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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, May Queen

May 1957
South Yorkshire Times May 18, 1957 Seen with her attendants is seven-years-old Maura Westwood, May Queen at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Wath.  

Wath’s New Vicar Instituted

May 1957
South Yorkshire Times May 25, 1957 Dr. L. S. Hunter, Bishop of Sheffield, seen with the Rev. J. H. Oxer (on the right) new Vicar...

West Melton Congregational Church Boys’ Brigade

May 1957
South Yorkshire Times May 11, 1957 Inspecting members of the first West Melton Congregational Church Boys' Brigade Company on Saturday, is Mr R. W. Farrar,...

Wath Camera Club Exhibition

May 1957
South Yorkshire Times May 4, 1957 Wath camera club held their annual exhibition In Church house on Saturday. Members are seen admiring portrait which were...

Wath Co-operative Guild

May 1957
South Yorkshire Times May 4, 1957 Mrs. F. Hewson, secretary of Wath Co-operative Guild, seen (left centre) presenting the retiring treasurer of the Guild, Mrs....

Workers’ Educational Association

May 1957
South Yorkshire Times May 4, 1957 The district meeting of the Workers' Educational Association was held in Wath Town Hall on Saturday, and here the...

Wath Central Club Snooker “Victory cup”

May 1957
South Yorkshire Times May 18, 1957 Wath Central Club snooker final for the "Victory cup" was played on Saturday and here the winner, Mr Arthur...

Distressing Mishap – West Melton Widow Badly Burnt

June 1957
South Yorkshire Times June 15, 1957 Distressing Mishap West Melton Widow Badly Burnt Mrs Poole, a 74 years old widow of 9, Co-operative Street, West Melton, was...

Man, 90, and Wife, 87 In Early Morning Fire

June 1957
South Yorkshire Times May 18 1957 Man, 90, and Wife, 87 In Early Morning Fire AN elderly Newhill couple, Mr. Benjamin Winder (90) and his 87-years-old...

When Miners Went Berserk – ’93 Strike Memories

June 1957
South Yorkshire Times June 29, 1957  '93 Strike Memories When Wombwell Miners Went Berserk “On Wednesday morning a crowd of over 600 left Wombwell to march to...