November 1939
Liquor Bar on Wombwell Man
Leeds Mercury November 14, 1939
Liquor Bar on Wombwell Man
William H Eyre (37) a miner of Edward St, Wombwell was bound over for two years...
Fifty Years On – Wombwell Couple’s Golden Wedding
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 November 1939
Fifty Years On
Wombwell Couple's Golden Wedding
A year ago, a Wombwell couple received a telegram congratulating...
Pit Tragedy
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 11, 1939
Pit Tragedy
Samuel Evans, (59) miner, 11 Bond St, Wombwell, collapsed and died in the Billingley district of the...
“Rather Wear Out Than Rust Out”
Leeds Mercury November 22, 1939
“Rather Wear Out Than Rust Out”
Mr John Lisle, 76-year-old bricklayer, “looks down” on Wombwell. His speciality is repairing domestic chimneys.
Yesterday...
Cortonwood Clerk to become Minister
Mexborough & Swinton Times - November 25th 1939
It is not unlikely that Cortonwood Colliery Company will shortly lose a member of their clerical staff...
Missing Miner – Families Anxiety – Missing a Fortnight
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 4, 1939
Missing Miner
Hemingfield Families Anxiety
Missing for a Fortnight
John Chambers (51), unemployed miner of 12, Top Row, Hemingfield, Wombwell has...
Wombwell Main Traditions – Romantic Union of Two Old Families
Mexborough & Swinton Times - November 25th 1939
Wombwell Main Traditions
Romantic Union of Two Old Families
Presentation to Mr. Peter Roberts
Mr. Peter Godfrey Roberts, only surviving...
Wedding – Hesketh & Metcalfe – Wombwell Bride for Thurnscoe Man
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 25 November 1939
Married By Her Brother
Miss Florence Hesketh, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hesketh, of...
Wedding – Milthorpe & Turton
Mexborough and Swinton Times November 4, 1939
A former attendant on the Beauty Queen at Wombwell was a bridesmaid at her sister's wedding at Wombwell...
Wedding – Taberner & Bowley
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 18 November 1939
Miss Phoebe Taberner, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Taberner, 95, Wombwell Main, was married...