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Houghton Champion

February 1949
South Yorkshire Times click, February 5th, 1949   Dennis Froggatt, 20 year old Great Houghton cyclist, who has been appointed secretary of the racing section of...

Round your Way – The Houghtons

May 1949
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 14 May 1949 Round your Way – the Houghtons Where the Rotherham road dips and rises out of Darfield you will...

Captured Nazi Ship – Man’s Part in Naval Success – Crew “Came Quietly”

August 1949
South Yorkshire Times, August 20th  1949 Captured Nazi Ship Darfield Man's Part in Naval Success Crew "Came Quietly" Arriving in a British port last week, with...

Last Night’s Train Crash -Two Coal Trains in Collision Near Thurnscoe

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday January 6th 1951 Last Night's Train Crash Man Sees Son Killed Two Coal Trains in Collision Near Thurnscoe A Father saw his son killed...

The Old Year in Memory – South Yorkshire Diary Dates of 1950

January 1951
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday January 6th 1951 The Old Year in Memory South Yorkshire Diary Dates of 1950 1950 left a legacy of snow in 1951. It...

Charles Hanmer’s Inquest At Wetherby

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 17, 1951 Charles Hanmer’s Inquest At Wetherby At the inquest conducted at Wetherby yesterday (Thursday) by the District Coroner, Mr. E. T....

Obituary – Mr. Charles Hanmer – Mining Film Pioneer (video)

February 1951
South Yorkshire Times, February 17, 1951 Obituary Mr. Charles Hanmer Mining Film Pioneer Mr Charles Hanmer, a well-known figure in the South Yorkshire mining area, lost his life...

B.B.C. & B.B.C.S. Spell ‘Playtime’

March 1951
South Yorkshire Times, March 17, 1951 B.B.C. & B.B.C.S. Spell 'Playtime' Broadcasting in Monday's "Workers' Playtime" front Barnsley Arcadian Hall were B.B.C.S. employees Austin Callan (Mexborough),...

Tailpiece – One Mistake’s Enough

May 1951
South Yorkshire Times May 5, 1951 Tailpiece “I’ve got a complaint,” said the irate worker to the cashier, “I’m 10 shillings short in my pay packet,” “Oh!”...

“Miss Yorkshire” – 50 Chosen for Area Final at Mexborough

June 1951
South Yorkshire Times, June 30th 1951 "Miss Yorkshire" 50 Chosen for Area Final at Mexborough The South Yorkshire Times" Series competition to find a candidate for Miss...