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The Great Blizzard

March 1933
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

30 September 1944
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

September 1944
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

23 September 1944
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

16 September 1944
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

16 September 1944
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

September 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

September 1944
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

September 1944
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

9 September 1944
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

September 1944
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

September 1944
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

September 1944
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?

2 September 1944
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

September 1944
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

August 1944
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

August 1944
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

26 August 1944
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

26 August 1944
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

August 1944
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

August 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

5 August 1944
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

July 1944
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

29 July 1944
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

July 1944
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...