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Miners involved in Queensland mining accidents (1882-1900) - surnames beginning with Ap-Ay

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Name

Date

District

Name Of Mine

Remarks

Source

Aplin,  John A.

24 Jul 1891

Etheridge

Jubilee

Injured. Fall of rock. (Rupture of pelvis)

1892/4/318

Appleton, Henry

18 Nov 1900

Ipswich

Walloon

Killed. Sufferer had taken down top coal and commenced to work in face, when a piece of stone fell on him. He died on 18th Dec. following. (Injured back)

1901/4/467

Appleton, James

14 Mar 1889

Tenningering

Boolbunda

Injured. Explosion of powder. (Severely Burnt)

1890/3/353

Arbuckle, --

14 Jan 1888

Maryborough

Torbanlea

Injured. Drilling out a missed charge of dynamite. (Head cut and body bruised)

1889/3/537

Argo, George

21 Feb 1895

Gympie

No.1 North Phoenix

Killed. Sufferer fell down a winze and as no person was with him at the time the accident could not be accounted for.

1896/4/146

Armour, Alfred

5 Jul 1887

Charters Towers

Black Jack and Newton Butler

Injured. Fell down steep underlie; want of proper precautions. (External bruises)

1888/3/471

Armstrong, Joseph

9 Dec 1893

Normanby (Bowen)

Alluvial claim

Killed. Supposed to have died from sunstroke whilst panning off in an old hole.

1894/3/933

Arnold, E.

26 Feb 1895

Rokhampton

Mount Morgan

Injured. Fall of stone in stope, slight injury. (Bruised ankle)

1896/4/146

Ash, --

14 Oct 1891

Charters Towers

Dan O'Connell

Injured. Fall of rock. (Bruised hand)

1892/4/318

Ashton, Robert

17 Jun 1898

Ukulunda

No. 1 E. Sunbeam

Killed. Fall of ground.

1899/3/420

Askew, Robert

22 Aug 1889

Charters Towers

No.2 S.W. Queen

Injured. Shaft accident from unskilful winding. (Severely bruised)

1890/3/354

Aspinall, J.

10 Jan 1899

Gympie

Scottish Gympie Gold Mines

Injured. Piece of quartz flew from hammer while sufferer was dressing it down after firing. (Pupil of eye cut)

1900/2/258

Atcheson, Thomas

30 Jul 1897

Charters Towers

Queen's Cross

Injured. Sufferer permitted his arm to project over the cage, and it was caught near the brace. (Bruised arm)

1898/3/126

Atkinson, Joseph

30 Jun 1900

Charters Towers

Papuan Brilliant and Victoria

Injured. Riding up underlie with leg hanging over the side it was jammed against a prop. (Leg bruised)

1901/4/465

Austin, James

8 Jun 1892

Charters Towers

Brilliant P.C.

Injured. Fall of rock. (Contusions)

1893/3/663

Ayles, Stephen

13 Dec 1899

Croydon

Croydon Consols

Killed. The rope broke when the men were being lowered to their work and they fell 264 feet.

1900/2/261

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