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The Birth of a Coalfield – Looking Back 150 years

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 4, 1947 Looking Back 150 years South Yorkshire Pioneer's Legacy In South Yorkshire a chapter of its industrial history 150 years long came...

To Carry on Public Work – Retired Councillor PB Nicholson, J.P.

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 4 1947 To Carry on Public Work Retired Councillor PB Nicholson, J.P. will be as busy as ever. The retirement of Mr Philip...

Wombwell Main’s Famous Victory of 1903

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 18 1947 This photograph will evoke happy memories amongst old cricket enthusiasts. It was taken in September 1903, after a famous victory....

Wombwell Celebrates Nationalisation

January 1947
South Yorkshire Times January 18 1947 The old men of Darfield Main were entertained in the Parish Hall, Wombwell on Friday in celebration of nationalisation....

Wombwell Colliery Development

January 1947
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 11 January 1947 Wombwell Colliery Development The development at Wombwell of a modernised colliery with potential output of 5,000...

Classical Music at Wombwell High School

February 1947
South Yorkshire Times February 8, 1947 A section of the audience at Wombwell Modern School on Friday listening attentively to classical music played by an...

Miners’ Leaders Son Weds – London Ceremony for Captain Hall and Miss Budd

February 1947
South Yorkshire Times February 1, 1947 Miners’ Leaders Son Weds London Ceremony for Captain C.A.Hall and Miss Lillian Budd Mr Charles Albert Hall, ex-Captain of the Durham...

Found His Father Dead

March 1947
Yorkshire Evening Post March 1, 1947 Found His Father Dead Thomas Eastwood (65), Forester, Martin Lane, Blacker Hill, has been found dead in Wombwell Wood. He...

Swollen Rivers after Thaw – Flood Comes To Yorkshire – Refuge in Bedrooms

March 1947
Yorkshire evening Post March 17, 1947 Swollen Rivers after Thaw Flood Comes To Yorkshire Refuge in Bedrooms Flood anxieties has followed the rapid thaw all over...

Flooding Threatens Production

March 1947
Yorkshire Post March 19 1947 Flooding has seriously threatened production at a number of collieries in the Don – Dearne area. At Darfield Main, Wombwell, efforts...