1939
Editorial – Pistol Point Peace
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...