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Epic Rescue after Pit Catastrophe – The Last Two

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 The Last Two End of Five and a Half Days' Search The last two men, G. F....

South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942

Long Service Gift – Winding Engineman’s Retirement

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 02 May 1942 Long Service Gift Cadeby Winding Engineman’s Retirement When Mr. John Cooke, of Mexborough, now retired, was presented with a...

Mines Secretary at Manvers Main – Distinguished Gathering

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Mines Secretary at Manvers Main Distinguished Gathering at Opening Of Canteen And Solarium Mr. D. R. Grenfell,...

Mines Secretary at Manvers Main – Distinguished Gathering

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Mines Secretary at Manvers Main Distinguished Gathering at Opening of Canteen And Solarium Mr D. R. Grenfell...

Cinemas – Empire, Majestic & Oxford – The Night of January 16th (video)

May 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 30 May 1942 From YouTube:

Circus & Zoo

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1942

Issue of New Ration Books

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 16 May 1942 Issue of New Ration Books You Need: Your present ration book with reference to leave filled in 2. Your...

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...

Marconigrams – May 09th 1942

May 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 09 May 1942 Marconigrams Alan Parker, a three-year-old evacuee from Hull, was drowned in the canal at Swinton on Sunday. The...