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Wedding – Rawlinson & Lightley

August 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 3, 1940 Miss Edith Rawlinson, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Rawlinson, 17, Burman Road, Wath-on-Dearne, was married at...

Only Fingers Showing – Miner Crushed By Stone at Manvers

August 1940
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 17 August 1940 Only Fingers Showing West Melton Miner Crushed By Stone Fatality at Manvers A verdict of "Accidental Death" was...

Soldier – Blow, John Moore – In K.O.Y.L.I.

August 1940
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 17 August 1940 Service Snaps Private Sidney John Moore Blow, eldest son of Mr. Fred Moore Blow, of 7, Oak Avenue,...

Soldier – Spurr, William – In Evacuation

August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 August 1940 Service Snaps Lance Corporal William Spurr, R.A.M.C. is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Spurr, of...

Editorial – Blitzkrieg or Attrition ?

3 August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 03 August 1940 Blitzkrieg or Attrition ? "Behold," says Hitler," I show you a mystery. I shall destroy an Empire...

Editorial – Factors in the Fight

10 August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 10 August 1940 Factors in the Fight The "threatenings and slaughter ", breathed backward and forward across the North...

Editorial – Britain’s Battle Begins

17 August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 17 August 1940 Britain's Battle Begins The battle for local air supremacy," an essential preliminary to any" serious attempt...

Editorial – The Spell is Broken

24 August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 24 August 1940 The Spell is Broken An important consequence of the brilliant defence against which the air Blitzkrieg...

Editorial – The First Year of Armageddon

31 August 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 31 August 1940 The First Year of Armageddon And so we come to the end of the first terrible...