1939
Imprisoned by Fall – Fight to Save Miners
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 23, 1939
Imprisoned by Fall
Fight to Save Miners
Rescued After Eight Hours
Dearne Valley Colliery Mishap
Imprisoned for eight hours behind a fall...
Sequel to Houghton Pit Stoppage – Summonses Adjourned
Mexborough and Swinton Times December 16, 1939
Sequel to Houghton Pit Stoppage
Summonses Adjourned
Summonses alleging breach of contract against Joseph Smith, of Dar-field, and 47 others,...
Sailor – Ward, Arthur – Stoker in Foreign Waters
Mexborough & Swinton Times – December 9th 1939
A Great Houghton lad who is enjoying his job as a stoker is Arthur Ward, of 10,...
Soldier – Hill, John – Councillor Off To War
Mexborough & Swinton Times – December 9th 1939
Councillor Off To War
Coun. John Hill, one of Darfield's youngest councillors, is somewhere abroad. He was a...
Soldier & Airman – Wilks Brothers – Darfield Brothers
Mexborough & Swinton Times – December 9th 1939
Darfield Brothers
Two brothers, Thomas and John Wilks, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilks, of Barnsley Road,...
Editorial – Grey Goebbels
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 02 December 1939
Grey Goebbels
Dr. Goebbels, speaking at a "Strength Through Joy" concert, spoke of the "fresh sorrows that...
Editorial – “Guilty, But Insane”
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 09 December 1939
"Guilty, But Insane"
The Bolshevik invasion of Finland is a turning-point in the war and in...
Editorial – Alas, Poor Ghost!
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 16 December 1939
Alas, Poor Ghost!
The intervention of the League of Nations in the Russo-Finnish dispute came as...
Editorial – Recipe for a Happy Christmas
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 23 December 1939
Recipe for a Happy Christmas
Twenty-two years have rolled by and again we face a war...
Editorial – This Year of Fate
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 December 1939
This Year of Fate
And so draws to its close this year of fate, 1939, in...