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Wiser Now – Defective Tyres

November 1933

South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd 1933 Wiser Now “I ought to have had more sense,” was the remark made by William Watts, pony driver, Great Houghton,...

Events of 1933

December 1933

Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 29 December 1933 Events of 1933 January 18—County Council fixed new scale of public assistance which caused widespread protests, several guardians'...

Obituary – Owen Pascoe

January 1934

South Yorkshire Times, January 19th, 1934 Obituary. Owen Pascoe Said to be the youngest Sergeant in the British Army in the early days of the war, Mr....

Obituary – Samuel Richardson

January 1934

South Yorkshire Times, January 12th, 1934 Great Houghton Richardson The funeral took place at Darfield on Monday of Mr. Samuel Richardson (58) of Manor Farm, Great Houghton,...

Beauty In Industry – Flood-Lighting of Houghton Main – A Striking Spectacle

January 1934

South Yorkshire Times, January 19th, 1934 Beauty In Industry Flood-Lighting of Houghton Main A Striking Spectacle Floodlit pithead gear at Houghton Main A frieze of dazzling brightness is being...

Work-Sharing – Spreading In Local Collieries

January 1934

South Yorkshire Times, January 5th, 1934 Work-Sharing Spreading In Local Collieries Colliery owners and miners in this district favour the sharing out of work. Schemes inaugurated within...

Marconigrams – January 19th, 1934

January 1934

South Yorkshire Times, January 19th, 1934 Marconigrams A Chamber of Trade has been formed at Goldthorpe. The Houghton Main Colliery Company have re-opened their Parkgate seam, closed...

Golden Wedding Day – Happy Houghton Group

February 1934

South Yorkshire Times, February 9th, 1934 Golden Wedding Day A Happy Houghton Group The photograph shows Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Oddy , 18, Thurnscoe Lane, Great...

New County Districts West Riding Proposals Completed

February 1934

South Yorkshire Times, February 2nd, 1934 New County Districts West Riding Proposals Completed Important Revisions Reorganisation Of Doncaster, Hemsworth, Barnsley and Penistone Rural Districts Fewer and Bigger Urban Authorities Local...

Police Court Briefs

March 1934

Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 16 March 1934 Police Court Briefs Arthur Ward. haulage hand, Wombwell, was fined 5s. at Barnsley on Wednesday for...