1944
Sailor – Briscoe, Harold K. – Seeing the World
South Yorkshire Times, March 4th, 1944
Seeing the World
Able-Seaman Harold K. Briscoe, Great Houghton
Able-Seaman, Harold K. Briscoe, of John Street, Great Houghton, spent his third...
Sailor – Hall, Robert – Sailor’s Escape
South Yorkshire Times, March 25th, 1944
Sailor’s Escape
One of the survivors of a warship sunk while on convoy escort duty, Petty Officer Robert Hall, (23),...
Chaos in the Coalfield
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, April 1st, 1944
Chaos in the Coalfield
Far from there being any improvement in the coal situation in South Yorkshire the position...
South Yorkshire Coal Strike – Majority of Miners Still Out
South Yorkshire Times, April 8th, 1944
South Yorkshire Coal Strike
Majority of Miners Still Out
Despite a resumption of work at some pits the strike in the...
Editorial – Waiting for the Zero Hour
South Yorkshire Times April 01st 1944
Waiting for the Zero Hour
Waiting for zero hour is always apt to be a trying experience. It tests the...
Editorial – Shadow and Substance
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944
Shadow and Substance
Surely no campaign in the history of warfare has ever been so well advertised as the Second...
Editorial – Finance and the Future
South Yorkshire Times April 29th 1944
Finance and the Future
Sir John Anderson's Budget withheld the last straw. Our national economy is now so finely adjusted...
Marconigrams – May 20th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944
Marconigrams
Eighteen defendants from Wombwell, Blacker Hill, Darfield and Great Houghton were fined 7s 6d each at Barnsley on Monday...
Editorial – Neutrality
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944
Neutrality
Neutrality is not an absolute state. It has infinite variety. The war has gone on long enough to demonstrate...
Editorial – Labour at Loggerheads
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944
Labour at Loggerheads
The Labour Party could hardly have chosen a less appropriate time to stage a political squabble. Mr....