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Editorial – Labour at Loggerheads
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944
Labour at Loggerheads
The Labour Party could hardly have chosen a less appropriate time to stage a political squabble. Mr....
Editorial – Neutrality
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Neutrality
Neutrality is not an absolute state. It has infinite variety. The war has gone on long enough to demonstrate...
Sailor – Smith, Fred – In Forces Since Last April
South Yorkshire Times , May 1944
Seaman Fred Smith - In Forces Since Last April
Seaman Fred Smith (18½), son of Mrs. Anglesea and the late...
Marconigrams – May 06th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Marconigrams
Sgt. John Chalmers, R.A.F., of Low Valley has been awarded the D.F.M. for his part in bringing safely...
Editorial – Finance and the Future
South Yorkshire Times April 29th 1944
Finance and the Future
Sir John Anderson's Budget withheld the last straw. Our national economy is now so finely adjusted...
Editorial – Waiting for the Zero Hour
South Yorkshire Times April 01st 1944
Waiting for the Zero Hour
Waiting for zero hour is always apt to be a trying experience. It tests the...
Soldier – Parkinson J.T. – Signaller in Italy
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944
Service Snaps
Pte. J. T. Parkinson (21), son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Parkinson, of 110, Furlong Road, Bolton,...
Montagu Hospital – Week’s Casualty List – April 22, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944
Montagu Hospital
The Week’s Casualty List
Wednesday
Phyllis Thompson, 44, Arnold Crescent, Meborough, elbow injury.
Thursday
Leslie King, 44, Church Street, Swinton, elbow...
South Yorkshire Coal Strike – Majority of Miners Still Out
South Yorkshire Times, April 8th, 1944
South Yorkshire Coal Strike
Majority of Miners Still Out
Despite a resumption of work at some pits the strike in the...
Editorial – Shadow and Substance
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944
Shadow and Substance
Surely no campaign in the history of warfare has ever been so well advertised as the Second...
Fatal Accident at Hickleton Main
South Yorkshire Times, February 6th, 1943
Fatal Accident at Hickleton Main
Mr. Wm. Patrick (49), of 53, Hope Avenue, a deputy at Hickleton Main Colliery, who...
Soldier – Freil, John – Serving in Africa
South Yorkshire Times, February 6th, 1943
Serving in Africa
This photograph comes from British West Africa and will be of interest to many in and, around...
Canal Rescue at Mexborough
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944
Canal Rescue at Mexborough
Details of an exciting rescue of a boy from the canal at Mexborough last Thursday evening...
Chaos in the Coalfield
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, April 1st, 1944
Chaos in the Coalfield
Far from there being any improvement in the coal situation in South Yorkshire the position...
Chaos in the Coalfield
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, April 1st, 1944
Chaos in the Coalfield
Far from there being any improvement in the coal situation in South Yorkshire the position...
Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Marshall
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944
Golden Wedding
A well-known Mexborough couple, Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall, of 73, Adwick Road, celebrated their Golden Wedding on...
Expert Saxophonist
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944
Expert Saxophonist
A former pupil of Mexborough Secondary School, Walter Stott, who, although only 20 years of age, has already...
Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944
Montagu Hospital
The Week’s Casualty List
Wednesday
Dennis Dalton (17), 29 Hartley Street, Mexborough, injured wrist; Jack Green (14), 23, Manor...
Bolton Track Rider Fined
South Yorkshire Times - Friday 03 February 1933
Bolton Track Rider Fined
The well-known dirt track rider, George Wigfield, of Bolton on Dearne, was at Doncaster...
Hickleton Girl Commended
South Yorkshire Times, February 19th, 1944
Hickleton Girl Commended
An unexpected adventure on a Lakeland holiday when she joined in a search for a crashed R.A.F....
King & Queen Tour of Yorkshire Coalfields – Pithead Canteen Lunch
South Yorkshire Times, February 12th, 1944
King and Queen
Tour of Yorkshire Coalfields
Pithead Canteen Lunch at Elsecar
Queen’s Interest in Hickleton Production Feats
In the course of a...
Editorial – Getting to Grips
South Yorkshire Times June 17, 1944
Getting to Grips
These last ten days have been the most heartening since Britain took up arms against the all-pervading...
Editorial – Well Begun
South Yorkshire Times June 10, 1944
Well Begun
At long last conjecture has given place to reality. The contact between Germany and the Allies broken off...
Montagu Hospital – Review Of 1933
South Yorkshire Times, March 2nd, 1934
Montagu Hospital
Review Of 1933
Busy And Expensive Year
Annual Meeting Reflections
The annual meeting of governors and subscribers of the Montagu Hospital...
Marconigrams – December 14th, 1912
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 14, 1912
Marconigrams
This week’s issue consists of 20 pages, 160 columns, – a record pennyworth in weekly journalism.
Miss Montagu has...