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Unlucky Day – Two Road Offences

June 1942
South Yorkshire Times, June 20th 1942 Unlucky Day Two Road Offences Stanley Archibald Melbourne (32) shunter, of 24, Garden Street, Mexborough, was at Rotherham on Monday, fined...

Elsecar 74  Mexborough  75 for 8

June 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 06 June 1942 Yorkshire Council Elsecar 74  Mexborough  75 for 8 An "all-or-nothing  batting display by J. Howarth and A. Vickers in...

Mexborough 68 Doncaster 190

June 1942
South Yorkshire Times, June 13th 1942 Yorkshire Council  Mexboro's Sudden Collapse A sudden and rapid Mexborough collapse marked their home match with Doncaster on Saturday. They...

Mexborough 91 Swinton 92 for 3 – Mexborough Fail Again

June 1942
South Yorkshire Times, June 27th, 1942. Yorkshire Council Mexborough Fail Again Swinton gained their second victory over Mexborough this season at Hampden Road on Saturday. They sent...

Editorial – City by City

6 June 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 06 June 1942 City by City From Leaflet Raids to the visitation which smote Cologne last week-end is a far...

Editorial – Year Of Destiny

13 June 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 13 June 1942 Year Of Destiny The crescendo of war is not mounting as rapidly this year as was generally...

Editorial – The Brotherhood of Freedom

20 June 1942
South Yorkshire Times, June 20th, 1942. The Brotherhood of Freedom Though the pendulum of war still remains poised, obstinately declining to swing in our favour until...

Editorial – Dangerous Corner

27 June 1942
South Yorkshire Times, June 27th, 1942. Dangerous Corner                                           We are in a tight corner again. Within the week the news from North Africa has clarified...