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Darfield’s Rose Queen – Pretty Ceremony At Snape Hill

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933 Darfield's Rose Queen Pretty Ceremony At Snape Hill About three hundred mothers and friends assembled at the Snape Hill Council...

Mexborough 134 for 9 Darfield 114 for 3

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933 Damp Squibs A Milder Night at Hampden Road A big crowd at Hampden Road on Monday evening had a change of...

Editorial – What of 1943 ?

2 January 1943
South Yorkshire Times January 2nd 1943 What of 1943 ? Standing on the threshold of 1943 the thought that is naturally uppermost in the minds of...

Wedding – Jobling & Bray

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933 Wedding: Bray & Jobling At Darfield Parish Church on Saturday Mr. Maurice Leward Bray, only son of Mr. and Mrs....

Darfield’s Rose Queen – Pretty Ceremony at Snape Hill

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933 Darfield's Rose Queen Pretty Ceremony at Snape Hill About three hundred mothers and friends assembled at the Snape Hill Council...

Shortage of First-Rate Wicketkeepers

August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933 Shortage of First-Rate Wicketkeepers There is a shortage of first-rate wicketkeepers in the district this season. Many of the local...

A Queen’s Gift

August 1933
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1933 A Queen’s Gift The little fellow fell asleep in the heat during the summer festival of the Snape Hill (Infant)...

Darfield’s Rose Queen – Pretty Ceremony At Snape Hill

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933 Darfield's Rose Queen Pretty Ceremony At Snape Hill About three hundred mothers and friends assembled at the Snape Hill Council...

Soldier – Nicholls C. – Wounded Man Home

October 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 16th 1943 Wounded Man Home The first wounded soldier from Malta to come to Darfield is C. Nicholls, of the Royal Engineers....

Editorial – The Coal Debate

16 October 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 16th 1943 The Coal Debate A good many straws which have hovered in the wind for the last few weeks were vigorously...

Wedding – Jones & Bailey

June 1933
South Yorkshire Times, June 9th 1933 Wedding: Bailey & Jones The Rev. H.  Sigel officiated at the marriage on Saturday at Darfield parish of Miss Ethel...

Editorial – Home Again

30 October 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 30th 1943 Home Again Many homes, not a few in South Yorkshire itself, have been blessed this week by the return of...

Editorial – The Monomaniac

14 October 1939
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 14 October 1939 The Monomaniac Hitler has got his answer. The worst he can do is more tolerable than the...

Sailor – Randerson, William Arthur – A.T.S. Naval Promotion

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943 A.T.S. Naval Promotion News reached Coun. and Mrs. R. Randerson, of New County Road, Darfield, recently that their son, Chief...

Editorial – Adolf Strafe England

28 October 1939
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 October 1939 Adolf Strafe England The war still hangs fire but the German Foreign Minister came in front of the...

Editorial – November 13th, 1943 – To The Bitter End

13 November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943 To The Bitter End Hitler’s speech, sandwiched between those of Marshal Stalin and Mr. Churchill, did not gain anything...

Soldier – Grainger, John – With H.M. Forces

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 27th 1943 South Yorkshire Men With H.M. Forces Former Aircraft Workers Gunner Reginald Earp R.A. and Trooper Walter Earp R.A.C., sons of Mr....

Editorial – Ripening The Harvest

27 November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 27th 1943 Ripening The Harvest The Bomb blizzard which has struck Berlin during the last few days while only a further...

Editorial – Looking for Trouble

20 November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 20th 1943 Looking For Trouble There is still a good deal that is not clear about the unrest in the Lebanon,...

Soldier – Millington, Willie – Darfielders On “Rock”

December 1943
South Yorkshire Times, December 18th 1943 Darfielders On “Rock" Willie Millington, of Darfield, who is in the R.A.M.C., has been in Gibraltar for three years. While out...

Editorial – Common Cause

6 November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 6th 1943 Common Cause News from Moscow was scanty for the duration of the conference between Britain, the United States and...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – November 27th 1943

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 27th 1943 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List Wednesday George Hunter, 30, Lindale Gardens, Goldthorpe, foreign body in eye; Betty Nelson (17½)...

Soldier – Barnes, Cyril – Darfielders Meet In Africa

December 1943
South Yorkshire Times, December 11th 1943 Darfielders Meet In Africa L.A/c.1 Cyril Barnes, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Barnes of Saltersbrook, Darfield, is in North...

Soldier – Chance, Jack – Signaller

December 1943
South Yorkshire Times, December 11th 1943 Service Snaps Jack Chance, cousin of Victor Stables, who resided with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. A. Stables,...

Marconigrams – November 20th 1943

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 20th 1943 Marconigrams “The Bible is the world’s best seller because it is the world's best book. It owes its vitality...