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Miners Pleased.

January 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 25 January 1919 Wombwell Miners Pleased. The men employed at six pits in the Wombwell district held meetings yesterday to discuss...

Rector to take Six Months Complete Rest

January 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Friday 03 January 1919 The Rev. A. E. Sorby, Rector of Darfield and Rural Dean of Wath, has been ordered away...

Soldier – Bell, George – Mons Man Home from Germany – A Long Ordeal.

January 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times January 11, 1919 A Long Ordeal. DarfieId Mons Man Home from Germany. Pte. George Bell, 1st Lincolns, has just returned home to his...

Colliery Patriotism.

February 1919
Sheffield Independent - Friday 28 February 1919 Colliery Patriotism. The Dearne Valley Colliery, Darfield one of the smaller mines in the Barnsley area, has raised...

County Council Contest

February 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 26 February 1919 Contest at Wombwell. The County Council candidates for the Wombwell and Darfield area of the West Riding...

County Councillor Retires

February 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 19 February 1919 After many years County Councillor John Robinson, Park Cottage, Wombwell, who has represented the Wombwell and Darfield...

A Liking for Gaol.

February 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Thursday 13 February 1919 A Liking for Gaol. Robert Emmett Brook, miner, of Darfield, was sent to prison for two months...

Councillors Retiring.

March 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 26 March 1919 Councillors Retiring. Alderman J. H. Watson, who is due to retire from the Mexborough Urban Council this...

Darfield Council – Prevalence of Itch – 30% of the People Infected

March 1919
Mexborough and Swinton Times March 29, 1919 Darfield Council Prevalence of Itch 30% of the People Infected Doctor Castle suggestions The monthly meeting of the Darfield Urban Council was...

Bridegroom’s Lost Voice.

April 1919
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 29 April 1919 Bridegroom’s Lost Voice. Mr. James Dawson, of Darfield Bridge, who was married at the Wombwell Parish Church...