1940
Kilnhurst Drowning Tragedy – One Life Saved, One Lost
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 6, 1940
Kilnhurst Drowning Tragedy
Boys Fall Into Pond
Desperate Rescue Attempts
One Life Saved, One Lost
Vain efforts by several...
Wedding – Windle & Ibbotson
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940
The wedding took place at Kilnhurst Parish Church of Miss Miriam Windle, only daughter of Mr....
Airman – Thompson, Frank – Grateful Kilnhurst
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 27, 1940
Grateful Kilnhurst
The work of Swinton and Kilnhurst War Welfare Fund is not unappreciated by Kilnhurst members of H.M....
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 – King J.B. – Ambulance Enthusiast
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940
Ambulance Enthusiast
Gunner J. B. King, of 14, Springfield Road, Kilnhurst, son of Mr. and Mrs. G....
Soldier – Atkinson, Edgar William – Letters Gone Astray?
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940
Letters Gone Astray?
Private Edgar William Atkinson, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Atkinson, who...
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...
Editorial – The Nelson Touch (video)
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 February 1940
The Nelson Touch
The latest exploit of the British Navy rounds off the story of the...
Snowball Fines
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 2 March 1940
Snowball Fines
For throwing snowballs in Victoria Street, Kilnhurst, on January Kilner, Mr. T. Knowles, Mr. and...
Airman – Pilot Officer R. S. S. Black.
Mexborough & Swinton Times, March 9, 1940
Kilnhurst R.A.F. Victim
Colliery Manager’s Son Killed
Talented Pilot
Pilot Officer R. S. S. Black.
The first Kilnhurst man to be killed...