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Runaway Tub – Mineworker Fatally Injured

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942 Runaway Tub Denaby Mineworker Fatally Injured "It seems that the tub which ran away could not have been...

Councillor – W. Popplewell

April 1942
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 22nd, 1932 Mr. W. Popplewell was born at Swinton 54 years ago. He commenced work at the age of 13 for...

Cinema – Roxy – Blossoms in the Dust (video)

April 1942
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New Vicar – Rev H. W. Quarrell.

April 1942
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942 Rev H. W. Quarrell. A large congregation gathered at Swinton Parish Church on Tuesday, when the new Vicar, the...

Marconigrams – April 11th, 1942

April 1942
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942 Marconigrams New Vicars were Instituted and Inducted at Swinton and Kilnhurst on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. Twenty-two teams competed for...

Marconigrams – April 25th, 1942

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times, April 25, 1942 Marconigrams A special service for Scouts will be held at Mexborough Parish Church on Sunday afternoon. Mr. S C. Hacking, for...

Marconigrams – April 4th, 1942

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942 Marconigrams Empire Youth Sunday will be observed this year on April 26th. The new Vicars of Swinton and Kilnhurst...

Soldier – Ladlow, Arnold – Missing In Malaya

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942 Missing In Malaya Mrs D. E. Ladlow, 9, Rockingham Road, Swinton, has received official intimation that her husband,...

Soldier – Callear, Sidney F. – Missing in Far East – Killed in 1943

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 11 April 1942 Missing. Mr. and Mrs. S. Callear, of 51, Brookfield Avenue, have been officially informed by the War Office...

Sailor – Dunstan, Colin – On Land and Sea

April 1942
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942 On Land and Sea Able Seaman Colin Dunstan, of 6, Talbot Road. Swinton, volunteered in July 1940, and was...