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Wath Main Accident – Death from Injuries.

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 26, 1919 Wath Main Accident. Mexboro' Man's Death from Injuries. Edward Guest (45), a miner of 16 York Street, Mexborough, who was...

Coal Strike Local Situation – Industry Running Down. Mines Calm & Orderly

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 26, 1919 Coal Strike The Local Situation. No Serious Mine Damage. Industry Running Down. Mines Calm and Orderly In the Mexborugh district the strike is...

Coal Miner’s Strike – Mines Quickly Flooding.

July 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 24 July 1919 Coal Miner’s Strike Mines Quickly Flooding. Messages from other correspondents throughout the district show how serious the situation....

Cinema – Empire – Sweet Lavender

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 26, 1919

Cinema – Grand – The Raggedy Queen

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 26, 1919

Don and Dearne Districts – Peace Day

July 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 21 July 1919 Don and Dearne Districts – Peace Day The townships of the Don and Dearne districts were aflame...

Local Peace Rejoicings (9 pictures)

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 26, 1919 Great Public Gathering in the Market Place at Mexborough A Section of the Swinton Procession, marching from the Racecourse Pretty...

Wath Drowning Tragedy.

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 19, 1919 Wath Drowning Tragedy. The body of Miss Alice Stables, of High street, Wath-on-Dearne, was recovered from the canal near...

Swinton 58  Wath  76 for 6

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 5, 1919 Swinton 58  Wath  76 for 6 Spectators at Swinton on Saturday were somewhat disappointed in the display of the...

Soldier – Mosley A. – Killed in Action

July 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 5, 1919 Killed in Action Corporal A Mosley, 2/5th York and Lancaster Regiment Corporal A Mosley who was reported missing from May...