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Sailor – Paradine, Lawrence – Sailor’s Verses

October 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 2nd 1943 Sailor’s Verses Lawerence Paradine, of Darfield, joined the Navy about twelve months ago and has recently enjoyed a leave at...

Editorial – A Well-Kept Watch

2 December 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 2 December 1944 A Well-Kept Watch On Sunday the Home Guard formally “stands down.” In the critical days which followed the Dunkirk evacuation,...

Editorial – Twice Taught Lesson

18 November 1944
South Yorkshire Times 18 November 1944 Twice Taught Lesson Royal Air Force Lancasters intervened dramatically in the inconclusive Battleships versus Bombs debate this week. The sinking...

Editorial – Japan’s Turn

28 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 28 October 1944 Japan’s Turn Japan, looking on helplessly while the destruction of German militarism proceeds apace, is now gravely threatened in...

Editorial – Pitfalls of Peace

22 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 22 January 1944 Pitfalls of Peace An estrangement such as that which has developed between the Soviet and the Polish Governments is the...

Editorial – Russian Recoil

8 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 January 1944 Russian Recoil It is nearly two and a half years since the German armies crossed the old Soviet-...

Editorial – Into the New Year

1 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 January 1944 Into the New Year As we stand on the threshold of the New Year there is an air...

Editorial – Hammer And Sickle

8 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 08 July 1944 Hammer And Sickle Russia, whose war machine the Allies have never ceased to nourish, now sees her great opportunity and...

Editorial – Down But Not Out

12 August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 12 August 1944 Down But Not Out It would be cheering to think that the United Nations had finally got Germany on the...

Youth Queen

September 1943
South Yorkshire Times, September 11th 1943 Youth Queen Miss Edna Wilkes was selected as Darfield Youth Queen at a competition held on Friday at the Council...

Editorial – Pontine Portent

29 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 January 1944 Pontine Portent After Dieppe and Salerno  the successful establishment of the Pontine bridgehead constitutes a bright augury,...

Soldier – Boyce, William – After Six Years

September 1943
South Yorkshire Times, September 11th 1943 After Six Years After six years separation, Mr. W. Boyce of North Street Darfield, was able to visit William Boyce,...

Veteran Colliers Show The Way – Dearne Valley Group’s High Output

September 1943
South Yorkshire Times, September 18th 1943 Veteran Colliers Show The Way Dearne Valley Group’s High Output Left to right: F. Turner (60), J. Conyers (63), J. H....

Editorial – Four Years of War

11 September 1943
South Yorkshire Times, September 11th 1943 Four Years of War Looking back across four years of war, as we do to-day, we cannot help but...

Editorial – A Well Kept Watch

December 1918
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944 A Well Kept Watch On Sunday the Home Guard formally “stands down.” In the critical days which followed the Dunkirk...

Editorial – Hard Pounding

25 November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944 Hard Pounding General Eisenhower, like Wellington at Waterloo, is seeing who can pound longer.  It is a test of many...

Editorial – Well Begun

17 July 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 17 July 1943 Well Begun The Second Front, about which so much has been said and written, particularly since Mr. Churchill...

Soldier Sisters – Bradley Sisters – A.T.S. Sisters Together.

March 1943
South Yorkshire Times, March 20, 1943 A.T.S. Sisters Together. Two sisters, Mona and Clarice Bradley, of Darfield Bridge, both A. T. S. girls, are stationed together. Mona...

Soldier – P.T. Instructress.

March 1943
South Yorkshire Times, March 20, 1943 P.T. Instructress. Miss Gladys Race (25), daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. Race, of Nanny Marr Road, Darfield,...

Editorial – America’s Choice

4 November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944 America’s Choice President Roosevelt’s re-election for a fourth term as President of the United States is not surprising, but in...

Editorial – Election in the Air

4 November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 4th 1944 Election in the Air Since it seems that sooner or later we must resign ourselves to a resumption of the...

Soldier – Smallman, Joseph – Footballer in India

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944 Footballer in India Joseph Smallman (30), son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Smallman of Havelock Street, Darfield, is fighting in...

Splendid Boxing Show at Thurnscoe

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944 Splendid Boxing Show at Thurnscoe The canteen at Hickleton Colliery was well filled on Saturday for N.C.A.B.A. rules in aid...

Soldier – Carby, Eric – Birthday Greetings

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944 Birthday Greetings We add a further greeting to the one which appears this week in our Greetings Column, to Eric...

Editorial – Root and Branch

21 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Root and Branch If Hitler and Himmler have their way the war will go on for a good deal yet,...