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Christmas party of Wath branch of the British Railways Association

January 1957
South Yorkshire Times January 12, 1957 Wait for the bang! Enjoying a game of balloons are these children at the Christmas party of Wath branch...

Coming Home from Famagusta

January 1957
South Yorkshire Times January 19, 1957 Coming Home A former Wath Grammar School student, Mr Alan Humphries (22), who has for the past two and half...

Fire Station Childern’s Party

January 1957
South Yorkshire Times January 26, 1957 Waiting for their presents, children of Wath firemen wait by the Christmas tree at the Fire Station party in Wath...

Flying Saucer Reported Seen – Turned in Most Strange Way, Says Wath Youth

January 1957
South Yorkshire Times January 12, 1957 Flying Saucer Reported Seen Turned in Most Strange Way, Says Wath Youth Mr David Ward, a 17 years old apprentice...

Former Wath Vicar is New Bishop

January 1957
South Yorkshire Times January 5, 1957 Former Wath Vicar is New Bishop His many friends and former parishioners at Wath will be delighted to learn of...

Lundhill Disaster – Article 1 – Half a Village Orphaned

January 1957
South Yorkshire Times January 12, 1957 Lundhill Explosion Centenary Grim Chapter in Wombwell’s Early Mining History Catastrophy that Orphaned half a Colliery Village On February 19, 1857, a...

Lundhill Disaster – Article 2 – Horseman took the news to West Melton

January 1957
South Yorkshire Times January 19, 1957 Lundhill Disaster Centenary More Stories From The Files Of The South Yorkshire Times (Second Article) Horseman took the news to West Melton Another...

Lundhill Disaster – Article 3 – Charles Dickens Visits

January 1957
South Yorkshire Times January 19, 1957 Lundhill Disaster Centenary Third Article Crowd in Jocular Mood – Some Sang Hymns Charles Dickens Visited the Stricken Pit Mining people in the...

Old Wathonians’ Rugby Club dance

January 1957
South Yorkshire Times January 12, 1957 They were all “having a hand” in it. A happy shot at the Old Wathonians’ Rugby Club dance at Wombwell...