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This Was An Easter Special
South Yorkshire Times — April 19, 1952
This Was An Easter Special
Oh boy . . . What an egg! . . . Brian Hill (Wath)...
All-Round Increase
South Yorkshire Times – Thursday 5 April 1952
All-Round Increase
Two collieries in the Hoyland area - Elsecar and Wentworth - increased their output substantially last...
Nipsy Boom Time Ahead – Matches Start This Week-End
South Yorkshire Times – Thursday 5 April 1952
Matches Start This Week-End
Nipsy Boom Time Ahead
There is every sign of a boom in nipsy. At a...
Editorial – Then There Were Two
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 11 September 1943
Then There Were Two
Three years and three months have sufficed to close Italy’s interest in the war....
Editorial – The Real Enemy
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 25 September 1943
The Real Enemy
Mr. Churchill’s massive and inspiring review of the progress of the war admirably fitted the...
Manvers 4 Sheffield Utd Res 4 – R.A.S.C. 4 Wath Wanderers 4
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 25 September 1943
Sheffield Association
Two Late Goals Save Manvers
A late revival by Manvers gave them a share of the points...
Fifty Years Ago
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 September 1943
Fifty Years Ago
It is fifty years ago this month since the whole of South Yorkshire was thrown...
Marconigrams – Saturday 18 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 September 1943
Marconigrams
Gift Day at Wombwell Parish Church had, up to yesterday, realised £151 18s. 10d.
The L.N.E.R. announce that...
Editorial – The Battle of Italy
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 18 September 1943
The Battle of Italy
Italy’s surrender, a very considerable achievement for the United Nations, is not fundamentally minimised...
Soldier – Gray, Leslie – Service Snap
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 4 September 1943
Service Snaps
Signalman Leslie Gray (27), Royal Corps of Signals, has been in the Middle East for over...
Soldiers – Crow, Bernard & Arthur – Wath Brothers in Africa
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 4 September 1943
Wath Brothers in Africa
In North Africa are the youngest and eldest sons of Mrs. Crow, of 7,...
Soldier – Lidster, Willam – A First Army Man
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 4 September 1943
A First Army Man
Gunner William Lidster (21), eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lidster, of 127,...
Soldier – Vickers, Charles Stanley – A Family Party
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 4 September 1943
A Family Party
Gunner Charles Stanley Vickers, R.A. (28), of 28, Winifred Road, Wath, will have completed two...
Marconigrams – Friday 24 August 1934
South Yorkshire Times – Friday 24 August 1934
Marconigrams
Lady Halifax’s brother, the Earl of Onslow, who has been chairman in the House of Lords since...
Marconigrams – Saturday 20 December 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 20 December 1924
Marconigrams
A white sparrow has been seen near Wombwell Main.
The new Rural Dean of Pontefract, the Rev....
Marconigrams – Saturday 27 December 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 27 December 1924
Marconigrams
A bright and happy Christmas to all our readers.
A grant of £160 from the Miners’ Welfare...
Mexborough & District Cricket League – Averages
Mexborough & Swinton Times, Saturday, 4 October 1924
Mexborough & District Cricket Leagues
Batting Averages
Qualification: 12 innings. Asterisk denotes not out.
Player
Club
Inns.
Not Out
Highest
Total
Average
S. Bennett
Hickleton
19
5
109*
635
45.42
A. Woolley
Elsecar
14
4
59
442
44.20
C. Kilner
Mexboro'
19
4
101*
565
37.73
W. Chapman
Elsecar
19
3
114
549
34.31
H....
Mexborough & District Cricket League – Final Table – Season 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday, 4 October 1924
Mexborough and District Cricket League
Final Table — Season 1924
Club
P
W
L
D
Pts
Mexborough
22
12
2
8
32
Elsecar
22
11
4
7
29
Rawmarsh
22
10
3
9
29
Barnsley
22
10
6
6
26
Swinton
22
8
5
9
25
Kilnhurst
22
7
5
10
24
Hickleton
22
6
6
10
22
Darfield
22
4
7
11
19
Mitchell Main
22
5
8
9
19
Yorkshire Main
22
5
11
6
16
Wombwell Main
22
5
13
4
14
Kimberworth
22
2
15
5
9
Midland League – 27 December 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 27 December 1924
Midland League
Club
P
W
L
D
For
Agnst
Pts
Mansfield Town
12
9
1
2
43
8
20
Lincoln City Res.
13
8
2
3
30
18
19
Boston Town
13
8
3
2
26
20
18
Chesterfield
13
8
4
1
29
21
17
Worksop Town
11
7
1
3
24
20
17
Wath Athletic
11
6
4
1
22
18
13
York City
13
5
3
5
24
21
15
Gainsboro' Trinity
16
5
8
3
29
30
13
Sheffield Town
12
5
6
1
14
11
11
Denaby United
11
5
5
1
22
20
11
Wombwell
16
4
8
4
21
32
12
Scunthorpe Utd.
13
5
6
2
29
24
12
Rotherham Town
13
5
8
0
24
26
10
Sutton Town
16
4
10
2
22
37
10
Frickley Colliery
16
4
10
2
22
43
10
Marconigrams – Saturday 06 December 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 6 December 1924
Marconigrams
The December wages of miners in this area are 1s. to 1s. 3d. a shift in...
Marconigrams – Saturday 13 December 1924
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 13 December 1924
Marconigrams
This week we give you a 24-page issue, which is not only a “Times” record, but...
Marconigrams – Saturday 13 August 1904
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 13 August 1904
Marconigrams.
The eleventh athletic evening sports in connection with the Wath Club will be held at the...








