1928
Successes on Dirt Track
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 6, 1928
Fred Ledger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ledger, of 79, Blythe Street, Wombwell, gained a series of...
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...
The Wombwell Tragedy
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 21, 1928
The Wombwell Tragedy
Harry Good (left) and William Good (right), of Wombwell, sons of Mr. T. H. Good, waterworks...
Wombwell Man’s Bravery – Rescued Child From Drowning
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 28, 1928
Wombwell Man’s Bravery
Rescued Child From Drowning
A gallant rescue from drowning was affected at Wombwell on Sunday morning by...