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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...

Historic Houghton – Houghton Hall

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 9th, 1960

Wedding – Greaves & Tongue

March 1960
South Yorkshire Times, March 26th, 1960 Miss Ann Greaves of Darfield and Mr. George Tonge of Great Houghton who were married at Darfield Parish Church on...

Wedding – Robinson & Walton

March 1960
South Yorkshire Times, March 19th, 1960 Mr. Kenneth Walton (Great Houghton) and Miss Gertrude Veronica Robinson (Conisbrough) after their wedding at Great Houghton Methodist Chapel on...