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September 1949
South Yorkshire Times September 17, 1949 Mr. F. Tutt (Wombwell) and Mr. S. Booth (Jump) congratulate each other on winning the two Silver Cups at...

Final Yorkshire Council Table

September 1949
South Yorkshire Times, September 10, 1949

Wombwell May Face Disaster

24 September 1949
Star Green 'un - Saturday 24 September 1949 Wombwell May Face Disaster A letter from Sir Stanley Rous, secretary of the Football Association, has dimmed Wombwell...

Wombwell’s Debt to Wilf Booth

24 September 1949
Star Green 'un - Saturday 24 September 1949 Wombwell's Debt to Wilf Booth Wombwell’s never-say-die tactics have given them four useful points out of the Wombwell...

Husband and Wife Die Same Day

October 1949
Bradford Observer - Monday 10 October 1949 Husband, Wife Die Same Day After Henry Jackson (62), a colliery engine -winder, of Dove row, Hoyle Mill,...

Brampton S.J.A.B. Cadets – Set for Malta Trip

October 1949
South Yorkshire Times, October 8, 1949 Brampton S.J.A.B. Cadets Set for Malta Trip   The eagerly-awaited programme of events for the St. John Ambulance Brigade anniversary celebrations...

Pitchfork Parade

October 1949
South Yorkshire Times, October 15, 1949 Pitchfork Parade All set for a lesson on haystack building are girls of Brampton Bierlow Ellis School's Agricultural Class.

Miners Stole Apples – Hubbert’s Bridge Incident

October 1949
Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian - Saturday 08 October 1949 Miners Stole Apples Hubbert’s Bridge Incident Three Wombwell miners pleaded not guilty at Wednesday’s North Holland...

Dr. W. G. Etches

November 1949
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Monday 21 November 1949 Dr. W. G. Etches Dr. Geoffrey Williamson Etches, Fairholme, Hough Lane, Wombwell, died suddenly in...

‘Ref’ and Teams Exhausted

12 November 1949
Star Green 'un - Saturday 12 November 1949 ‘Ref’ and Teams Exhausted Gales lashed grounds throughout the country today, gusts of 60 miles per hour...