August 1919
A Plucky Lad – Gallant Canal Rescue at Wombwell.
Mexborough and Swinton Times, August 2, 1919
A Plucky Lad.
Gallant Canal Rescue at Wombwell.
A plucky rescue from drowning was effected, at Wombwell on Wednesday evening,...
An Airman’s Luck – Wombwell Boxer’s Miraculous Escape.
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 30, 1919
An Airman's Luck.
Wombwell Boxer's Miraculous Escape.
A well-known Wombwell boxer, "Ernie" Stephenson, brother of the welter – weight fighter,...
Seaside “Flip.”
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 30, 1919
Seaside "Flip."
Whilst on holiday at Blackpool, Miss E. Long, Gower Street, Wombwell, and a friend from Wath-on-Dearne, had...
The Town Crier’s Complaint
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 30, 1919
The Town Crier’s Complaint
Mr John Guest, who carries out the duties of “Year Olde Town Crier,” at...
Colliery Accident.
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 30, 1919
Colliery Accident.
Fred Turner, a miner, residing at Concrete, met with a serious accident at the Cortonwood Colliery on...
Wombwell’s Unfortunate Position – Feeding The Children Already Commenced.
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Saturday 09 August 1919
Wombwell’s Unfortunate Position.
Feeding The Children Already Commenced.
The intimation that yesterday's negotiations had failed to produce...
Yorkshire Coal Strike – Definite Settlement. – Work Resumed on Monday
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 23, 1919
The Yorkshire Coal Strike.
A Definite Settlement.
Work Resumed on Monday
The Yorkshire coal strike, so far as South Yorkshire was...
Yorkshire Coal Strike – 3rd Week of Dispute – Mass Meetings in District
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 9, 1919
Yorkshire Coal Strike.
No Settlement Yet: Another Attempt Today
Third Week of the Dispute
Mass Meetings in the District
The Yorkshire...
Council’s Appeal To Miners.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 12 August 1919
Council’s Appeal To Miners.
The Wombwell Council in their anxiety to remove the great inconvenience arising out...
Sanitation at Lundhill.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 14 August 1919
Sanitation at Lundhill.
At a meeting of the Wombwell Council, Mr. Hall alleged that the conditions at...