1940 Quarter 1
Head-On Collision at Darfield “Bottleneck” – Nine Hurt In Road Smash
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 27, 1940
Nine Hurt In Road Smash
Two Buses Involved
Head-On Collision at Darfield “Bottleneck”
Road Blocked For Hours
A View of The Damaged...
Houghton Main Fatal Accident.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940
Houghton Main Fatal Accident.
CharIie Ward (36), married, a surface worker, of 8, College Terrace, Darfield, slipped...
Runaway Tubs – Houghton Main Worker Gives His Life – Slag Heap Tragedy
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940
Runaway Tubs
Houghton Main Worker Gives His Life
Slag Heap Tragedy
A story by comrades of the efforts...
Caught Red-Handed Gun-Stealing at Darfield
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940
Caught Red-Handed
Gun-Stealing at Darfield
For stealing a shot gun and a Winchester rifle three haulage...
Airman – Barnett, Harry – Sees to the Guns
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940
Sees To The Guns
Leading Aircraftsman Harry Barnett (22), son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barnett, of John Street,...
Nazi Air Force’s Busy Day – Planes Over British Coast
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940
Nazi Air Force's Busy Day
Planes Over British Coast
Soon Driven Off : No Bombs Dropped
Italian Volunteers...
Soldier – Chadwick, Harry – Darfield Man Entertains.
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 13 January 1940
Darfield Man Entertains.
Are the troops downhearted?—No! At least not when Private Harry Chadwick, of Darfield, is...
Soldier – Kearsley S. – Grateful Tommy
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1940
Grateful Tommy
Pte. S. Kearsley, of the K.O.Y.L.I. writes:
"I would like you to put a few lines in your...
Soldiers – Bladen C. & Cooke, Charles -Two Local Reservists
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 06 January 1940
Two Local Reservists
A reservist who has seen three of six three years' service in India, C....
Editorial – Frozen War
South Yorkshire Times, January 6th 1940
Frozen War
Our war is still frozen, and shows little sign at present of thawing. Here do we see...