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Ten Years Later – Death from Old Injury – A Restive Pony.

June 1930
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 06 June 1930 Ten Years Later. Wombwell Man's Death from Old Injury. A Restive Pony. A connection between the...

Wedding – Thorp & Chapman

September 1930
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 9, 1939 24 Hours Romance at Wombwell Soldiers Bride Within twenty-four hours of first talking the matter over a Wombwell couple were...

Disastrous Explosion at Houghton Main – Five Dead: Twelve Injured.

December 1930
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 19 December 1930 Disastrous Explosion at Houghton Main Early Morning Calamity Explosion Follows Shot Firing. Five Dead: Twelve Injured....

Midland League Results – December 22, 1930 – Away Teams’ Goals.

December 1930
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 22 December 1930 Midland League. Scarborough Again Fail at Denaby. Away Teams’ Goals. In the eleven Midland League matches on...

Midland League Results – December 27, 1930

27 December 1930
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 27 December 1930 Midland League. Cup Aspirants Thrashed at Hull. There were several surprises in the Midland League programme on...

Midland League Results – December 27, 1930

27 December 1930
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 27 December 1930 Midland League. Great Reversal of Form at Wombwell. Denaby Beat Mexborough. Snow cut down the Midland League...

Midland League Results – 7 “Hat Tricks’’ in 5 Matches – Mexborough Tonic

29 December 1930
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 29 December 1930 Midland League. Seven “Hat Tricks’’ in Five Matches. A Mexborough Tonic There was glut of goals in...

Houghton Main Disaster – Inquest Closed – Jury’s Findings.

January 1931
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 16 January 1931 Houghton Main Disaster. Inquest Closed: Jury's Findings. A Useful Suggestion. Compressed Air for Testing Shot-Holes. The inquest...

Trade In 1931- The Local Outlook – No Great Expectations

January 1931
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 02 January 1931 Trade In 1931. The Local Outlook. No Great Expectations That the year just closed has been...

Leading Local Events in 1930 – Achievements & Disappointments – Quarter 1

January 1931
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 02 January 1931 Leading Local Events in 1930 Achievements and Disappointments Quarter 1 January 1—Wombwell Unemployed Workers' Movement gave treat to children...