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Marconigrams – 25th September 1943
South Yorkshire Times, September 25th 1943
Marconigrams
Miss Margaret McArthur, daughter of Dr. J. McArthur, Denaby Main, was married on Saturday at St. Peter’s Church, Vere...
Editorial – A Well-Kept Watch
South Yorkshire Times, 2 December 1944
A Well-Kept Watch
On Sunday the Home Guard formally “stands down.” In the critical days which followed the Dunkirk evacuation,...
Editorial – Twice Taught Lesson
South Yorkshire Times 18 November 1944
Twice Taught Lesson
Royal Air Force Lancasters intervened dramatically in the inconclusive Battleships versus Bombs debate this week. The sinking...
Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List – October 9, 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 9th 1943
Montagu Hospital
The Week’s Casualty List Out-patient Casualties treated from Wednesday (12 noon), 29/9/43, to Wednesday (12 noon), 6/10/43.
Wednesday:
Ernest Copley,...
Dancing Sisters Talented Wombwell Girls
South Yorkshire Times, October 2nd 1943
Dancing Sisters
Talented Wombwell Girls
Miss Moreen Burrows (13), daughter of Mr. T. H. Burrows, J.P., and Mrs. Burrows, of...
Soldier – Smith, Raymond – In Africa and Sicily
South Yorkshire Times, October 2nd 1943
In Africa And Sicily
Raymond Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Smith of Brampton is in the Royal Artillery,...
Editorial – Japan’s Turn
South Yorkshire Times, 28 October 1944
Japan’s Turn
Japan, looking on helplessly while the destruction of German militarism proceeds apace, is now gravely threatened in...
Editorial – Japan’s Turn
South Yorkshire Times, 28 October 1944
Japan’s Turn
Japan, looking on helplessly while the destruction of German militarism proceeds apace, is now gravely threatened in...
Editorial – Pitfalls of Peace
South Yorkshire Times, 22 January 1944
Pitfalls of Peace
An estrangement such as that which has developed between the Soviet and the Polish Governments is the...
Editorial – Russian Recoil
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-...
Editorial – Into the New Year
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 – Hammer And Sickle
South Yorkshire Times, 08 July 1944
Hammer And Sickle
Russia, whose war machine the Allies have never ceased to nourish, now sees her great opportunity and...
Editorial – Down But Not Out
South Yorkshire Times, 12 August 1944
Down But Not Out
It would be cheering to think that the United Nations had finally got Germany on the...
Wombwell Main Romance – Miss Nora M. Hempson Engaged to Army Officer
South Yorkshire Times, September 11th 1943
Wombwell Main Romance
Miss Nora M. Hempson Engaged to Army Officer
Friends at Wombwell will be interested to hear of the...
Soldier – Pye, George, Henry – Urged His Men On – Man Who Would...
South Yorkshire Times, September 11th 1943
Urged His Men On
Wombwell Man Who Would Not Give In
A story of how a Wombwell man’s gallantry at...
Soldier – Creber, Jack – Wounded In Africa
South Yorkshire Times, September 11th 1943
Wounded In Africa
Here is a picture of Pte. Jack Creber, (24), son of Mrs. Creber, of John Street, Wombwell,...
Editorial – Pontine Portent
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 January 1944
Pontine Portent
After Dieppe and Salerno the successful establishment of the Pontine bridgehead constitutes a bright augury,...
Editorial – Four Years of War
South Yorkshire Times, September 11th 1943
Four Years of War
Looking back across four years of war, as we do to-day, we cannot help but...
Marconigrams – December 02nd 1944
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
Marconigrams
The Mining Association of Great Britain is to appoint a Director of Recruitment, Training and Education, at a salary...
Editorial – A Well Kept Watch
South Yorkshire Times, December 2nd 1944
A Well Kept Watch
On Sunday the Home Guard formally “stands down.” In the critical days which followed the Dunkirk...
Rockingham 208 for 5 Brampton 73 – Young Rockingham Batsman Shines
South Yorkshire Times, July 24, 1943
Yorkshire Council
Young Rockingham Batsman Shines
Rockingham 208 for 5 Brampton 73
Rockingham secured a conspicuous victory over Brampton in their feast...
Airman- McCue, James – Flight Sergeant Fatally Injured in Canada
South Yorkshire Times, July 24, 1943
Wombwell Flight Sergeant
Fatally Injured in Canada
Mr. and Mrs. James McCue, of 1, Broomhead Road, Wombwell, received a telegram...
Sailor – Moore, Clive – In Submarines
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944
In Submarines
Petty Officer Clive Moore, (24), second son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore, 2, Myrtle Road, Wombwell, an...
Marconigrams – November 25th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944
Marconigrams
The opinion that dim-out conditions are more difficult than complete black-out, was expressed by two bus drivers and a...
Editorial – Hard Pounding
South Yorkshire Times, November 25th 1944
Hard Pounding
General Eisenhower, like Wellington at Waterloo, is seeing who can pound longer. It is a test of many...