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Airman – Chalmers, John – D.F.M. Winner
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944
D.F.M. Winner
Here is a picture of Sergt. John Chalmers (23), of 40, Pitt Street, Low Valley, a Wireless Operator/Air...
Editorial – Labour at Loggerheads
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944
Labour at Loggerheads
The Labour Party could hardly have chosen a less appropriate time to stage a political squabble. Mr....
Editorial – Neutrality
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Neutrality
Neutrality is not an absolute state. It has infinite variety. The war has gone on long enough to demonstrate...
Editorial – Finance and the Future
South Yorkshire Times April 29th 1944
Finance and the Future
Sir John Anderson's Budget withheld the last straw. Our national economy is now so finely adjusted...
Editorial – Waiting for the Zero Hour
South Yorkshire Times April 01st 1944
Waiting for the Zero Hour
Waiting for zero hour is always apt to be a trying experience. It tests the...
Soldier – Boyes, Ethel – Family Traditions
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944
Family Traditions
Miss Ethel Boyes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Boyes of East Street, Darfield, who has joined the...
South Yorkshire Coal Strike – Majority of Miners Still Out
South Yorkshire Times, April 8th, 1944
South Yorkshire Coal Strike
Majority of Miners Still Out
Despite a resumption of work at some pits the strike in the...
Editorial – Shadow and Substance
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944
Shadow and Substance
Surely no campaign in the history of warfare has ever been so well advertised as the Second...
Nelson League Games – Middlecliffe’s Wonderful Run
South Yorkshire Times - Friday 17 February 1933
Nelson League Games
Middlecliffe's wonderful run in the Nelson League has focussed attention on this rather obscure little...
Colliery Veterans – Three Old Servants of Hickleton Main
South Yorkshire Times Friday 10 February, 1933
Colliery Veterans
Three Old Servants of Hickleton Main
After giving over a hundred years' service between them, three...
Chaos in the Coalfield
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, April 1st, 1944
Chaos in the Coalfield
Far from there being any improvement in the coal situation in South Yorkshire the position...
Soldier – Powell, Sonia – A.T.S. Driver
South Yorkshire Times, March 25th, 1944
A.T.S. Driver
Miss Sonia Powell, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oxley Powell, of School Street, who joined the...
Notable Service at Darfield
South Yorkshire Times February 26, 1944
Notable Service at Darfield
With 53 year’s service in pit work to his credit, Mr Robert Randerson (66), 76 Nanny...
King & Queen Tour of Yorkshire Coalfields – Pithead Canteen Lunch
South Yorkshire Times, February 12th, 1944
King and Queen
Tour of Yorkshire Coalfields
Pithead Canteen Lunch at Elsecar
Queen’s Interest in Hickleton Production Feats
In the course of a...
Wedding – Rollinson & Bedford
South Yorkshire Times, February 5th, 1944
Mr. H Bedford & Miss J Rollinson
Miss Joan Rollinson eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Rollinson of Illsley...
Wedding – Rushforth & Bladen
South Yorkshire Times January 9, 1943
Mr. W. Maiden (Gt. Houghton) and Miss B. Rushforth (Darfield).
Miss Betty E. Rushforth, youngest daughter of Mrs. George Rushforth,...
Wedding – Hirst & Bouskill
South Yorkshire Times Saturday, January 16, 1943
Mr E Bouskill (Darfield) and Miss H.Hirst, (Cleckheaton)
Miss Hilda Firth, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hirst...
Soldier – Powell, Ernest – Splendid Christmas Gift
South Yorkshire Times, February 5th 1944
Splendid Christmas Gift
Driver Ernest Powell of “Bona Vista,” Thurnscoe Lane, Great Houghton, is attached to the Royal Engineers. He...
Soldier – Barnes, Arthur Alexander – Bananas Sent Home
South Yorkshire Times, February 5th 1944
Bananas Sent Home
Arthur Alexander Barnes was born in Canada, and came to England to reside with relatives at Darfield...
Soldier – Vickerman, Harry – Here It Is, Harry
South Yorkshire Times, February 5th 1944
Here It Is, Harry
Pte. Harry Vickerman (31) son of Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Vickerman of South Street, Darfield is...
Undue Risk – Timbering Precautions Neglected – Fatal Sequel
South Yorkshire Times, January 27th, 1933
Undue Risk
Timbering Precautions Neglected At Houghton
Fatal Sequel
"I saw him coming down the drift on a stretcher. He moaned ,and...
0bituary – Doctor Baxter
South Yorkshire Times June 3, 1944
0bituary - Doctor Baxter
Mr. Doctor Baxter (74), a well-known resident and esteemed chorister in the Parish Church choir for...
Editorial – Getting to Grips
South Yorkshire Times June 17, 1944
Getting to Grips
These last ten days have been the most heartening since Britain took up arms against the all-pervading...
Editorial – Well Begun
South Yorkshire Times June 10, 1944
Well Begun
At long last conjecture has given place to reality. The contact between Germany and the Allies broken off...
Attendance Record
South Yorkshire Times, March 2nd, 1934
Attendance Record
Mary Lincoln, aged 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lincoln, School Street, has just completed a remarkable...