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New District Nurse

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times, October 17, 1942. New District Nurse Miss M. Hill has been appointed district nurse in connection with the Hoyland Nursing Association and will...

Dearne U.D.C. Transport Demand – Priority for Workers

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times, October 10, 1942 Priority for Workers Dearne U.D.C. Transport Demand Travelling facilities for war workers, especially young women, were discussed at Tuesday's...

Home Guard Exercise

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times, October 10, 1942 Home Guard Exercise A home guard field kitchen in use at Bolton on Dearne during Sunday’s big exercise in the...

Marconigrams – October 03rd 1942

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 October 1942 Marconigrams The August road deaths were the lowest for many years. An official return shows that 502 died...

Marconigrams – October 17th, 1942

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 17 October 1942 Marconigrams Mexboroughs Warship Week plaque which la to be presented to H.M.S. Tarantula, the warship the town "...

Soldier – Fennell A. – Scored Winning Goal

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 24 October 1942 Scored Winning Goal   A. Fennell, son of Mrs. G. Fennell and the late Mr. G. Fennell, of Furlong...

Editorial – Still the Sure Shield

3 October 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 October 1942 Still the Sure Shield Convoys have been in the news more than usual recently. The Government's...

Editorial – The Coal Debate

10 October 1942
South Yorkshire Times, October 10, 1942 The Coal Debate The Coal Debate in the House of Commons provided no promise of an early solution to...

Editorial – Three Speeches

17 October 1942
South Yorkshire Times, October 17, 1942 Three Speeches After a period of silent concentration on the grim realities of war the last ten days have...

Editorial – A Great Occasion (video)

24 October 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 24 October 1942 A Great Occasion Long after the war is over the Trafalgar Day speech of Field Marshal Smuts will...