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Editorial – A Well Kept Watch
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
A Well Kept Watch
On Sunday the Home Guard formally “stands down.” In the critical days which followed the Dunkirk...
Wedding – South & Oliver
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
A group taken after the wedding reported in our last issue of Marine T. Oliver (Goldthorpe) and Miss D....
Mr & Mrs Critchley – Golden Wedding.
South Yorkshire Times, July 24, 1943
Golden Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Critchley, 13,Green Gate Close, Bolton, celebrated their golden wedding on Monday.
Both are natives of...
Airman – Coates, Ronald – Pilot’s D.F.C. – Former Colliery Fitter
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
Goldthorpe Pilot’s D.F.C.
Former Colliery Fitter
A Goldthorpe airman who has completed 40 operational flights as the pilot of a Stirling...
Roll of Honour Plaque
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944
A picture taken during the unveiling of a Roll of Honour Plaque at Goldthorpe Junior Boys’ School in honour...
Soldier – Ryan, Frank Clifford – Given Discharge
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944
Gnr. F. C. Ryan
Here is a picture of Gnr. Frank Clifford Ryan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ryan...
Editorial – Hard Pounding
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944
Hard Pounding
General Eisenhower, like Wellington at Waterloo, is seeing who can pound longer. It is a test of many...
Soldier – Hydes, Walter – In Japanese Camp
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 17 July 1943
In Japanese Camp
L/Bdr. Walter Hydes (26), son of Mrs. and the late Mr, W. E. Hydes, 32,...
Soldiers – Johnson Brothers – Brothers Prisoners Together.
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 17 July 1943
Brothers Prisoners Together.
The words, “Ernest and I are quite fit and well. Conditions are very good, and...
Editorial – Well Begun
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 17 July 1943
Well Begun
The Second Front, about which so much has been said and written, particularly since Mr. Churchill...
Marconigrams – July 17th, 1943
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 17 July 1943
Marconigrams
More than 100,000 road passenger transport workers in England and Wales will benefit by an agreement...
Soldier – Johnson T. – Prisoner In Borneo
South Yorkshire Times, March 20, 1943
Prisoner In Borneo
T. Johnson, son of Mr. D. Johnson and the late Mrs. Johnson, of 73 Main Street, Goldthorpe,...
Editorial – America’s Choice
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944
America’s Choice
President Roosevelt’s re-election for a fourth term as President of the United States is not surprising, but in...
Parkin Cup Winner
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944
Parkin Cup Winner
G. Bates a Barnburgh Bevin boy, who, as reported in our last issue, won the Parkin Cup...
Cadet Week at Swinton – Over £50 Already Raised
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944
Swinton Army Cadet Corps Wall Scale
A wall-scaling demonstration by members of the Swinton Army Cadet Corps, given as part...
Goldthorpe’s “Victory Queen”
South Yorkshire Times, November 4th 1944
Pearl Yates, who last week-end was chosen as Goldthorpe’s “Victory Queen,” in anticipation of local victory celebrations. She is...
Editorial – Election in the Air
South Yorkshire Times, November 4th 1944
Election in the Air
Since it seems that sooner or later we must resign ourselves to a resumption of the...
Cut Shin in Pig Sty – Goldthorpe Man’s Death
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944
Cut Shin in Pig Sty
Goldthorpe Man’s Death
A cut made on his sin by a piece of tin plate fastened...
Editorial – Root and Branch
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944
Root and Branch
If Hitler and Himmler have their way the war will go on for a good deal yet,...
Dearne District Agricultral Society
South Yorkshire Times, September 5, 1970
Dearne District Agricultral Society
Jayne Smith and Dawn Lowe, of Thurnscoe, following events with the aid of a programme at...
Children in Danger
South Yorkshire Times, September 5, 1970
Children in Danger
In the Goldthorpe area during July there were three accidents compared with 10 in the same month...
Editorial – “White Paper” On Peace
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944
“White Paper” On Peace
A White Paper on international security. That description seems to fit the report on the Dumbarton...
Wedding – Costelow & Hirst
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944
The wedding took place at St. Margaret’s Church, Swinton, on Tuesday of Miss Marion Costelow, only daughter of Mr....
Y.M.A. to Call Strike Failing Satisfaction – “Saturday Afternoon” Dispute
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944
Yorkshire Coalfield Council
“Saturday Afternoon” Dispute
Y.M.A. to Call Strike Failing Satisfaction
The Council of the Yorkshire Miners’ Association, at an emergency...
Marconigrams – October 7th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944
Marconigrams
Final returns show that the schools of the country which set themselves a £10,000,00 Salute the Solider target, raised...