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High Jump at Inter School Sports

June 1959
South Yorkshire Times June 20, 1959 Linda Caunt of Wombwell, clears the high jump in easy style when taking part in the Don and Dearne...

Wombwell County Secondary School Garden.

June 1959
South Yorkshire Times June 20, 1959 Taking a keen interest in their gardening are Bryan Oxley, Alan Gleadon and Eric Clarke. They are seen in...

Club’s Representatives

June 1959
South Yorkshire Times June 6, 1959 Club's Representatives J.Willis, M. Midge and D. Hemingway, who represented Wombwell Wheelers in the Conisbrough Ivanhoe Club's road race on...

Wombwell Park entertain Jenkins sports

20 June 1959
South Yorkshire Times, June 20, 1959 Wombwell Park entertain Jenkins sports A "natter" at the nets when Wombwell Park Tennis team entertained  Jenkins Sports, of Rotherham,...

“Grand Old Lady” Of Wombwell – Mrs Eliza Riley Will Soon Be Ninety-Five

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times August 15, 1959 "Grand Old Lady" Of Wombwell Mrs Eliza Riley Will Soon Be Ninety-Five Who is the oldest person in Wombwell? The fact...

“Penny-farthing” Locomotion

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times, August 8, 1959 Miss Anne Wilson sits gracefully on a "Penny-farthing" bike outside the motor showrooms of Rodwells of Hough Lane, Wombwell,...

95 In November

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times, August 8, 1959 Mrs E. Riley,  92,Wath Road, Wombwell, who will be 95 In November

Ha’penny Newspapers

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times August 15, 1959 Ha'penny Newspapers Mr William Brolin, of 13, Janrdine Street Wombwell, who recollections make the subject of a special article. (See...

Ha’penny Newspapers – Wombwell Recollections of 70 Years in Trade

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times August 15, 1959 Ha'penny Newspapers Wombwell Recollections of 70 Years in Trade The enforced hiatus in publication of the "South Yorkshire,  Times"—the only break,...

Pheasant’s in West Street

August 1959
South Yorkshire Times August 22, 1959 Ian Binns of 36, West Street, Wombwell, seen with one of his father’s 28 pheasants.