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Swinton  97 for 2  Rockingham  96 – No Match for Swinton

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 Yorkshire Council No Match for Swinton Swinton  97 for 2    Rockingham  96 Rockingham were no match for Swinton,...

Thorncliffe  108  Swinton  109 for 4

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Mexborough Win Auty's Breezy Innings Mexborough 75 for 3   Brampton  74 Mexborough opened the account with an eight...

Sailor – Mason, Bill – Survivor from H.M.S. Lively.

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 Survivor from H.M.S. Lively. Official intimation of their son's safety was received by Mr and Mrs G. Mason,...

Sailor – Parkin, Cyril – Swinton Sailor

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Swinton Sailor Cyril H. Parkin, only son of Mr. and Mrs. F .C. Parkin, M 37 Brookfield Avenue....

Soldier – Cowles C. – In Army Eight Years

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 In Army Eight Years Gunner W. Cowles (27), of 21, Walker Street, Swinton is serving overseas , and...

Soldier – Powell, William – In Prison Camp

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 In Prison Camp L/Cpl William Powell (22), son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Powell of 6, Wilson Street,...

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 – The Pause

23 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 The Pause Opening the debate on the war in the House of Commons this week Mr. Attlee described...