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Marconigrams – Friday 27 April 1934

April 1934
South Yorkshire Times - Friday 27 April 1934 Marconigrams A Wayside Pulpit wisecrack: “The wages of sin have not been reduced.” “I don’t blame the Press for...

Council Cricket Prospects – Three Good Men Gone

20 April 1934
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 20 April 1934 Council Cricket ProspectsAmbitious Team Building A Powerful Trio So far as it is possible to judge before the opening...

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...

Silver Wedding – Mr & Mrs Hart

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

Wath and 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...

Midland League Table

25 February 1924
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 25 February 1924 Midland League Club P W L D F A Pts Mansfield Town 29 20 4 5 67 35 45 Notts County Res. 29 16 7 6 59 38 38 Worksop Town 26 17 6 3 67 29 37 Grimsby Town Res. 30 17 10 3 68 36 37 Denaby United 24 15 4 5 58 28 35 Scunthorpe United 26 15 6 5 56 39 35 Mexborough 27 15 7 5 55 40 35 Notts Forest Res. 29 11 11 7 34 34 29 Sutton Town 26 11 10 5 44 41 27 Chesterfield Res. 28 12 13 3 40 43 27 Boston Town 27 9 9 9 38 40 27 Gainsborough Trinity 29 10 12 7 40 39 27 Hull City...

Marconigrams – Saturday 23 February 1924

February 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 February 1924 Marconigrams The Mexborough Urban Council have let a contract for 32 houses at £497 each. The ancient hotel,...

Marconigrams – Saturday 16 February 1924

February 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 February 1924 Marconigrams Mr. G. H. Hirst, M.P., of Darfield, who has been ill, is recuperating at Bridlington. No house...

Marconigrams – Saturday 02 February 1924

February 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 February 1924 Marconigrams There are now 86 pupils in the new Wath Secondary School. The late Rev. Arthur Nicholson Vowler,...

Marconigrams – November 3rd, 1933

November 1933
South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd, 1933 Marconigrams "Anything for an unquiet life—that’s the modem slogan."—Mr. Ingleby Oddie. October was the best trading month in the Yorkshire coal...

Marconigrams – Saturday 26 January 1924

January 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 26 January 1924 Marconigrams The local fat stock markets re-opened this week. There were 26,904 unemployed persons in Sheffield last week. The...

Marconigrams – Saturday 19 January 1924

10 June 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 19 January 1924 Marconigrams A case of small-pox has been discovered at Goldthorpe and sent to Hoober Hospital. The miners have...

Marconigrams – Saturday 12 January 1924

January 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 12 January 1924 Marconigrams “Religion is caught, not taught.”—Dean Inge The Parkgate seam was reached on Monday at the Thrybergh Hall...

Marconigrams – Saturday 05 January 1924

January 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 January 1924 Marconigrams The January Sales are in full swing. Are you going abroad? Ocean passages to all parts of...

Marconigrams – Saturday 08 February 1913

February 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 February 1913 Marconigrams Very little interest is being evinced in the forthcoming County Council elections. The annual meeting of the...

Marconigrams – Saturday 22 February 1913

February 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 22 February 1913 Marconigrams A property owners’ protection association is being formed at Wombwell. The annual dinner of the Wath Cricket...

Marconigrams – Saturday 08 February 1913

February 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 February 1913 Marconigrams Very little interest is being evinced in the forthcoming County Council elections. The annual meeting of the...

Marconigrams – Saturday 01 February 1913

February 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 February 1913 Marconigrams Three inquests were held in the Mexboro’ district on Thursday. The parishioners of Swinton will hold their...

The Hull Coal Trade

February 1913
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 February 1913 The Hull Coal Trade The returns of the coal traffic through the Port of Hull for last...

Mexboro’ and District League – Results to date

30 May 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 28 May 1904 Mexboro’ and District League Results up to date Team P W L D Pts Hoyland Silkstone 5 4 0 1 9 Denaby and Cadeby 6 3 0 3 9 Rawmarsh 4 3 0 1 7 Mexborough 3 3 0 0 6 Swinton 5 2 2 1 5 Hickleton Main 5 1 1 3 5 Mitchell Main 6 2 3 1 5 Wath 7 2 4 1 5 Wombwell Main 4 1 1 2 4 Monk Bretton 5 1 2 2 4 White Lane 6 1 4 1 3 Conisboro’ 6 0 6 0 0

Marconigrams – Saturday 21 May 1904

May 1904
Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday 21 May 1904 Marconigrams The business of the Mexboro’ Co-operative Society is about to be transferred to the Barnsley Co-operative...

The Hull Coal Trade

May 1904
Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday 14 May 1904 The Hull Coal Trade The return of the Hull Incorporated Chamber of Commerce and Shipping of the...

Marconigrams – Saturday 07 May 1904

May 1904
Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday 07 May 1904 Marconigrams The cuckoo was heard at Warmsworth on Sunday week. Another case of small pox has been notified...

Robbing His Fellow-Workmen

April 1904
Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday 16 April 1904 Robbing His Fellow-Workmen Samuel Frost, miner, Wath, was accused of having stolen money, the property of John...