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Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Men Involved

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe - The Men Involved The Men who Died The Men who Survived

Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – Six Feet High Plane Reduced To a Foot

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Six Feet High Plane Reduced To a Foot Leslie Thompson, one of the five men released from the...

Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The First Man Rescued

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Matthew Fairhurst, of Thurnscoe, the first man to get out, photographed at his home with his wife and...

Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The Last Two

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 The Last Two End of Five and a Half Days' Search The last two men, G. F....

Four Months After Accident – Mine Worker’s Death

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Four Months After Accident Thurnscoe Mine Worker's Death A verdict of "Accidental Death" was recorded by Doncaster...

South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942

Mines Secretary at Manvers Main – Distinguished Gathering

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Mines Secretary at Manvers Main Distinguished Gathering at Opening Of Canteen And Solarium Mr. D. R. Grenfell,...

Dearne Board “Stuck” at Mill Weir – Tide Up At Bolton

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 Tide Up At Bolton Dearne Board "Stuck" at Mill Weir Some indication of the natural obstacles to...

Issue of New Ration Books

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Issue of New Ration Books You Need: Your present ration book with reference to leave filled in 2. Your...

Marconigrams – May 02nd, 1942

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Marconigrams The egg ration for April is five for each person. The proposed scheme for the rationing of coal...