1939 Quarter 4
Colliery Dispute
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
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday, November 18, 1939
What is At Stake
Darfield Rector Outlines Our Present Cause
Remembrance Day is observed with great fervour...
Empty House Gutted – Great Houghton Miners’ “Loot “
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 4, 1939
Empty House Gutted
Great Houghton Miners’ “Loot "
The discovery that an unoccupied house had been gutted as a result...
A Link With Home – “Times” Editorial
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 November 1939
A Link With Home
By a coincidence the following letter from Signalman A. Ratchus, who is serving...
Soldier – Whitehouse, Thomas Henry – Ex-Darfield Postman
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 November 1939
Ex-Darfield Postman
Mr, Thomas Henry Whitehouse (26): only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Whitehouse, of East...
Soldiers – Hodgson Brothers – Signallers All
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 November 1939
Signallers All
Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harland Hodgson, of 7, Edward Street, Darfield are serving...
Editorial – “I Would” and “I Dare Not”
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 November 1939
"I Would" and "I Dare Not"
Still, like the cat i' the adage would" waits upon...
Editorial – A Cry From No Man’s Land
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 11 November 1939
A Cry From No Man's Land
The offer of the King of the Belgians and the...
Editorial – Queens Speech and Churchill’s Review (videos)
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 18, 1939
The Gentle Queen
The Queen's broadcast to the women of the Empire was one of the war's loveliest interludes....
Editorial – The Rigour of the Game
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 November 1939
The Rigour of the Game
The position of European neutrals is becoming increasingly uncomfortable. For our...