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Wedding – Robinson & Walton

March 1960
South Yorkshire Times, March 26th, 1960 Mr. Kenneth Walton (Great Houghton) and Miss Gertrude Veronica Robinson (Conisbrough) after their wedding at Great Houghton Methodist Chapel...

Play Weeks At Pits – South Yorkshire Collieries

March 1960
South Yorkshire Times, March 5th, 1960 Play Weeks At Pits Holiday weeks at South Yorkshire collieries this Summer include: - Aldwarke: July 4th – 9th and September...

One Killed in Mishap at Darfield

April 1960
South Yorkshire Times, April 16th 1960 One Killed in Mishap at Darfield Jack Thompson (24), a filler at Houghton Main Colliery of Ring O'Bells Hotel, Silkstone,...

New Gymnasium at Little Houghton

April 1960
South Yorkshire Times, April 30th, 1960 These weight lifters get good advice from an old hand in Billy Thompson, former British and European Lightweight boxing...

Goalmouth Action In Hampden Road Clash

23 April 1960
South Yorkshire Times, April 23rd 1960 Plenty of action in these pictures taken at the Montagu Cup final between Ford United and Houghton Main at...

National Coal Board (advert)

August 1960
South Yorkshire Times, August 27th, 1960

August 1960
South Yorkshire Times August 13, 1960 Tailpiece As the old farm labourer said to the rector after the Rogation procession: "There ain't nothin wrang wi' they owd...

Great Houghton Labour League of Youth

September 1960
South Yorkshire Times, September 10th, 1960 Members of the committee of Great Houghton Labour League of Youth are pictured at the Welfare Hall on Friday...

Middlecliffe W.M.C. – £30,000 Ultra Modern Club

March 1967
South Yorkshire Times March 4, 1967 Village is Proud of Its £30,000 Ultra Modern Club Something really big has hit Middlecliffe. Everyone is talking about the £30,000...

Middlecliffe W.M.C. (pictures)

March 1967
South Yorkshire Times March 4, 1967 Pictured left to right at the official opening of Middlecliffe W.M.C. are Messrs P. Sokell (President), F. Allen(secretary),...