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Greetings From Overseas.

December 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 10, 1937 Greetings From Overseas. Christmas greetings reach us from Pte. James Marsh, of the 2nd Battalion of the K.O.Y.L.I.,whose...

Mr. and Mrs. Barlow and Family.

December 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 10, 1937 Mr. and Mrs. Barlow and Family. With the exception of the little girl wearing a sailor blouse, standing next...

Measles Epidemic – Darfield Council Reply to Rumours

December 1937
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 04 December 1937 Measles Epidemic Darfield Council Reply to Rumours An assurance that the measles epidemic in the district was the...

South Yorkshire Cricket League Dinner

December 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 10, 1937 South Yorkshire Cricket League Dinner There was a record gathering at the annual dinner of the South Yorkshire Cricket...

Wombwell Man’s Death – Swallowed His False Teeth and Died Without Speaking

January 1938
Leeds Mercury - Tuesday 11 January 1938 Wombwell Man’s Death George Welburn (42), 67. Blythe Street, Wombwell, was working as an unloader on the top...

Pioneer of Motor Transport

January 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 21, 1938 Mr  Anthony Camplejohn (72), of Snape Hill Road, Darfield, one of the pioneers of motor transport in the...

“Lost” Girl Found – Happy Re-Union at Darfield

January 1938
Mexborough and Swinton Times, January 21, 1938 "Lost" Girl Found Happy Re-Union at Darfield There was a happy re-union between William Fawcett and her sixteen year old...

Darfield and Air Raid Precautions

January 1938
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 29 January 1938 Darfield and Air Raid Precautions At Darfield Urban Council meeting last night, during a discussion on...

Darfield Council’s “Burning” Question

January 1938
Leeds Mercury - Saturday 01 January 1938 Darfield Council’s “Burning” Question Darfield Urban District Council were occupied for a few moments last night with a...

Holiday Pupils Jeer Friends at School

January 1938
Sheffield Independent - Tuesday 18 January 1938 Holiday Pupils Jeer Friends at School Difficulties of overlapping school holidays in the Darfield and Barnsley districts were...