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Conisbrough School Headship

November 1947
South Yorkshire Times November 15, 1947 Conisbrough School Headship " Short-listed "  at County Hall, Wakefield, on Friday for the headship of Conisbrough Morley Place Infants' School,...

Thurnscoe and Houghton Girls in Crash

June 1948
South Yorkshire Times June 19 1948 Thurnscoe and Houghton Girls in Crash Driver's Collapse at Wheel Passengers Try to Control Runaway Bus In the early hours of...

Will be On the Air

August 1948
South Yorkshire Times August 21, 1948 Will Be On The Air A sixteen-year-old Thurnscoe girl Miss Betty G. Brooke, of 15: Hanover Street, Thurnscoe East, and...

Attempted Murder Charge – Miner Remanded – Alleged Knife Attack On Thurnscoe Girl

September 1948
South Yorkshire Times September 25, 1948 Attempted Murder Charge Miner Remanded Alleged Knife Attack On Thurnscoe Girl At Barnsley W.B. Magistrates court on Friday, Supt. H. Dunn asked...

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....