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Warren Vale Closing – Manvers and Kilnhurst Taking Workers

March 1943
South Yorkshire Times, March 20, 1943 Warren Vale Closing Manvers and Kilnhurst Taking Workers The Warren Vale Collier between Swinton and Rawmarsh is to close on Saturday...

Airman – Kemp, Herbert Rex – Missing

March 1943
South Yorkshire Times, March 20, 1943 Missing. Mr. and Mrs. George Kemp, of 58, Charles Street, Swinton have received a telegram from the Air Ministry informing...

Editorial – America’s Choice

4 November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944 America’s Choice President Roosevelt’s re-election for a fourth term as President of the United States is not surprising, but in...

Obituary – Mr Edwin “Ted” Ardron

November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944 Obituary Mr Edwin “Ted” Ardron Swinton lost a notable personality by the death, which occurred suddenly at his home on Saturday,...

“Salute Week” Plaques for Swinton and Kilnhurst

South Yorkshire Times, November 4th 1944 “Salute Week” Plaques for Swinton and Kilnhurst Plaques to commemorate the success of “Salute the Soldier” Week were received on...

Swinton Army Cadet Corps Wall Scale

November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944 Swinton Army Cadet Corps Wall Scale A wall-scaling demonstration by members of the Swinton Army Cadet Corps, given as part...

Editorial – Election in the Air

4 November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 4th 1944 Election in the Air Since it seems that sooner or later we must resign ourselves to a resumption of the...

Marconigrams, October 28th, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944 Marconigrams Wath Main Colliery Co. have declared an interim dividend of 3%. In order to obtain funds for recreational and social...

Airman – Archer J.W. – R.A.F. Sergeant Missing

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944 R.A.F. Sergeant Missing Here is a photograph of Sgt. J. W. Archer (19), youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. E....

Wedding – Briggs & Lettington

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Wedding - Briggs & Lettington Miss Dorothy Briggs, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Briggs of 21, Albert Street,...

Marconigrams – October 21st, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Marconigrams Lieut-Col. H. S. Walker of Tankersley has been awarded the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ certificate...

Editorial – Root and Branch

21 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Root and Branch If Hitler and Himmler have their way the war will go on for a good deal yet,...

Soldiers – Hirst Brothers – Brothers Met In Holland

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Brothers Met In Holland Two Swinton brothers, L/Bdr. James Sidney Hirst (29), R.A. and Spr. H. Hirst (26) R.E. serving...

Our Portrait Gallery – Summer Memories

March 1933
South Yorkshire Times, March 17, 1933 Our Portrait Gallery Summer Memories Nora Day, Swinton

Airman – Bennett, Norman Richard – Courage

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Courage The Distinguished Flying Medal has been awarded to Flight-Sergeant Norman Richard Bennett, R.A.F.V.R. only son of Mr. A. Bennett,...

School For Mine Officials – Pioneer Scheme Opened

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 School For Mine Officials Pioneer Scheme Opened At Wath A group photograph taken at the opening ceremony including (front row, left...

Marconigrams – October 14th, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 Marconigrams Full details of the extremely serious effect the present low coal output will have on military operations, and at...

Editorial – “White Paper” On Peace

14 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 “White Paper” On Peace A White Paper on international security.  That description seems to fit the report on the Dumbarton...

Wedding – Costelow & Hirst

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 The wedding took place at St. Margaret’s Church, Swinton, on Tuesday of Miss Marion Costelow, only daughter of Mr....

Y.M.A. to Call Strike Failing Satisfaction – “Saturday Afternoon” Dispute

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 Yorkshire Coalfield Council “Saturday Afternoon” Dispute Y.M.A. to Call Strike Failing Satisfaction The Council of the Yorkshire Miners’ Association, at an emergency...

Soldiers – Denton, William & Alfred

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 Swinton Brothers A/c1 William Denton (19), fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Denton, Plant Row, White Lee Road, Swinton,...

Marconigrams – October 7th, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 Marconigrams Final returns show that the schools of the country which set themselves a £10,000,00 Salute the Solider target, raised...

Editorial – A Winter Campaign?

7 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 A Winter Campaign? With Christmas less than three months away and the Germans still hanging on grimly to their frontier...

Wedding – Palmer & Bennett

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 Flight-Sergt. Norman R. Bennett (Swinton) and Miss Jean Palmer (Swinton), a report of whose wedding appeared in our issue...

“Desert Rat” Home

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 “Desert Rat” Home Dvr. D. C. Elliott, 6, Crossland Street, Swinton, has arrived home after serving in the Army for...