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Wath Curate for Sheffield – Appointment of Rector

July 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 30, 1937 Wath Curate for Sheffield Appointment of Rector of Wombwell’s Son The Rev Edward St Ledger Blakeney, M.A., a curate of...

History – 1. Wath’s Past And Present

July 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 24, 1937 Wath’s Past And Present 60 Years of Progress (by “Montgomery”) It scarcely seems 10 years ago since I took up my...

History – 2. Forward March – Population and Schools

July 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 24, 1937 Forward March If 60 years has seen many changes in the life of the “Times” what must it be...

History – 3. Chiefly Agricultural

July 1937
Chiefly agricultural While Wath was chiefly an agricultural centre, mining had been in evidence at the Newhill and West Melton Pits, and here a brisk...

History – 4. Religious Activities

July 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 24, 1937 Religious Activities Religious activities have also increased by the erection of St James’s Church, Nonconformist churches at Gore Hill...

Three People and Dog in Canal

August 1937
Sheffield Independent - Monday 09 August 1937 Three People and Dog in Canal News has just been made public of a  remarkable rescue that took...

Golden Wedding – Mr and Mrs Evans

August 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 10, 1937. Former Wath Couple Celebrate Mr Mrs John Thomas W Evans, who now resided there only surviving son, Mr Ernest...

Oldest Resident’s Death

August 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 16, 1937 Oldest Resident's Death. Mrs. Mary Ann Wright, Wath's oldest inhabitant, died at her home, 6, High Street, on Tuesday....

Wedding – Inchley & Harrison

August 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 10, 1937 Considerable local interest centred upon the wedding on Saturday at Wath Parish Church of Miss Edith May Inchley,...

Weddings – Vaughan & Wilson – Ecob & Senior

August 1937
Mexborough & Swinton Times, August 1937 Miss Vaughan and Mr John Senior Wilson, violinist and former member of the Wath Yorkshire Council cricket team at Wath Parish...