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Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Round

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs John Round, of 116, Sandymount Road, Wath celebrate their golden wedding to-day (Friday). They...

Wedding – Reynolds & Haigh

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 08 August 1942 Mr. G.B. Haigh (Wath) and Miss M. M. Reynolds (West Melton). The wedding took place at Wath Parish...

Wedding – Spence & Davis

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 At Brampton Parish Church Miss Hazel Marian Spence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Spence,106 Winterwell Road,...

Advert – Zam-Buk – Get Those Happy Feet

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 Get Those Happy Feet Off she goes . . . swinging along. . . starting her day with...

Wath Property Sale – Beech Road Houses Fetch £2,330

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 15 August 1942 Wath Property Sale Beech Road Houses Fetch £2,330 Bidding was not too keen at an auction of freehold...

Pit Fatality – Harry Crossley’s Brother

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 Pit Fatality Fred Crossley (53), of 149, Wath Road, Mexborough, a colliery packer employed at Wath Main...

Sudden Fall – Mexborough Mineworker Buried

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 29 August 1942 Sudden Fall Mexborough Mineworker Buried A verdict of "Accidental death" was recorded at an inquest at Wath on...

Barnburgh Main Broadcast – At The Pit Bottom

August 1942
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 A striking picture of the scene at the pit bottom where the Barnburgh Main broadcast was...

Barnburgh Main Broadcast – Coun. T.H. Barker

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 Coun. T. H Barker reading his account of the Barnburgh disaster rescue work before the microphone. With him...

Barnburgh Main Broadcast – Underground Show Goes Through Without a Hitch

August 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 22 August 1942 Barnburgh Main Broadcast Underground Show Goes Through Without a Hitch Sunday afternoon's broadcast from the Barnburgh Main Colliery...