January

Contents
Lundhill Disaster –
Part 1 – Half Village Orphaned
Lundhill Disaster –
Part 2 – Horseman news to West Melton
Lundhill Disaster –
Part 3 – Charles Dickens Visit
Lundhill Disaster – List of the Dead

Crib at Brampton Church
In Honours List – BEM for Wombwell Councillor
Off to Canada – Brampton family emigrate
Prizegiving at St Andrews
Wardle the Idol – Girl from South Africa
Wedding
Wombwell Inner Wheel Annual Dinner

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February

Contents:
Wedding
Wombwell Operatic Chairman has Leg Amputated

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March



Contents:

Adverts – D.Lee – Lazenby – Sagars
Brampton Ellis 1897
Bridesmaid and Baby
Mitchell Main Ready for Visitors
Weddings (2)
Wombwell Bride – Wath bridegroom

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April

Contents:
Empire – Bands (videos)
Ex Airman Now Colliery Under Manager
Exhibition of Books at Modern School.
Johnny Wardle at Wombwell Rotary Club
Wedding
Wombwell Cross Country Champions
Young Dancer

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May

Contents:
Cricket Starts
Johnny Wardle Benefit Match
Off To Rhodesia – Loss To Local Cricket

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June

Contents:
Wedding Present of Tea Service
When Miners Went Berserk
– ’93 Strike Memories
Cortonwood 179 Denaby 142 for 9
– Honours to Cortonwood
Mitchell Main 74 Monk Bretton 53
– Wilf Pearce 6 for 10

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July

Contents:
Wedding – Jenkins & Whittlestone
Wellcome Foundation Secretary
– Mr J.H P. Upton M B E
Brampton Ellis School Prize Winners
Brampton Ellis School Speech Day
Brampton Ellis School Show
Rockingham Evening Institute
Sons of Wombwell
– A School Picture 50 Years Ago

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August

Contents:
Weddings
– Hawksworth & Dyson
– Edge & Driffill
– Tunnicliffe & Wragg
Cinema – Empire
– Sid Phillips Band Show
A Young Exponent

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September

Contents:
Tragic Sequel to Journey
Entertainers I.T.V. “Hitch”
Wedding – Wood & Blessed
1902 Concert Party at Chapel
Methodist Play “Wild Goose Chase”
Johnny Wardle’s Book
Cortonwood Social Bowling Club

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October

Contents:
Girl to Lose Eye
– “Broken Hearted Mother’s Letter”
Weddings
– Daniels & Bamford
– Hesketh & Smith
– Hawksworth & Dyson
Wombwell Parish Church Children

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November

Contents:
King George’s Fund for Sailors.
Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Tillthorpe
Grannies For U.S.A. Q.E. Passengers
Wedding – Davies & Clayton
Arts and Crafts Festival
Sunday School Union Festival
Sunday School Prizewinners
Mexbro’ Head From Wombwell
South Riding Cricket League Dinner
Wombwell Cricket Lovers Tony Lock
Wombwell Cricket Lovers Dinner
Wombwell Cricket Lovers Guests
Don &Dearne Badminton Finals
Wombwell & District Bowls League

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December

Contents:
Obituary – Mr. Tom Rodwell
– Wombwell Pitman Who Became Director
Colliery Veteran’s Christmas Party
Rotarian Annual Ball
School Students Christmas Cakes
Colliery Boys’ Club Boxing

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