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British Legion First Anniversary

October 1948
South Yorkshire Times October 2, 1948 Bolton branch members of the British Legion, photographed with visitors at the first anniversary dinner of the branch, held...

Swinton Mother Rescues Bolton Boy From Canal

November 1948
South Yorkshire Times November 13, 1948 Swinton Mother Rescues Bolton Boy From Canal A 10 years-old boy, John Hirst, of School Street, Bolton was rescue from...

“Short Back and Sides, Sir?”

November 1948
South Yorkshire Times November 20, 1948 "Short Back and Sides, Sir?" Mr D. Morris, Swinton ladies Hairdresser and her assistant, Mrs E Ward (Wath) at work...

Pit Strike Ends

November 1948
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 12 November 1948 Pit Strike Ends After being addressed last night by Mr. F, Collindridge, Yorkshire miners’ vice-president,...

Signalman Died In Box

November 1948
Yorkshire Evening Post - Monday 29 November 1948 Signalman Died In Box Harry Whincup (46), Hope Avenue, Goldthorpe, collapsed and died in Dearne Junction box,...

Bolton on Dearne Section of Adwick Cricket Club

November 1948
South Yorkshire Times November 20, 1948 Visitors pose for our photographer at an informal dinner at the Cross Daggers Hotel Bolton-on-Dearne, on Wednesday evening, given...

Train Derailed – Speaker Held Up

December 1948
Hull Daily Mail - Friday 17 December 1948 Train Derailed  Speaker Held Up Derailment of a goods train near Bolton-on-Dearne today, in the vicinity of the Wath-on-...

Unexploded Relic of 1914-18 Air Raids

December 1948
South Yorkshire Times, December 25, 1968 Unexploded Relic of 1914-18 Air Raids An unexploded bomb found by workmen clearing a building site at Swinton is believed...