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Editorial – The Twisted Axis

8 February 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 08 February 1941 The Twisted Axis Winter still grips the war here, while the British campaign in Africa becomes...

Editorial – Heartening Words (video)

15 February 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 15 February 1941 Heartening Words As we listened to Mr. Churchill on Sunday night we envied him the luxury...

Editorial – Turkey

22 February 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 22 February 1941 Turkey If the war has taught us anything, it has taught us that so long as...

Woman’s Body in Dearne – Darfield Search Ended – Verdict Of “Found Drowned”

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1941 Woman's Body in Dearne Darfield Search Ended Verdict Of "Found Drowned" A verdict of " Found...

Wedding – Hayes & Turp

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1941 Second-Lieutenant W. R. L. Turp ( Lewisham) and Miss M. F. Hayes (Little Houghton), two former...

Wedding – Pearce & Bisby

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1941 The wedding took place at Wombwell Parish Church, on Saturday, of Miss Edith Alice Pearce younger...

Clean Health Bill – Darfield Clear of Infectious Disease – Fiction over Fire Grates

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1941 Clean Health Bill Darfield Clear of Infectious Disease Fiction over Fire Grates At a meeting of Darfield Urban...

Sailor – Purple, Frank – Killed In Air Raid

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 22 March 1941 Killed In Air Raid Darfield Sailor's Death Darfield residents learned with regret of the death of Mr....

Airman – Barlow, Walter – Darfield Businessman

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1941 Flight Mechanic Walter Barlow, a well-known former business man of Pinfold Lane, Darfield, is in the...

Airman – Millsom, Joseph – Officer’s Batman

March 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 March 1941 Joseph Millsom (19), youngest member of a big family, and son of Mr. and Mrs. O....