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Fifteenth Century Wombwell – When Black Death Touched the Dearne Valley
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
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
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.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940
Darfield Man Entertains.
Are the troops downhearted?—No! At least not when Private Harry Chadwick, of Darfield,...
Editorial – Frozen War
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940
Frozen War
Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see...
Airman – Strickland, Richard – Chorister Airman
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
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 February 1940
Farm to Navy
From farm to Navy has been the record of Robert Marley, son of Mr....
Sailor – Griffiths, Fred – Taken For A Spy!
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 17 February 1940
Taken For A Spy!
From a brother of Fred Griffiths, of Havelock Street, Darfield, comes interesting news...
Sailor – Dronfield H. – Leave After Three Years
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 February 1940
Leave After Three Years
Recently Stoker H. Dronfield pleasantly surprised his young wife whom he had not...
Soldier – Gillis, John James – Soon Promoted
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 17 February 1940
Soon Promoted
Within a few weeks of enlisting, John James Gillis of Snape Hill, Darfield, was promoted...