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The Wombwell Murder – Preparations for the Execution – Demeanour of the Prisoners.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 28 December 1903
The Wombwell Murder.
Preparations for the Execution.
Demeanour of the Prisoners.
Writing yesterday, our Leeds correspondent says...
The Wombwell Murder – Sensational Revelations at the Inquest.
Manchester Courier - Wednesday 10 June 1903
The Wombwell Murder.
Sensational Revelations at the Inquest.
Sensational evidence was given at an inquest near Barnsley. yesterday,...
The Wombwell Murder -John Gallagher and Emily Swann
Grantham Journal - Saturday 13 June 1903
The Wombwell Murder
An extraordinary scene attended inquest on Tuesday, at Wombwell, the body of William Swann, glass...
The Wombwell Murder – Gallagher & Swann
Bridlington Free Press - Friday 18 December 1903
The Wombwell Murder.
There has been some talk in Wombwell of a petition for a reprieve of...
Luke White – A Murdered Preacher
Mexborough & Swinton Times, September 30, 1832
Luke White - A Murdered Preacher
Temperance and Tenure
Mill Farm Cottage, Adwick on Dearne, the birthplace of Luke White.
The...
Mitchell Main 55 Hickleton 63 for 3
South Yorkshire Times, June 23rd 1933
Swinton Just Get Home At Mexboro’
Wath's Bold Bid
In spite of rather boisterous weather. with rain again threatening, the...
Editorial – The Coal Debate
South Yorkshire Times, October 16th 1943
The Coal Debate
A good many straws which have hovered in the wind for the last few weeks were vigorously...
Low Valley Rescue – Unemployed Miner’s Gallantry
South Yorkshire Times, June 9th 1933
Low Valley Rescue
Unemployed Miner's Gallantry
The deep and dangerous brick pond at Low Valley was the scene of another...
Wedding – Bates & Dyer
South Yorkshire Times, June 9th 1933
Wedding: Dyer & Bates.
Miss Emma Bates, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Bates, 48, Church Street, Jump was married...
Last Oak’s “Orphan” – Wombwell Memories – Flood
South Yorkshire Times, October 23rd 1943
Last Oak’s “Orphan”
Wombwell Memories Flood
This is a picture of five generations. The great-great-grandmother of the group is Mrs. Ann...
A Coming of Age
South Yorkshire Times, June 23rd 1933
A Coming of Age
The presentation, on Monday, by the staff of the Wombwell Main Colliery, of a gold wristlet...
Wombwell Veteran Takes to Flight – Air-Minded at Sixty
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 16th 1933
Wombwell Veteran Takes to Flight
Air-Minded at Sixty
Wombwell has a modest airman. At sixty he takes a trip into...
Sport In Mombasa – Football With Bare Feet
South Yorkshire Times, June 16th 1933
Sport In Mombasa
Football With Bare Feet
Wombwell Man's Experiences
It was not a university rag or a phase of...
Low Valley Policeman’s Wonderful Record
South Yorkshire Times, June 16th 1933
A Crack Shot
With Rifle and Revolver
Low Valley Policeman's Wonderful Record
Police-constable J. W. Yorke, of Low Valley, champion...
Marconigrams – October 30th 1943
South Yorkshire Times, October 30th 1943
Marconigrams
The L.N.E.R. announce that Mr. F. Lee, of the Doncaster District Superintendent’s Office, has been appointed Stationmaster at...
Editorial – Home Again
South Yorkshire Times, October 30th 1943
Home Again
Many homes, not a few in South Yorkshire itself, have been blessed this week by the return of...
Soldier – Bracegirdle, Phillip – Has Cousin in Italy
South Yorkshire Times, November 6th 1943
Wath Officer
Has Cousin in Italy
A former pupil of Wath Victoria Council School, Phillip Bracegirdle (22), has received a...
Editorial – The Monomaniac
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 14 October 1939
The Monomaniac
Hitler has got his answer. The worst he can do is more tolerable than the...
Soldiers – Manley Brothers – Wombwell Brothers
South Yorkshire Times, November 6th 1943
Wombwell Brothers
An old boy of Kings Road School, Wombwell, and Wombwell Modern School, Gunner Eric Manley, (picture) son of...
Montagu Hospital – The Weeks Casualty List – 28 October 1939
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 October 1939
Montagu Hospital - The Weeks Casualty List
Admitted cases:
Sunday:
Elizabeth Harrington, Sandygate Wath, back injuries, road accident:...
Marconigrams – October 28th, 1939
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 October 1939
Marconigrams
The Bishop of Sheffield, the Rt. Rev. Leslie Stannard Hunter, was received by the King on Tuesday.
The...
Editorial – Adolf Strafe England
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 28 October 1939
Adolf Strafe England
The war still hangs fire but the German Foreign Minister came in front of the...
Soldier – Cutler, George – Tibetan Monk’s Hospitality
South Yorkshire Times, November 13th 1943
Tibetan Monk’s Hospitality
Wombwell Soldier's Tea with Butter
The Rector of Wombwell, Canon J. St. Leger Blakeney gets many newsy...
Marconigrams – November 6th 1943
South Yorkshire Times, November 6th 1943
Marconigrams
The Swinton branch of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has been revived.
Coun. P.B....
Soldier – Peake, James E. – Football In China
South Yorkshire Times, November 20th 1943
Football In China
Among the Jump lads who served a long apprenticeship in arms before the present was started is...