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Surname
McCRACKEN
Forename
Robert
Day
27
Month
08
Year
1969
Age
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Bethel Mine
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
J.G. McCracken
Location
Chapelhall
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Matthew Keeney, mine manager, 37 School Street, Chapelhall and Robert McCracken, fireman, 6 Weir's Cottages, Annathill, both died on 27 August 1969 at Bethel Mine, Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, when they were overcome by gas known as black damp"