Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN JOSEPH / ELDEST SON OF / JAMES & JULIA KIERNAN / OF WOLLONGONG WHO WAS KILLED / AT JOADJA CREEK MINES / ON THE 6TH FEBRUARY 1879 / AGED 22 YEARS / LEAVING A WIFE AND ONE CHILD / ALSO A LARGE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS / TO MOURN HIS LOSS / May his soul rest in peace. Amen - Footstone - J.J.K. 1879