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Barnburgh Main Broadcast – At The Pit Bottom

August 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 A striking picture of the scene at the pit bottom where the Barnburgh Main broadcast was...

Barnburgh Main Broadcast – Underground Show Goes Through Without a Hitch

August 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 Barnburgh Main Broadcast Underground Show Goes Through Without a Hitch Sunday afternoon's broadcast from the Barnburgh Main...

Leader’s Faith in Miners – Canteen Opened at Dearne Valley Colliery

August 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 August 1942 Leader’s Faith in Miners Canteen Opened at Dearne Valley Colliery A group at the opening on Wednesday of...

Hospital Potato Week – More Ambitious Plans for Next Year

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942 Hospital Potato Week More Ambitious Plans for Next Year A meeting of representatives at allotment societies in...

Marconigrams – August 15th, 1942

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942 Marconigrams The income of the Montagu Hospital for the month of July reached a record high level...

Marconigrams – August 22nd, 1942

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 Marconigrams The quarterly meeting of Kilnhurst Co-operative Society to be held on Saturday evening. Wath Main Colliery pithead...

Marconigrams – August 29th, 1942

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 August 1942 Marconigrams The ban imposed on the " Daily Worker " under Defence Regulations on January 17th was raised...

Prison For Shirker

August 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 01 August 1942 Prison For Shirker For absenting himself without reasonable cause from Barnburgh Main Colliery, Herbert C. Ellis...

Soldier – Fitzpatrick, John – In Memorium

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 August 1942 In Memorium Fitzpatrick Treasured memories of my beloved son, Private John Fitzpatrick, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, who was accidently...

Soldier – Barker, Billy – P.O.W.

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942 Mr and Mrs  G. Stocks, of 128 Ingsfield Lane, Bolton, have received this photograph from their son...