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Hickleton 71 for 7 Doncaster Town 70 – Hickleton Prevail in...

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th 1944 Hickleton Prevail In Keen Game Hickleton, after a struggle, gained a 3 wicket win over Doncaster in their first game...

Sailor – Eeet, Jack – Presumed Killed

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944 Presumed Killed Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Eeet of 20, Stuart Street, Thurnscoe East, have now received official information that...

Editorial – Labour at Loggerheads

13 May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944 Labour at Loggerheads The Labour Party could hardly have chosen a less appropriate time to stage a political squabble. Mr....

Editorial – Neutrality

6 May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944 Neutrality Neutrality is not an absolute state. It has infinite variety.  The war has gone on long enough to demonstrate...

Sailor – Smith, Fred – In Forces Since Last April

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times , May 1944 Seaman Fred Smith - In Forces Since Last April Seaman Fred Smith (18½), son of Mrs. Anglesea and the late...

Ambulance Success – “Specials” Shine

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944 Ambulance Success Goldthorpe And Thurnscoe “Specials” Shine Thurnscoe and Goldthorpe Special Constables were members of the Doncaster Divisional team, winners...

Editorial – Finance and the Future

29 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 29th 1944 Finance and the Future Sir John Anderson's Budget withheld the last straw. Our national economy is now so finely adjusted...

Editorial – Waiting for the Zero Hour

1 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 01st 1944 Waiting for the Zero Hour Waiting for zero hour is always apt to be a trying experience. It tests the...

Montagu Hospital Presentation – Ladies’ Committee Secretary Honoured

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944 Montagu Hospital Presentation Ladies' Committee Secretary Honoured Mrs. Squires (third from right, front row) with members of the Ladies’ Committee after...

Marconigrams – April 29th, 1944

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944 Marconigrams Major Lloyd George, Minister of Fuel, welcoming in the House of Commons on Friday the new agreement on mineworkers’...

Thurnscoe Cast

January 1952
South Yorkshire Times, January 19th 1952 Thurnscoe Cast Thurnscoe audiences will be glad to welcome back their great favourite Sam Carr for Thurnscoe Amateur Dramatic Society's...

Thurnscoe Thrills – “The Devil’s Bride

January 1952
South Yorkshire Times, January 12th 1952 Thurnscoe Thrills For their first production of the season, Thurnscoe Amateur Dramatic Society will give Roland Wild's "The Devil's Bride"...

Wedding – Moody & Davies

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Weddings A group taken after the wedding at Thurnscoe of Miss Ivy Moody, of Denaby Avenue, Conisbrough, and Mr. George...

Montagu Hospital – Week’s Casualty List – April 22, 1944

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List Wednesday Phyllis Thompson, 44, Arnold Crescent, Meborough, elbow injury. Thursday Leslie King, 44, Church Street, Swinton, elbow...

Soldier – Hill, Derick – Died From Burns

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 8th, 1944 Died From Burns Mr. and Mrs. S. Hill, of 48, Thorneley Crescent, Thurnscoe, have received official information from the ministry...

South Yorkshire Coal Strike – Majority of Miners Still Out

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 8th, 1944 South Yorkshire Coal Strike Majority of Miners Still Out Despite a resumption of work at some pits the strike in the...

Editorial – Shadow and Substance

22 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Shadow and Substance Surely no campaign in the history of warfare has ever been so well advertised as the Second...

Obituary Mr. W. T. Oades

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 8th, 1944 Obituary Mr. W. T. Oades The death of Mr W. T. Oades, of St. Helen’s Farm, Thurnscoe, has deprived Thurnscoe...

Goldthorpe’s “Darby And Joan” – Celebrate Diamond Wedding

July 1943
South Yorkshire Times, July 3, 1943 Goldthorpe’s “Darby And Joan” Celebrate Diamond Wedding Goldthorpe’s Darby and Joan, Mr. and Mrs. William Shepherd, who live in the old...

Murdered Girl’s Father – Warned About Attitude to Police

July 1943
South Yorkshire Times, July 3, 1943 Murdered Girl’s Father Warned About Attitude to Police The father of the girl who was recently found murdered at Goldthorpe, George...

Excellent Production of Cinderella

February 1933
South Yorkshire Times - Friday 17 February 1933 Excellent Production of Cinderella The Thurnscoe St. Helen's Sunday School are to be complimented on the excellent production...

“Cinderella” at Thurnscoe

February 1933
South Yorkshire Times - Friday 17 February 1933

 Thurnscoe Motorist Fined

February 1933
South Yorkshire Times Friday 10 February, 1933 Thurnscoe Motorist Fined Jack Harrison, a Thurnscoe miner, who was alleged to drive a car solely for poaching...

Colliery Veterans – Three Old Servants of Hickleton Main

February 1933
South Yorkshire Times Friday 10 February, 1933 Colliery Veterans Three Old Servants of Hickleton Main After giving over a hundred years' service between them, three...

Soldiers – Collins, Edwin & Brown, Stanley – Brothers Meet Ater Six Years

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 1st, 1944 Brothers Meet Ater Six Years In Ambulance Train in Italy Thurnscoe brothers who had not previously seen each other since the...