5 Mar 1960 - In the Auld Hoose Rooms, Bowhill Colliery Social Club held a supper and social to honour 35 members who have retired. Mr George Mayne presided and each of the men who had retired was presented with a cheque for £10 from the Club. The cheques were presented by the two under-managers of the colliery, Mr Tom Harrison and Mr Andrew Blake. The 35 men who retired were:- J. Bernard, G. Tullis, P. Aird, A. Young, A. Lightfoot, A. Wotherspoon, D. Philp, H. Miller, D. Russell, G. Reid, H. Conway, J. Carr, J. Murdoch, J. Balfour, D. Walker, W. Kenny, D. Lightbody, R. Arnold, J. McLean, W. Casey, W. Moffat, C. Justice, W. Anderson, T. Muir, G. Wallace, A. Lindsay, J. Clunie, J. Allan, R. Brown, A. Christie, A. York, B. Hooks, J. Pratt, R. Anderson, and W. Mathieson. The Club entertained the men at supper, and during the social evening old times in the pit were recalled.

12 Mar 1960 - Cardenden miner, John Dunn (26), 8 Denfield Gardens, died in an underground accident. Mr Dunn, unmarried, was the son of Mrs Mary Dunn and the late Mr Michael Dunn, Cardenden. A back brusher, he was working on the day-shift in the West Diamond Section of the pit when a fall of material from the roof brought down a heavy girder.

29 Oct 1960 - Six retired miners, each with 50 years’ service, were entertained by Bowhill Colliery Social and Welfare Club at a social gathering in the Auld Hoose Rooms. Mr George Lamb presided and welcomed the six veterans - Messrs D. Walker, T. Swan, H. McKechnie, A. Innes, G. Davidson, and W. Mathieson.

4 Mar 1961 - A runaway bogie hurtling down a steep slope in the underground workings has killed two men. Another man escaped death by inches. The accident happened shortly before 7 o’clock in the morning, when the men were just starting day shift. The men who died were Robert Muir (39), 8 Boswell Road, Lochgelly, and Richard Petrie (34), 110 Paul Street, Lochgelly. Muir, father of four, died while being rushed to hospital. Petrie, a bachelor, died in Kirkcaldy General Hospital shortly after being admitted. Both men were material transport workers, and they were making their way to work when they were hit. The third man, James Howie (50), 20 Woodside Terrace, Cardenden, had his leg broken, and will be in hospital for a few days. Howie had apparently heard the approach of the runaway bogie in the nick of time, but it struck his leg as he jumped clear. Mrs Muir received word of the accident while on holiday with friends in Lancashire. She left last week for a week’s holiday, and rushed home when she heard the news. They have two sons, and twin daughters aged 13. Their elder son, Andrew, is a regular with the R.A.F., stationed in Lincolnshire.

19 Aug 1961 - For many years chief engineer, Mr David S. Muir, Newcraighall, near Musselburgh, has died at the age of 90. Mr Muir, who left Bowhill about 15 years ago, was well known in mining circles throughout Fife during his long period of service at Bowhill Colliery.

11 Nov 1961 - The fate of Rothes Colliery, one of the N.C.B.’s most modern undertakings, is “in the balance,” and Bowhill Colliery, where £3,300,000 has been spent on complete reorganisation, is said to have a “doubtful future.” With regard to Bowhill Colliery, where a big redevelopment was carried out after nationalisation, the Board state that they are “endeavouring to build up its output and reach a position where it will be worth while continuing. Mr Parker, Chairman of the Scottish Division of the N.C.B., stated that he could not say what would be the outcome.

3 Feb 1962 - At Bowhill Colliery the surface and underground reconstruction is now complete and all machinery and equipment operating satisfactorily, states the progress report for 1961 on the Fife Area of the N.C.B. In July, an “Eickhoff” plate conveyor, 190 yards long, was installed in the Diamond Seam to bring coal up a gradient of 1 in 2.3. Further mechanisation is being introduced into the colliery, and approximately 50 per cent of the output now comes from power-loading units.

17 Feb 1962 - A fatal accident occurred when Mr William McLaughlan (26) was struck by a steel strap on a conveyor belt, in No. 3 West Lochgelly Section. Mr McLaughlan, 176 Craigside Road, Cardenden, is survived by his widow and two of a family.

16 Jun 1962 - Mr David Barr, who has retired under the age limit, has been employed at Bowhill Colliery for 50 years as a miner and latterly on the surface. 29 Sep 1962 - John Lamb (50), 102a Carden Castle Park, Cardenden, was killed in a roof fall in No. 1 West Little Splint Section. Lamb was married with two of a family.

22 Feb 1964 - Bowhill Colliery won the Fife Area Coal Board junior first-aid competition and go forward to the Scottish finals in Glasgow on 29th February. Their team - James Nunn, Norman Philp, Francis O’Hagan, and Peter Gildea - scored 422 points out of a possible 500. They notched 267 points in the practical section and 155 in the transport. In the individual contest the best No. 1 was J. Nunn. The winning team and individual winners received their awards from Mr A. M. Stewart, N.C.B. area production manager.

22 Feb 1964 - Bowhill Colliery won the Fife Area Coal Board junior first-aid competition and go forward to the Scottish finals in Glasgow on 29th February. 9 May 1964 - Bowhill Colliery has not fulfilled its initial expectations as one of the largest producers in West Fife, but a very great deal is left of the colliery. Its impressive pithead buildings, which include an electricity generating station and washery, sit on top of a coalfield which has an estimated reserve of 50 million tons of good quality coal. Yet doubt about Bowhill’s future is rife among its 1200-strong labour force, towards the role which this great colliery has to play in the mining industry in Fife. This scepticism is created by the knowledge that Bowhill’s target of 5000 tons a day - set when its No. 3 Shaft was sunk in 1952 - will never be fulfilled. The geology of this rich coalfield is to blame for that. While Mr Snodgrass could not foresee Bowhill hitting its one-time target of 5000 tons a day, it might prove an economic proposition at about 1750 tons a day with manpower at an appropriate level. “It’s difficult to see its being economic at a lesser figure,” he admitted, “because of the equipment put into the pit. If it could be made economic, it could have a long life.”