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Head-On Collision at Darfield “Bottleneck” – Nine Hurt In Road Smash

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 27, 1940 Nine Hurt In Road Smash Two Buses Involved Head-On Collision at Darfield “Bottleneck” Road Blocked For Hours A View of The Damaged...

Darfield Fatal Accident.

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940 Darfield Fatal Accident. CharIie Ward (36), married, a surface worker, of 8, College Terrace, Darfield, slipped and...

Runaway Tubs – Worker Gives His Life  – Slag Heap Tragedy            

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940 Runaway Tubs                   Houghton Main Worker Gives His Life                  Slag Heap Tragedy          A story by comrades of the efforts...

Fifteenth Century Wombwell – Fascinating Glimpse of the Middle Ages

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 6, 1940 Fifteenth Century Wombwell Fascinating Glimpse of the Middle Ages  (By J. Lawson, M.A.). Under the title of "Fifteenth Century" Wombwell,...

Fifteenth Century Wombwell – When Black Death Touched the Dearne Valley

January 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 13, 1940 Fifteenth Century Wombwell When Black Death Touched the Dearne Valley Article II (by J.Lawson M.A.) Taxable Population At Darfield in...

Caught Red-Handed – Gun-Stealing at Darfield

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940 Caught Red-Handed Gun-Stealing at Darfield For stealing a shot gun and a Winchester rifle three haulage...

Nazi Air Force’s Busy Day – Planes Over British Coast

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940 Nazi Air Force's Busy Day             Planes Over British Coast Soon Driven Off : No Bombs Dropped Italian Volunteers...

Soldier – Chadwick, Harry – Darfield Man Entertains.

January 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940 Darfield Man Entertains. Are the troops downhearted?—No! At least not when Private Harry Chadwick, of Darfield,...

Airman – Strickland, Richard – Chorister Airman

February 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 February 1940 Chorister Airman Richard Strickland (19) when over on leave likes to sing in Darfield Church Choir, where...

Navy – Marley, Robert – Farm to Navy

February 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 February 1940 Farm to Navy From farm to Navy has been the record of Robert Marley, son of Mr....