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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...
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...