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Surname
COWAN
Forename
James
Day
26
Month
04
Year
1937
Age
42
Occupation
Brusher
Mine/Quarry Name
Polmaise, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Stirling
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
26 April 1937: Two men lost their lives in Millhall Colliery, Stirling, last night, as a result of a fall of stone from the roof of the working place. The men were:- James Cowan (42), 4c Gordon Crescent, Raploch, Stirling; and John M'Kenna (36), Orchard farm, by Millhall. Both were employed as brushers, and, while at work on the backshift in No.2 Pit, they were caught by a fall of stone weighing almost two tons. Assistance was at once obtained, but it was fully two hours before the men were extricated. They were at work at a distance of two miles from the pit bottom. On being taken to the surface they were found to be dead. The men employed on the backshift, numbering about 200, ceased work, and to-day the pit will be idle. About 800 men are employed at the colliery. [Scotsman 27 April 1937]