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Editorial – Labour at Loggerheads

13 May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944 Labour at Loggerheads The Labour Party could hardly have chosen a less appropriate time to stage a political squabble. Mr....

Charity Cricket Match at Swinton

July 1943
South Yorkshire Times, July 10, 1943 Mr. G. C. Vaughan, Chief Constable of the West Riding, and Mr. Colin Ward, J.P., with the players who...

Memorable Innings by Hutton in Swinton Charity Match

July 1943
South Yorkshire Times, July 10, 1943 Memorable Innings by Hutton in Swinton Charity Match With six test and county players and two West Indies players the...

Brothers Far Apart

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th 1944 Brothers Far Apart Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. David Waterfield, of 6, Albert Street, Swinton, are serving in the...

Editorial – Neutrality

6 May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944 Neutrality Neutrality is not an absolute state. It has infinite variety.  The war has gone on long enough to demonstrate...

Editorial – Finance and the Future

29 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 29th 1944 Finance and the Future Sir John Anderson's Budget withheld the last straw. Our national economy is now so finely adjusted...

Editorial – Waiting for the Zero Hour

1 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 01st 1944 Waiting for the Zero Hour Waiting for zero hour is always apt to be a trying experience. It tests the...

Christ Spoke To Sculptor – Bishop’s Story of Late Charles Jagger

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944 Christ Spoke To Sculptor Bishop’s Story of Late Charles Jagger A remarkable story about the late Charles Sargeant Jagger, one of...

Camping Site for Scouts – Gift of Squirrel Wood

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944 Camping Site for Scouts Major M.E. Clark's Gift of Squirrel Wood Major Clark (left) handing over the deeds to Mr. Nevill Deeds...

Wedding – Smith & Dobson

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Mr. J. Dobson (Lincoln) and Miss. D. Smith (Kilnhurst), a report of whose wedding appeared in our last issue.

Dick Whittington and Cast

January 1952
South Yorkshire Times, January 12th 1952 Dick Whittington portrayed by vivacious Doreen Ward with Beryl Jones as Alice Fitzwarren and the Cat (June Edwards) featured...

Lofty Landmark Falls

January 1952
South Yorkshire Times, January 12th 1952 Lofty Landmark Falls Lofty Landmark at the Kilnhurst works of Yorkshire Tar Distillery, the 70-foot “Calciner" takes on a fresh...

“Dick Whittington”

January 1952
South Yorkshire Times, January 12th 1952 "Dick Whittington" Doreen Ward, Eighteen years old principal boy of "Dick Whittington" Kilnhurst Amateur Theatrical Society's pantomime.

Marconigrams – April 22nd, 1944

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Marconigrams  The Bishop of Sheffield (Dr. L. Hunter) is to conduct a service and confirmation at Wombwell Parish Church on...

Montagu Hospital – Week’s Casualty List – April 22, 1944

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List Wednesday Phyllis Thompson, 44, Arnold Crescent, Meborough, elbow injury. Thursday Leslie King, 44, Church Street, Swinton, elbow...

Mrs. Constance Sanders

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 8th, 1944 Mrs. Constance Sanders The death occurred on Saturday after a brief illness of Mrs. Constance Sanders, wife of Mr Edward...

South Yorkshire Coal Strike – Majority of Miners Still Out

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 8th, 1944 South Yorkshire Coal Strike Majority of Miners Still Out Despite a resumption of work at some pits the strike in the...

Editorial – Shadow and Substance

22 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Shadow and Substance Surely no campaign in the history of warfare has ever been so well advertised as the Second...

Wedding – Dickson & Dawson

July 1943
South Yorkshire Times, July 3, 1943 Mr. E. Dawson (Kilnhurst) and Miss D. Dickson (Swinton). The marriage took place at Swinton Parish Church on Saturday of...

Soldier – Wilson, Leonard – Service Snaps

February 1943
South Yorkshire Times, February 6th, 1943 Service Snaps Sapper Leonard Wilson (22), son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Wilson, 81, Highthorn Road, Kilnhurst, has been in...

Chaos in the Coalfield

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, April 1st, 1944 Chaos in the Coalfield Far from there being any improvement in the coal situation in South Yorkshire the position...

Soldier – Crawley, Harry – Home Wounded

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944 Kilnhurst Home Wounded Pte. Harry Crawley (24), third son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Crawley, 19, Meadow View Road, Kilnhurst,...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List Wednesday Dennis Dalton (17), 29 Hartley Street, Mexborough, injured wrist; Jack Green (14), 23, Manor...

Scout Week – Interesting Swinton Programme

March 1944
South Yorkshire Times, March 25th, 1944 Scout Week Interesting Swinton Programme Mrs. Turner, wife of Major E. D. Turner, who is serving with the Eighth Army in...

Soldier – Haigh E. – Wounded In Italy

March 1944
South Yorkshire Times, March 25th 1944 Wounded In Italy Pte. E. Haigh (27), who formerly resided at 85, Sheffield Road, Conisbrough, has been wounded in Italy. Pte....