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Splendid Service During Blizzard – Newsagents Never Failed

10 May 1947
South Yorkshire Times May 10, 1947 Newsagents Never Failed Splendid Service During Blizzard Commended “Times” Dinner Tributes to the newsagent of the area for their self-denying service...

Willie Watson Test Trial

June 1947
South Yorkshire Times, June 21, 1947 Congratulations to noted Boltonian Willie Watson, on getting his County Cap. This stout Yorkshire left hander is now being tipped...

Bolton Boy Wins Essay Prize

July 1947
South Yorkshire Times July 26, 1947 Bolton Boy Wins Essay Prize Robert Merrington Cox (15), son of Mr and Mrs H Cox, of 133 Furlong Rd,...

Thirsty Spectators

August 1947
South Yorkshire Times, August 23, 1947 Ice cream is just the thing for a heat wave, but this quartet are wondering if there will be...

Three Young Men Paralysis Victims – 133 Cases in West Riding

August 1947
Yorkshire Evening Post - Friday 08 August 1947 Three Young Men Paralysis Victims 133 Cases in West Riding Three young men are new victims of...

Protest Over Coal Board Pit Strike

August 1947
Gloucester Citizen - Saturday 30 August 1947 Protest Over Coal Board Pit Strike Barnborough Main miners met to-day at Bolton-on-Dearne, and it was afterwards learned that...

Four Generations at Bolton

October 1947
South Yorkshire Times November 8 1947 Pictured are four generations photographed at 7, Hall Broome Gardens, Bolton-on Dearne, home of Mrs Joan Green (right) aged...

A Dearne Gesture

October 1947
South Yorkshire Times October 11, 1947 A Dearne Gesture The committee of Dearne F.C.have made a sporting gesture to the old age pensioners of the district...

Bolton Institute Women’s Keep Fit Class

November 1947
South Yorkshire Times November 8 1947  

Four Generations

December 1947
South Yorkshire Times, December 6th, 1947 Below are four generations photographed at 7, Hall Broome Gardens, Bolton-on Dearne, home of Mrs Joan Green (right) aged...