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New Hope at Wombwell – Mitchell Main Colliery May Reopen
Leeds Mercury - Friday 30 September 1938
New Hope at Wombwell
Mitchell Main Colliery May Reopen
There are definite hopes that Mitchell Main Colliery, Wombwell,...
Improvements at Wombwell – Proposals for New Post Office and Hotel
Leeds Mercury - Friday 09 September 1938
Improvements at Wombwell
Proposals for New Post Office and Hotel
Arising out of a scheme for the widening of...
Oldest Houses In Wombwell Going
Leeds Mercury - Friday 09 September 1938
Oldest Houses In Wombwell Going
A link with the reign of James I. is being broken at Wombwell...
“Glaring’’ Dole Fraud – Drew £1 19s. Od. for 8 Days Was Working
Leeds Mercury - Thursday 22 September 1938
“Glaring’’ Dole Fraud
Drew £1 19s. Od. for 8 Days Was Working
For making false statements to obtain...
A.R.P. Drive – Public’s United Front – Emergency Organisation Works Well
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 30, 1938
A.R.P. Drive
Public's United Front
Emergency Organisation Works Well
The serious turn in international affairs last week-end, following the break-up of...
Air Raid Wardens fitting Gas Masks
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 30, 1938
Air raid Wardens fitting gas Masks in Arnold Crescent, Mexborough, on Monday
How To Make An Air Raid Shelter
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 30, 1938
How To Make An Air Raid Shelter
The sketch illustrates an emergency trench to accommodate six persons. It is...
Golden Wedding – Mr and Mrs Bell
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 7, 1938
Wedding Bells
Wombwell Couple's Recollections
Husband a Change Ringer
Mr. Charles Edward Bell (72) of 12, Smith Street, Wombwell, and his...
Mine Directors Death – Mr Stanley Claytor – Mitchell Main Loss
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 7, 1938
Nine Directors Death
Mr Stanley Claytor
Mitchell Main Loss
Clayton, of Darfield House, Tickhill, general manager of Mitchell Main collieries Ltd,...
Charles Jarratt -Yorkshire’s best Developed Man
Mexborough and Swinton Times October 30, 1938
Charles Jarratt -Yorkshire’s best Developed Man
A village which the malicious and ill informed have often described as the...