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Editorial – The Coal Debate

16 October 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 16th 1943 The Coal Debate A good many straws which have hovered in the wind for the last few weeks were vigorously...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty Lists – October 16th, 1943

October 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 16th 1943 Montagu Hospital - The Week's Casualty Lists  Thursday William Booker, 93, Firbeck Street, Denaby Main, hand injury; Joseph Cartwright, 56, Firth...

Soldier – Tarmey, James – Prisoner Of Japs

October 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 23rd 1943 Prisoner Of Japs Two years have elapsed since Mr. and Mrs. J. Tarmey, 63, Main Street, Goldthorpe, last heard from...

Soldier – Wise, William James – On Way Back From Germany

October 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 23rd 1943 On Way Back From Germany Goldthorpe Prisoner of War Among the British prisoners of war being repatriated from German prison...

Editorial – Home Again

30 October 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 30th 1943 Home Again Many homes, not a few in South Yorkshire itself, have been blessed this week by the return of...

Barnburgh – Appointment

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times November 6th 1943 Barnburgh Appointment Mr. Edward Cunliffe, of 13, Hickleton Road, Goldthorpe, has been appointed groundsman to York Cricket Club, and he...

Editorial – The Monomaniac

14 October 1939
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 14 October 1939 The Monomaniac Hitler has got his answer. The worst he can do is more tolerable than the...

Airman – Carter, Benjamin – Three Years In R.A.F.

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 6th 1943 Three Years In R.A.F. L.A/c. Benjamin Carter (35), eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Carter, 12, High Field Avenue,...

Memorial To Former Rector – Barnburgh Dedication Service

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943 Memorial To Former Rector Barnburgh Dedication Service MISS COLE (centre, front row) with friends who attended Sunday's dedication service at Barnburgh. A...

Montagu Hospital – The Weeks Casualty List – 28 October 1939

October 1939
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 October 1939 Montagu Hospital The Weeks Casualty List Admitted cases: Sunday: Elizabeth Harrington, Sandygate Wath, back injuries, road accident: Mary...

Editorial – Adolf Strafe England

28 October 1939
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 October 1939 Adolf Strafe England The war still hangs fire but the German Foreign Minister came in front of the...

Soldier – Swell, James – Presumed Killed

South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943 Presumed Killed Cpl. James Sewell, son of the Jate Mr. and Mrs. T. Sewell who was reported missing in the...

Mexborough Wardens Win Cup

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943 Mexborough Wardens Win Cup The final for the Shillito Cup, open to teams of Wardens of the Mexborough Sub-Division, was...

Airman – Swindells, Lawrence William – Goldthorpe Mother’s Tragic Loss

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943 Dogged By Misfortune Goldthorpe Mother’s Tragic Loss A series of tragic events have been experienced in recent years by Mr. and...

The “Tamar” Under Way

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943 The “Tamar” Under Way Members of Manvers Main Sea Cadet Corps, now numbering about 70, do not have to go...

Ambulance Competition – Chairman Inspects First Aid Personnel

South Yorkshire Times, November 20th 1943 Manvers Main Ambulance Competition Chairman Inspects First Aid Personnel Mr. O. J. Philipson, chairman of Manvers Main Collieries Ltd., inspecting...

Editorial – November 13th, 1943 – To The Bitter End

13 November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943 To The Bitter End Hitler’s speech, sandwiched between those of Marshal Stalin and Mr. Churchill, did not gain anything...

Soldier – Marlow C. – With H.M. Forces

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 27th 1943 South Yorkshire Men With H.M. Forces Former Aircraft Workers Gunner Reginald Earp R.A. and Trooper Walter Earp R.A.C., sons of Mr....

Editorial – Ripening The Harvest

27 November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 27th 1943 Ripening The Harvest The Bomb blizzard which has struck Berlin during the last few days while only a further...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – November 13th 1943

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List Wednesday Reginald Gilbert, 115, Wath Road, Mexborough, foreign body in eye; Derek Earp (13), 95,...

Editorial – Looking for Trouble

20 November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 20th 1943 Looking For Trouble There is still a good deal that is not clear about the unrest in the Lebanon,...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – November 20th 1943

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 20th 1943 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List Wednesday Bernard Cooper, 151, Becknoll Road. Brampton, foreign body in eye. Thursday Elizabeth Cole, 8,...

Editorial – Common Cause

6 November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 6th 1943 Common Cause News from Moscow was scanty for the duration of the conference between Britain, the United States and...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – November 27th 1943

November 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 27th 1943 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List Wednesday George Hunter, 30, Lindale Gardens, Goldthorpe, foreign body in eye; Betty Nelson (17½)...

Soldier – Machin, Eric – Former Butcher

December 1943
South Yorkshire Times, December 11th 1943 Service Snaps Guardsman Eric Machin (24) only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Machin of 29, Windermere Avenue (Goldthorpe) has...