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Editorial – A Cheerful War Review

12 September 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 12 September 1942 A Cheerful War Review With all the old mastery of phrase and a hint of new optimism...

Editorial – The Breathless Moment

19 September 1942
South Yorkshire Times, September 19, 1942 The Breathless Moment Never was time more heartily wished away than the sedate march of Autumn towards Winter. In Russia...

Editorial – The Need for Speed

26 September 1942
South Yorkshire Times, September 26, 1942 The Need for Speed At Stalingrad the struggle for dominance now seems to have become a Street by Street affair....

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...