Home 1870 1969

1969

Baby Comes First

January 1969
South Yorkshire Times, January 11, 1969 Baby Comes First Pretty, blonde, Maureen Kelly, a 19-years-old N.C.B. audio-typist, of Bondfield Crescent, Wombwell, loved her spare-time hobby of...

Wedding – Hyde & Parkes

January 1969
South Yorkshire Times January 4, 1969 Miss Glenys Hyde, of Goodyear Crescent, Wombwell and Mr. Edward Parkes, of Park Road, Swinton, after their wedding at Wombwell Parish...

Elsie Tanner Will Open ‘Showboat’ Tomorrow

January 1969
South Yorkshire Times, January 4, 1969 Elsie Tanner Will Open ‘Showboat’ Tomorrow A "Showboat" entertainment arcade is to open in the new Wombwell High Street shopping...

South Yorkshire Industrial Review – Showing Enterprise and Confidence.

January 1969
South Yorkshire Times January 18,  1969 South Yorkshire Industrial Review Showing Enterprise and Confidence. Industry continues to expand in South Yorkshire, nurtured by initiative and hard work....

President of  Wombwell Women’s Free Church Council

February 1969
South Yorkshire Times February 15, 1969 Mrs. C. A. Davey (centre right) receives a Bible from Mrs. E. Morris to mark her induction as President...

New Junction at Knolbeck Road

February 1969
South Yorkshire Times, February 1, 1969 The new junction, Knollbeck Road, Brampton, where it crosses the old canal. The new road, right, is six feet...

News of the World Individual Darts Championship

February 1969
South Yorkshire Times February 15, 1969 Mr. T. Wostenholme, third from right, checks over the draw with players and officials who took part in the...

World Individual Darts Championship

February 1969
South Yorkshire Times February 15, 1969 T. Wostenholme, third from right, checks over the draw with players and officials who took part in the News...

B.B.C.S. Junior Music Festival

March 1969
South Yorkshire Times March 15, 1969 Mr. F. Laming, the adjudicator, with prizewinners Roy Wagstaffe (Goldthorpe), Lynda Whittingham (Thurnscoe) and Paul Thornton (Wombwell) at the...

Soon To Emigrate To Australia

March 1969
South Yorkshire Times March 29, 1969 Soon To Emigrate To Australia, Mr. John Foster (Wombwell), a compositor with the "South Yorkshire Times" and White Rose...