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Mexborough and Parliamentary Representation

December 1884
Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Tuesday 09 December 1884 Mexborough and Parliamentary Representation It is considered that within a radius of six miles from either Mexborough or...

Nine Year Old Wanderer Spends Night in Wombwell Wood

January 1885
Barnsley Chronicle, etc. - Saturday 31 January 1885 Nine Year Old Wanderer Spends Night in Wombwell Wood This week, a little girl of about nine years...

Assaults on the Police at Wombwell

February 1885
Sheffield Daily Telegraph, February 10, 1885 Assaults on the Police at Wombwell John Humphries, a Denaby lockout, was fined 5s and cost by the Barnsley magistrates...

Sudden Death at Wombwell

July 1886
Sheffield Daily Telegraph July 22, 1886 Sudden Death at Wombwell On Tuesday morning Arthur Weston, a boy, six years of age, son of William Weston,...

A Terrible Tragedy – Wife Murder at Wombwell

March 1887
Leeds Times, Saturday, March 26, 1887 Wife Murder at Wombwell Junction A terrible tragedy was enacted on Sunday at Wombwell Junction, near Barnsley, the surrounds of...

Wife Murder at Wombwell – Inquest

March 1887
Leeds Times, Saturday, March 26, 1887 Wife Murder near Barnsley The inquest was held at new Wombwell on Thursday, Superintendent Kane was present, and Mr E.J....

Serious Fire at Wombwell

April 1887
Sheffield Daily Telegraph, April 16, 1887 Serious Fire at Wombwell On Thursday afternoon about 4 o’clock the house and shop occupied by Mr Spooner, Park Street,...

The Fatal Railway Accident at Wombwell

April 1887
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 15 April 1887 The Fatal Railway Accident at Wombwell Inquest. Recommendation by the Jury. On Wednesday afternoon the inquiry...

Coroner’s Inquest at Wombwell

April 1887
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 08 April 1887 Coroner’s Inquest at Wombwell On Saturday afternoon, Mr Dossey Wightman, coroner held an inquest at the house...

Darfield Collier’s Death

April 1887
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 22 April 1887 On Wednesday the Barnsley police authorities received a report relating to the death of a. collier...