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“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...

Editorial – How Long?

2 September 1944
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 1944
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

August 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

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...

Wedding – Yarwood & Fuller

August 1944
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

August 1944
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

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...

Marconigrams – August 05th, 1944

August 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

5 August 1944
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

July 1944
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...

Editorial – When Rogues Fall Out

29 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944 When Rogues Fall Out Like a good defensive fighter the Nazis have covered up quickly after the staggering blow which...

Wedding – Londesbro & Spreckley

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 1, 1944 R.S.M. C. G. Spreckley (Wath) and Miss A. Londesbro (Thurnscoe), a report of whose wedding appeared in Our last...

South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944 Billeting Arrangements Work Well South Yorkshire Welcomes London Evacuees Evacuees, mothers with small children and school children, have this week been...

Editorial – Careless Talk

22 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd, 1944 Careless Talk Careless talk, which has been the theme for many an official sermon, is not the monopoly of the...

Marconigrams – July 22nd, 1944

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 22nd 1944 Marconigrams Brampton Hospital Gala on Saturday realised £230 for the Mexborough Montagu and Barnsley Beckett Hospitals. A speaker on “Re-organisation of...

Soldier – Stonehouse, Ernest – Killed In Action

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th 1944 Killed In Action Gdsmn. Ernest Stonehouse (30) was killed with the C.M.F. on June 26th.  He was the son of...

Sailor – Hurd, Jack – In Hospital

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944 In Hospital Leading Seaman, Jack Hurd (24), son of Mrs. Hurd, 53, Deightonby Street, Thurnscoe, is seriously ill with malaria...

New Dearne Councillor is Youngest Member

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944 New Dearne Councillor Is Youngest Member The new member appointed at last week’s meeting of the Dearne Urban Council to succeed...

Marconigrams – July 15th, 1944

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944 Marconigrams The directors of the Midland Bank Limited announce an Interim Dividend for the half year ended June 30th last...

Editorial – Germany at Bay

15 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15th, 1944 Germany at Bay Caen, the Norman town in the streets of which British airborne troops were fighting on the night...

Hickleton  125 for 3  Bullcroft  122 – Easy For Hickleton

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 1st, 1944 Yorkshire Council Sheffield United 100 Mexborough 133 Mexborough Win at Bramall Lane Mexborough did well to win at Bramall Lane, where they...

Editorial – Shadow of Defeat

1 July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 1st 1944 Shadow of Defeat With the fall of Cherbourg things really begin to look bad for the Germans.  Having got our...

Fall After “Gob” Break – Thurnscoe Miner Killed

June 1944
South Yorkshire Times, June 24th, 1944 Fall After “Gob” Break Thurnscoe Miner Killed The Doncaster District Coroner (Mr W. H. Carlile), recorded a verdict of “Accidental Death”...

Editorial – Frozen War

6 January 1940
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940 Frozen War Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see no...