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The Hull Coal Trade – Returns for 1892
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 06 January 1893
The Hull Coal Trade
The Returns for 1892
The j returns for December and for the all of last...
Soldier – Howson J. – Died of Wounds
South Yorkshire Times, May 27th, 1944
L/Cpl. J. Howson
Mrs. Howson of Castle Hill, Barnburgh, has received news from the War Office that her husband L/Cpl....
Footballer’s Release
South Yorkshire Times, May 27h, 1944
Footballer’s Release
Richard Woffinden, of Kilnhurst, the well-known local footballer who has had a contract with Barnsley since 1936, has...
Editorial – Price of Peace
South Yorkshire Times, May 27th 1944
Price of Peace
Mr. Churchill’s opening of the debate on Foreign Affairs in the House of Commons on Wednesday, contained...
Soldier & Sailor – Russell Brothers -Kilnhurst Brothers.
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, May 20, 1944
Kilnhurst Brothers.
Sons of Mr. and Mrs. F. Russell, of 24, Hooton Road, Kilnhurst, Spr. Fred Russell (30) and...
Kilnhurst Woman Fined – Took Curtains and Pillow-Slips
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, May 20, 1944
Took Curtains and Pillow-Slips
Kilnhurst Woman Fined
Elizabeth Sugden (45), married, of Glasshouse Lane, Kilnhurst, who was charged at Rotherham...
Swinton Pass “Salute” Target – Chance for a Record
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944
Swinton Pass “Salute” Target
Chance for a Record
Swinton and Kilnhurst have saluted the soldier this week by passing their £50,000...
Editorial – In Good Hands
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944
In Good Hands
After a general lull in active land operations, fighting has again broken out in Italy. This time...
Editorial – Labour at Loggerheads
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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...