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1872   Oct Alarming Colliery Fire – Great Destruction of Property – 700 Men Out Of Employment.
1883   Mar A Wombwell Property Owner Fined.
1887   Apr Coroner’s Inquest at Wombwell
1887   Apr Darfield Collier’s Death
1887   Apr Wombwell Local Board Election
1887   Apr Coroner’s Inquest at Wombwell
1887   Oct Accident at Cortonwood Colliery
1887   Oct Important Experiments with New Explosive at a Yorkshire Colliery
1887   Nov The Fatal Accident at Wombwell Main Colliery.
1887   Nov Serious Accident at Cortonwood Colliery.
1887   Nov A Miner Buried Under 20 Tons of Coal
1888   Jul Frightful Accident at the Darfield Main Colliery – Two Lads Shockingly Mangled
1888   Jul South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1888   Oct Miners Wages – Firm Attitude of The Men – Pits Set Down
1890   Jan Accident at Darfield Main
1890   May Yorkshire Coalowners & Local Wages Questions – Important Resolution.
1890   Aug Fatal Accident at Darfield Main Colliery
1891   May Accident at Wombwell Main Colliery
1891   Aug South Yorkshire Collieries and The Hull Coal Trade – August 14, 1891
1891   Nov Breaches of Colliery Rules at Cortonwood
1892   Mar The Crisis in the Coal Trade – Mexborough District
1892   Apr South Yorkshire and the Hull Coal Trade – The Miners’ “Stop” Week
1892   May Alarming Accident at Manvers – Inquests
1892   May Alarming Accident at Manvers – Two Killed & Two Injured.
1892   May Great Fall of Bind at Manvers Main Colliery – Two Lives Lost.
1892   Jun Fatal Accident at the Wombwell Main Colliery
1892   Jun Fatal Accident at the Wombwell Main Colliery.
1892   Jul Inquest at Wombwell
1892   Jul Miner’s Demonstration
1892   Aug Hull Coal Trade – Falling Off of the Traffic.
1892   Sep The Smallpox Case at Wombwell
1892   Oct Colliery Accident and Death
1892   Oct Presentation to Darfield Main Colliery Officials
1892   Oct Shocking Fatality at Houghton Main – Two Men Killed
1892   Nov A Body Disinterred at Wombwell
1892   Nov Strange Death at Wombwell – The Body to be Exhumed.
1892   Nov South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1892   Dec Commercial Trade in 1892
1893   Jan The Hull Coal Trade – Returns for 1892
1893   Jan District Trade in 1892
1893   Mar Wombwell Local Board Election
1894   Jan A Disastrous Year
1895   Oct Fatal Accident at Darfield Main Colliery
1897   Jan Pony Drivers Death at Darfield Main
1899   Aug South Yorkshire Collieries and the Hull Coal Trade
1902   Aug Fatal Accident at Cortonwood – 14 Year Old Attempting to Use Pick
1902   Sep Colliery Fatality at Houghton – Mitchell Main Youth Killed.
1902   Sep The Hull Coal Trade – Serious Decline of Traffic.
1903   May Fatal Accident at Wombwell Main
1905   Mar Valuable Freehold Dwelling Houses in Edward Street
1905   Oct Councillor’s Mysterious Death – Coroner’s Inquest
1907   Apr An Excuse to Go to a Football Match
1908   Feb Fatal Accident at Darfield Main
1908   Mar Darfield Main Fatality – “An Unforeseen Accident”
1909   Feb Wombwell Pit Lads’ Dispute – 2,500 Men Effected – A Question of Starting Wages
1909   May Exports Increasing Denaby & Cadeby Again to the Front.
1909   Aug Fatality at Wombwell Main.
1909   Oct Hull Coal Traffic – September the Best Month of the Year.
1910   Jul A Growing District
1911   Oct The Coal Output – Still a Big Deficiency.
1911   Nov Death from Fall of Dirt
1912   Feb Hull Coal Traffic – A Slightly Increased Tonnage.
1912   Feb Strike will Affect 50,000 People To-Morrow.
1912   Mar Disastrous Effect on Trading Concerns.
1912   Mar National Coal Strike – Premier’s Important Statement – Government Favour Minimum Wage.
1912   Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – A Rumour Causes Big Demonstrations
1912   Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Good Work by Police – Ugly Rushes by 8000 Strong Crowd
1912   Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Police Baton Charge
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – How the Local Firms Stand
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – Situation at the Local Collieries
1914   Jan Trammers Buried – Fatal Sudden Fall of Roof at Cortonwood
1915   Jul Clay Workers Fatal Fall
1916   Apr Fatality at Mitchell Main
1917   Jan Lythe’s of Station Lane (Advert)
1917   Apr Third Year of Office
1917   Oct Borough Powers Wanted
1918   Jan Miner Dies after Operation
1918   Jan Food Control – Wombwell Adopt Birmingham Scheme
1918   Apr His Nerves were Paralysed For Five Years – Now Strong and Well (Advertisement)
1918   Apr Miner Crushed by Stone
1918   May Wombwell Council’s 600 New Houses
1918   Jun Fall of Roof at Mitchell Main
1918   Aug No Milk for Twelve Months.
1918   Sep Sale This Day (Thursday), At 12 O’clock.
1919   Jan Wombwell Miners Pleased.
1919   Jan Successful Architect – Mr. D. H. Roberts.
1919   Jan Wombwell’s Architects for 582 municipal houses
1919   Feb Advertisement – Edgar Wroe
1919   Feb Advertisement – Wombwell Furnishing Company
1919   Feb Wombwell Man’s Shocking End – Sad Fatality at Houghton Main
1919   Mar Advert – Skinner
1919   Mar Cruelty to a Pony
1919   Mar County Elections. – Public Apathy. – Local Labour Successes.
1919   Apr Some New Councillors
1919   Apr Wombwell Council’s New Chairman.
1919   Apr Wombwell’s New Era.
1919   May Heroes All. – Rescue Efforts at Wombwell Main – Buried by Fall.
1919   May Heroic Wombwell Miners.
1919   Jun Wombwell’s Memorial Park.
1919   Jul Coal Strike Local Situation – Industry Running Down. Mines Calm & Orderly
1919   Jul Coal Miner’s Strike – Mines Quickly Flooding.
1919   Aug Colliery Accident.
1919   Aug Wombwell’s Unfortunate Position – Feeding The Children Already Commenced.
1919   Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – Definite Settlement. – Work Resumed on Monday
1919   Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – 3rd Week of Dispute – Mass Meetings in District
1919   Aug Council’s Appeal To Miners.
1919   Aug Sanitation at Lundhill.
1919   Aug Wombwell’s Health.
1919   Sep Ironmonger – Edgar Wroe (Advert)
1919   Sep Motor Cycles – Skinner (Advert)
1919   Sep Violin Teacher – Noah Hill (Advert)
1919   Sep Cortonwood War Memorial
1919   Oct Miners In Peril. – Extraordinary Accident – Cage Overwound.
1919   Oct Railway Strike
1919   Oct Don and Dearne Valley Borough Councils
1919   Oct Wombwell Housing – Scheme Held Up.
1919   Nov Davies and Neal (advert)
1919   Nov Dearne Valley Progress – Extensive Municipal Trading Projected.
1919   Nov Wombwell’s Memorial and Wombwell Baths
1919   Dec Wombwell’s “Direct Snub.”
1920   Jan Hull Coal Traffic.
1920   Sep Triple Alliance – No Appetite for General Strike – Local Situation
1920   Nov Coal Strike Ended- Work Resumed Yesterday
1921   Jan Hull Coal Trade.
1921   Apr Federation Secretary’s Sombre Outlook – Appeal to Yorkshire Men – “A Great Sacrifice.”
1921   Apr The Triple Alliance. – Manifesto Gives Case for Stoppage.
1921   May Mining Strike – Over 4 Million Unemployed
1921   May Strike in Seventh Week
1921   May The Local Distress
1921   Jun Pit Pony Races – Excellent Sport – Mitchell Main Helps Relief Fund.
1921   Sep Sad Accident – Father and Son – One Taken, the Other Left.
1921   Nov Perplexing Case at a Wombwell Inquest
1921   Dec Cortonwood Disaster – Survivors’ Stories
1921   Dec School Teachers from The Unemployed!
1922   Apr Wombwell Miner’s Death
1922   Apr South Yorkshire Coal Trade. Shipments for March 1922
1922   Sep Houghton Main – Satisfactory Settlement after Dispute.
1922   Nov The General Election – Don Valley Candidates
1922   Dec Trade Review – Don and Dearne Valley.
1926   Nov Tradesman Victim of Coal Dispute
1927   Jan Clean Milk -Wombwell Campaign – “Grade A.” Methods
1927   Jan Mr John Belshaw and the New Year
1927   Feb Handling Dustbins – Sanitary Inspectors Smart Idea
1927   Mar Municipal Elections – New Interest
1927   Mar New Labour Councillor
1927   Mar Notice from Independent Labour candidate
1927   Apr New Councillors
1927   May Rate Collector
1927   Jun Village Worthy – Veteran of the Mines
1927   Aug Local Craftsmen , Mr William Johnson & Sons
1927   Sep King’s Road Estate
1927   Sep New Wombwell Councillor
1927   Sep Wombwell Houses – Condemnation of Back To-Back Type.
1927   Sep Wombwell Houses Medical Officer’s Reply to Criticism.
1927   Sep Wombwell Municipal Houses – Over 500 Erected – Public Duty Well Done
1927   Oct Irving Washington – Remarkable Demonstration of Public Respect
1927   Nov An Offer To Wombwell Council
1927   Dec Health Statistics – Wombwell M.O. and Years 1926 and 1927.
1927   Dec Councillor F Collindridge
1927   Dec Gilchrist Lectures
1928   Jan Buried Alive – Wombwell Miner’s Sad Fate – Killed By Fall.
1928   Jan Wombwell Miner’s Death – Fatal Blow – Sequel To Accident. .
1928   Jan Second Fatality Announced at Inquest on Miner.
1928   Jan Down on the Dogs – Opposition to Greyhound Racing. Council Supports Protest
1928   Jan Rent and Rates
1928   Feb Bus Turns Turtle – Twenty Miners Penned In (picture)
1928   Feb Nasty Smash -Miners Bus Overturned at Darfield Cross Roads.
1928   Feb Netherwood Hall
1928   Feb Memories of the Lundhill Explosion – Old Lady’s Vivid Recollection.
1928   Feb The Swelling Dearne.
1928   Mar New Ford at E & G Charlesworth Ltd
1928   Mar More Memories of Lundhill – Widow Who Worked Down The Mine
1928   Mar County Council Representative
1928   Mar Local Elections – Board of Guardians
1928   Mar The Gilchrist Lectures
1928   Apr Cortonwood Welfare – Institute Opening Ceremony
1928   Apr Head of Guardian’s Poll
1928   Apr New Councillors and Guardians
1928   Apr Cortonwood Welfare Bulding
1928   Apr Cortonwood Welfare Scheme – Beautiful Lay-Out – Last Word In Recreation Facilities.
1928   May Cortonwood New Village
1928   May Wombwell Miner’s Fatal Injury – Rock From Roof
1928   May Six Hundred Miners Receive a Week’s Notice.
1928   May LNER Booking Clerk
1928   May Houses for All At Wombwell – Builders In Area Cater For Owner-Occupiers.
1928   Jun Funeral with Military Honours
1928   Jul Freehold Residence Be Sold, Known Netherwood Hall, Wombwell
1928   Aug Work Stoppage – Shock for Cortonwood Pit Workers – 1,250 Notices Issued.
1928   Oct Postman’s Knock – Wombwell Man’s Retirement – A Christmas Dinner At Home !
1928   Oct Men of Note in Local Sport. A Wombwell Maker. Long Career on Field and Board.
1928   Nov A Veteran of Lundhill
1928   Nov Wombwell Chairman’s Complaint Against Public.
1928   Dec Wombwell Man Crushed by Half a Ton of Stone – Lesson from Accident.
1928   Dec Miners’ Back Pay. Good News for Darfield Main Workers.
1929   Jan Dearne District Light Railway
1929   Feb Colliery Appointment – New Manager at Wombwell Main.
1929   Feb Mitchell Main Management’s Treaty Terms – 1,400 Resume Work To-Day.
1929   Feb Strike Threatens Gas Supply – 1,400 Men Idle Because 2 Got Notice.
1929   Mar Coal Boom – Brisk Trade in South Yorkshire – All Pits Busy.
1929   Mar Candidates for the Councils – South Yorkshire Urban & Rural Nominations  
1929   Mar Election Candidate – Victor Burrows
1929   Mar Election Candidate – F.T. Hatswell
1929   Mar Election Candidate – Mr Tom Newsome
1929   Mar Election Candidates – Cyril Callaghan
1929   Mar The New Councillors – Men & Women Who Won First Victories
1929   Apr Co-Operative Enterprise          
1929   Apr Wombwell Hospital Movement Chairman.
1929   May Victim was Well Known Ambulance Man
1929   May Johnson & Sons (advert)
1929   May Regent Restaurant (advert)
1929   May Cortonwood Trammer Inquest.
1929   May Presentations at Wombwell Main Colliery – Honoured Official
1929   May 1929 General Election, May 30, 1929
1929   Jun Resident M.P.
1929   Jun Wombwell Council’s Approval of School Scheme.
1929   Jul Yorkshire Clean Milk Competition Winner
1929   Sep Wombwell U.D.C. – Civic Reception – Ante-Natal Clinic – Gallant Youths.
1929   Oct Flights For The Million – Popular Aviation at Wombwell – Crowds Enjoy Stunts.
1929   Oct Wombwell Aerodrome.
1929   Nov Asphalte Plant – Trinidad Firm Operating from Wombwell.
1929   Nov  Wombwell’s War on Disease -This “Cleanliness Is Godliness.”
1929   Nov Wombwell Health Week Prizes.                             
1929   Nov Wombwell Unemployed Workers’ Committee Secretary
1929   Dec Departure of Prominent Figure
1929   Dec Pit Yard Tragedy – Wombwell Main Foreman’s Collapse.
1929   Dec “All Quiet on the Western Front” – Library’s “Discretional” Ban – Conflicting Views.
1929   Dec Three Local Appointments on Magistrates Bench
1930   Apr Sheffield Inspectors Post for East Africa
1930   Jun Yorkshire Traction Co Ltd
1930   Jun Ten Years Later – Death from Old Injury – A Restive Pony.
1930   Dec Disastrous Explosion at Houghton Main – Five Dead: Twelve Injured.
1931   Jan Houghton Main Disaster – Inquest Closed – Jury’s Findings.
1931   Jan Trade In 1931- The Local Outlook – No Great Expectations
1931   May New Reservoir – £9,000 Scheme for Jump
1931   Jun Yorkshire Traction Company Enterprise – Modern Travel by Road – Sunday by the Sea.
1931   Jun Pit Tragedy – Sudden Death of Wombwell Miner.
1931   Jun Dearne Valley Traffic Pool Adopted – 34 Years Agreement
1931   Nov Has The Tide Turned? – Trade Review – Coal, Iron & Steel, Brass, Glass, Soaps & Oils
1931   Dec Don and Dearne Valleys – Upward Tendency of Trade
1932   Jan Casualty List of 1931
1932   Apr Petit Pit – Jump Miner Digging For Abdy Seam – Pluck plus Luck
1932   Apr Quick Press Ltd – Advert
1932   Apr “Hooam An’ Away”
1932   Apr Councillor – Douglas Lee
1932   Apr Councillor – Reginald Thomas Preston
1932   Apr Councillor – Tom Newsome
1932   Apr Councillor – William Stubbs
1932   Apr Election Address – Douglas Lee
1932   Apr Election Address – Victor Edward Burrows
1932   May Wombwell U.D.C. – Short Meeting – Gas Profits
1932   Jun Fighting a Pit Fire
1932   Jun Another Scramble
1932   Jun Dearne Valley Reorganisation – 1. Wombwell Scheme (Opposition)
1932   Jun Dearne Valley Reorganisation – 1. The Wombwell Scheme
1932   Jun Dearne Valley Reorganisation – 2. The Darfield Scheme
1932   Jul Darfield & Wombwell Main Dismissals – Another 1300 Men Out
1932   Jul YMA Seniority – Mr John Gawthorpe
1932   Jul YMA Seniority – Mr. George Ledger
1932   Aug Advert – Blackhams , High Street
1932   Sep Injured Miner Fit for Light Work – Compensation Reduced
1932   Sep Wombwell Man Appointed Secretary – Former President
1932   Oct Blackham’s (advert)
1932   Oct Neale for Radio (advert)
1932   Oct Scarrott’s Stores (advert)
1932   Oct The Last Survivor – Memories of the Oaks – A Fearful Calamity
1932   Oct Petite Pit
1932   Nov Bellamy’s (advert)
1932   Nov Snapped Girder Pony – Driver Killed At Mitchell Main
1932   Nov Light on The Coal Quota – Collapse of the Export Trade
1932   Nov E. Blackham (advert) – Dance Band Concert
1932   Dec Cortonwood Disaster – Inquest Opened
1932   Dec Cortonwood Disaster – Midnight Explosion in Silkstone Seam
1932   Dec Cortonwood Disaster – Sinister Month
1932   Dec Cortonwood Disaster – The Victims
1932   Dec Wedding Eve Tragedy – Killed by fall at Mitchell Main
1933   Jan Cortonwood Disaster – Eighth Victim – Boys’ Brigade Leader
1933   Jan Cortonwood Disaster Inquest – Fatal Seventh Shot
1933   Jan Fatal Accident At Houghton Main – Head Trapped
1933   Jan The Cortonwood Disaster – Workmen Closely Questioned  
1933   Jan Undue Risk – Timbering Precautions Neglected – Fatal Sequel
1933   Jan History of The Hall – Hidden Beauty – Unspoiled Nature at Netherwood
1933   Jan Wombwell U D C Chairman
1933   Jan Hidden Beauty – Unspoilt Nature at Netherwood – History of the Hall
1933   Feb Local Rulers – Mr J.A. Hall – Wombwell U.D.C.
1933   Apr Cortonwood Accident – Killed By Fall In Presence of Son
1933   Apr Miner Dies From Injuries
1933   Apr Mitchell Main – Colliery Definitely Closed Down – Ponies Raised
1933   Apr Pit Closing – Shock for Wombwell District – Mitchell Main Finished
1933   Apr The Remedy – Mitchell Main – No Reprieve Yet – Gas Supply
1933   Apr An Awkward Emergency
1933   Apr The Local Elections – Full Results
1933   Apr The Local Elections – Some New Members
1933   Apr Wombwell U.D.C. – Odds And Ends – Increased Rate
1934   Jan Assistant Town Clerk of Gillingham
1934   Jan Retirement of Mr. C. E. Dagley
1934   Jan Work-Sharing – Spreading In Local Collieries
1934   Jan Rural Crafts Hedge – Laying & Trimming – A Decaying Art
1934   Feb New County Districts West Riding Proposals Completed
1937   Mar County Council Elections – Labour Not Successful – Balance Unchanged
1937   Mar Traders Meet
1937   Apr Broken Melody – Man Killed at Mitchell Main
1937   Apr Coal Gas Contract
1937   Apr New Chairman of Wombwell U.D.C
1937   Apr Old Servant Honoured at Wombwell Main
1937   Apr Town Goes Gay – Ready For The Coronation – Another “Reight Do”
1937   May Land Won from Flood – Dearne Plan Puts River in Its Place
1937   Jul “Crying” The Nine
1937   Jul Art of Window Dressing – Valuable Trophy won by Wombwell Firm
1937   Aug Children’s Day – Mitchell and Darfield Athletic Festival – Record Entry
1937   Aug Killed In Pit – “Accidental Death” of Birdwell Man
1937   Aug Unexplained Wath Mishap – Derailed Wagons – Shunter Killed
1937   Sep A New Landmark at Mitchell’s Main
1937   Sep Civic Heads of Other Days – Interesting Group of Darfield Council
1937   Nov New Dearne Valley Water Board President
1937   Nov Pit Death Mystery Boy – Crushed by Rock
1937   Nov Mitchell Main Loss – Sudden Death of Old Servant – Mr. H. Hargreaves
1937   Nov Wartime Shaft To Be Used – Opening Beamshaw Seam at Darfield Main
1937   Nov Dearne Drainage
1937   Dec New Under Manager at Wombwell Main
1937   Dec Obituary – Former Mine Official – Mr. W. Johnson, Of Wombwell
1937   Dec Wombwell Joining Up With Jump and Hoyland
1938   Jan Impromptu Trio at Colliery Dinner
1938   Jan Mr. Firth – Self-Educated Wombwell Veteran
1938   Jan Presentations for Long Service at Wombwell Main
1938   Jan Turkish Workmen Come to Wombwell
1938   Jan Unique Records of Service – Gold Watches for Eight Veterans
1938   Jan Holiday Pupils Jeer Friends at School
1938   Jan Official Retires
1938   Mar Turkish Workmen are Delighted with Wombwell
1938   Mar New Baths Manager – Hull Man Secures Wombwell Post
1938   May New Manager at Cortonwood Colliery
1938   Aug Examination Success
1938   Aug Workmen Buried in Trench – Three Injured – One Fatally – Five Ton Fall Of Clay
1938   Aug Boat Building Industry Revival at Wombwell
1938   Sep Closed Pit Bombshell For Wombwell – “17 Strikes in Five Months”
1938   Sep New Hope at Wombwell – Mitchell Main Colliery May Reopen
1938   Sep Improvements at Wombwell – Proposals for New Post Office and Hotel
1938   Oct Mine Directors Death – Mr Stanley Claytor – Mitchell Main Loss
1938   Oct Wonderful Old Lady
1938   Oct Bisley Man’s Wombwell Appointment – Schools Enquiry Officer
1938   Oct Retirement of Enquiry Officer
1938   Nov Mitchell Main Welfare Sports Club
1938   Nov New Y.M.A. President – Mr J.E.Hall, J.P.
1938   Nov Parents Warned at Wombwell – Diphtheria Infection Dangers
1938   Nov Appointment of Secretary of Wombwell Labour Party
1938   Dec Pithead Baths for Wombwell
1938   Dec Ten Years With His Spine Broken – And Then Died Natural Death
1938   Dec Burning Pit Dump at Darfield
1939   Jan Yorkshire Traction Co Wombwell Depot’s Children’s Party
1939   Jan Diggles (advert)
1939   Jan Arctic Conditions at Wombwell – Melting Snow In Order To Wash
1939   Feb N.U.R. Secretary
1939   Feb Advert – Piano Exhibition
1939   Mar Farm Transport
1939   Mar Councillor Resigns – “Times” Report Confirmed
1939   Mar Local Election Results
1939   Apr Coun. Hall’s Stirring Speech From The Chair.
1939   Apr Direct Tailor’s Advert
1939   Apr Labour Triumph
1939   Jul Labour Walkover – E. Wainwright Returned at Wombwell
1939   Jul Physical Fitness Without Tears.
1939   Aug New Co-Op. Director – Mr. Thomas Wooley of Wombwell – Fine Public Record
1939   Nov Pit Tragedy
1939   Nov “Rather Wear Out Than Rust Out”
1939   Nov Wombwell Main Traditions – Romantic Union of Two Old Families
1939   Nov Wombwell Main Traditions – After the Presentations A Maiden Speech
1939   Dec Miners’ Leader’s Message – Mr J. A. Hall Looks Ahead Into 1940 – Issues Clearly Defined
1939   Dec Natural Causes Verdict – Adjourned Inquest on Mitchell Main Miner
1939   Dec Right Arm Lost – Wombwell Miner’s Claim
1940   Mar Presentation to Mr. William Barker – 50 Years in Glass Trade & Manager For 38
1940   Nov Coke Oven Managers – Gifts to Association Officials – Meritorious Service
1941   May Advert – H. Garton
1941   May Meals at 3 ½ d – Wombwell Councillor Wants Explanation
1941   Jun Haulage Hand Killed – Trapped by Head at Wombwell
1941   Jul H Garton (advert)
1941   Jul Worsboro’ U.D.C. Clerk
1941   Aug Conditional Sales – Wombwell Food Committee Queues
1941   Sep Hot Meals at Pits – Wombwell District Schemes
1941   Nov Wombwell Main Fatality – Killed After Returning To Pit
1941   Dec Mine Manager 21 Years – Mr. H. Fawcett Retires From Cortonwood
1942   Jan Houghton Main Fatality – Wombwell Man in Haulage Accident
1942   Jan Cortonwood Manager – West Yorkshire Pit Official Appointed
1942   Apr Houghton Miners’ Fine Effort
1942   Apr Wombwell Council’s Choice – Coun. J. A. Hall Again Chairman
1942   May South Yorkshire Colliery Disasters
1942   May Back to Work – Cortonwood in Full Production
1942   May Cortonwood Strike – Trouble Over Price List
1942   May Mines Secretary at Manvers Main – Distinguished Gathering
1942   May Mines Secretary at Manvers Main – Distinguished Gathering
1942   May Pithead Meals – Lady Roberts to Open Wombwell Canteen
1942   May Dearne Board “Stuck” at Mill Weir – Tide Up At Bolton
1942   Jun Stoppage at Houghton Main – Second Within a Week
1942   Jun “In And Out” Strikes – Unrest at South Yorkshire Pits
1942   Jul Advert – Zam Buk -Tiring Days for the Feet
1942   Jul Airman & Soldier – Wood Bros Footballers
1942   Aug Wombwell Main Presentation – Appreciation of Long Service
1942   Aug Advert – Zam-Buk – Get Those Happy Feet
1942   Aug Cortonwood Worker’s Death
1942   Aug Killed at Elsecar Main Colliery
1942   Aug Pinned By Fall – Wombwell Man Killed in Pit
1942   Aug Sudden Fall – Mexborough Mineworker Buried
1942   Aug Wombwell Man Killed in Pit – Pinned By Fall
1942   Sep Advert – Zam-Buk – Take Care of Your Feet
1942   Sep Mr. Hall Speaks Out
1942   Sep Wath Main Canteen Opened – Stirring Appeal by Y.M.A. President
1942   Oct Advert – Zam Buk – On Feet Morn Till Night ?
1942   Oct Zam Buk (advert)
1942   Oct Loss of a Good Workman – Inquest on Wath Collier
1942   Oct Fuel Minister’s Visit – Major Lloyd George at Cortonwood
1942   Oct Fuel Minister’s Visit – Major Lloyd George with Miner
1942   Oct New County Alderman – Wombwell Councillor Appointed
1942   Dec Zam-Buk (Advert)
1942   Dec Coal Board Appointments – Mr. T. S. Charlton and Mr. A. Hall
1942   Dec Strike Drags On – Deadlock at Cortonwood
1944   Feb Wombwell Main Colliery – New Appointments – Secretary & Accountant
1944   Mar Capt. A. E. Allott, J.P., Resigns – Vice-President Of B.B.C.S.
1944   Apr Chaos in the Coalfield
1944   Apr South Yorkshire Coal Strike – Majority of Miners Still Out
1944   Jul Mr. T. S. Charlton J.P. – Director of North Wales Coal Company
1944   Jul New Rural Councillor Coun. – A. H. Varney of Brampton
1947   Jan The Birth of a Coalfield – Looking Back 150 years
1947   Jan To Carry on Public Work – Retired Councillor PB Nicholson, J.P.
1947   Jan Wombwell Celebrates Nationalisation
1947   Jan Wombwell Colliery Development
1947   Mar Flooding Threatens Production
1947   Mar Wombwell Main beat Target
1947   Apr Reward for Good Work (video)
1947   Apr South Yorkshire Township and Collieries
1947   May The Missing Bus
1947   Jun Five Day Week – Early Impressions Favourable
1947   Jul Colliery Awarded Costs
1947   Sep Strike Costs 60,000 Tons of Coal Daily – 42 Pits & 50,000 Men Involved – Government May Intervene
1947   Oct Council Rejects the ‘Local Lads’ for Cemetery Job
1947   Nov Coroner Praises Yorks Miners’ Comradeship – Brave Men Helped One Another’
1947   Nov Three Die in Wombwell Pit on Wednesday Morning
1947   Dec Number 3 Output Best Ever
1948   Aug Wombwell Main Appointment – Mr R. G. Hempson.
1949   Feb News and Views About Yorkshire Textile Drive (Advert)
1949   Mar Wombwell Track Licence: Council to Object
1949   May Who’s Who in To-morrow’s Urban Council Elections – Twenty Candidates
1949   Jun Fortitude of Two Buried Miners
1949   Sep Record Profits for Wombwell Foundry
1949   Sep Best Cultivated Allotments.
1949   Dec Tea Ration (Advert)
1950   Jul They May Be Miners M.P. In The Future
1950   Dec Absentees Kept Pits Closed – 50,000 Took An Extra Day
1951   Jan Double – Decker Buses – New Area Service
1951   Jan Rediffusion (Advert)
1951   Feb Breakdowns Cut Output
1951   Apr Towns’ Census Watch – Population Trends
1951   May Weekly Coal Output
1951   May Whitsun Output Drop
1951   Jun Pits Output in Number 3 Area
1951   Jun Pit Rescuers at Dinner – Compliments for “Wath Trained Men”
1951   Aug Tonnage Halved
1951  Sep 8 Holme Moss Opens New Era – Radio or Television ?
1951   Oct Election: Who’s Who
1951   Nov Barnburgh Pit Output Cut By Wath Strike!
1951   Nov Mines Output Tonnage – Keep it up Wentworth
1951   Nov On Strike One Week – Hit Target Next
1951   Nov Third Time in Five Weeks – Coal Output
1951   Nov Two Get 101 Tons
1951   Nov Election Notebook – Flag For Tory Victory Was Sabotaged
1951   Nov Election Results in Don & Dearne Valleys
1951   Nov No Change but Majorities Down
1951   Dec Obituary – George Peaker
1951   Dec Goldthorpe Chamber of Trade Dinner
1951   Dec From Mr. J. A. Hall, C.B.E., J.P., Yorkshire Miners President
1951   Dec Holiday Hangover
1953   Apr Corton Wood Pit Fatality – Killed By Cage
1953   Apr Collieries Record Yield
1953   Apr Kilnhurst’s Best Output
1953   Apr Association of Building Trades Employees
1953   May A Wombwell International
1956   Jun D Lee & Co (Advert)
1957   Jan In Honours List – British Empire Medal for Wombwell Councillor
1957   Jan Lundhill Disaster – List of the Dead
1957   Jan Lundhill Disaster – The People who Died
1957   Jan Lundhill Disaster – Grim Mining Chapter – Half Village Orphaned (Part 1 of 3)
1957   Jan Lundhill Disaster – Horseman took the news to West Melton (second article)
1957   Jan Lundhill Disaster -Crowd Sang Hymns – Charles Dickens Visit (third article )
1957   Mar Adverts – D.Lee & Co – Bob Lazenby – Sagars
1957   Mar Mitchell Main Now Ready for Visitors
1957   Apr Ex Wombwell Airman Is Now Colliery Under Manager
1957   May Off To Rhodesia – Brampton Man a Loss To Local Cricket
1957   Jun When Wombwell Miners Went Berserk – ’93 Strike Memories
1957   Jul Secretary Of The Wellcome Foundation – Mr J.H P. Upton M B E
1957   Sep Cortonwood Social Bowling Club
1957   Dec Cortonwood Colliery Veteran’s Christmas Party
1957   Dec Cortonwood Colliery Boys’ Club Boxing
1958   Feb Driver’s Escape when Lorry Fell in Canal at Wath
1958   Jun New Signalman
1958   Aug Yorkshire Traction Company Ltd Outing to Scarborough
1958   Sep Get Your Hoover Now !
1959   Jan Christmas Party held for Children
1959   Feb Wombwell Newsagent at Annual Dinner Dance
1959   Feb Fatality at Manvers Main – Man dies in Boiling Cauldron – Unsuccessful Rescue
1959   Apr Councillor Bradley stepped down
1959   Jun The Printing Dispute
1959   Jun Nursing Cadets at the Civic Sunday parade.
1959   Jun Wombwell’s Civic Sunday Parade
1959   Aug “Penny-farthing” Locomotion
1959   Aug Fancy Dress Competitors at Wombwell Main Sports and Gala
1959   Aug Miners’ Choice – Mr. E. Wainwright, B.E.M. “Named” for Dearne Valley
1959   Sep Clear Majority Decision – Coun. E. Wainwright is Chosen
1959   Sep New Branch Library
1959   Sep Wentworth Candidate: A Choice of Two
1959   Oct Labour Candidate for the Dearne Valley
1959   Oct Socialist At 16 – Now New Member of Wombwell U.D.C.
1959   Oct The Triumphant Candidate
1959   Oct Wombwell Man in at Bradford
1960   Jan Travelling Exhibition Coach
1960   Jan Wombwell Chamber of Trade’s Annual dinner
1960   Jan “First Impressions” Of Westminster & Maiden Speech
1960   Jan Deputy Clerk At Wombwell
1960   Mar Banking Changes – A Wombwell Retirement: Two Mexboro’ Promotions
1960   Mar East Midlands Gas Board Retirement
1960   Mar Presentation to Mr & Mrs Paling
1960   Mar Wombwell U.D.C.’s Civic Dinner
1960   May Play Weeks At Pits – South Yorkshire Collieries
1960   Aug National Coal Board (advert)
1960   Sep Park Street Motors (Advert)
1960   Sep U.S.D.A.W. Awards
1967   Feb Wombwell Local Labour Party Presentation
1967   Apr Brampton Ellis Tramps Ball
1967   Apr When Woolworths Came to Wombwell
1967   Dec Diggle’s Wombwell Garage Staff
1968   Jan Wombwell Foundry Retirement Gifts
1968   Feb Yorkshire Traction Isle of Man’s Publicity Coach
1968   Feb Enjoying the Show
1968   Jul Wombwell Shopping – Sheila’s Florist
1968   Oct Goods Train Derailment at Broomhill Junction
1968   Dec Manvers Coke Ovens Old Folk’s Party
1969   Jan Elsie Tanner Will Open ‘Showboat’ Tomorrow
1969   Jan South Yorkshire Industrial Review – Showing Enterprise and Confidence.
1969   Mar Soon To Emigrate To Australia
1969   Jun D Broadhead Ltd (Advert)
1969   Jun Hanby’s Pet Shop (Advert)
1969   Jun Rediffusion (Advert)
1969   Jun S Bellamy Ltd (Advert)
1969   Jun Showboat (Advert)
1969   Jun T Burrows & Sons (Advert)
1969   Jun Wombwell’s Bold Mark on the Shopping Map
1969   Jul Labour Women’s Garden Party.
1969   Aug After Cortonwood Mishap- 250 Miners Go To Five Oits.
1969   Oct Serious Effects of The Strike
1969   Nov Travel Agency Is New Service For Wombwell
1970   Jan Commerce the Key for South Yorkshire
1970   Jan P J Burke (Advert)
1970   Feb Merryweather & Corbett – Properties for Sale
1970   Feb New Darfield Main Manager
1970   Mar Dunstan Goff & Co (advert)
1970   Mar Merryweather & Corbett (advert)
1970   Mar Michael Aspel Opens New Fine Fare Supermarket
1970   Mar New Fine Fare Supermarket – Michael Aspel Cuts Tape
1970   Mar New Fine Fare Supermarket – Vegetable Section
1970   Apr Merryweather & Corbett (advert)
1970   Apr Yorkshire Coal Queen Contest
1970   Apr Fire Service Appointment
1970   May Dearne Garages (Advert)
1970   May Hillards (Advert)
1970   May Hillards Supermarket
1970   May Manager of Hillards’ Supermarket
1970   May Party Machine Wheels Beginning to Turn for General Election
1970   May Yorkshire Traction Long Service Dinner
1970   May Liberal Enters ‘field’
1970   Jun Dearne Garages – Advert
1970   Jun Hayselden’s Formula V
1970   Jun Wombwell Trader – DER
1970   Jun Best in Fancy Dress Competition
1970   Jun Coal Queen Title
1970   Jun Variety of Jobs in Mining (advert)
1970   Jun Polling Day Highlights in South Yorkshire
1970   Jun Polling Day Highlights in South Yorkshire – The Voters
1970   Jun Voters have their say in Labour stronghold
1993 Sep 22 Cortonwood Disaster – Hospital Drama