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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...

Pigeon Fanciers – Successful Flying Season -Prize Distribution

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 21, 1927 Pigeon Fanciers Successful Flying Season At Wombwell Prize Distribution A successful season was brought to a happy termination at a gathering...

Twenty Two Year Old Bike

October 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 7, 1927 How long should a bicycle last? Mr Fred Dixon the old racing cyclist, whose home is at Wombwell,...

Missing Barmaid Sequel – Verdict Of “Found Drowned.”

November 1927
Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 02 November 1927 Missing Barmaid Sequel. Verdict Of “Found Drowned.” The mystery of the missing Elsecar barmaid was closed, yesterday, with an...

Wombwell Alarm – 60 Ton Rock Falls into Market Place

November 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 21 November 1927 Wombwell Alarm. Huge Piece of Rock Falls Into Market Place. There was an alarming happening at Wombwell...