August 1928
Wombwell Canal Tragedy – Miner Drowned in Sight of Big Crowd – Three...
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 13 August 1928
Three Men in Brave Rescue Effort.
Wombwell Canal Tragedy.
Miner Drowned in Sight of Big Crowd
Albert Moore...
A Canine Nurse
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 17, 1928
A Canine Nurse
A fox terrier, which belongs to Mrs Saw, of Wombwell Junction, "mothering" an orphan kitchen.
The two...
Work Stoppage – Shock for Cortonwood Pit Workers – 1,250 Notices Issued.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 31 August 1928
Work Stoppage.
Shock for Cortonwood Pit Workers.
1,250 Notices Issued.
About 1,250 men and boys employed in the...
Wombwell Hospital Demonstration – Ponies as Collectors.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 06 August 1928
Ponies as Collectors.
Novel Feature of the Wombwell Hospital Demonstration.
Two tiny pit ponies from the Mitchell Main Colliery...
“Count Ten Next Time.” – Mr. H. Smith’s Advice to an Engine Driver.
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 09 August 1928
“Count Ten Next Time.”
Mr. H. Smith’s Advice to an Engine Driver.
At Barnsley, yesterday, John William Johnson, a...
Wombwell 1 Worksop 1 – Keenly Contested Game
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 31 August 1928
Wombwell, making their first home appearance last night against Worksop, drew 1-1 in a keenly-contested game.
It was...
Water Polo – Wombwell 2 Dewsbury 1
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 16 August 1928
Water Polo - Wombwell 2 Dewsbury 1
Six players, three of each side, were sent out of...