Stirlingshire's Mining Disasters, by Matt O'Neill

Stirlingshire's Mining Disasters, by Matt O'Neill

Published by Stenlake in 2014, 112 pages. Paperback (N5106P2)

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This book is a fascinating history of mining disasters in the Stirlingshire area of Scotland, and covers the disasters at Barrwood Colliery, Redding Colliery and Dumbreck Colliery. Chapters include:

• No.2 Pit, Barrwood Colliery, Kilsyth, March 1878
• No. 4 Pit, East Plean Colliery, Bannockburn, July 1922
• No. 23 Pit, Redding Colliery, Falkirk, September 1923
• No. 1 Pit Dumbreck Colliery, Kilsyth, January 1938
• Appendix 1 - Mining accidents in Stirlingshire
• Appendix 2 - Index of victims