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Successes on Dirt Track

July 1928
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...

August 1928
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

August 1928
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.

August 1928
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.

August 1928
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.

August 1928
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

August 1928
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

August 1928
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

September 1928
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

September 1928
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...