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Surname
McKENNA
Forename
Bernard
Day
28
Month
06
Year
1932
Age
55
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Manor Powis
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Manor Powis Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Causewayhead
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
28 June 1932: Stirling Miner Killed - While working in the Greenyards section of No.2 Pit, Manor Powis Colliery, Stirling, yesterday morning, an elderly Stirling miner was killed by a fall of stone from the roof. He was Bernard M'Kenna (55), a widower, residing at 47 Baker Street. [Scotsman 29 June 1932] SCOTTISH PIT TRAGEDIES - Man Who Was Recalled - Joseph Norton, colliery brusher, Church Street, Kilsyth, was killed in Curriemine Colliery, Kilsyth, to-day. He had finished his shift and was on his way up the pit when he was recalled to attend to some job, and a large stone fell upon him and killed him outright. A well-known football official, Norton leaves a family of eight. Stirling Man Killed – An elderly miner Bernard M'Kenna (55), widower, 47 Baker Street, Stirling, was killed in the Greenyards Section of No.3 Pit, Manor Powis Colliery, this morning. Death was due injuries sustained when a large stone fell from the roof at the point where he was working. [Evening Telegraph 28 June 1932]