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Rescuer’s Skills Praised

October 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 26 October 1940 Rescuer’s Skills Praised At an inquest at Conisborough Friday on Fred Toft (25), collier, of 135,...

Airman – Jackson, Arthur – Man Who Volunteered for R.A.F.

October 1940
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 19 October 1940 Reported Missing Mexborough Man Who Volunteered for R.A.F. A Mexborough airman who was to have been married on...

Soldier – Lambert, Howard Slater – Soldier’s Fatal Injuries

October 1940
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 19 October 1940 Soldier's Fatal Injuries A mother's vain dash to London to see her son before he died was described...

Editorial – The Brigands’ Club.

5 October 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 05 October 1940 The Brigands' Club. The formal adhesion of Japan to the Axis alters nothing if its purpose...

Editorial – Keep Far Our Foes

12 October 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 12 October 1940 Keep Far Our Foes Mr. Churchill is the right type of leader for a nation "suckled...

Editorial – War Aim No. 1

19 October 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 19 October 1940 War Aim No. 1 Answering the fools according to their folly Mr. Churchill informed certain questioners...

Editorial – Churchill’s Broadcast to France (Audio)

26 October 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 26 October 1940 Air Mastery Shall These Dry Bones Live? "Any Frenchman who was not stirred by that appeal must...

Wedding – Rowan & Harris

January 1941
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 04 January 1941 Mr J.E. Harris (Lincoln) and Miss E Rowan (Mexborough), a report of whose wedding appeared in our...