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Wombwell Farm on Fire – Damage Estimated At £1000

March 1903
Yorkshire Evening Post March 11, 1903 Wombwell Farm on Fire Damage Estimated At £1000 Tramp Thought To Be Cause This morning, a fire broke out on...

Fatal Accident at Wombwell Main

May 1903
Barnsley Chronicle May 2, 1903 Fatal Accident at Wombwell Main While following his duty at the slack-wash at Wombwell Main colliery, on Wednesday morning, Sam Stott...

The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures.

May 1903
Sheffield Daily Telegraph — Thursday 07 May 1903 The Hull Coal Trade. Improved Figures. The recent reports of the satisfactory condition of the South Yorkshire coal...

Mexboro’ and District League – Results up to date.

29 May 1903
Mexborough & Swinton Times — Friday 29 May 1903 Mexboro’ and District League. Results up to date. Club P W L D Pts Mitchell Main 5 4 0 1 9 Hoyland Silkstone 5 2 0 3 7 Tankersley 5 2 1 2 6 Mexboro’ 4 2 1 1 5 Wath Lane 4 2 1 1 5 Wombwell Main 4 2 0 2 6 Conisboro’ 5 1 2 2 4 Denaby and Cadeby 5 0 1 4 4 Hickleton Main 3 0 0 3 3 Swinton 7 1 5 1 3 Rawmarsh 3 0 2 1 1 Wath 4 0 3 1 1

The Wombwell Murder – Sensational Revelations at the Inquest.

June 1903
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

June 1903
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

December 1903
Bridlington Free Press - Friday 18 December 1903 The Wombwell Murder. There has been some talk in Wombwell of a petition for a reprieve of...

The Wombwell Murder – Preparations for the Execution – Demeanour of the Prisoners.

December 1903
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 28 December 1903 The Wombwell Murder. Preparations for the Execution. Demeanour of the Prisoners. Writing yesterday, our Leeds correspondent says...