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A Night Out – Wombwell and Darfield Men in Trouble

September 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944 A Night Out Wombwell and Darfield Men in Trouble Charged with stealing a quantity of apples worth 1s 3d., belonging to...

Marconigrams – September 02nd, 1944

September 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944 Marconigrams The British Empire Medal was awarded to Corporal F. E. Hodgson of Conisbrough, of the Royal Engineers, for carrying...

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...

Merely Invited To Fight – Wombwell Threats Charge Fails

September 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944 Merely Invited To Fight Wombwell Threats Charge Fails An incident in the waiting room of Barnsley West Riding Juvenile Court led...

Yorkshire Council – Wardle’s record

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th, 1944 Wardle’s Record In a letter to the Denaby Cricket club secretary, Mr Norman Stead, secretary of the Yorkshire Cricket Council,...

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...

Soldiers – Gawthorpe Brothers – Brothers Meet in Persia

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944 Brampton Brothers Meet in Persia This photograph was taken when two Brampton brothers met recently in Persia for the first...

Wombwell Home-Coming – Had To Be Introduced to Daughter

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th, 1944 Wombwell Home-Coming Had To Be Introduced to Daughter “It’s great to see England again. It’s like a dream coming true.  There...

Marconigrams – August 26th, 1944

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th, 1944 Marconigrams Among the prize-winning animals exhibited at Conisbrough Show on Saturday was a pig weighing 68 stones. Mineworkers at eight collieries...

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...

Soldier – Thompson, Dennis – Killed On His Birthday

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944 Killed On His Birthday Wombwell Soldier’s Fate Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Thompson, of 15, Broomhead Road, Wombwell, had received a letter...

Mexborough and Wombwell Connections

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 12th 1944 Mexborough and Wombwell Connections Mr. Arthur Gunhouse, one of the new members of the Barnsley Co-operative Educational Committee, lives at...

Brampton “Queen”

August 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 5th, 1944 Brampton “Queen” At the age of 14, Edna Oliver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Oliver, 2, Melton Street, Brampton,...

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...

Airman – Lowbridge, Harold Oxspring – Butcher Becomes Air Gunner

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 8th, 1944 Butcher Becomes Air Gunner Serving in the R.A.F. and enjoying the life is Sergt. Harold Oxspring Lowbridge, of Tingle Bridge,...

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...

Soldier – Ogden, Richard – Darfield Man’s Hand Injuries

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944 Darfield Man’s Hand Injuries News reached Mrs. Richard Ogden of Snape Hill Road, last week that her husband Mr. Richard...

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...

Marconigrams – July 29th, 1944

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944 Marconigrams The Salute the Soldier campaign, now in its last week, has so far realised £506,187,519.  The figure is equal...

Wedding – Jones & Elsey

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 29th, 1944 Wedding: Miss B. Jones (West Melton) and Mr. H. Elsey (Brampton) The wedding took place at the Brampton Parish Church...

Cortonwood 83  Thrcroft  139 for 9 – Cortonwood Batsmen up Against it.

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15 1944 Cortonwood Batsmen up Against it. Cortonwood 83  Thrcroft  139 for 9 Cortonwood lost at home on Saturday to Thurcroft, who made...

Brodsworth  79  Mitchell Main  163 for 6 dec – Away Win For Mitchell Main.

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 8 1944 Yorkshire Council Away Win For Mitchell Main. Brodsworth  79  Mitchell Main  163 for 6 dec Mitchell Main scored a good win...

Airman – Lowbridge, Harold Oxspring – Butcher Becomes Air Gunner

July 1944
South Yorkshire Times, July 15 1944 Butcher Becomes Air Gunner Serving in the R.A.F. and enjoying the life is Sergt. Harold Oxspring Lowbridge, of Tingle Bridge,...