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Soldier – Hopwood F.L. – In Western Desert

July 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 11 July 1942 In Western Desert Driver F. L. Hopwood, only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Hopwood, of 1. Manor...

Editorial – Backs to the Wall

4 July 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 July 1942 Backs to the Wall News from the Middle East, more curt and cautious in the hour...

Editorial – Taking the Strain

11 July 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 11 July 1942 Taking the Strain In Egypt the war situation has improved during the last seven days. El...

Editorial – A Race With Time

18 July 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 18 July 1942 A Race With Time As the false dawn of optimism recedes still further before the war's present...

Obituary – Councillor W. M. Starkey – Thurnscoe Trade Unionist

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 Obituary Councillor W. M. Starkey Thurnscoe Trade Unionist Trade Unionism lost an ardent worker by the death on Saturday...

University Success.

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 University Success. Miss Helen Hill, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs Hill of 9 School Street, Thurnscoe, has...

Wedding – Kenning & Davidson

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942 Mr. J. Davison (Thurnscoe), and Miss J. Kenning (Thurnscoe), a report of whose wedding appeared la our last...

Hospital Potato Week – More Ambitious Plans for Next Year

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942 Hospital Potato Week More Ambitious Plans for Next Year A meeting of representatives at allotment societies in...

Marconigrams – August 15th, 1942

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942 Marconigrams The income of the Montagu Hospital for the month of July reached a record high level...

Marconigrams – August 22nd, 1942

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 Marconigrams The quarterly meeting of Kilnhurst Co-operative Society to be held on Saturday evening. Wath Main Colliery pithead...