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The Great Blizzard
South Yorkshire Times March 3, 1933
The Great Blizzard
The severest snowstorm in living memory broke over South Yorkshire on Friday afternoon and continued without intermission...
Wedding – Palmer & Bemmett
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...
Editorial – A Great Step Forward
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944
A Great Step Forward
Having held the pass for a critical period in this greatest of wars Britain now proposes...
Sailor – Speight, William – Seaman Killed
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944
Seaman Killed
Mr. and Mrs. W. Speight, 53, Brookfield Avenue, Swinton, were this week informed officially that their son A.B....
Soldier – Hall, Arthur – Wounded In Italy
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944
Wounded In Italy
Cpl. Arthur Hall was seriously wounded on August 27th in Italy, according to official information received by...
Marconigrams – September 30th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944
Marconigrams
Lt.-Col. H. R. Caulfield Giles, transport and traffic manager of Messrs. Newton Chambers and Co. Ltd., addressed a meeting...
Mexboro’ Driver’s Death – Not Caused by Accident
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd, 1944
Mexboro’ Driver’s Death
Not Caused by Accident
Bruises received in a collision between his engine and another locomotive at Hull in...
Editorial – The Fight for the Rhine
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd 1944
The Fight for the Rhine
Since the last war the fact that Germany “gave in too soon” has often been...
Sailor – Fearn, Lawrence – Letter From Monty
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd, 1944
Letter From Monty
Miss Vera Fearn, “Rookwood,” Rockingham Road, Swinton, has received letters from General Montgomery and General Alexander thanking...
Airman – Drower S. – Died Of Wounds
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd, 1944
Died Of Wounds
Mrs. E. Oxberry, of 79 Wentworth Road, Piccadilly, Swinton has been officially informed that her brother, Leading...
Editorial – The Nazi Struggle for Survival
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
The Nazi Struggle for Survival
Hitler’s boasts that he had thrust the war six hundred miles from the frontiers of...
Marconigrams – September 16th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
Marconigrams
Wombwell U.D.C. have served notice to quit on one of their tenants who has not properly cultivated his garden.
Major...
Editorial – The Nazi Struggle for Survival
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
The Nazi Struggle for Survival
Hitler’s boasts that he had thrust the war six hundred miles from the frontiers of...
Wedding – Proudlove & Stacey
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
Weddings
C.P.O. G.W. Stacey, (Swinton), And Miss B. M. Proudlove (Grimsby)
The wedding took place recently at St. Michael’s Church, Little...
Hit By Huge Stone – Swinton Collier Killed
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
Hit By Huge Stone
Swinton Collier Killed
While working in the Silkstone seam in the number three pit at Manvers Main...
Marconigrams – September 09th 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Marconigrams
Collections for the Red Cross Penny-a-Week Fund in the Dearne area for the month of August realised £130/11/1.
Final figures...
Editorial – Sparring For the Knock-Out
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Sparring For the Knock-Out
Where the German army overran Holland, Belgium, and France in a matter of weeks the Allies...
Marconigrams – September 02nd, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
Marconigrams
The British Empire Medal was awarded to Corporal F. E. Hodgson of Conisbrough, of the Royal Engineers, for carrying...
Editorial – How Long?
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
How Long?
Allied armies are now deploying on the battlefields of the last war. Names rendered familiar by the swaying...
Yorkshire Council – Wardle’s record
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th, 1944
Wardle’s Record
In a letter to the Denaby Cricket club secretary, Mr Norman Stead, secretary of the Yorkshire Cricket Council,...
Soldier – Garner, Walter – Awarded Military Medal
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Awarded Military Medal
Gnr. Walter Garner (25) has written home to his mother, Mrs. E. Longham of 53, Walker Street,...
Sailor – Meese, Arthur – Leave With C.M.F.
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th1944
Leave With C.M.F. (Central Mediterranean Forces)
An interesting letter has been sent by Leading Seaman Arthur Meese, to his parents Mr....
Marconigrams – August 26th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Marconigrams
Dr. Francis Briggs, vicar of Mexborough from 1921 to 1930 and previously for a period curate at Rawmarsh Parish...
Editorial – France Rises Again
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
France Rises Again
This is France’s great week. Everywhere the grip of the German tyrants is being loosened. On all...
Conisbrough Red Cross Show – Attracts Big Holiday Crowd
South Yorkshire Times, August 19th, 1944
Conisbrough Red Cross Show
Attracts Big Holiday Crowd
Outstanding among district Holidays at Home attractions was Saturday’s Red Cross Agricultural show...