1944
Hit By Huge Stone – Swinton Collier Killed
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
Hit By Huge Stone
Swinton Collier Killed
While working in the Silkstone seam in the number three pit at Manvers Main...
Footballer Signs
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
Footballer Signs
Dick Woffinden, of Kilnhurst, the well-known local player, who was recently given his release by Barnsley F.C. has...
Soldier – Hill, Ronald – Wounded in Burma
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Wounded in Burma
L/Cpl. Ronald Hill (20), only son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob Hill of 27, Cromwell Road, Mexborough,...
Sailor- Fearn, Lawrence – Letter From Monty
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd, 1944
Letter From Monty
Miss Vera Fearn, “Rookwood,” Rockingham Road, Swinton, has received letters from General Montgomery and General Alexander thanking...
Editorial – How Long?
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
How Long?
Allied armies are now deploying on the battlefields of the last war. Names rendered familiar by the swaying...
Editorial – Sparring For the Knock-Out
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Sparring For the Knock-Out
Where the German army overran Holland, Belgium, and France in a matter of weeks the Allies...
Editorial – The Nazi Struggle for Survival
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
The Nazi Struggle for Survival
Hitler’s boasts that he had thrust the war six hundred miles from the frontiers of...
Editorial – The Nazi Struggle for Survival
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
The Nazi Struggle for Survival
Hitler’s boasts that he had thrust the war six hundred miles from the frontiers of...
Editorial – The Fight for the Rhine
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd 1944
The Fight for the Rhine
Since the last war the fact that Germany “gave in too soon” has often been...
Editorial – A Great Step Forward
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944
A Great Step Forward
Having held the pass for a critical period in this greatest of wars Britain now proposes...