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Pithead Meals – Lady Roberts to Open Wombwell Canteen

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 Pithead Meals Lady Roberts to Open Wombwell Canteen A pithead canteen at which a twenty-four hours service of...

Dearne Board “Stuck” at Mill Weir – Tide Up At Bolton

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 Tide Up At Bolton Dearne Board "Stuck" at Mill Weir Some indication of the natural obstacles to...

A.T.C. Inspection – Flight-Lieutenant Cavendish-Bentinck

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 09 May 1942 A.T.C. Inspection Flight-Lieutenant Lord Morven Cavendish-Bentinck at Wombwell “You are now in the front line of support for the...

Marconigrams – May 02nd, 1942

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Marconigrams The egg ration for April is five for each person. The proposed scheme for the rationing of coal...

Marconigrams – May 09th 1942

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 09 May 1942 Marconigrams Alan Parker, a three-year-old evacuee from Hull, was drowned in the canal at Swinton on Sunday. The...

Marconigrams – May 16th, 1942

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Marconigrams Mrs  K. Jackson, of Wath, has made a donation of £20, which is much appreciated for...

Marconigrams – May 23rd, 1942

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 Marconigrams A freak chicken hatched at Thurnscoe on Sunday had four legs, two in the usual place...

Marconigrams – May 30th, 1942

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times, May 30, 1942 Marconigrams Wath Grammar School A.T.C. Squadron have this week been in camp under canvas at an R.A.F. Station. The Rt....

Mexborough 75 for 3   Brampton  74

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Mexborough Win Auty's Breezy Innings Mexborough 75 for 3   Brampton  74 Mexborough opened the account with an eight...

Wombwell Club’s Record

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Wombwell Club's Record The Wombwell club, Shipcroft United, have had another recordbreaking year with a prospect of...