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The Great Blizzard
South Yorkshire Times March 3, 1933
The Great Blizzard
The severest snowstorm in living memory broke over South Yorkshire on Friday afternoon and continued without intermission...
Editorial – A Great Step Forward
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944
A Great Step Forward
Having held the pass for a critical period in this greatest of wars Britain now proposes...
Marconigrams – September 30th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944
Marconigrams
Lt.-Col. H. R. Caulfield Giles, transport and traffic manager of Messrs. Newton Chambers and Co. Ltd., addressed a meeting...
Soldier – Gethen , John – Killed In France
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd 1944
Killed In France
News has been received that Private John Gethen was killed in action in France on August 27th.
Pte....
Soldier – Moore W.A. – Broadcast from India
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd 1944
Broadcast from India
On Sunday morning Driver W. A. Moore R.A., broadcast a message from India.
He is the son of...
Soldiers – Savage Brothers – Thurnscoe Quartet
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
Some South Yorkshire Men In H.M. Forces
Thurnscoe Quartet
Mr. and Ms. G. J. Savage, of 35, Butcher St., Thurnscoe, have...
Soldier – Street, Richard C. – Killed In Action
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
Killed In Action
Official information as been received that Private Richard C. Street, Leicester Regiment, was killed in action on...
Editorial – The Fight for the Rhine
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd 1944
The Fight for the Rhine
Since the last war the fact that Germany “gave in too soon” has often been...
Editorial – The Nazi Struggle for Survival
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
The Nazi Struggle for Survival
Hitler’s boasts that he had thrust the war six hundred miles from the frontiers of...
Marconigrams – September 16th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
Marconigrams
Wombwell U.D.C. have served notice to quit on one of their tenants who has not properly cultivated his garden.
Major...
Editorial – The Nazi Struggle for Survival
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
The Nazi Struggle for Survival
Hitler’s boasts that he had thrust the war six hundred miles from the frontiers of...
Marconigrams – September 09th 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...
Editorial – Sparring For the Knock-Out
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Sparring For the Knock-Out
Where the German army overran Holland, Belgium, and France in a matter of weeks the Allies...
Runaway Tubs – Man Dies Month After Accident
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
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...
Editorial – How Long?
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
How Long?
Allied armies are now deploying on the battlefields of the last war. Names rendered familiar by the swaying...
Yorkshire Council Semi-Finals
August 26th, 1944
Yorkshire Council Semi-Finals
Hickleton's chances rounding off their best season since the club joined the Yorkshire Council are enhanced by the draw...
Marconigrams – August 26th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Marconigrams
Dr. Francis Briggs, vicar of Mexborough from 1921 to 1930 and previously for a period curate at Rawmarsh Parish...
Editorial – France Rises Again
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...
Wedding – Yarwood & Fuller
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Wedding - Yarwood & Fuller
The wedding took place at Sandbach Methodist Church on Saturday of Miss Fred Yarwood, youngest...
Soldier – Hardy, Eric – Service Snaps
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Service Snaps
Sgt. Eric Hardy who has been in India for nearly three years and is from 38, Tudor Street,...
Editorial – Forcing the Pace
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...
Marconigrams – August 05th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944
Marconigrams
Red Cross collections in the Dearne District for July totalled £186/7/3.
“October in the Straits” states a recent newspaper heading,...
Editorial – Allied Mastery
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th 1944
Allied Mastery
Despite the statement, cautiously qualified, that “victory may come soon” Mr. Churchill studiously preferred to record rather than...
Yorkshire Council – Hickleton’s Proud Place
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944
Hickleton’s Proud Place
Hickleton Main proudly lead the Yorkshire Council with an unbroken record of victorles and a 100 per...