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The “Times” In China.

January 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 13, 1918 The "Times" In China. Here is another little group of readers of the "Mexborough and Swinton Times" out on...

Miners Bus Wrecked

January 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1928 A photograph of a bus which was capsized in a collision with a motor lorry at Darfield Crossroads...

Buried Alive – Wombwell Miner’s Sad Fate – Killed By Fall.

January 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 13, 1928 Buried Alive. Wombwell Miner's Sad Fate. Killed By Fall. How a man was buried alive and killed without a moment's warning...

Wombwell Miner’s Death – Fatal Blow – Sequel To Accident. .

January 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 20, 1928 Fatal Blow. Sequel To An Unreported Accident. Wombwell Miner's Death. Mr. S. H. B. Gill, Deputy District Coroner, and a jury,...

Second Fatality Announced at Inquest on Miner.

January 1928
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 07 January 1928 Houghton Pit Deaths. Second Fatality Announced at Inquest on Miner. While inquest was in progress...

Down on the Dogs – Opposition to Greyhound Racing. Council Supports Protest

January 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 13, 1928 Down on the Dogs Wombwell Churches` Opposition to Greyhound Racing. Council Supports Protest. Is It Sport? Something of a mass onslaught upon...

Rent and Rates

January 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 13, 1928 Rent and Rates This is going to be a momentous year for property owners, for with the provisions of...

Fine Week End for Skating Enthusiasts

January 1928
Sheffield Independent - Monday 02 January 1928 In Dearne Valley It has been fine week end for skating enthusiasts in the Dearne Valley. There are large tracts...

Plagued Shunter – Smashes Office Windows.

January 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 13, 1928 Plagued Shunter. Smashes Office Windows. Mark Reynolds (39), of 3, Brampton Road, Wombwell, was summoned at Rotherham on Monday for...

Frickley 1, Wombwell 2 – Wombwell Attack in Trim – 2 Missed Penalty Kicks

6 January 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 6, 1928 Wombwell Attack in Trim. Two Missed Penalty Kicks at South Elmsall. Frickley 1, Wombwell 2 Frickley: Bromage; Smelt, Price Lax, Neal,...