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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

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

March 1933
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

March 1933
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

September 1944
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

30 September 1944
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

September 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

September 1944
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

October 1944
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

September 1944
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

23 September 1944
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

October 1944
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

16 September 1944
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

September 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

16 September 1944
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

September 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

September 1944
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

September 1944
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

9 September 1944
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

September 1944
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

September 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?

2 September 1944
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

September 1944
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

August 1944
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

August 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...