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Statue of Winston Churchill

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 10 January 1942 Statue of Winston Churchill Wombwell must be one of the first places in the country to have a...

Wedding – Middleton & Baker

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 10 January 1942. Wombwell Airman's Wedding Corpl. J. W. Baker and Miss J. J. Middleton Member of a well-known family of musicians,...

Wedding – Marsh & Beckett

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 10 January 1942. Mr G. Beckett (Rawmarsh) & Miss E.M. Marsh (Wombwell) A twin sister was bridesmaid at the wedding at...

Houghton Main Fatality – Wombwell Man in Haulage Accident

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 10 January 1942. Houghton Main Fatality Wombwell Man in Haulage Accident Herbert Clarkson (56), haulage worker, 10, Jardine Street, Wombwell, was killed...

Cortonwood Manager – West Yorkshire Pit Official Appointed

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times, January 3, 1942 Cortonwood Manager West Yorkshire Pit Official Appointed Mr. Charles A. Charlton (43), formerly manager for the Middleton Estate and Collieries Co.,...

Diary of 1941 – Some Notable Dates

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 January 1942 January 2—Death Mr. Spencer Baker for 16 years Clerk to Conisbrough Council 17—Farewell presentation to the Rev. B. Russell,...

Diary of 1941 – Some Notable Dates

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 January 1942 Diary of 1941 - Some Notable Dates January 2—Death of Mr. Spencer Baker, for 16 years Clerk to Conisbrough...

Marconigrams – January 03rd 1942

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 03 January 1942 Marconigrams Mr. Charles A. Charlton, of Middleton Collieries, Leeds, has been appointed manager at Cortonwood Colliery In...

Marconigrams – January 10th, 1942

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 10 January 1942 Marconigrams Swinton have fixed their Warship Week target at £45,000 for a trawler-minesweeper. Mrs. Ellen Cocking, of 20,...

Marconigrams – January 17th, 1942

January 1942
South Yorkshire Times, January 17th 1942 Marconigrams Mr. lan F. Tilbrook, a Wombwell man serving in the Royal Marines, has been promoted captain. The new Vicar...