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South Yorkshire Greyhounds – Opening Of New Stadium – Track To Be Illuminated

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1928 South Yorkshire Greyhounds. Opening Of The New Stadium At Wombwell. Track To Be Illuminated History Of The Scheme. The sport of greyhound...

Wombwell’s New Sports Centre

April 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times April 20, 1928 Wombwell's New Sports Centre A General View of the New Greyhound Racing Track.

Gave Last Threepence to Girl Who Was Found Drowned.

May 1928
Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Wednesday, May 9, 1928 Woman’s Sympathy. Mistaken Identity. Gave Last Threepence to Girl Who Was Found Drowned. An inquest was hold at...

Charity Secretary

May 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 25, 1928 For secretaries of charity organisations life these days is one difficulty after another. There are few people in...

Plucky Rescue – Royal Humane Certificate.

May 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 11, 1928 Plucky Rescue. Royal Humane Certificate. A pleasing incident took place at the Rotherham West Riding Police Court on Monday, when...

Sudden Death – Tea-Table Tragedy – Heart Failure.

May 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 25 1928 Sudden Death. Tea-Table Tragedy At Darfield. Heart Failure. An inquest was held at Wombwell on Tuesday on Samuel Gleadall (32), collier,...

Early Marriage – Wombwell Parents Over-Ruled.

May 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 11, 1928 Early Marriage. Wombwell Parents Over-Ruled. The West Riding Magistrates at Barmsley on Tuesday granted the application of  Lewis, J. Afford,...

Cortonwood New Village

May 1928
Sheffield Independent - Tuesday 08 May 1928 Cortonwood New Village This is a plan of the Cortonwood New Village, part the 12,000 Houses Scheme directed by...

Wombwell Miner’s Fatal Injury – Rock From Roof

May 1928
Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 25, 1928 Rock From Roof. Wombwell Miner’s Fatal Injury Scaffold Smashed. “Every precaution appears to have been taken in this case, and it...

Six Hundred Miners Receive a Week’s Notice.

May 1928
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 22 May 1928 Houghton Main Miners. Six Hundred Receive a Week’s Notice. Six hundred employees of the Houghton...