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Sailor – Drew H – A Link with Wath

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944 A Link with Wath His many friends in Wath will be pleased to hear of the award of the C.B.E....

Marconigrams – May 20th, 1944

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944 Marconigrams Eighteen defendants from Wombwell, Blacker Hill, Darfield and Great Houghton were fined 7s 6d each at Barnsley on Monday...

Editorial – In Good Hands

20 May 1944
 South Yorkshire Times, May 20th, 1944 In Good Hands After a general lull in active land operations, fighting has again broken out in Italy.  This time...

Rockingham 168 for 7 Wath 123 for 4 – Batsmen on Top...

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944 Yorkshire Council Swinton on Top At Thorncliffe Thorncliffe, for their home match with Swinton on Saturday, lacked the services of F....

Soldier – Presumed Killed

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944 Presumed Killed Mr. and Mrs. H. Beaumont of 41, West Street, Wath, whose only son Flt. Sgt Wireless Operator, Arthur...

Editorial – Labour at Loggerheads

13 May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944 Labour at Loggerheads The Labour Party could hardly have chosen a less appropriate time to stage a political squabble. Mr....

Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Parkin

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 13th, 1944 Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. W. Parkin of 7a, Rockingham Road, Swinton, are celebrating their golden wedding on Sunday May...

Mr. B. H. Pickering

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times May 13th, 1944 Mr. B. H. Pickering Mr. Basil H. Pickering, General Manager of the Denaby, Cadeby, and Maltby Collieries, has been appointed...

Soldier – Dyson R.D. – Home from Africa

July 1943
South Yorkshire Times, July 10, 1943 Home from Africa One of the first to return from the North African battle front to Wombwell is Corporal R....

July 1943
South Yorkshire Times, July 10, 1943 Four Serving Mr and Mrs. F. Wooding, 3 Hawthorne Road, Wath, have two sons and two daughters serving with the...

Thorncliffe 163  Wath  41 – Thorncliffe Well On Top

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944 Thorncliffe Well On Top Thorncliffe 163  Wath  41 Thorncliffe, at home on Saturday to Wath, although they lacked the services of...

Editorial – Neutrality

6 May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944 Neutrality Neutrality is not an absolute state. It has infinite variety.  The war has gone on long enough to demonstrate...

Montagu Cup (Final Replay) – Wath Wanderers  2  Denaby United 1 – Wath...

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944 Montagu Cup (Final Replay) Wath Prevail in Marathon Game Wath Wanderers  2  Denaby United  1 Wath Wanderers beat Denaby United 2-1 on...

Airman – Cree, Edgar – Young Composer

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944 Young Composer Sergeant Pilot Edgar Cree, R.A.F., is still making great strides in the musical world and on Sunday evening...

Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Ricketts

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944 Golden Wedding - Ricketts Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ricketts of 52, Brampton Road, West Melton, have recently celebrated their...

Marconigrams – May 06th, 1944

May 1944
South Yorkshire Times, May 6th, 1944 Marconigrams Sgt. John Chalmers, R.A.F., of Low Valley has been awarded the D.F.M. for his part in bringing safely...

Cinema – Majestic – Reveille with Beverley

April 1944
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Cinema – Grand – The Wolf Man

April 1944
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Editorial – Finance and the Future

29 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 29th 1944 Finance and the Future Sir John Anderson's Budget withheld the last straw. Our national economy is now so finely adjusted...

Editorial – Waiting for the Zero Hour

1 April 1944
South Yorkshire Times April 01st 1944 Waiting for the Zero Hour Waiting for zero hour is always apt to be a trying experience. It tests the...

Montagu Hospital Presentation – Ladies’ Committee Secretary Honoured

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944 Montagu Hospital Presentation Ladies' Committee Secretary Honoured Mrs. Squires (third from right, front row) with members of the Ladies’ Committee after...

Marconigrams – April 29th, 1944

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 29th, 1944 Marconigrams Major Lloyd George, Minister of Fuel, welcoming in the House of Commons on Friday the new agreement on mineworkers’...

Airman – Caddick, Arthur Ernest – Serving with RAF

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Service Snaps Arthur Ernest Caddick whose wife lives at 12, Meadow View, Wath, is now serving with the R.A.F. in...

Humane Society Award

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 Humane Society Award The Royal Humane Society’s testimonial on Parchment with Resuscitation Certificate has been awarded to L/Cpl. Donald Henderson...

The Late Mr. J. Trickett

April 1944
South Yorkshire Times, April 22nd, 1944 The Late Mr. J. Trickett Here is a photograph of the late Mr. James Trickett (81), of Sandygate, Wath, for...