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Family of Four Off to USA

April 1957
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

May 1957
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

July 1957
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

July 1957
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

September 1957
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

September 1957
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

November 1957
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

December 1957
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...