1947
The Birth of a Coalfield – Looking Back 150 years
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...