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The Great Blizzard
South Yorkshire Times March 3, 1933
The Great Blizzard
The severest snowstorm in living memory broke over South Yorkshire on Friday afternoon and continued without intermission...
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...
Soldier – Bunting, Joseph – Killed In Burma
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944
Killed In Burma
Official information has reached Mr. and Mrs. J. Bunting, 60 Main Street, Goldthorpe, that their third son...
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 – 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...
Marconigrams – September 09th 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Marconigrams
Collections for the Red Cross Penny-a-Week Fund in the Dearne area for the month of August realised £130/11/1.
Final figures...
A Boxing Treat at Mexborough Drill Hall
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
A Boxing Treat
Boxing fans are in for a treat at Mexborough Drill Hall on Saturday September 16th when the...
Soldier – Tarmey, Austin – Military Medallist
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Military Medallist
The courage of a Goldthorpe soldier has been acknowledged by the award of the Military Medal to Sgt....
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...
Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Thickett
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Golden Wedding - Mr & Mrs Thickett
On September 2nd, 1894, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thickett were married at...
Runaway Tubs – Man Dies Month After Accident
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Runaway Tubs
Goldthorpe Man Dies Month After Accident
The theory was advanced at a Mexborough inquest on Friday, that the twisting...
“Disgrace To District” – Dearne U.D.C. Property Abused
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
“Disgrace To District”
Dearne U.D.C. Property Abused
“ A disgrace to the whole district” was how Coun. C. H. Williams, Chairman...
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...
Youth’s Suicide Leap From Bridge – Story of Quarrel with Bolton Girl Friend
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
Doncaster Youth’s Suicide Leap From Bridge
Story of Quarrel with Bolton Girl Friend
Stated at a Goldthorpe inquest to have quarreled...
Wedding – Ellis & Poole
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Wedding - Ellis & Poole
The wedding took place at Wath Parish Church on Saturday, of Miss Irene Ellis, eldest...
Conisbrough Red Cross Show – Attracts Big Holiday Crowd
South Yorkshire Times, August 19th, 1944
Conisbrough Red Cross Show
Attracts Big Holiday Crowd
Outstanding among district Holidays at Home attractions was Saturday’s Red Cross Agricultural show...
Editorial – France Rises Again
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
France Rises Again
This is France’s great week. Everywhere the grip of the German tyrants is being loosened. On all...
Editorial – Forcing the Pace
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Forcing the Pace
Without much specific information being available about the new Allied attack in the South of France it...
Soldiers & Airman – Bullock Brothers – Good Record
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944
Good Record
Four of the seven sons of Mr. H. Bullock, of Barnburgh Post office, are with H.M. Forces.
Albert Leslie...
Marconigrams – August 05th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944
Marconigrams
Red Cross collections in the Dearne District for July totalled £186/7/3.
“October in the Straits” states a recent newspaper heading,...
Editorial – Allied Mastery
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944
Allied Mastery
Despite the statement, cautiously qualified, that “victory may come soon” Mr. Churchill studiously preferred to record rather than...
Soldier – Handley A. – Military Medallist
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
Military Medallist
Sgt. A. Handley (29), of the York and Lancs. Regiment, joined up in February 1933, and has seen...
Editorial – When Rogues Fall Out
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
When Rogues Fall Out
Like a good defensive fighter the Nazis have covered up quickly after the staggering blow which...
South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944
Billeting Arrangements Work Well
South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees
Evacuees, mothers with small children and school children, have this week been...