THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

A fatal accident occurred in Caldrum Works, Dundee (Harry Walker & Sons, Ltd) yesterday. The victim was Thomas Drurie (60), an oiler, who resided at 118 Rosebank Street. He had been oiling some journals in the starch preparing room and then went into the starch room, where he was engaged oiling a journal on a shaft about 10 feet high. Suddenly an unusual noise was heard. Drurie was being whirled around the shaft and suffered severe injuries. It is supposed that his clothing had become entangled in the machinery.

50 years ago

Although the Duke of Edinburgh had to cancel part of his tour because of an injury, he managed to keep his date in Dunkeld yesterday, keeping his arm in a sling. All through his visit he apologised to people presented to him because he could not shake hands. But his usual charm and easy going nature won everyone over. He was there to see examples of conservation – the many old houses restored to their former glory by a joint effort of the National Trust for Scotland and Perthshire County Council.

25 years ago

Deep Sea World in Fife has been named as Scotland’s third top “paid-for” tourist attraction – and the best-placed outside the capital – after Edinburgh Castle and Edinburgh Zoo. Figures released this week by the Scottish Tourist Board show that 436,232 visitors enjoyed the facilities at North Queensferry in 1994. The STB’s annual visitor attractions survey also reveals that among the “fastest movers” in the category were Glenturret Distillery and Scone Palace, both with a visitor increase of 12%.

One year ago

A hard-hitting new report could signal the death knell for an £11 million Angus retail park. Experts brought in by Angus Council to examine the bid for the former Presentation Products factory site say the plan could have “significant, long-term consequences” for Arbroath town centre. Lidl, Asda and Co-op have raised objections to the proposal for the site, which is set to attract big names such as by Aldi, B&M Home Stores and Iceland. Consultants now suggest the town centre impact would be greater than initially suggested.