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Soldier – Owen, John Mitchell – In Middle East

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 In Middle East One of the youngest of soldiers' wives at Wombwell is Mrs. Velma Owen , of...

Soldier – White, Edward – Hardened Warrior

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Hardened Warrior Pte. Edward White (23), son of Mr. and the late Mrs. White, of 12, Cliffs Road,...

Soldier – Wilkinson, Benjamin Arthur – Fit & Well

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 09 May 1942 News from India Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilkinson, of 47, Sandygate, Wath, have received a letter from a...

Editorial – Barnburgh Main

2 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Barnburgh Main The History of coal-mining is unfortunately punctuated with those disasters which seem inevitable where man...

Editorial – Voice of Victory (video)

16 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Voice of Victory It was the voice of victory which we heard on Sunday in Mr. Churchill's...

Editorial – The Pause

23 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 The Pause Opening the debate on the war in the House of Commons this week Mr. Attlee described...

Editorial – Coalfield Unrest

30 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times, May 30, 1942 Coalfield Unrest Unrest expressed in an outbreak of lightning strikes is not confined to the South Yorkshire coalfield. The...

Wedding – Windle & Auckland

June 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 06 June 1942 The wedding took place at Brampton Bierlow Parish Church on Monday, of Miss Doreen C. M. Windle,...

Stoppage at Houghton Main – Second Within a Week

June 1942
South Yorkshire Times, June 27th, 1942. Stoppage at Houghton Main Second Within a Week For the second time within a week work was stopped at Houghton Main...

Cinemas – Empire & Pavilion – Dive Bomber

June 1942
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