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A Wombwell Pioneer – Player and Secretary – Mr John Pascoe

September 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 14, 1928 A Wombwell Pioneer Player and Secretary. Mr. John Pascoe has played a leading part in making the Wombwell Football club...

Ledger Thrill – Brampton Man’s Luck and Promptitude – Greyhound Saved.

September 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 21, 1928 Ledger Thrill Brampton Man’s Luck and Promptitude Greyhound Saved. A Brampton man, Mr. Ernest Halliday, of 18, Wath Road saved a...

Brampton Ellis School – First Sod

September 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 14, 1928 Two photographs of an interesting little ceremony which took place last Friday at Brampton Bierlow. In the lower photograph,...

Midland League Table

28 September 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 28, 1928

Jump Woman’s Rare Distinction.

October 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 5, 1928 Jump Woman's Rare Distinction. Probably the oldest practicing maternity  nurse in the country, Nurse Evans, of Cemetery Road, Jump,...

Postman’s Knock – Wombwell Man’s Retirement – A Christmas Dinner At Home !

October 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 5, 1928 Postman's Knock. Wombwell Man's Retirement. A Christmas Dinner At Home ! Mr. Albert Scargill, 43, Mellor Road, Wombwell, has just retired...

Ratting

October 1928
Mexborough & Swinton times, October 19th 1928 A party of Wombwel Miners, with their terriers, engaged in a sport which has considerable public value.

Wombwell Schools Swimming Champions

October 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 12, 1928 Ethel Burrows and Jack Foers, winners of the individual championships at the Wombwell Schools Swimming Gala this week  

Wombwell’s New School

October 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 26 1928 Wombwell's New School The new Middle School rated at Wombwell at a cost of about £30,000. The school will be...

Cowley’s Challenge Accepted

October 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 5, 1928 Cowley's Challenge Accepted Arthur Utley, the Wombwell lad who scored a knock-out win over Jimmy Hague at Platts Common...