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Railway Romance

October 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 22 1937 Railway Romance An interesting romance of the railway lies behind a presentation which the staff of the L.M.S. line...

Weddings – Dyson & Plowright – Bailey & Smith

October 1937
Mexborough & Swinton Times, October 1937 Miss Jane Elizabeth Dyson, 15 Gower Street, Wombwell and Mr Frank Plowright, Cemetery Road, Hemingfield at Wombwell Parish Church Miss...

Weddings – Ibbitson & Battye – Wardle & Durkin

October 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 10, 1937 Miss Emily Ibbitson, 20 Wood St, Wombwell (former teacher at Hough Ln, Methodist Sunday School) and Mr Herbert Battye, but...

Mothers Meet at Wombwell

October 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 22 1937 Mothers Meet at Wombwell A group of members of the Mothers' Union met at Wombwell Parish Church on Monday...

Headmaster’s Move to Dalton

October 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 22 1937 Headmaster's Move to Dalton Two main features of school life are threatened by the impending departure from the village...

Thirty Years’Caretaking – Retiring’ Gifts For Wombwell Veteran

October 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 15 1937 Thirty Years'Caretaking Retiring' Gifts For Wombwell Veteran As a token of appreciation at the culmination of thirty years service as...

Wombwell Sweepstake Fraud

October 1937
Leeds Mercury - Tuesday 26 October 1937 Wombwell Sweepstake Fraud Tom Link (27), an unemployed glassworker, of 16. Milton Street, Wombwell, was bound over for 12...

Bowlers After Dark

October 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 8 1937 After Dark Bowlers at Wombwell been able to enjoy the evening games in the park this week by means...

Young Swimmers at Gala’s

October 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 8, 1937 The Young Idea Hilary Robinson and Meryl Charlesworth, the youngest swimmers at this week at Wombwell Gala. They are...

Van Crash – No One Injured

November 1937
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 5, 1937 No-One Injured Despite the damage done to this van which plunged down a 15ft. embankment at Wombwell on Monday,...