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Sidecar Passenger Fatally Injured

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 9th, 1960 Sidecar Passenger Fatally Injured At a Mexborough inquest on Monday, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death on a...

Four Generations at Low Valley

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 30th, 1960 Mrs. W Bates, of 62, George Street, Low Valley (aged 80).  Her daughter, Mrs F. Wheeler, of 17, Queen...

Christmas and New Year Babies at Wombwell – The Third Nowell

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 9th, 1960 Christmas and New Year Babies at Wombwell The Third Nowell Nineteen-sixty was only 25 minutes old when Wombwell and district’s first...

Wedding – Ballance & Smith

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 30th, 1960 Miss Norma Ballance, of 79a High Street, Thurnscoe, and Mr. Keith Smith of the Fox and Hounds Hotel, Shafton,...

Wedding – Knowles & Vardy

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 16th, 1960 Mr. J. Vardy and Miss Knowles leaving Brampton Parish Church after their wedding on Saturday.

Wedding – Bennett & Shaw

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times January 2, 1960 Miss Rhoda Bennett, of 31, Thompson Road, Wombwell and Mr. Graham Shaw, of 92, Bridge Street, Swinton, who were...

Wedding – Hall & Pepper

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times January 2, 1960 Miss Pamela Hall (Wath) and Mr. John Pepper (Brampton) seen leaving Wath Parish Church after their wedding on December...

Scout’s Presentation

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 30th, 1960 A group admiring certificates after a presentation to Queen’s Scout Harry Beaumont, and the presentation of a warrant to...

Travelling Exhibition Coach

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 16th, 1960 Travelling Exhibition Coach The Travelling Exhibition Coach which visited Wombwell, Mexborough and Doncaster on Monday.

Wombwell Chamber of Trade’s Annual dinner

January 1960
South Yorkshire Times, January 23rd, 1960 Mrs. L. Herbert, President of the Wombwell Chamber of Trade, greets Mrs. K. M. Price, to the Wombwell Chamber’s...