1927
Wombwell Parish Church – Restoration Scheme Nearly Completed
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”
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
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...
Wombwell 1 Mansfield Town 1 – Improvement Continued
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
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
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
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.”
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
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 21 November 1927
Wombwell Alarm.
Huge Piece of Rock Falls Into Market Place.
There was an alarming happening at Wombwell...