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The Old Gawtress House,

South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 This photograph taken in Wath about 40 years ago, is of considerable interest in view of Fridays...

Wath park road infants’ school nativity play.

South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Jeremy Simms (Joseph) and Heather Burgla (Mary) in Wath park road infants’ school nativity play.

Photo Guide Of Usa Tour

South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Photo Guide Of Usa Tour While 18-Years-Old Coldstream guard bandsman, David webster, has been touring the United States...

Another Success for Wath Pope Pius Schools cage bird society

South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Another Success for Wath Pope Pius Schools cage bird society . . . Peter Harvey and Stanislaw...

Yet More Successes for members of Wath life saving class

South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Yet More Successes for members of Wath life saving class who competed in the Sheffield and district...

Wedding – Mr. Harold Hart & Mrs. Hart

South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Mr. Harold Hart (treasurer) and Mrs. Hart (centre), who combined their silver wedding celebrations with Wath Democratic...

Splendid Rugby

South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Splendid Rugby Wath     ………………. 27 Pts. Bevereley    ………….   5 Pts. Wath started with determination, some splendid rugby resulting in woodhouse...

District Ladies’ Darts League

South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Pictured At The Individual Finals of the Wath and District Ladies’ Darts League at dale browns sports...

Chief Supt To Retire

South Yorkshire Times : Saturday, December 12th, 1970 Chief Supt To Retire Chief Supt To Retire After almost 40 years in the police force, Chief Supt....

Wath 43 Denaby Main 35

18 May 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times, 18 May 1894 Wath Runs Denaby Main Runs Sheldon, b J. T. Ellis 2 Oldale, b Trueman 1 Whitbread, run out 4 Gray, b Newton 0 Palmer c Oldale, b Darley 1 Arundel, st Palmer,...

Local Holiday Attractions

May 1894
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 18 May 1894 Local Holiday Attractions Little of the holiday-making of Whitsuntide has been confined to our own neighbourhood. The...

South Yorkshire Collieries & Hull Coal Trade

May 1894
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 May 1894 South Yorkshire Collieries And The Hull Coal Trade Great Increase Of Local Tonnage 100,000 Tons More Sent In...

Eight Hours Mines Bill

May 1894
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 11 May 1894 Eight Hours Mines Bill Every year the Eight Hours Mines Bill meets with more supporters, and during...

South & West Yorkshire Coal Trade – Exports from Hull in 1903

January 1904
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer — Friday 08 January 1904 South and West Yorkshire Coal Trade Exports from Hull in 1903 Yorkshire colliery owners and Hull shippers...

South Yorkshire League Table

30 June 1893
Mexborough & Swinton Times, Friday June 30th, 1893 South Yorkshire League Table Team P W L D Pts Mitchell Main 6 5 1 0 10 Wath 5 4 1 0 8 Carbrook Reform 6 3 3 0 6 Greasborough 7 2 4 1 5 Rawmarsh 4 2 2 0 4 Kilnhurst 4 1 2 1 3 Denaby Main 6 2 4 0 4 Thrybergh Park 5 1 4 0 2

Wedding – Ecob & Snart

September 1933
South Yorkshire Times, September 22nd, 1933 West Melton Wedding - Ecob & Snart Miss Hilda, Mary Snart, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Snart, the...

West Melton 60 Denaby Main 35

24 August 1883
outh Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times — Friday 24 August 1883 West Melton v. Denaby Main. Played at Denaby on Saturday, ending in an...

Mexboro’ and District League – Results up to date.

May 1903
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Friday 29 May 1903 Mexboro’ and District League. Results up to date. Club P W L D Pts Mitchell Main 5 4 0 1 9 Hoyland Silkstone 5 2 0 3 7 Tankersley 5 2 1 2 6 Mexboro’ 4 2 1 1 5 Wath Lane 4 2 1 1 5 Wombwell Main 4 2 0 2 6 Conisboro’ 5 1 2 2 4 Denaby and Cadeby 5 0 1 4 4 Hickleton Main 3 0 0 3 3 Swinton 7 1 5 1 3 Rawmarsh 3 0 2 1 1 Wath 4 0 3 1 1

The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures.

May 1903
Sheffield Daily Telegraph — Thursday 07 May 1903 The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures. The recent reports of the satisfactory condition of the South Yorkshire coal...

Cricket – First Division – Bowling Averages

28 June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 28 June 1895 Bowling Averages Name Club Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average Lister Rawmarsh 89 36 117 32 3.21 Nicholson Mexborough 99.1 43 138 33 4.6 T. Gale Wentworth 103.1 30 167 37 4.19 Jackson Kilnhurst 30.3 5 51 10 5.1 Kilner Mitchell 31 11 47 9 5.2 J. Ards Wath 24 6 48 9 5.3 Lister Mitchell 54 19 102 19 5.7 Beckett Mexborough 98 16 196 34 5.26 W. Oates Elsecar 34 9 62 9 6.8 M. Hirst Elsecar 119 50 205 28 6.9 Robinson Mitchell 91.2 38 118 18 6.10 G. W. Platts Rawmarsh 57 15 130 20 6.10 J. Cox Wentworth 74.2 25 106 16 6.10 W. Bamforth Elsecar 155 51 225 39 6.11 Rev. Sharpe Elsecar 38 8 88 13 6.12 R. Needham Mitchell 77.3 30 134 20 6.14 G. Gale Wentworth 22.3 5 42 6 7.0 J. Needham Mitchell 36 4 92 12 7.8 Taylor Swinton 35.3 10 87 11 7.10 Wood Swinton 75.1 23 152 20 7.12 J. Ellis Wath 64 15 106 13 7.15 Blurton Kilnhurst 107 40 163 21 7.16 Whittlestone Wombwell Main 68 13 112 12 9.4 Atkey Swinton 51.3 22 91 9 10.1 Dickinson Swinton 24 13 31 3 10.1 Payling Rawmarsh 36 10 73 7 10.3 Bell Swinton 43.1 8 124 12 10.4 Jas....

Cricket – First Division – Batting Averages

28 June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 28 June 1895 First Division – Batting Averages Name Club Inns Not Out Total Runs Average J. Morton Kilnhurst 7 1 154 24.6 A. Jepson Rawmarsh 4 1 93 23.1 R. Oates Elsecar 10 5 193 21.4 W. Bamforth Elsecar 11 2 181 20.1 Trueman Wombwell Main 7 1 141 20.1 Woodcock Mitchell Main 7 1 118 19.4 Kemp Swinton 5 0 74 14.8 “Middy” Bennett Mexborough 11 1 189 18.9 P. Needham Mitchell 8 2 90 18.0 J. Needham Mitchell 9 2 125 17.8 Greasley Mitchell 7 0 85 17.0 Hirst Elsecar 11 0 175 15.9 Gillidge Mexborough 5 2 47 15.2 Saxton Kilnhurst 5 1 63 15.2 Lister Rawmarsh 9 1 120 15.0 F....

Mr. Andrew Montagu & Tenants – Celebration of 80th Birthday

June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 June 1895 Mr. Andrew Montagu and His Tenants – Celebration of His 80th Birthday On Wednesday evening, to commemorate...

South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade

June 1895
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 June 1895 South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade The Hull coal return shows that during the past...

Local Collieries & Hull Trade – Effects of Dockers’ Dispute

May 1893
Sheffield Independent – Friday 26 May 1893 Local Collieries and the Hull Trade Effects of the Dockers’ Dispute – Coalowners’ and Miners’ Losses Yesterday, after anxiously waiting...

Denaby Main  26  Wath  39

23 May 1893
Sheffield Independent – Tuesday 23 May 1893 Denaby Main  26  Wath  39 Played yesterday with the following result: Denaby Palmer, b Darley – 6Straw, b Harvey – 2Ambler,...