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Wedding: THOMPSON & EMSON
South Yorkshire Times, September 29th, 1933
Wedding: THOMPSON & EMSON
Miss Ivy Emson, youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. Emson, 12, Station Lane,...
Weddlngs – Wombwell – Swinburne-Thomas
South Yorkshire Times, May 5th 1933
Weddlngs
Wombwell
Swinburne-Thomas
A prominent member of the Wath Cricket Club, Mr. Jack Swinburne, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs....
Conquering Congs.
South Yorkshire Times, May 5th 1933
Conquering Congs.
Wombwell Congs. Winners of the Barnsley Sunday School League Championship, who played their first twelve matches without suffering...
Tulip Time
South Yorkshire Times, May 5th 1933
Tulip Time
A colourful Spring scene in Wombwell PaA colourful Spring scene in Wombwell Park.
Wombwell Boys’ Happy Cruise
South Yorkshire Times, May 5th 1933
Education Without Tears
Wombwell Boys' Happy Cruise
School Trip To Africa
Jack is a boarder at Silcoates. His cousin, Ronnie, is...
The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 02 March 1883
The Yorkshire Coal Traffic to Hull
The official returns of the quantity of coal sent from the South and...
Mexborough 5 Conisborough 3
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Tuesday 11 April 1893
Mexborough 5 Conisborough 3
Teams representing the above played a game at Mexborough yesterday, on behalf of the...
The Robberies At A Wombwell Co-Operative Store
Sheffield Independent – Tuesday 18 April 1893
The Robberies At A Wombwell Co-Operative Store
Yesterday, at the Barnsley Court House, before Messrs. C. Brady and T....
South Yorkshire Collieries And Hull Trade
Sheffield Independent – Thursday 20 April 1893
South Yorkshire Collieries And Hull Trade
In consequence of the Hull dispute and the disorganised state of affairs at...
Shocking Suicide Of A Wombwell Man
Sheffield Evening Telegraph – Saturday 01 April 1893
Shocking Suicide Of A Wombwell Man
John Walton, 46, horse keeper, of 21, Alma Street, Wombwell, committed suicide...
Flooding
Leeds Mercury – Tuesday 13 February 1883
Flooding
The Don and Dearne have overflowed and flooded a large tract of land. The highways to several adjacent...
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Saturday 10 February 1883
Hull and the Yorkshire Coal Trade
From the official return of the quantity of coal sent into Hull...
1880 – Principal Chronological Events
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 24 December 1880
Principal Chronological Events
1879
Oct. 20.—Strike at the Mexboro’ and Swinton Glass Works.
Nov. 19.—Mass meeting of miners at...
Chronology for 1879 (continued)
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 02 January 1880
Chronology for 1879 (continued)
July 1.—Suspicious death of a Mexboro’ man at the Wadsley Asylum.
July 3.—Suicide of...
Chronology for 1879
Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 02 January 1880
Chronology for 1879
We give below the principal local events which have taken place during the past...
The South Yorkshire Miners’ Association
Sheffield Independent – Saturday 09 June 1877
The South Yorkshire Miners’ Association
The third of a series of open-air demonstrations which are being held by the...
Weddings – Briggs & Peel
South Yorkshire Times, May 12th 1933
Weddings - Hemingfield
Peel-Briggs
Miss Eileen Briggs, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Briggs, Beech House Road. Hemingfield,...
The First Match
South Yorkshire Times, May 12th 1933
The First Match
Hickleton turning out to field in the first Yorkshire Council match on the Brampton ground.
Low Valley Roman Catholics’ May Festival
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1933
Scenes during the Low Valley Roman Catholics’ May Festival on Sunday. Above: the May Queen, moving off with the...
Wedding – Mansell & Jenkinson
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1933
Wedding
Jenkinson & Mansell
Miss Maisie Mansell, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Mansell, Everill Gate Lane, Broomhill. was married...
Obituary – Darfield’s “G.0.M” – Mr. Daniel Hammerton
South Yorkshire Times, May 19th 1933
Obituary
Darfield's "G.0.M”
Mr. Daniel Hammerton
At the age of 94, Mr. Daniel Hammerton, (Picture) Darfield's oldest resident, died at his home, "Cambridge...
Brampoton 90 for 6 Frickley 87 – Brampton’s First – Hesketh...
South Yorkshire Times, May 26th 1933
Brampton's First
Hesketh And Dodds Play Important Parts
Frickley gave a dismal display at Westfield Lane on Saturday against Brampton,...
Mitchell Main 135 Elsecar 142 – Eight Runs Short – Mitchell...
South Yorkshire Times, May 26th 1933
Eight Runs Short
Mitchell Held Despite Kilner's Effort
Mitchell Main were unfortunate to miss victory against Elsecar on Saturday by...
Mexborough and Parliamentary Representation
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Tuesday 09 December 1884
Mexborough and Parliamentary Representation
It is considered that within a radius of six miles from either Mexborough or...
First-Aid Cabinet – Gift To Nursing Division – Generous Friend
South Yorkshire Times, June 2nd 1933
First-Aid Cabinet
Gift To Wombwell Nursing Division
A Generous Friend
A pleasant little ceremony was performed in the Wombwell Library on Tuesday...