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Obituary – Kettlewell
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
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...
The Great Blizzard
South Yorkshire Times March 3, 1933
The Great Blizzard
The severest snowstorm in living memory broke over South Yorkshire on Friday afternoon and continued without intermission...
The Great Blizzard
South Yorkshire Times March 3, 1933
The Great Blizzard
A typical incident of the road; this was taken on the road between Wombwell and Hoyland, which...
Feared He Would Lose Leg – Brampton Man’s Suicide
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd 1944
Feared He Would Lose Leg
Brampton Man’s Suicide
Obsessed with the idea that his leg, fractured at work a few months...
Editorial – A Great Step Forward
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944
A Great Step Forward
Having held the pass for a critical period in this greatest of wars Britain now proposes...
Marconigrams – September 30th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 30th 1944
Marconigrams
Lt.-Col. H. R. Caulfield Giles, transport and traffic manager of Messrs. Newton Chambers and Co. Ltd., addressed a meeting...
Golden Wedding – Mr & Mrs Clarkson
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd 1944
Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ernest Clarkson of 78 Barnsley Road, Wath, celebrated their Golden Wedding on Saturday with...
Soldier – Cook, Rev. Sam – Former Curate Wounded in Holland
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944
Decorated By “Monty”
Former Brampton Curate Wounded in Holland
Captain the Rev. Sam Cook, M.C. formerly curate of Brampton Bierlow, Wombwell,...
Second Suicide in Week – Both Drowned in Same Place
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd, 1944
Second Suicide in A Week
Both Drowned in Same Place at Wath
At an inquest at Wath on Wednesday, on Harry...
Editorial – The Fight for the Rhine
South Yorkshire Times, September 23rd 1944
The Fight for the Rhine
Since the last war the fact that Germany “gave in too soon” has often been...
Obituary – Mrs. A. Prendergast
South Yorkshire Times, October 7th 1944
Mrs. A. Prendergast
Well Known Wath Teacher
The death occurred on Monday of Mrs. Annie Prendergast (59), of 4, Winfield Road,...
Editorial – The Nazi Struggle for Survival
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
The Nazi Struggle for Survival
Hitler’s boasts that he had thrust the war six hundred miles from the frontiers of...
Marconigrams – September 16th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
Marconigrams
Wombwell U.D.C. have served notice to quit on one of their tenants who has not properly cultivated his garden.
Major...
Editorial – The Nazi Struggle for Survival
South Yorkshire Times, September 16th 1944
The Nazi Struggle for Survival
Hitler’s boasts that he had thrust the war six hundred miles from the frontiers of...
Marconigrams – September 09th 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Marconigrams
Collections for the Red Cross Penny-a-Week Fund in the Dearne area for the month of August realised £130/11/1.
Final figures...
Wedding – Land & Ashwood
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Wedding – Land & Ashwood
On Saturday, at Darfield Parish Church, the marriage took place of Pilot Officer Eric Ashwood,...
A Boxing Treat at Mexborough Drill Hall
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
A Boxing Treat
Boxing fans are in for a treat at Mexborough Drill Hall on Saturday September 16th when the...
Editorial – Sparring For the Knock-Out
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
Sparring For the Knock-Out
Where the German army overran Holland, Belgium, and France in a matter of weeks the Allies...
A Night Out – Wombwell and Darfield Men in Trouble
South Yorkshire Times, September 9th 1944
A Night Out
Wombwell and Darfield Men in Trouble
Charged with stealing a quantity of apples worth 1s 3d., belonging to...
Marconigrams – September 02nd, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
Marconigrams
The British Empire Medal was awarded to Corporal F. E. Hodgson of Conisbrough, of the Royal Engineers, for carrying...
Editorial – How Long?
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
How Long?
Allied armies are now deploying on the battlefields of the last war. Names rendered familiar by the swaying...
Merely Invited To Fight – Wombwell Threats Charge Fails
South Yorkshire Times, September 2nd 1944
Merely Invited To Fight
Wombwell Threats Charge Fails
An incident in the waiting room of Barnsley West Riding Juvenile Court led...
Yorkshire Council – Wardle’s record
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th, 1944
Wardle’s Record
In a letter to the Denaby Cricket club secretary, Mr Norman Stead, secretary of the Yorkshire Cricket Council,...
Marconigrams – August 26th, 1944
South Yorkshire Times, August 26th 1944
Marconigrams
Dr. Francis Briggs, vicar of Mexborough from 1921 to 1930 and previously for a period curate at Rawmarsh Parish...