July 1937
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History – Rev George Hadfield
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 23, 1937
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History
Rev George Hadfield
Born 1848; died June 15, 1930
For 45 years pastor of the Wombwell...
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History – Charles Henry Elliott J.P.
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 23, 1937
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History
Charles Henry Elliott J.P.
Born 1869; died August 2, 1926
Director and General Manager of Wombwell...
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History – William Washington
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 23, 1937
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History
William Washington
Born 1846; died March 20, 1916
General Manager of the Mitchell Main Colliery.
Chairman of...
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History – Percy Milnes Walker
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 23, 1937
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History
Percy Milnes Walker
Born 1877; died October 9, 1936
For more than 30 years clerk to...
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History – Edward Tune J.P.
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 23, 1937
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History
Edward Tune J.P.
Born 1863; died December 13, 1932
President of the Barnsley British Cooperative Society.
Chairman...
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History – George Snell
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 23, 1937
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History
George Snell
Born 1878; died September 5, 1936
Director and General Manager of Wombwell Main Collieries.
Member...
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History – Roy Kilner
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 23, 1937
Personalities Who Shaped Wombwell History
Roy Kilner
Born 1891; died April 5, 1928
Yorkshire and England cricketer.
Brother of Norman Kilner, the...
“Crying” The Nine
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 23, 1937
“Crying” The Nine
The time honoured vocation of Town Cryer was adapted to modern use at Wombwell yesterday when...
Art of Window Dressing – Valuable Trophy won by Wombwell Firm
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 2, 1937
Art of Window Dressing
Valuable Trophy won by Wombwell Firm
Success in the art of effective display won for the...
Active At 93 – “Love Feast” President
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 16, 1937
Active At 93
Mr Joseph Taylor, who at 93 is Wombwell’s oldest resident, with a few of those...