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Fossilised Tooth Find at Houghton Main

February 1959
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 February 1959 Fossilised Tooth Find at Houghton Main An official of the Houghton Main colliery showed us a...

Wedding – Atkinson & Kay

March 1959
South Yorkshire Times March 21, 1959 Miss Edith Atkinson of Great Houghton and Mr John P. Kay of Thurnscoe at Darfield Parish Church

Wedding – Saxton & Halford

March 1959
South Yorkshire Times March 14, 1959 Miss June Saxton of Thurnscoe and Mr Wilfred Halford of Great Houghton at St Helens Church, Thurnscoe

New Playground: A Happy Day for Houghton

May 1959
South YorkshireTimes - Saturday 09 May 1959 New Playground: A Happy Day for Houghton Within seconds of Great Houghton's first children's playing field being declared...

Resignation of Mr. J. W, Poole – Fifty Years’ Record of Ambulance Work

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times, August 22, 1959 Resignation of Mr. J. W, Poole Fifty Years' Record of Ambulance Work The resignation of Mr. John William Poole, of 19,...

Wedding – Crapper & Cooke

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times August 15, 1959 Miss Thelma Crapper of House Farm, Thurnscoe and Mr Philip Cooke of Houghton Lodge Farm, Great Houghton at St Helens Church...

Wedding – Wardle & Spencer

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times, August 8, 1959 Miss Ollie Wardle of Wombwell and Mr Trevor Spencer of Middlecliffe at Wombwell Parish Church on July 11

Wedding – Dolby & Bushby

September 1959
South Yorkshire Times September 19, 1959 Miss Anne Dolby (Thurnscoe) and Mr John Robert Bushby (Great Houghton) at St Helens Church Thurnscoe

The “Boy With the Lethal Fists”

31 October 1959
South Yorkshire Times, October 31, 1959 Billy Thompson, Now 34, Recalls  When he Was the "Boy With the Lethal Fists” Crowds of excited fellow townspeople lined the...

Wedding – Haddock & Eastwood

November 1959
South Yorkshire Times November 28, 1959 Mr Harry Eastwood (Wombwell) & Miss Jean Haddock (Great Houghton), who were married at Wombwell Parish Church on Saturday