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Wedding – Barnes & Sayles

April 1942
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942 Mr. D. Sayles (Darfield) and Miss M. E. Barnes (Darfield). Miss Margaret Elizabeth Barnes, niece o'f Mr. and Mrs....

Wedding – Marley & Turton

April 1942
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942 Mr. D. Turton (Barnsley) and Miss B. Marley (Darfield). Darfields first Hospital Queen, Miss Betty Marley, youngest daughter of...

Wedding – Watson & Harnett

April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 11 April 1942 The marriage took place at Darfield Parish Church on Saturday of Miss Annie (Nancy) Watson, daughter of...

Houghton Miners’ Fine Effort

April 1942
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942 Houghton Miners' Fine Effort Workmen of Houghton Main Colliery have earned warm commendation for a notable contribution to the...

Editorial – India: Why Now?

4 April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 04 April 1942 India: Why Now? The fanfare accompanying the offer of Dominion self-government to India is part of a...

Editorial – War Commentary

11 April 1942
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 11th 1942 War Commentary Whatever we do with India after the war we have to hold it now, with or without...

Editorial – Spendthrift

18 April 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 18 April 1942 Spendthrift The Budget is a present for a good boy. Those who are already putting their earnings into...

Editorial – Second Front

25 April 1942
South Yorkshire Times, April 25, 1942 Second Front The demand for the opening by the United Nations of a second front in Europe is not now...

South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942

Marconigrams – May 02nd, 1942

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Marconigrams The egg ration for April is five for each person. The proposed scheme for the rationing of coal...