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The Cooling Fountain

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 8, 1927 The Cooling Fountain Now that the summer has really arrived, the fountain which has been installed in the public...

Cinema – Hippodrome – The Timid Terror

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 27, 1928

History – Six Rectors of Wombwell

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 22, 1927  

John Street Schoolboys at Filey

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 8, 1927 A snapshot of boys of the John Street school Wombwell, in camp at Filey. The camp is an annual...

The Last Throw

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 8, 1927 The Last Throw About 50 competitors took part in an angling match held at Wombwell last Saturday under the...

Wombwell Wheelers

July 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 8, 1927 Wombwell Wheelers The Wombwell Wheelers, a cycling club recently inaugurated and rapidly growing. The photograph shows the members setting of...

Home Nursing

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927 Home Nursing A team of ladies representing the Wombwell Nursing Division of the St John ambulance Brigade gained another...

A Record Skip

August 1927
Mexborough and District Times August 12, 1927 A Record Skip   Grace Whike, aged 13, Wombwell, who at a gala in Barnsley last week, skipped 1,722 counts...

River Dove Cooler

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 5, 1927 A Low Valley Snap Lads enjoying a cooler in the Dove on Bank Holiday

Local Craftsmen , Mr William Johnson & Sons

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927 Mr William Johnson It will be a source of pride to those who are to appreciate the joys of...