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Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Hellewell

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times January 15, 1944 Golden Wedding   An employee on Lord Halifax Nicholson’s estate for 46 years, completed 50 years married life and on Monday...

Wedding – Fenn & Champion

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times January 15, 1944 Wedding – Fenn (Goldthorpe) & Champion (Thurnscoe) The wedding took place at Goldthorpe Parish Church of Mr Lawrence Lloyd Champion,...

Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944 Montagu Hospital The Week’s Casualty List Wednesday. George Case (7), 60, Wath Road, Mexborough, shoulder injury; Eleanor Pocklington, 9, Station Road, Swinton,...

Some Memorable Dates in 1943

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944 Looking Back Some Memorable Dates in 1943 January 9 – Announced that Mr. Frank Doxey, manager of Grimethorpe Colliery had been appointed...

Clever Young Boxer

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944 Clever Young Boxer Billy Thompson, the popular Thurnscoe boxing champion, has had a remarkable amateur boxing career.  He started boxing...

Airman – Windle, Jack – Airman A Prisoner

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 8, 1944 Airman A Prisoner Mr. and Mrs. J. Windle, of 57, Church Street, Thurnscoe, received news on Christmas Eve that their...

Soldier – Lewis, Alexander – In West Indies

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 8, 1944 Some South Yorkshire Men with H.M. Forces In West Indies L.A/c.1 Alexander Lewis (38), of Thurnscoe, is in the West Indies....

Soldier – Spencer, William Guest – Commissioned

January 1944
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944 Commissioned Here is a picture of Second Lieut. William Guest Spencer (21), only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Spencer,...

Editorial – Into the New Year

1 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 01 January 1944 Into the New Year As we stand on the threshold of the New Year there is an air...

Editorial – Russian Recoil

8 January 1944
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 January 1944 Russian Recoil It is nearly two and a half years since the German armies crossed the old Soviet-...