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90 Not Out – Party for Low Valley’s G.O.M. “Play-Boy ” Aims at...

October 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 21 October 1939 Ninety Not Out Party for Low Valley's G.O.M. "Play-Boy " Who Aims at The Hundred Mr. Joseph...

Lorry Out Of Control – Driver’s Explanation in Darfield Case

October 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 21 October 1939 Lorry Out Of Control Driver's Explanation in Darfield Case Walter DeFriend, a London motor lorry driver,...

Editorial – Pistol Point Peace

7 October 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 07 October 1939 Pistol Point Peace These are early days to be talking of war aims although we are...

Editorial – The Monomaniac

14 October 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 14 October 1939 The Monomaniac Hitler has got his answer. The worst he can do is more tolerable than...

Editorial – The Tempo Quickens

21 October 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 21 October 1939 The Tempo Quickens The tempo of the war quickens by land, sea, and air. The Germans in...

Editorial – Adolf Strafe England

28 October 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 28 October 1939 Adolf Strafe England The war still hangs fire but the German Foreign Minister came in front...

Fifty Years On – Wombwell Couple’s Golden Wedding

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 November 1939 Fifty Years On Wombwell Couple's Golden Wedding A year ago, a Wombwell couple received a telegram congratulating...

Wedding – O’Keefe & Pearson Roebuck

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 November 1939 The Darfield bell-ringers rang a peal from the Parish Church tower on Saturday, when the marriage...

Colliery Dispute

November 1939
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 25, 1939 Colliery Dispute A dispute over what is known as "walking time" caused a 36 hours' stoppage at Houghton Main...

What is At Stake –  Darfield Rector Outlines Our Present Cause

November 1939
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday, November 18, 1939 What is At Stake  Darfield Rector Outlines Our Present Cause Remembrance Day is observed with great fervour...