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Montagu Hospital – Review Of 1933
South Yorkshire Times, March 2nd, 1934
Montagu Hospital
Review Of 1933
Busy And Expensive Year
Annual Meeting Reflections
The annual meeting of governors and subscribers of the Montagu Hospital...
Beleaguered Blacker
South Yorkshire Times March 3, 1933
Beleaguered Blacker
Emerging from the tunnel which at one time was the only way out of the village; and digging...
Hidden Beauties – The Oldest Residence in Wombwell
South Yorkshire Times, March 10, 1933
Hidden Beauties
The Oldest Residence in Wombwell
Woodhead House
The Great Blizzard
South Yorkshire Times March 3, 1933
The Great Blizzard
A typical incident of the road; this was taken on the road between Wombwell and Hoyland, which...
The Great Blizzard
South Yorkshire Times March 3, 1933
The Great Blizzard
The severest snowstorm in living memory broke over South Yorkshire on Friday afternoon and continued without intermission...
The Great Thaw
South Yorkshire Times, March 10, 1933
“The Great Thaw”
Aftermath of the blizzard in the valleys of Dearne and Don.
A Photographic Survey of the district during...
Woodhead House
South Yorkshire Times, March 10, 1933
Woodhead House
Here is a bit of Wombwell which few know about. It is Woodhead House, which remains "undiscovered" for...
Cortonwood Accident – Killed By Fall In Presence of Son
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 14 April 1933
Killed By Fall
In Presence of Son
Cortonwood Accident
A verdict of "Death from misadventure" was...
Miner Dies From Injuries
Leeds Mercury - Friday 07 April 1933
Miner Dies From Injuries.
Arthur Kenworthy (54), miner, 62, Milton Street, Wombwell, died in Barnsley Beckett Hospital, yesterday,...
Mitchell Main – Colliery Definitely Closed Down – Ponies Raised
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 14 April 1933
Mitchell Main
Colliery Definitely Closed Down
Ponies Raised
Quota Question : Mines Minister's View
Pit Will Resume...