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Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Jackson
South Yorkshire Times, May 27th, 1944
Golden Wedding
Fifty years happily married, 53 years down a coal mine and only a week’s illness in 78 years,...
Marconigrams – May 20th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944
Marconigrams
Eighteen defendants from Wombwell, Blacker Hill, Darfield and Great Houghton were fined 7s 6d each at Barnsley on Monday...
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...
Soldier – Clatworthy J. – Believed Killed
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944
Believed Killed
Guardsman J. Clatworthy of the Coldstream Guards, whose home address is 55, Frederick St., Goldthorpe, was reported missing...
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....
Soldier – Edwards, Kenneth – In Middle East
South Yorkshire Times, July 10, 1943
In Middle East
We reproduce here a picture of Spr. Kenneth Edwards, son of Mr and Mrs G. Edwards of...
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...
Marconigrams – May 06th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Marconigrams
Sgt. John Chalmers, R.A.F., of Low Valley has been awarded the D.F.M. for his part in bringing safely...
Ambulance Success – “Specials” Shine
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Ambulance Success
Goldthorpe And Thurnscoe “Specials” Shine
Thurnscoe and Goldthorpe Special Constables were members of the Doncaster Divisional team, winners...
Wedding – Merrill & Hocking
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Wedding: Merrill and Hocking
The marriage was solemnised at Goldthorpe Paish Church on Saturday of Miss Joyce Merrill, eldest daughter...
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...
Montagu Hospital Presentation – Ladies’ Committee Secretary Honoured
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944
Montagu Hospital Presentation
Ladies' Committee Secretary Honoured
Mrs. Squires (third from right, front row) with members of the Ladies’ Committee after...
Marconigrams – April 29th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944
Marconigrams
Major Lloyd George, Minister of Fuel, welcoming in the House of Commons on Friday the new agreement on mineworkers’...
Sailor – Oliver, Tom – Service Snaps
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944
Service Snaps
Marine Tom Oliver (19), third son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver of 45, Homecroft Road, Goldthorpe, has been...
Soldier – Phelps, Alexandre – Service Snaps
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944
Service Snaps
Driver Alexandre Phelps, who is 20 on April 4th, is the son of Mrs. E. Phelps, of 9,...
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...
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...
Wedding – Walker & Creighton
South Yorkshire Times, April 8th, 1944
Surgeon Lieutenant G. B. Creighton (Swinton) and Miss J. M. Walker (Goldthorpe)
Surgeon Lieutenant Godfrey Creighton R.N.V.R. only son of...
Editorial – Shadow and Substance
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944
Shadow and Substance
Surely no campaign in the history of warfare has ever been so well advertised as the Second...
Goldthorpe’s “Darby And Joan” – Celebrate Diamond Wedding
South Yorkshire Times, July 3, 1943
Goldthorpe’s “Darby And Joan”
Celebrate Diamond Wedding
Goldthorpe’s Darby and Joan, Mr. and Mrs. William Shepherd, who live in the old...
Murdered Girl’s Father – Warned About Attitude to Police
South Yorkshire Times, July 3, 1943
Murdered Girl’s Father
Warned About Attitude to Police
The father of the girl who was recently found murdered at Goldthorpe, George...
Chaos in the Coalfield
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, April 1st, 1944
Chaos in the Coalfield
Far from there being any improvement in the coal situation in South Yorkshire the position...
Thurnscoe Woman Teacher – Not Guilty on Stealing Charges
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944
Thurnscoe Woman Teacher
Not Guilty on Stealing Charges
Ethel Pilmer, 56, teacher of Thurnscoe, was found not guilty at the Leeds...
Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944
Montagu Hospital
The Week’s Casualty List
Wednesday
Dennis Dalton (17), 29 Hartley Street, Mexborough, injured wrist; Jack Green (14), 23, Manor...