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Holiday Attractions

April 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 15 1927 Holiday Attractions Different sections of the community are using the holiday season for attractive functions. On Good Friday, the bowling...

Wedding

April 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 22, 1927 On Tuesday at the Darfield Parish Church, by the Rev G Turner, Mr Harold Robinson, of Middlecliffe, Darfield,...

Empire Day

May 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 21 1927 Empire Day Empire they was suitably recognised by the local schools on Tuesday. Many of the children wore a Daisy...

Housing

May 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 21 1927 Housing It is pleasing to note the interest that is being taken in their gardens by many of the...

Overcrowded Bus – Great Houghton’s Drivers Offence

May 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 6 1927 Overcrowded Bus Great Houghton’s Drivers Offence Summoned for having overcrowded a motorboat at Thurnscoe on April 6, Jack Robson, driver,...

Trade Union Bill – Industrial Serfdom

May 1927
Sheffield Independent May 9, 1927 Trade Union Bill Industrial Serfdom “This bill is designed to rob the workers of 9/10 of the power they have strived three...

Dragged By Tubs – Middlecliffe Boys’ Shocking Death

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 5, 1927 Dragged By Tubs Middlecliffe Boys’ Shocking Death An inquest was held in the Miners Hall, Little Houghton, on Tuesday on...

Houghton Main Fatality – Mines Inspectors Advice on Precautions

August 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph August 17 1927 Houghton Main Fatality Mines Inspectors Advice on Precautions The frequency of mine accidents was brought home at an inquest at...

Large Stone Kills Miner

August 1927
Sheffield daily Telegraph August 11, 1927 George Eyre (26), miner of Elliott’s Terrace, New Scarborough, Wombwell, died in Barnsley Beckett Hospital yesterday, following injuries he...

Dying Motorist on Common – Mysterious Mishap Near Barnsley

December 1927
Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 14 December 1927 Dying Motorist on Common Mysterious Mishap Near Barnsley An injured motorcyclist. found on Brierley Common near Barnsley, died while being...