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Editorial – The Need for Speed
South Yorkshire Times, September 26, 1942
The Need for Speed
At Stalingrad the struggle for dominance now seems to have become a Street by Street affair....
Boxer to the Rescue – Child Saved from the Canal at Wombwell
South Yorkshire Times, October 3rd, 1942
Boxer to the Rescue
Child Saved from the Canal at Wombwell
Mr. Edward (“Ted”) Jones, ripper at Houghton Main, a well-known...
Wombwell Pit Worker’s Gallantry
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 24 October 1942
Wombwell Pit Worker's Gallantry
Thomas Benjamin Moore (46), colliery packer employed at Houghton Main, of 49. Copeland Road....
Police Visit Club – Great Houghton Summonses
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 24 October 1942
Police Visit Club
Great Houghton Summonses
A total of thirty-four summonses were listed at Barnsley West Riding Court...
War Work – Houghton Girl Fined for Refusing
Mexborough and Swinton Times, October 3rd 1942
War Work
Houghton Girl Fined for Refusing
Irene Willmott, (20) single, 12, Normandale Road, Great Houghton, was fined £5 and...
Soldier – Gladman – Photograph
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 31 October 1942
Gunner Tom William Lidster (28), son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Lidster, of 228 Doncaster Road, Wath,...
Editorial – Still the Sure Shield
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 October 1942
Still the Sure Shield
Convoys have been in the news more than usual recently. The Government's...
Editorial – The Coal Debate
South Yorkshire Times, October 10, 1942
The Coal Debate
The Coal Debate in the House of Commons provided no promise of an early solution to...
Editorial – Three Speeches
South Yorkshire Times, October 17, 1942
Three Speeches
After a period of silent concentration on the grim realities of war the last ten days have...
Editorial – A Great Occasion (video)
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 24 October 1942
A Great Occasion
Long after the war is over the Trafalgar Day speech of Field Marshal Smuts will...