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Soldier – Nicholls C. – Wounded Man Home
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Editorial – Women at War
South Yorkshire Times, October 2nd 1943
Women at War
Mr. Bevin is credited as the initiator of the vast meeting of British women held in...
Editorial – The Coal Debate
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...
Editorial – Europe’s Ordeal
South Yorkshire Times, October 9th 1943
Europe’s Ordeal
The sack of Naples by the retreating Germans is a horrid foretaste of what is in store...
Editorial – Greece in Travail
South Yorkshire Times, 16 December 1944
Greece in Travail
There is a significant obduracy about ‘the manner in which the Greek ‘“rebels” (as General Scobie's...
Another 1300 Men Out – Darfield & Wombwell Main Dismissals
Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 29th,1932
Another 1300 Men Out
Darfield & Wombwell Main Dismissals
This has been a depressing week for Wombwell. In two consecutive days...
Marconigrams – July 29th, 1932
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 29 July 1932
Marconigrams
Work will commence next week on a new Labour Exchange to be erected in Mexborough.
A second...
Sailor – Randerson, William Arthur – A.T.S. Naval Promotion
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 – Looking Beyond Victory
South Yorkshire Times, October 23rd 1943
Looking Beyond Victory
It is unwise to build hopes too high on speeches, even on those of such a reputable...