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The Royal Visit – July 8th – Striking Incident at Conisborough – King in...

July 1912
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 09 July 1912 Royal Scene. Striking Incident at Conisborough. King in the Tower Historic Moment at Royal Fortress. The Royal...

Census Returns for 1911 – Some Startling Local Figures

August 1912
Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday August 3, 1912. Census Returns for 1911 Some Startling Local Figures Prolific Increases The census returns for 1911 are now issued, and,...

Lakeland Scenes in the Dearne Valley – Countryside Flooded

August 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 31 August 1912 Remarkable Rains Countryside Flooded Lakeland scenes in the Dearne Valley Mexborough Rainfall we are nearing the end of the...

Marconigrams – October 12th, 1912

October 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 12 October 1912 Marconigrams The Montagu Hospital Tea will be held on Thursday next. Miss Montague of Mexborough are spending a...

Right of King Coal

October 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 October 1912 Right of King Coal Though Samuel Round, a topman at the Hickleton Main Colliery, who lives at...

Review of the Year – Cadeby Disaster – Coal Strike – Royal Visit –...

December 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 December 1912 Review of the Year Battle, Murder, and Sudden Death A Remarkable Record Sunshine and Shower The year 1912 goes...

Review of the Year – Leading Local Events

December 1912
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 December 1912 Review of the Year - Leading Local Events The following are some of the leading local events...

The Hull Coal Trade

February 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 February 1913 The Hull Coal Trade The returns of the coal traffic through the Port of Hull for last...

Marconigrams – Saturday 22 February 1913

February 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 22 February 1913 Marconigrams A property owners’ protection association is being formed at Wombwell. The annual dinner of the Wath Cricket...

Marconigrams – November 6th 1943

March 1913
South Yorkshire Times, November 6th 1943 Marconigrams The Swinton branch of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has been revived. Coun. P.B. Nicholson,...