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Drayman’s Rest – Wombwell Loses Old Servant

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 14th 1933 The Drayman’s Rest Wombwell Loses an Old Servant After 34 Years This is Harry Hedges. His proper name is Henry, but...

Gallant Rescue – Award to Former Wombwell Man

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 7th 1933 Gallant Rescue Award to Former Wombwell Man Mr. Thomas Henry Bibbing, who is employed at the High Street, Rotherham, branch of...

Taking A Swarm

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 7th 1933 Taking A Swarm Mr. F. Haigh and his sister recovering a swarm of bees from a privet hedge in Hough...

Weddings – Poskitt & Sykes – Poskitt & Campbell

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933 Double Wedding At Jump Sykes & Poskitt Two daughters of Mrs. Gedney, 41, Church Street, Jump, and the late Mr....

The Perfect Baby

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 7th 1933 The Perfect Baby Demond Leach, of Brampton, winner of the Brampton Nursing Association’s silver cup for the most perfect baby.

Clean And Efficient

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 7th 1933 Clean And Efficient A peep into the big cleaning sheds with its conveniently laid-out pits and benches, where the buses...

Pre-War and Present

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 7th 1933 Pre-War And Present One of the latest type “double deckers” and, inset, one of the little “buses” that ran between...

Service Of Memories

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 7th 1933 Service Of Memories Colonel Pickering addressing the crowd at the annual drumhead service, held by the British Legion at Wombwell...

Tennis “Champs”

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th 1933 Tennis “Champs” Left and right: S. C. Hacking and Mrs. Swinburn, winners of the open singles at the Mexborough Association...

The Invincibles

July 1933
South Yorkshire Times, 28th July 1933 The Invincibles The Wombwell Park ladies’ tennis team who have won the championship of the Mexborough League, going through the...