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Court Cases

May 1877
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 19 May 1877 Trial Of Prisoner. Pleaded Guilty. Francis Baynes (on bail), labourer, pleaded guilty to having unlawfully assaulted Mary Priest,...

Hickleton 7 Wath 8 for 1 – Amazing Rout Of Hickleton

14 July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 14th 1933 Amazing Rout Of Hickleton Club’s Lowest Score In one of most extraordinary games in the history of local...

In Training

South Yorkshire Times, July 14th 1933 In Training Eileen Booth, of Wath, the Yorkshire Schools running champion training for the English Schools championship meeting at Southend...

Wath 282 for 7 Rockingham 135 for 7

11 August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th 1933 Yorkshire Council Saturday’s Games Shock For Denaby Wath  282 for 7   Rockingham  135 for 7 For the second Saturday in succession Wath made...

Serious Results of Furious Driving.

April 1877
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 03 April 1877 Serious Results of Furious Driving. Edward Baker, butcher, Braithwell, was charged by Police-constable Baker with furiously driving on...

West Melton 89  White Lane Chapeltown 57

August 1879
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 08 August 1879 West Melton 89  White Lane Chapeltown 57 This match was played at West Melton, on Saturday last,...

Marconigrams – March 16th, 1934

March 1934
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 16 March 1934 Marconigrams. Mr C. P. Finn, M.Sc., manager of the Manvers Main Colliery coke-oven and by-product plant....

Police Court Briefs

March 1934
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 16 March 1934 Police Court Briefs Arthur Ward. haulage hand, Wombwell, was fined 5s. at Barnsley on Wednesday for...

Wedding – Watson & Holt

September 1970
South Yorkshire Times, September 5, 1970 Miss Jennifer Watson, of Brooke Avenue, West Melton and Mr. James Holt, of Ellis Crescent

Victory Bowls Tournament

August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th 1933 Victory Bowls Tournament The eight prize-winners at the Bank Holiday Victory Bowls Tournament organised annually by the games committee of...

Victory Bowls Tournament

August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th 1933 Victory Bowls Tournament The eight prize-winners at the Bank Holiday Victory Bowls Tournament organised annually by the games committee of...

An “All-Star” Cast for Swinton

18 August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933 An “All-Star” Cast for Swinton The cream of local cricket in the match at Swinton on Tuesday arranged by Mr....

Rev. G. H. Lester – Wath Circuit’s New Superintendent

August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933 Rev. G. H. Lester Wath Circuit’s New Superintendent The Rev. George Henry Lester, who is to succeed the Rev. H. W....

In the Courts

January 1883
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 19 January 1883 In the Courts Wm. Rider, Denaby, for being drank and disorderly at Swinton on the 13th inst.,...

Wedding – Hoyland & Badman

August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th 1933 Wedding: Badman & Hoyland Miss Milly Hoyland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs A. Hoyland, 26 Sandhill, Rawmarsh, was married at...

Wedding – Blakemore & Edwards

August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933 Edwards & Blakemore Miss Nora Vivian Amy Blakemore, youngest daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. A. Blakemore, 86, Victoria...

Manver’s Main’s New By-Product Plant – Courage And Enterprise

August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933 Courage And Enterprise Manver’s Main’s New By-Product Plant A Wonderful Installation, Some Interesting Features Gas For Local Industries A new landmark has arisen...

Diamond Wedding – Contented West Melton Couple

August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th 1933 Diamond Wedding Contented West Melton Couple On Tuesday a representative of the "South Yorkshire Times" paid a complimentary call on...

“Happier Than Ever” – After 50 Years of Married Life

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 21st 1933 “Happier Than Ever” After 50 Years of Married Life West Melton Couple Mr. And Mrs. E. Drew "We are happier now than...

Rearing Greyhounds

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933 Rearing Greyhounds  A Visit To A Wath “Farm” In The Nursery A Fascinating Hobby   If you were buying a greyhound, and wanted...

Tennis “Champs”

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933 Tennis “Champs” Left and right: S. C. Hacking and Mrs. Swinburn, winners of the open singles at the Mexborough Association...

Brampton 249 Wath 213 – Better Brampton – Another Shock For Wath

28 July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933 Better Brampton Another Shock For Wath Brampton caused one of Saturday's surprises by defeating Wath. The match, which yielded...

Editorial – What of 1943 ?

2 January 1943
South Yorkshire Times January 2nd 1943 What of 1943 ? Standing on the threshold of 1943 the thought that is naturally uppermost in the minds of...

Five Balls – Five Wickets

August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933 Five Balls – Five Wickets Frank Dobson, of the Wath Sports Club, who took 5 wickets with 5 consecutive deliveries,...

Conquerors Of Wath

August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933 Conquerors Of Wath The women’s cricket team which beat Wath’s, Yorkshire Council team (handicapped for the occasion) in a match...