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Wombwell Main Colliery Retired Workers Treat

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 A photograph from Wombwell Main colliery retired workers Treat, which was held in Wombwell reform club on Monday night....

Wedding – Pepper & Pollington

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 23, 1959 Miss Patricia Pepper and Mr I.N. Pollington, of Wisbech at Brampton Parish Church

Wedding – Hunter & Heywood

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 Mr D Hunter, of 1, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton, leaves Brampton Parish Church yesterday (Thursday) with her husband, Mr John...

Crowning Wombwell Sunday School Queen

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1959. Part of the crowd congregated in Wombwell Empire Field on Monday afternoon to watch Mrs D. Binns, of Wombwell,...

Whitsuntide Parade – Back To The Land

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1959. At the Wombwell Whitsuntide parade on Monday for these scholars of Wilson Street mission church.  

Wombwell Sunday School Queen.

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1959. Wombwell Sunday school Queen, Sandra Jenkins, of Mount Tabor Wesleyan reform church, who was crowned by Mrs D Binns...

Brampton Ellis School Concert.

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1959. Pictured in the school grounds are some of the girls who took part in the shool conccert at Brampton...

Caught By The Fishermen.

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1959. Ann Swift is netted by these lads who took part in Brampton Ellis modern school's concert.

Old Boy Of Mexborough – Offered Headship Of Wombwell School

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 The headship of Wombwell County secondary school has been offered to an old boy of Mexborough Grammar School, Mr...

This Year’s School Queen

May 1959
South Yorkshire Times, May 9th, 1959 14 years old Susan Allen, of Wombwell, this year School Queen at Brampton Ellis modern School.