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Haulage Hand’s Suicide – Bolton Gassing Tragedy

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Haulage Hand's Suicide Bolton Gassing Tragedy A verdict of "Suicide while the balance of his mind was...

Editorial – Barnburgh Main

2 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Barnburgh Main The History of coal-mining is unfortunately punctuated with those disasters which seem inevitable where man...

Editorial – Turning Tide

9 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 09 May 1942 Turning Tide The Balance Sheet of war does not yet show many positive credits on the side...

Editorial – Voice of Victory (video)

16 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Voice of Victory It was the voice of victory which we heard on Sunday in Mr. Churchill's...

Editorial – Coalfield Unrest

30 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times, May 30, 1942 Coalfield Unrest Unrest expressed in an outbreak of lightning strikes is not confined to the South Yorkshire coalfield. The...

Causes of Barnburgh Disaster “Without Precedent in This Country”

June 1942
South Yorkshire Times, June 27th, 1942. Causes of Barnburgh Disaster "Without Precedent in This Country," Says Coroner Amazing escapes by 18 entombed men, some of them cut...

Marconigrams – June 27th, 1942

June 1942
South Yorkshire Times, June 27th, 1942. Marconigrams The charity cricket match at Mexborough on Monday realised well over £400. A hive of bees swarmed on a hawthorn...

Editorial – City by City

6 June 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 06 June 1942 City by City From Leaflet Raids to the visitation which smote Cologne last week-end is a far...

Editorial – The Brotherhood of Freedom

20 June 1942
South Yorkshire Times, June 20th, 1942. The Brotherhood of Freedom Though the pendulum of war still remains poised, obstinately declining to swing in our favour until...

Editorial – Dangerous Corner

27 June 1942
South Yorkshire Times, June 27th, 1942. Dangerous Corner                                           We are in a tight corner again. Within the week the news from North Africa has clarified...