Name

Date

District

Name Of Mine

Remarks

Source

Coates, Robert

11 Dec 1885

Charters Towers

N.Queen L. 416

Injured. Explosion whilst drilling out missed charge, a most objectionable practice, not serious. (Wounded on head and face)

1886/3/77

Coates, Robert

28 Apr 1899

Cooktown

Claim at Mount Romeo

Killed. A tin fossicker had undermined a tree in search of tin and was found dead under it; it had fallen on him. (Crushed to death)

1900/2/259

Cockburn, William

24 Aug 1896

Gympie

No. 1 North Phoenix

Injured. Fall of rock whilst working off a shot in the footwall. The stulls above and the mullock came away with the loosened rock and caught the sufferers, one of whom was manager. (Lost hand and four toes)

1897/4/130

Cockburn, William

3 Oct 1899

Gympie

No. 1 South Peter and Paul Claim

Killed. Sufferer was handing a bucket into shaft under the windlass and fell in. The water was 30 feet but he appears to have struck the bucket and also caught cold and died four days later. (Back injuries)

1900/2/261

Cockern, John

29 Nov 1888

Charters Towers

Curlew Amalgamated

Injured. Fall of rock. (Contusions)

1889/3/540

Cocks, Wm.

17 Feb 1883

Charters Towers

No. 3 North Australian

Injured. Fall of rock. Accidental. (Bruised)

1884/3/233

Cocolini, Mateo

4 Sep 1898

Croydon

Banner of Freedom 2 and 3 S.

Killed. Drawing a missed shot. (Fatally injured)

1899/3/420

Cody, Robert

11 Apr 1887

Ravenswood

King's Freehold

Injured. Fall of rock. Remains of a shot. (Wounds on arms and legs)

1888/3/471

Cogeen, Thomas

6 May 1893

Gympie

No. 2 N. Phoenix

Injured. Fall of piece of slab down ladder in stope. (Shoulder-blade fractured)

1894/3/932

Coleman, H.

28 Oct 1895

Croydon

True Blue Block

Injured. Fall of earth. (Slight injuries)

1896/4/149

Coleman, J.

10 Jan 1894

Charters Towers

Mills United

Injured. Blasting. Sufferer stood in view of the explosion instead of retiring to a place of safety. (Contusion on back)

1895/3/571

Coleman, Thomas

22 Sep 1884

Charters Towers

Day Dawn and Wyndham

Injured. Missed foothold in underlie shaft. (Cut on forehead)

1885/3/87

Colhoun, James

16 Nov 1888

Charters Towers

Day Dawn No. 5 W.

Injured. Struck against cap piece whilst riding up underlie. (Bruises only)

1889/3/539

Collins, Dan

12 Apr 1892

Charters Towers

Brilliant Extended Block

Injured. Fell down shaft. (Fracture of skull)

1893/3/662

Collins, Dan

31 Jan 1900

Charters Towers

Bonnie Dundee

Injured. Sufferer approached where charges were lighted no guard being kept. The charge exploded and he was caught. (Injury to thigh)

1901/4/463

Collins, George

21 Apr 1895

Chillagoe Herberton

Ruddygore

Injured. Struck by fragments thrown from a charge when exploded. (Leg wounded)

1896/4/147

Collins, Herbert

24 Sep 1888

Cooktown

Ogilvie's Claim Mount Romeo

Injured. Crushed by fall of earth. (Severely crushed)

1889/3/539

Collins, James

20 Mar 1895

Charters Towers

Brilliant Block

Injured. Whilst removing timber from skip it was moved upwards and dragged sufferer with it. (Sprained ankle)

1896/4/146

Collins, John

18 Nov 1890

Croydon

Lease No. 29

Injured. Fell down shaft. (Fracture of skull and left arm broken)

1891/4/342

Collins, John

7 Nov 1894

Croydon

Mountain Maid United

Injured. Fall of rock. (Wounds on cheek and shoulders)

1895/3/574

Collins, Patrick

23 Dec 1885

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block

Killed. A poker fell from the bucket and penetrated his shoulder.

1886/3/77

Collins, Samuel

6 Apr 1897

Charters Towers

Good Hope

Injured. Imprudently removed slabs and let rock fall on him. (Severe contusions)

1898/3/125

Collins, Thomas

22 Jul 1895

Charters Towers

No. 2 S.E. Day Dawn

Injured. A piece of rock fell in shaft and struck him.(Scalp wound)

1896/4/148

Collins, Thomas

11 Dec 1889

Gympie

1 N. Great Eastern

Injured. Fall of rock. (Bruises)

1890/3/355

Collins, William

14 Oct 1895

Herberton

Bradlaugh

Injured. Fell from platform.(Compound fracture of right foot)

1896/4/149

Colwell, Charles

25 Nov 1887

Gympie

No.1 N. Great Eastern

Injured. Explosion whilst preparing to fire after a missed shot. (Lost a hand)

1888/3/472

Comallette, James

8 Feb 1899

Croydon

No 7 Golden Gate

Injured. Flake of stone fell on them after they had taken down all that appeared loose. (Wounds on head arm and back)

1900/2/258

Comerford, John

31 Jan 1891

Herberton

Sullivan's Claim

Killed. Fall of earth. (Crushed to death)

1892/4/316

Conelly, John

17 Jul 1894

Charters Towers

Mills United

Injured. Adjusting a machine drill, the clip-bolt broke and the weight proving too much for him, it fell and caught his foot. (Severe bruise on foot)

1895/3/573

Connolly, John

11 Oct 1893

Ipswich

Aberdare

Killed. Sufferer was on stage examining the shaft when the rope broke and he fell 60 feet into water. Received injuries and was drowned. (Drowned)

1894/3/933

Conway, J.

8 Jun 1891

Charters Towers

Day Dawn P.C.

Injured. His mate missed the drill and caught the sufferer's hand. (Broken finger)

1892/4/317

Cook, Alfred

31 Jul 1886

Ravenswood

The Great Extended

Killed. Fell 700 feet down a shaft. (Decapitated)

1887/3/930

Cook, Henry

16 Mar 1893

Clermont

Blair Athol

Injured. Fall from roof. (Shock to system)

1894/3/931

Cook, John

2 Mar 1893

Charters Towers

Victoria and Queen

Injured. Stone fell down shaft. (Contusions chest and foot

1894/3/931

Cook, John

2 Nov 1893

Charters Towers

Bonnie Dundee

Injured. Held his hand in bucket whilst mate was filling it and stone caught him. (Crushed fingers)

1894/3/933

Cooney, Owen

15 May 1888

Gympie

No. 3 N. Phoenix

Injured. Injured by cage. (Head cut)

1889/3/538

Cooper, Jos.

17 Jun 1882

Gympie

No. 2 North Phoenix

Injured. Caught by a falling bucket.  (Injury to face)

1883/1/531

Cooper, Joseph

23 Aug 1888

Gympie

7 and 8 South Monkland

Injured. Firing a hole.  (Slightly wounded)

1889/3/359

Corbett, John

16 Nov 1889

Gympie

United Smithfield

Injured. Fall of rock (Scalp wound)

1890/3/355

Cord, William

16 Nov 1888

No. 1 N. Great Britain

No. 1 N. Great Britian

Injured. Struck by batten falling down shaft. (Bruises only)

1889/3/539

Corley, J.

10 Jul 1900

Gympie

Scottish Gympie

Injured. Slab fell on him. (Wounded foot)

1901/4/465

Cottell, William

3 Jul 1888

Tenningering

Mount Perry Copper Mine

Injured. Ladder broke and he fell with the broken part. (Thigh broken)

1889/3/538

Couch, John

17 Sep 1889

Charters Towers

Eastward Ho

Injured. Fall of rock. (Severe wounds on knee)

1890/3/354

Coward, Alfred

25 Jan 1886

Gympie

Phoenix P.C.

Injured. Steam and water turned on when cleaning boiler. (Scalded)

1887/3/930

Cox, John

7 Jul 1886

Tenningering

Welcome Claim No.2

Killed. Fell 20 feet down underlie shaft. (Injury to spine)

1887/3/930