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Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 27th, 1944 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List Wednesday – Cyril Shuttleworth, Cross Lane, Farnley, Leeds, foreign body in eye. George Hampshire, (15),...

Salute the Soldier Week Exhibition

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times May 20th, 1944 Beautiful embroidery display at an unusual Swinton Salute the Soldier Week exhibition last Thursday.

Swinton Pass “Salute” Target – Chance for a Record

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944 Swinton Pass “Salute” Target Chance for a Record Swinton and Kilnhurst have saluted the soldier this week by passing their £50,000...

Attacked By Soldier – Swinton Woman Assaulted

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th 1944 Attacked By Soldier Swinton Woman Assaulted Alleged to have committed grievous bodily harm on two married women whom he met in...

Rockingham 109 Swinton 61 – Rockingham Beat the Champions

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944 Yorkshire Council Rockingham Beat the Champions A confident battling display by H. Wroe was the principal feature in a spectacular victory...

Swinton 102 for 3 Elsecar 101

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944 Yorkshire Council Champions in Good Form Swinton playing their first home game of the season, against Elsecar, had a good seven...

Swinton  112  Denaby 78 – Wardle’s Effort Fails To Save Denaby

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 27th, 1944 Yorkshire Council Wardle’s Effort Fails To Save Denaby Swinton  112  Densby & Cadeby  78 An unavailing fight by J. H....

Thorncliffe 64 Swinton 65 for 2 – Swinton on Top At...

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944 Yorkshire Council Swinton on Top At Thorncliffe Thorncliffe, for their home match with Swinton on Saturday, lacked the services of F....

Goal Scoring Record – Rotherham United Leader’s Success

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944 Goal Scoring Record Rotherham United Leader’s Success It is not so much the player himself, as good management and team spirit...

Airman – Yarnold, William Bertram – Appointed Education Officer

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944 Appointed Education Officer Flight Lieutenant William Bertram Yarnold (38), R.A.F. son of Mrs. and the late Mr. T. Yarnold, 16,...