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Editorial – Down But Not Out

12 August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, 12 August 1944 Down But Not Out It would be cheering to think that the United Nations had finally got Germany on the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 – 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...