospital
Was Injured In Barnburgh Explosion
Although the death roll in the Barnburgh Main Pit explosion on June...
Wedding – Davies & Wood
South Yorkshire Times September 14, 1957
Miss Doreen Davies, of 187, Ring Way, Bolton on Dearne
and Mr John Eric Wood, 20 Rotherham Road Great Houghton
at...
Weddings – Ogley and Moffat – Taylor and Hill
South Yorkshire Times September 21, 1957
Miss JM Ogley of Thurnscoe
and Mr James Moffat of Great Houghton
at Central Hall Methodist Church, Thurnscoe
Miss V Taylor and...
Houghton Dance Brawl – Thurnscoe Youths in Court
South Yorkshire Times November 2, 1957
Houghton Dance Brawl
Broken Bottles and Glasses Used In Fight
Thurnscoe Youths in Court
A tattered, bloodstained shirt, bearing "the signs of...
Little Houghton Girl, 19, Will Dance In West End
South Yorkshire Times, December 7th 1957
AT the age of 19, Pat Greaves, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Greaves, of Rotherham Road, Middlecliffe, Little...