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Mine Manager 21 Years – Mr. H. Fawcett Retires From Cortonwood

December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 27 December 1941 Mine Manager 21 Years Mr. H. Fawcett Retires From Cortonwood Mr. Harry Fawcett, of College House, Brampton, has...

Editorial – Wild Warfare

December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 December 1941 Wild Warfare The Libyan Campaign continues to occupy our chief attention. There we have had demonstrated...

Marconigrams – December 06th, 1941

December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 December 1941 Marconigrams Bride, bridegroom and two bridesmaids were all in khaki at a wedding at Wombwell Parish Church...

Marconigrams – December 13th, 1941

December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 December 1941 Marconigrams Dr. lan Campbell, of Swinton, received intimation last weekend that he had been successful in...

Editorial – Expert Thuggery at Pearl Harbour (video)

13 December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 December 1941 Expert Thuggery at Pearl Harbour To parody the familiar advertisement we thought the Hun was black until...

Editorial – Ebb and Flow

20 December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 20 December 1941 Ebb and Flow The fortunes of war swing and sway. In Russia dread gives way to...

Editorial – Hitler’s Stockingless Christmas

27 December 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 27 December 1941 Hitler's Stockingless Christmas When we have given full value to the Japanese successes in the Far...

Christmas Day Discovery – Tragedy in Wombwell Home

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 January 1942 Christmas Day Discovery Tragedy in Wombwell Home How Joy was turned to tragedy in a Wombwell home...

Family’s Escape – House Fire at Wombwell

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 January 1942 Family's Escape House Fire at Wombwell Mrs. Goulding, wife of Harry Goulding (26) miner, of 7, Brampton...

Death of Mrs. Isabel Hilyer

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 10 January 1942. News has been received in Wombwell of the death in London of Mrs. Isabel Hilyer, who contested...