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Wedding – Harris & Bailey

November 1959
South Yorkshire Times November 14, 1959 Miss Josephine Harris, of Great Houghton and Mr R.W. Bailey of Goldthorpe, after their marriage at Thurnscoe St Helens Church...

Wedding –Turner & Birch

November 1959
South Yorkshire Times November 7, 1959 Mr. Clifford F. Birch of 67, Windsor Crescent, Middlecliffe, Little Houghton and Miss E. Turner, of 41, Straight Lane, Goldthorpe, who...

Wedding – Wilkinson & Thurnscoe

December 1959
South Yorkshire Times December 12, 1959 Mr Peter Taylor (Thurnscoe) and Miss Mary Wilkinson (Great Houghton), who were married at St Helens Church Thurnscoe on Saturday

Dearne Valley Officials’ Christmas party

December 1959
South Yorkshire Times December 19, 1959 A shot at Dearne Valley Colliery officials' Christmas party in the Thurnscoe Hotel on Saturday.

Houghton Main Colliery Veterans

December 1959
South Yorkshire Times December 26, 1959 Houghton Main Colliery veterans at tea at Snape Hill Council schools, Darfield on Saturday

Middlecliffe Case at Assizes

December 1959
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 12 December 1959 Co-Op. Director First Defence Witness at Leeds Assizes Barnsley Case Still Incomplete After Hearing Lasting Four Days...

94th Birthday Party

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 9th, 1960 Mr. H. Parker, landlord of the Old Crown Inn, Great Houghton, presents Mr. William H. Jarvis with a gift...

Wedding – Whittaker & Kerr

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 9th, 1960 Mr. J. C. Kerr (Scunthorpe) and Miss Ruth Whittaker (Great Houghton) who were married at Great Houghton Methodist Chapel on...

Diary of the Year 1959 Presented in Brief – Sunshine and Shadow of life...

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times January 2, 1960 A Diary of the Year 1959 Presented in Brief Sunshine and Shadow of life in South Yorkshire Below are recorded some...

Historic Houghton – Earl of Strafford’s Visit to Claim his Bride

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 9th, 1960 Historic Houghton Earl of Strafford’s Visit to Claim his Bride How many people realise that in the heart of industrial...