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Mitchell Main Cricket – Good Season Expected

March 1943
South Yorkshire Times, March 20, 1943 Mitchell Main Cricket Good Season Expected At the annual meeting of Mitchell Main Cricket Club, officials elected were: President, Mr S.S....

Soldier – Markham, Albert – Now In India

March 1943
South Yorkshire Times, March 20, 1943 Now In India A former pupil of Brampton Ellis Schools, Bombardier Albert Markham (22), son of Mrs Dunn, 45, Knoll...

Editorial – America’s Choice

4 November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944 America’s Choice President Roosevelt’s re-election for a fourth term as President of the United States is not surprising, but in...

Content of “Two Trees” – High Price at Wombwell Sale

November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 11th 1944 Contents Of “Two Trees” High Prices at Wombwell Sale The contents of “Two Trees,” Hemingfield Road, Wombwell, former residence of Miss...

Editorial – Election in the Air

4 November 1944
South Yorkshire Times, November 4th 1944 Election in the Air Since it seems that sooner or later we must resign ourselves to a resumption of the...

Airman – Flint, Charles Brian – Wombwell Airman

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944 Wombwell Airman Flt-Sgt. Charles Brian Flint (21), son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Flint, 214 Barnsley Road, Wombwell, an old...

Soldier – Radford, Jim – In Antwerp Liberation

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944 In Antwerp Liberation Spr. Jim Radford (25), of 150, Chapel Street, Wath, is serving with the Armoured Division which liberated...

Marconigrams, October 28th, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 28th 1944 Marconigrams Wath Main Colliery Co. have declared an interim dividend of 3%. In order to obtain funds for recreational and social...

Marconigrams – October 21st, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Marconigrams Lieut-Col. H. S. Walker of Tankersley has been awarded the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ certificate...

Editorial – Root and Branch

21 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 21st 1944 Root and Branch If Hitler and Himmler have their way the war will go on for a good deal yet,...

Wedding – Watson & Holt

September 1970
South Yorkshire Times, September 5, 1970 Miss Jennifer Watson, of Brooke Avenue, West Melton and Mr. James Holt, of Ellis Crescent, Brampton, after their wedding...

Wedding – Dyer & Oldfield – Amateur Players Romance

March 1933
South Yorkshire Times, March 17, 1933 A Jump Bride Amateur Players Romance A romance of a companionship formed on the amateur stage culminated, in the wedding at...

Hidden Beauties – The Oldest Residence in Wombwell

March 1933
South Yorkshire Times, March 10, 1933 Hidden Beauties The Oldest Residence in Wombwell Woodhead House

Woodhead House

March 1933
South Yorkshire Times, March 10, 1933 Woodhead House Here is a bit of Wombwell which few know about. It is Woodhead House, which remains "undiscovered" for...

School For Mine Officials – Pioneer Scheme Opened

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 School For Mine Officials Pioneer Scheme Opened At Wath A group photograph taken at the opening ceremony including (front row, left...

Marconigrams – October 14th, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 Marconigrams Full details of the extremely serious effect the present low coal output will have on military operations, and at...

Editorial – “White Paper” On Peace

14 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 “White Paper” On Peace A White Paper on international security.  That description seems to fit the report on the Dumbarton...

Y.M.A. to Call Strike Failing Satisfaction – “Saturday Afternoon” Dispute

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 14th 1944 Yorkshire Coalfield Council “Saturday Afternoon” Dispute Y.M.A. to Call Strike Failing Satisfaction The Council of the Yorkshire Miners’ Association, at an emergency...

Wounded Soldiers at Mitchell Main

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 Wounded soldiers who were entertained at Mitchell Main Welfare last Thursday, photographed with their hostesses.

Marconigrams – October 7th, 1944

October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 Marconigrams Final returns show that the schools of the country which set themselves a £10,000,00 Salute the Solider target, raised...

A Winter Campaign?

7 October 1944
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944 A Winter Campaign? With Christmas less than three months away and the Germans still hanging on grimly to their frontier...

“The Haunt Of The King Fisher”

March 1933
South Yorkshire Times, March 10, 1933 “The Haunt Of The King Fisher” Mr. George Gosling, the young Wombwell artist, who already has  one picture “retained” by...

The Great Thaw

March 1933
South Yorkshire Times, March 10, 1933 “The Great Thaw” Aftermath of the blizzard in the valleys of Dearne and Don. A Photographic Survey of the district during...

Obituary – Kettlewell

March 1933
South Yorkshire Times March 3, 1933 Kettlewell The death occurred on Monday of Mr Richard Kettlewell (77) of 71 Summer Ln, Wombwell. News was there to see...

Beleaguered Blacker

March 1933
South Yorkshire Times March 3, 1933 Beleaguered Blacker Emerging from the tunnel which at one time was the only way out of the village; and digging...