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Husband and Wife Die Same Day

October 1949
Bradford Observer - Monday 10 October 1949 Husband, Wife Die Same Day After Henry Jackson (62), a colliery engine -winder, of Dove row, Hoyle Mill,...

Brampton S.J.A.B. Cadets – Set for Malta Trip

October 1949
South Yorkshire Times, October 8, 1949 Brampton S.J.A.B. Cadets Set for Malta Trip   The eagerly-awaited programme of events for the St. John Ambulance Brigade anniversary celebrations...

Pitchfork Parade

October 1949
South Yorkshire Times, October 15, 1949 Pitchfork Parade All set for a lesson on haystack building are girls of Brampton Bierlow Ellis School's Agricultural Class.

Miners Stole Apples – Hubbert’s Bridge Incident

October 1949
Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian - Saturday 08 October 1949 Miners Stole Apples Hubbert’s Bridge Incident Three Wombwell miners pleaded not guilty at Wednesday’s North Holland...

Dr. W. G. Etches

November 1949
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Monday 21 November 1949 Dr. W. G. Etches Dr. Geoffrey Williamson Etches, Fairholme, Hough Lane, Wombwell, died suddenly in...

‘Ref’ and Teams Exhausted

12 November 1949
Star Green 'un - Saturday 12 November 1949 ‘Ref’ and Teams Exhausted Gales lashed grounds throughout the country today, gusts of 60 miles per hour...

Severe Weather –Players Collapsed

19 November 1949
Star Green 'un - Saturday 19 November 1949 Players Collapsed Weather conditions were the worst so far experience this season, and it was not really...

Colin Ellis Making Quick Impression

26 November 1949
Star Green 'un - Saturday 26 November 1949 Colin Ellis Making Quick Impression Wombwell Athletic think they have discovered future star in 19 year old...

Tea Ration (Advert)

December 1949
South Yorkshire Times, December 24, 1949

Some Outstanding Events of 1949 – Do You Remember?

December 1949
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, December 31st 1949 Do You Remember? Some Outstanding Events of 1949 What do you remember of 1949 ? Its glorious summer (second crops...