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Frolicsome Alsatian

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 7, 1927 A Frolicsome Alsatian This Alsatian which is owned by police constable Carr of Wombwell, is full of athletic stunts...

Missing Man – A Wombwell Mystery

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 28, 1927 Missing Man A Wombwell Mystery John Thomas Wiggitt, a farm labourer of 13 Pickup Crescent, Kings Road, Wombwell, has been...

Irving Washington – Remarkable Demonstration of Public Respect

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 28, 1927 Funeral Mr Irving Washington Remarkable Demonstration of Public Respect Lord Hawke’s Message A Wreath Of White Roses The funeral Mr Irving Washington,...

Wombwell Church Bazaar

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 28, 1927 Wombwell Church Bazaar The opening of the Church Bazaar at Wombwell on Wednesday. On the platform, the Rev S.T.G....

Wombwell Parish Church – Restoration Scheme Nearly Completed

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 28, 1927 Wombwell Parish Church Restoration Scheme Nearly Completed A Bazaar Effort Canon Blakeney’s Visit Church people of Wombwell this week revived happy associations...

New Dancing Season – “Yales Blues” & “Cinderella Waltz”

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 21, 1927 “Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee, jest and joyful jollity.” Tonight the dancing season opens at the baths,...

A Wicket Down

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 28, 1927 A Wicket Down Famous Yorkshire cricketers, George Hirst (next to headstone), Abe Waddington and Wilfred Rhodes (extreme left) standing...

Irving Washington – Obituary

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 28, 1927    

Wombwell 1 Mansfield Town 1 – Improvement Continued

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 14, 1927 Mansfield Held Wombwell Improvement Continued Wombwell 1 Mansfield Town 1 Wombwell gave another sound display against Mansfield at Hough Lane on...

Cheaper Train Fares Important for Fanciers

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 21, 1927 As sportsmen pigeon fanciers seem to constitute a group to themselves, and perhaps that is the reason why...