Name

Date

District

Name Of Mine

Remarks

Source

Cecil, Fred

10 Nov 1900

Gympie

West of Scotland

Injured. Commencing to bore in the butt of an old hole, a slight explosion occurred. (Injury to left wrist)

1901/4/467

Cecini, James

8 Oct 1892

Ravenswood

Politician Extended

Injured. Blasting accident. (Scratches)

1893/3/664

Channell, Rufus

28 Feb 1889

Palmer

Comet

Killed. Fall of earth. (Lacerated wounds). Died 28th March.

1890/3/353

Chow, Chin

30 Nov 1882

Ravenswood

Conolly's Creek

Killed. Caught by a fall of earth from which he died after a few weeks. (Bruised)

1883/1/531

Christiansen, Chris.

27 Dec 1883

Charters Towers

Aberdeen Mine

Injured. Fell down shaft by breaking centipede ladder. (Broken leg)

1884/3/233

Chritchley, Fred.

17 Aug 1886

Etheridge

Cumberland P.C.

Injured. Fall of rock. (Broken leg)

1887/3/931

Church, W.

24 Apr 1882

Gympie

Monkland Consols

Injured. By falling timber. (Shoulder injuries)

1883/1/531

Church, William

21 Apr 1900

Gympie

Oriental and Glanmire

Injured. Piece of rock fell in stope. (Bruises and abrasions)

1901/4/464

Churchill, J.

10 Apr 1899

Wide Bay

Torbanlea

Injured. Horse slipped when starting a set of wagons and fell on driver. (Broken Leg)

1900/2/259

Clancy, Pat

26 Feb 1891

Charters Towers

No 7 Queen

Injured. Blasting, hot stearine dropped from candle, caused cap to explode. (Loss of eye and flesh wounds)

1892/4/316

Clark, Hugh

30 Apr 1888

Ipswich

Redbank

Injured. Rope broke allowing truck to run down incline. (Bruised leg and thigh)

1889/3/537

Clark, James

26 Jul 1894

Charters Towers

Northern Australian

Injured. Sufferer was fixing a heavy stull-piece when it slipped and jammed him against the side, causing internal injury. (Internal sprain)

1895/3/573

Clark, James

9 Jul 1883

Charters Towers

Mossman G. M. Co.

Injured. Fall of rock immediately after a shot. (Cut on head and face)

1884/3/233

Clark, Joseph

5 Jan 1890

Tenningering

Mt. Perry Mine

Injured. Slipped from ladder, no permanent injury. (General shock to system)

1891/4/339

Clark, L.

13 Jun 1898

Gympie

Columbia and Smithfield

Killed. Fall of rock. Clark was not covered by the rock but struck in a vital part and died shortly after the occurrence. (Sundry Injuries).  O'Meara was working with him and caught by the same fall. (See O'Meara M)

1899/3/420

Clark, Lawrence

9 Feb 1892

Eidsvold

Stockman Junction

Killed. Fall of rock. (Crushed)

1893/3/661

Clark, Robert

27 Jul 1892

Gympie

North Glanmire

Injured. Cut with quartz stuck in prop around which he placed his arm to hold by. (Lacerated arm)

1893/3/663

Clark, Robert

8 Apr 1896

Gympie

N. Glamire

Injured. Tank jammed and sufferers went to release it and were struck by loose chain. (Injuries to head)

1897/4/128

Clarke, John

12 Nov 1898

Charters Towers

New Queen

Injured. The keeps left in when the cage was going lower and the jerk caused the injury. (Sprained ankle)

1899/3/421

Clarque, Ralph

7 Feb 1885

Gympie

No. 3 N Phoenix

Killed. Head caught by descending cage at surface level. (Fractured skull)

1886/3/76

Cleary, Joseph

3 Jun 1893

Eidsvold

No 2 Craven

Injured. Fell down the underlie. (Wounded arm)

1894/3/932

Cleary, Thomas

26 Aug 1898

Croydon

Mount Morgan Ltd.

Injured. These men had not got far enough out of the way and were struck by loose stones thrown out by shot. (Cuts and bruises)

1899/3/420

Clegg, Alfred

26 Sep 1898

Charters Towers

Good hope

Injured. Sufferer ascending the shaft put his hand on the edge of the skip and got it caught by the guides and dragged 30 feet. Between skip and guide. (Lost three fingers and a portion of hand)

1899/3/421

Clemo, Thomas

19 Nov 1885

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block

Injured . Blasting accident. (Wounded head and arm)

1886/3/77

Close, Joseph

29 Dec 1899

Chillagoe

Griffith

Injured. Trucking at the surface he fell over the tip and the truck fell on him. (Fractured leg)

1900/2/261

Close, Thomas

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

Clowes, Thomas

13 Mar 1888

Gympie

S. Glanmire and Monkland

Injured. Fell out of bucket while going down shaft. (Wounds and bruises)

1889/3/537