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Another West Melton Recruit – Arthur Burton to Barnsley

January 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 28, 1927 Another West Melton Recruit Arthur Burton, 21 years old goalkeeper recently transferred from West Melton Wesleyans to Barnsley, is...

Cinema – Grand

January 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 14, 1927 From Wikipedia (both the above 'A' Pictures are silent and 'lost.'

Hospital Extensions at Wath Wood

January 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 14, 1927 Hospital Extensions at Wath Wood A panoramic view of the isolation hospital at Wath Wood which serves the urban...

New Curate for Wath Parish Church

January 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 7, 1927 Next Sunday evening in the Wath Parish Church, the Rev Harold Cecil Eves is to be licenced as...

Vanished Industries – When Newhill was a Beehive – Recollections of an Innkeeper

January 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 21, 1927 Vanished Industries When Newhill was a Beehive Recollections of an Innkeeper There are few men in the district, probably, were better...

Wath Golf Club Annual Ball at the Pavilion

January 1927
Mexborough & Swinton times, January 28, 1927 A snapshot taken at the Annual Ball of the Wath Golf Club, in the Wath Athletic Club Pavilion. The...

Wath upon Dearne from the Air

January 1927
The above is a general view of Wath on Dearne taken from an aeroplane over West Melton. Crossing the picture diagonally, from left to...

Born Leader – George Rowley (West Melton Excelsior)

February 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 25, 1927 George Rowley (West Melton Excelsior) “A born leader and a player whose personal example of the new lock towards...

Brave Wath Girl receives Certificate from Royal Humane Society

February 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 4, 1927 The bravery of Miss Florence Winifred Grimes, a Wath girl, was recognised at a meeting of the Urban...

Comic Opera at Wath

February 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times February 18, 1927 Comic Opera at Wath A scene from “Katinka” the comic opera which is this week being produced by the...