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Roy Kilner’s Funeral – 3. Rector’s Eulogy “”A Yorkshire Wicket Down.”

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 13, 1928 Rector's Eulogy "A Yorkshire Wicket Down." Canon S. T. G. Smith, Rector of Wombwell, conducted the service and delivered an...

Roy Kilner’s Funeral – 4. Final Procession and Burial (videos)

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 13, 1928 Final Procession and Burial The service over, the funeral procession wound its way to the Wombwell Cemetery through streets...

Roy Kilner’s Funeral – 5. Thousands Astonishing Pilgrimage to Grave –

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1928 An Astonishing Pilgrimage to the Grave. Thousands of Visitors A week ago the spot where Roy Kilner has been laid...

The Late Roy Kilner and his Boys

April 1928
Mexborough & Swinton Times, April 1928 The Late Roy Kilner and his Boys

Denaby, 4, Wombwell 2 – Good Friday – Disgraceful Display

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1928 Good Friday. Denaby, 4, Wombwell 2 The game opened sparkingly with Denaby on top for the first 15 minutes. Wombwell...

Footballers’ Tribute

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times, April 1928 Footballers' Tribute the players in the Denaby v Wombwell match at Wombwell on Easter Monday stood for a moment's silence...

Wombwell 5, Boston 2 – The Real Wombwell,

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 13, 1928 The Real Wombwell, Wombwell 5, Boston 2 Wombwell gave their supporters a pleasant  surprise on. Saturday when they defeated Boston....

Greyhounds at Wombwell

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 6, 1928 Greyhounds at Wombwell The first batch of greyhounds, imported from Ireland, for the Wombwell greyhound track.

South Yorkshire Greyhounds – John Binns (Chairman)

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1928 Mr. J. BINNS, Chairman of South Yorkshire Greyhounds (Wombwell), Ltd. Mr. John Binns, the chairman of the directors of the...

South Yorkshire Greyhounds – Mr Fred Broadbent (Director & General Manager)

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1928 Mr Fred Broadbent Director and General Manager, South Yorkshire Greyhounds (Wombwell) Ltd in Mr Fred Broadbent the company have a...