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Dearne U.D.C. Transport Demand – Priority for Workers

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times, October 10, 1942 Priority for Workers Dearne U.D.C. Transport Demand Travelling facilities for war workers, especially young women, were discussed at Tuesday's...

Hand-to-hand Fighting

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times, October 10, 1942 Hand-to-hand Fighting Graphic pictures taken during Sunday’s home guard exercise the enemy tried to close in on one of their...

Hospital Potato Week – An Outstanding Success

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times, October 10, 1942. Hospital Potato Week An Outstanding Success A group of the organisers photographed on Saturday at the final of the Montagu...

Marconigrams – October 10th, 1942

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times, October 10, 1942 Marconigrams The two tyres of a big bomber now weigh close on 8 cwt. Half the sugar consumed in Great...

Marconigrams – October 24th, 1942

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 24 October 1942 Marconigrams Gracie Fields, it is reported, will be back in England In twenty-four weeks' time. The new Rector...

War Work – Houghton Girl Fined for Refusing

October 1942
Mexborough and Swinton Times, October 3rd 1942 War Work Houghton Girl Fined for Refusing Irene Willmott, (20) single, 12, Normandale Road, Great Houghton, was fined £5 and...

Airman – Swift, Laurence – Helping To Beat Rommel

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 31 October 1942 Helping To Beat Rommel L.A.C. Laurence Swift, of Barnburgh is a flight mechanic with the R.A.F. in the...

Sailors – Phillips, Norman & Humphrey – Two at Sea

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 24 October 1942 Two at Sea Two sons of Mr and Mrs H Phillips, of Castle View, Fox Lane, Barnburgh, are...

Soldier – Smeaton, Charles Ernest – With Signals in Africa

October 1942
South Yorkshire Times, October 17, 1942. With Signals in Africa With the Royal Corps of signals in West Africa is L/Corporal, Charles Ernest Smeaton (20), son...

Editorial – Still the Sure Shield

3 October 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 October 1942 Still the Sure Shield Convoys have been in the news more than usual recently. The Government's...