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Yorkshire Traction Company Ltd Outing to Scarborough

August 1958
South Yorkshire Times August 16 1958 Employees of the Yorkshire Traction Co Ltd, Wombwell depo, seen early on Tuesday morning with some of their young...

York 124 for 7 Cortonwood 103 – Victory Cup Final – Bad Light...

August 1958
South Yorkshire Times August 2 1958 Bad Light Handicap Cortonwood Unlucky in Victory Cup Final Cortonwood is the last club one could accuse of taking a "sour...

Wedding – Fothergill & Lunn

November 1958
South Yorkshire Times January 11, 1958 Miss Doreen Fothergill (Great Houghton) and Mr Colin Lunn (Bolton on Dearne) at Darfield Parish Church

Great Houghton Church School “The Sleeping Beauty,”

December 1958
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 23, 1938 "The Sleeping Beauty," an operetta, was produced at Great Houghton Church School last weekend. Here are the cast and...

Golden Memories – Bet That Made Couple’s Reunion Possible

January 1959
South Yorkshire Times January 10, 1959 Golden Memories Bet That Made Wath Couple's Reunion Possible A racing wager in the November Handicap of 1909 had a direct...

Wedding – Walker & Limb

January 1959
South Yorkshire Times, January 3, 1959 Miss Norma Walker (Great Houghton) and Mr. Peter Limb (Thurnscoe), at Darfield Parish Church on Christmas Eve.

District Industrial Leaders Look Ahead Confidently

January 1959
South Yorkshire Times January 3, 1959 District Industrial Leaders Look Ahead Confidently Mexborough Area's 1959 Outlook Swinton Firm Has Set On 200 Workers in Last Two Months While...

Fossilised Tooth Find at Houghton Main

February 1959
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 February 1959 Fossilised Tooth Find at Houghton Main An official of the Houghton Main colliery showed us a...

Wedding – Atkinson & Kay

March 1959
South Yorkshire Times March 21, 1959 Miss Edith Atkinson of Great Houghton and Mr John P. Kay of Thurnscoe at Darfield Parish Church

Wedding – Saxton & Halford

March 1959
South Yorkshire Times March 14, 1959 Miss June Saxton of Thurnscoe and Mr Wilfred Halford of Great Houghton at St Helens Church, Thurnscoe