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Surname
CUMMING
Forename
William
Day
24
Month
05
Year
1900
Age
52
Occupation
Fireman
Mine/Quarry Name
Oldtown Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
John McAdam & Sons
Location
Aberdeen
County
Aberdeenshire
Details of Event
Deceased was pushing a charge of gunpowder into a horizontal hole with at ordinary copper scoop when an explosion occurred. There had been a shoulder in the hole and the scoop striking this hard had evidently caused a spark.