1940
Editorial – The Nelson Touch (video)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 February 1940
The Nelson Touch
The latest exploit of the British Navy rounds off the story of the...
Printer Becomes Private
Mexborough & Swinton Times, March 9, 1940
Printer Becomes Private
A former member of the staff of the Goldthorpe branch office of the "Times" Printing...
Soldier – Flanagan, James – Service Snaps
Mexborough & Swinton Times, March 9, 1940
Service Snaps
James Flanagan, son of Mrs. Mary Flanagan 72. Furlong Road, Bolton, is 21, and was called up...
Soldier – Wood J. – Service Snaps
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 2 March 1940
Service Snaps
Private J. Wood, son of Mr. J. Wood and the late Mrs. Wood of Mexborough...
Soldiers – Chaplin, Roy & Ernest
Mexborough & Swinton Times, March 9, 1940
Both Get the "Times"
Lance-Bombardier Roy Chaplin, R.A., and Lance-Corporal Ernest Chaplin are the sons of Mr. and Mrs....
Editorial – The Storm Bursts
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 May 1940
The Storm Bursts
Calamity mounts as victims of Nazi aggression multiply. Holland is the latest and...
Editorial – Our Refuge and Strength
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 May 1940
Our Refuge and Strength
The King's call to prayer comes at a grave moment not only...
Editorial – Base Betrayal – Dunkirk – Invasion
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 1, 1940
Base Betrayal
So far the war has brought little but shocks and surprises. The latest and greatest is...
Editorial – Dunkirk Evacuation – De Novo
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 8, 1940
De Novo
Our immense thankfulness for the substantial rescue of the British Expeditionary Force from Flanders mercifully clouded...
Editorial – Spirit of France is Unconquerable
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 15, 1940
France's Agony
The agony of the crucial battle continues. Hitler has made his supreme bid, and France has...