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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...
Privations of Miss Randerson
South Yorkshire Times March 10, 1933
Personal.
Miss Cicely Randerson, the story of whose privations during the great blizzard was told in last week’s issue, is...
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...
Soldier – Belby, Harry – Darfielder In Italy
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd 1944
Darfielder In Italy
Harry Belby (25) son of Mrs. Belby and the late Mr. Belby, Nanny Marr, is in the...
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...
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...
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 – Land & Ashwood
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Wedding – Land & Ashwood
On Saturday, at Darfield Parish Church, the marriage took place of Pilot Officer Eric Ashwood,...
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...
A Night Out – Wombwell and Darfield Men in Trouble
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
A Night Out
Wombwell and Darfield Men in Trouble
Charged with stealing a quantity of apples worth 1s 3d., belonging to...
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...
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...
Sailor – Fearons Brothers – Sailor Brothers
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Sailor Brothers
Jack and Warneford Fearons sons of Mr. and Mrs. G. Fearons, Barnsley Road, Darfield, both joined the Navy.
Jack,...
Marconigrams – August 26th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th, 1944
Marconigrams
Among the prize-winning animals exhibited at Conisbrough Show on Saturday was a pig weighing 68 stones.
Mineworkers at eight collieries...
Editorial – Forcing the Pace
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Forcing the Pace
Without much specific information being available about the new Allied attack in the South of France it...
Editorial – Allied Mastery
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944
Allied Mastery
Despite the statement, cautiously qualified, that “victory may come soon” Mr. Churchill studiously preferred to record rather than...
Soldier – Ogden, Richard – Darfield Man’s Hand Injuries
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
Darfield Man’s Hand Injuries
News reached Mrs. Richard Ogden of Snape Hill Road, last week that her husband Mr. Richard...
Soldier – Lackey, Eric – Stationed in Scotland.
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
Service Snaps
Eric Lackey joined the Royal Engineers some two years ago, and is stationed in Scotland.
A son of Mr....
Soldiers – Beilby, Harry Thomas – Darfielders Meet Overseas
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
Darfielders Meet Overseas
Bombardier Harry Thomas Beilby (26), is the son of Mrs. Beilby and the late Mr. Beilby of...
Editorial – When Rogues Fall Out
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
When Rogues Fall Out
Like a good defensive fighter the Nazis have covered up quickly after the staggering blow which...
Editorial – Careless Talk
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd, 1944
Careless Talk
Careless talk, which has been the theme for many an official sermon, is not the monopoly of the...
Editorial – Germany at Bay
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944
Germany at Bay
Caen, the Norman town in the streets of which British airborne troops were fighting on the night...
Editorial – Shadow of Defeat
South Yorkshire Times, July 1st 1944
Shadow of Defeat
With the fall of Cherbourg things really begin to look bad for the Germans. Having got our...
Editorial – Frozen War
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940
Frozen War
Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see...