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Chaos in the Coalfield
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, April 1st, 1944
Chaos in the Coalfield
Far from there being any improvement in the coal situation in South Yorkshire the position...
Sailor – Hall, Robert – Sailor’s Escape
South Yorkshire Times, March 25th, 1944
Sailor’s Escape
One of the survivors of a warship sunk while on convoy escort duty, Petty Officer Robert Hall, (23),...
Sailor – Briscoe, Harold K. – Seeing the World
South Yorkshire Times, March 4th, 1944
Seeing the World
Able-Seaman Harold K. Briscoe, Great Houghton
Able-Seaman, Harold K. Briscoe, of John Street, Great Houghton, spent his third...
Notable Service at Darfield
South Yorkshire Times February 26, 1944
Notable Service at Darfield
With 53 year’s service in pit work to his credit, Mr Robert Randerson (66), 76 Nanny...
King & Queen Tour of Yorkshire Coalfields – Pithead Canteen Lunch
South Yorkshire Times, February 12th, 1944
King and Queen
Tour of Yorkshire Coalfields
Pithead Canteen Lunch at Elsecar
Queen’s Interest in Hickleton Production Feats
In the course of a...
Wedding – Rushforth & Bladen
South Yorkshire Times January 9, 1943
Mr. W. Maiden (Gt. Houghton) and Miss B. Rushforth (Darfield).
Miss Betty E. Rushforth, youngest daughter of Mrs. George Rushforth,...
Thurnscoe Head Retiring – Mr. T. H. Bollans of the Hill School
South Yorkshire Times January 16, 1943
Thurnscoe Head Retiring
Mr. T. H. Bollans of the Hill School
Mr. T. H. Bollans headmaster of The Hill Modern Boys'...
Soldier – Powell, Ernest – Splendid Christmas Gift
South Yorkshire Times, February 5th 1944
Splendid Christmas Gift
Driver Ernest Powell of “Bona Vista,” Thurnscoe Lane, Great Houghton, is attached to the Royal Engineers. He...
Undue Risk – Timbering Precautions Neglected – Fatal Sequel
South Yorkshire Times, January 27th, 1933
Undue Risk
Timbering Precautions Neglected At Houghton
Fatal Sequel
"I saw him coming down the drift on a stretcher. He moaned ,and...
0bituary – Doctor Baxter
South Yorkshire Times June 3, 1944
0bituary - Doctor Baxter
Mr. Doctor Baxter (74), a well-known resident and esteemed chorister in the Parish Church choir for...
Editorial – Getting to Grips
South Yorkshire Times June 17, 1944
Getting to Grips
These last ten days have been the most heartening since Britain took up arms against the all-pervading...
Editorial – Well Begun
South Yorkshire Times June 17, 1944
Well Begun
At long last conjecture has given place to reality. The contact between Germany and the Allies broken off...
Marconigrams – December 09th, 1922
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 December 1922
Marconigrams
Last Friday, the Rev. W.A. Strawbridge, M.A., completed his 25th year as Vicar of Conisborough.
A new...
Fraud at Houghton Magna.
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 12, 1902
Fraud at Houghton Magna.
At Leeds Assizes, on Saturday, Annie Birkitt (40), housekeeper, pleaded guilty to having obtained...
Fatal Accident At Houghton Main – Head Trapped
South Yorkshire Times January 20, 1933
Head Trapped
Fatal Accident At Houghton Main
Darfield Boy's Death
The death of Edward Andrews (14), haulage hand, of 16, Church View,...
Soldier – Timberlake E. – With R.A.
South Yorkshire Times, January 2, 1943
Gunner E. Timberlake, son of Mrs. A. Timberlake the late Mr. Timberlake, is with the RA., and has been...
Wedding – Moore & Harwood
South Yorkshire Times, July 4th 1970
Married at Wombwell Parish Church,
Miss Elaine Moore (Wombwell) and Mr. Elvin Harwood (Great Houghton).
False Pretences at Houghton
Mexborough and Swinton Times, December 5, 1902
False Pretences at Houghton
Annie Birkett, single woman of Houghton Magna, was charged with having obtained the sum...
Golden Wedding Day – Happy Houghton Group
South Yorkshire Times, February 9th, 1934
Golden Wedding Day
A Happy Houghton Group
The photograph shows Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Oddy , 18, Thurnscoe Lane, Great...
Nurse’s Success
South Yorkshire Times, January 15, 1944
Nurse’s Success
Miss Phyllis Harrison, formerly of Sandhill, Great Houghton, has received a gold medal for obtaining the highest marks...
Wedding – Finean & Fisher
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944
Mr. E. Fisher (Middlecliffe) and Miss C. Finean (Darfield).
Miss Coral Finean, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Finean,...
Some Memorable Dates in 1943
South Yorkshire Times, January 1, 1944
Looking Back
Some Memorable Dates in 1943
January
9 – Announced that Mr. Frank Doxey, manager of Grimethorpe Colliery had been appointed...
New County Districts West Riding Proposals Completed
South Yorkshire Times, February 2nd, 1934
New County Districts
West Riding Proposals Completed
Important Revisions
Reorganisation Of Doncaster, Hemsworth, Barnsley and Penistone Rural Districts
Fewer and Bigger Urban Authorities
Local...
Obituary – Owen Pascoe
South Yorkshire Times, January 19th, 1934
Obituary.
Owen Pascoe
Said to be the youngest Sergeant in the British Army in the early days of the war, Mr....
Beauty In Industry – Flood-Lighting of Houghton Main – A Striking Spectacle
South Yorkshire Times, January 19th, 1934
Beauty In Industry
Flood-Lighting of Houghton Main
A Striking Spectacle
Floodlit pithead gear at Houghton Main
A frieze of dazzling brightness is being...