Name

Date

District

Name Of Mine

Remarks

Source

Buckley, George

10 Jun 1890

Charters Towers

New Grace Darling

Injured. Accidental explosion of cap whilst being carried. (Slight flesh wounds)

1891/4/340

Buckley, Michael

3 Oct 1889

Gympie

1 N. Golden Pile

Injured. Fall of earth in shaft. (Bruises)

1890/3/355

Budge, --

21 Jan 1896

Charters Towers

Shearer's Claim Pentland

Injured. Fall of earth. The roof of an alluvial claim under which he was caught. (Fracture of thigh)

1897/4/128

Bull, Alexander

27 Sep 1892

Charters Towers

No. 1 W. Victoria

Injured. Fall of rock. (Contusions)

1893/3/664

Bunker, Thomas

7 Feb 1894

Coonyan (Central District)

Bunkers Claim

Injured. Was climbing a ladder with a cartridge in his hand let go and fell 25 feet. (Bruises and shock to system)

1895/3/571

Bunney, Mark

24 Jul 1890

Ipswich

Waterstown

Injured. Fall of coal.(Slightly injured)

1891/4/340

Bunney, William

8 Jun 1892

Charters Towers

Brilliant P.C.

Injured. Fall of rock. (Contusions)

1893/3/663

Burgess, Harry

12 Nov 1897

Croydon

Highland Mary United

Injured. By not sounding and taking down his roof got caught by a flake.  (Slight wound on head and wrist)

1898/3/127

Burke, James

10 Mar 1893

Etheridge

Welcome Extended

Injured. Fall of rock from hanging wall. (Broken thigh)

1894/3/931

Burke, John

9 Feb 1892

Charters Towers

Stockholm P.C.

Injured. Fall of rock. (Broken leg)

1893/3/661

Burke, Michael

8 Aug 1890

Ravenswood

Commotion (Grass Hut)

Injured. Accidental explosion in connection with former blast. (Injury to eyesight)

1891/4/340

Burnes, Charles

29 Apr 1888

Ravenswood

New England Lease

Injured. Dragged between cogs while oiling engine. (Arm crushed and bruised)

1889/3/537

Burns, Richard

26 Jan 1891

Charters Towers

Phoebe

Injured. Shaft accident-improperly riding up underlie. (Severe bruise)

1892/4/316

Burrell, Matthew

29 Mar 1887

Charters Towers

Lady Maria (tribute)

Injured. Blasting exploded detonating cap with candle. (Thumb and fingers torn)

1888/3/471

Burroughs, Alfred

12 Aug 1898

Charters Towers

Day Dawn P.C.

Injured. Trying to destroy a cap he lighted the fuse and was too late in throwing it away. (Fingers badly bruised)

1899/3/420

Burt, A.

3 Mar 1892

Charters Towers

Golden Gate

Injured. Fall of rock. (Severe contusions)

1893/3/661

Burton, R.

16 Jan 1891

Gympie

No. 1 N. Smithfield

Injured. Piece of quartz flying from hammer. (Eye wound)

1892/4/316

Bushnie, Edward

20 Aug 1890

Charters Towers

Brilliant Block

Injured. Pieces of rock fell from ascending bucket. (Two fingers broken)

1891/4/341

Bussey, Robert

19 Aug 1890

Ravenswood

The Brother's Mill

Injured. Caught in wheels of Berdan Pan. (Hand injured)

1891/4/341

Butler, Sam

24 Jul 1890

Etheridge

Goldsmith's Creek Mill

Injured. (Crushed ankle)

1891/4/340

Buttey, Edward

27 Jun 1900

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Consolidated

Injured. Fell from one of the tie-beams of the poppet legs whither, he had gone to steady the guides which were being put in into the shaft. (Sprained ankle and broken rib)

1901/4/465

Buttrell, Wm. Rapston

11 Oct 1895

Charters Towers

Bonnie Dundee

Killed. Blasting accident. Sufferer miscalculated the number of shots exploded and went in, when one went off and killed him. (Shock to system)

1896/4/148

Byers, William

22 Jan 1885

Gympie

3 and 4 N. Glanmire

Injured. Fell from a ladder in winze. (Shaken and bruised)

1886/3/76

Byers, William

28 Nov 1896

Charters Towers

Day Dawn P.C. No 3 Shaft

Injured. Caught by truck while walking up underlie. Accident due to carelessness. (Fractured thigh)

1897/4/131

Byrnes, Edward

27 Jan 1894

Eidsvold

Lady Augusta

Injured. Piece of rock flew from point of pick. (Eye struck)

1895/3/571