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Surname
McVINNIE
Forename
Robert
Day
31
Month
07
Year
1901
Age
25
Occupation
Stoneman
Mine/Quarry Name
Prudhoe
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Mickley Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Prudhoe
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Inquest attended. Deceased and his marrow were charging a hole with gunpowder when the latter stuck owing to the hole being too small. They were in the act of forcing the cartridge into the hole by means of a hammer and beater when the charge exploded.