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Marconigrams – May 02nd, 1942

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Marconigrams The egg ration for April is five for each person. The proposed scheme for the rationing of coal...

Slaughter of Pigs – Prosecution at Barnsley

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Slaughter of Pigs Prosecution at Barnsley “This sort of thing has been rife in the district and...

Sailor – Sills, Ernest – Got His Wish

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Got His Wish Ernest Sills (27), has always longed to join the Navy, and now has got his...

Editorial – Barnburgh Main

2 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Barnburgh Main The History of coal-mining is unfortunately punctuated with those disasters which seem inevitable where man...

Editorial – Turning Tide

9 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 09 May 1942 Turning Tide The Balance Sheet of war does not yet show many positive credits on the side...

Editorial – Voice of Victory (video)

16 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Voice of Victory It was the voice of victory which we heard on Sunday in Mr. Churchill's...

Editorial – The Pause

23 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 23 May 1942 The Pause Opening the debate on the war in the House of Commons this week Mr. Attlee described...

Editorial – Coalfield Unrest

30 May 1942
South Yorkshire Times, May 30, 1942 Coalfield Unrest Unrest expressed in an outbreak of lightning strikes is not confined to the South Yorkshire coalfield. The...

Stoppage at Houghton Main – Second Within a Week

June 1942
South Yorkshire Times, June 27th, 1942. Stoppage at Houghton Main Second Within a Week For the second time within a week work was stopped at Houghton Main...

Sailor – Stoyles, John James – Mother’s Hope For Son

June 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 06 June 1942 Mother's Hope For Son ln confirmation of a telegram sent last week to Mr. and Mrs. James Stoyles,...