Miners involved in Queensland mining accidents (1882-1900) - surnames beginning with Da
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| Name |
Date |
District |
Name Of Mine |
Remarks |
Source |
| Dale, Pat. |
20 Nov 1891 |
Gympie |
No.2 Great Eastern |
Injured. Explosion; very serious injuries arising from great carelessness. (Flesh wounds on face and lower extremities) |
1892/4/319 |
| Dalley, John |
21 Dec 1887 |
Charters Towers |
Eastward-Ho |
Killed. Fall of rock from roof of drive. (Crushed to death) |
1888/3/472 |
| Daly, John |
14 Sep 1899 |
Gympie |
No. 2 Nth. Oriental and Glanmire |
Injured. Slipped while getting into a truck. (Ankle and shoulder slightly sprained) |
1900/2/260 |
| Daney, Stephen |
9 Oct 1897 |
Charters Towers |
Brilliant and St. George |
Injured. Got on the truck while engine driver was putting the engine in gear and the truck ran away with loose drum. (Scalp wound and bruising) |
1898/3/127 |
| Daniels, W. |
30 Sep 1896 |
Crocodile |
Mount Morgan |
Injured. Slab fell out of sling whilst being lowered in a sinking shaft. (Back injured) |
1897/4/130 |
| Dann, Christian |
19 Aug 1897 |
Charters Towers |
Kelly's Queen Block |
Injured. Working in shaft. A piece of rock fell from about 8 feet up and caught him. (Scalp wound) |
1898/3/127 |
| Darcy, Frank |
7 Feb 1898 |
Maryborough |
Torbanlea |
Injured. Sufferer was setting timber when a piece of stone fell and cut his head. (Scalp wound) |
1899/3/418 |
| Darling, Joesph |
27 Feb 1895 |
Charters Towers |
Lady Florence No. 1 |
Injured. Fall of rock in shaft. (Scalp wound) |
1896/4/146 |
| Dart, John |
13 Feb 1890 |
Charters Towers |
Bonnie Dundee |
Killed. Fall of rock whilst deceased was picking over the deads in old and disused workings. (Internal Injuries) |
1891/4/339 |
| Dart, Thomas |
10 May 1897 |
Charters Towers |
Golden Surprise |
Killed. Fall of rock in underhand. (Crushed) |
1898/3/126 |
| Dart, Thomas |
14 Nov 1896 |
Charters Towers |
Day Dawn Block and Wyndham |
Injured. Whilst descending a pass some pieces of rock fell from the wall above and struck sufferer. (Incised wound on back) |
1897/4/131 |
| Davey, John |
1 May 1890 |
Charters Towers |
Brilliant P.C. |
Killed. This man was killed by a trolley falling down the shaft while he was ascending. |
1891/4/340 |
| Davey, William J. |
13 Oct 1890 |
Charters Towers |
No 2 E. Victoria |
Injured. Fall of rock in underlie of shaft. (Sprained ankle) |
1891/4/341 |
| Davidson, John |
27 Apr 1898 |
Charters Towers |
Band of Hope |
Injured. Riding up underlie in truck he raised his head in passing a plat and was struck by the rails periodically used there.(Injury to jaw and scalp) |
1899/3/419 |
| Davidson, William |
13 Jan 1888 |
Gympie |
Golden Crown |
Injured. Slipped on underlie ladder. (Flesh wound on forehead) |
1889/3/537 |
| Davies, David |
13 Apr 1896 |
Charters Towers |
Day Dawn P.C. No.3 Shaft |
Injured. Blasting. Looking down the shaft to watch the fuses, was struck in the face by stones from the explosion. (Slight contusions) |
1897/4/129 |
| Davies, Evan |
6 Nov 1884 |
Ravenswood |
Ravenswood Silver Mining Co. |
Injured. Fell from elevated tramway 14 feet to the ground. (Spine injured and concussion of brain) |
1885/3/87 |
| Davies, John |
12 Sep 1885 |
Gympie |
Hybernian |
Injured. Materials falling down shaft. (Arm broken) |
1886/3/76 |
| Davies, John |
7 Nov 1890 |
Eidsvold |
Mt. Rose and Stockman |
Injured. Explosion of dynamite. (Wound over eye) |
1891/4/342 |
| Davies, John R. |
4 Jul 1884 |
Ravenswood |
Black Jack |
Injured. Fall of ore from wall of main stope. (Bruised instep) |
1885/3/86 |
| Davies, Llewellyn |
20 Oct 1885 |
Ipswich |
Aberdare |
Killed. Fall of coal. |
1886/3/77 |
| Davies, Rich. |
24 Sep 1884 |
Ravenswood |
Ravenswood Silver Mining Co. |
Injured. Struck by mate whilst drilling. (Broken arm) |
1885/3/87 |
| Davies, William |
5 May 1892 |
Gympie |
No. 1 N. Smithfield |
Injured. Piece of stone fell down shaft. (Head cut and shoulder bruised) |
1893/3/662 |
| Davis, John |
8 Jun 1896 |
Charters Towers |
Cook's Golden Surprise |
Injured. Sufferer (the braceman) ran the full bucket over the end of the tip and went over with it. (Fracture of wrist) |
1897/4/129 |
| Davis, Lemuel |
11 Oct 1894 |
Ipswich |
Aberdare |
Injured. Fall of coal. (Slightly bruised) |
1895/3/574 |
| Davis, Richard |
11 Jun 1899 |
Charters Towers |
Moonstone Consols |
Killed. Fall of rock. Died on following day having been suffering from heart disease. (Slight bruises and heart disease) |
1900/2/259 |
| Davis, Richd. |
26 Jun 1882 |
Ravenswood |
King's Silver Mine |
Injured. A fall of mullock; not seriously hurt. (Bruises) |
1883/1/531 |
| Davis, Thomas |
9 Dec 1892 |
Charters Towers |
St. George and Brilliant |
Injured. Struck by a sapling tipped up by rolling quartz. (Severe bruises) |
1893/3/664 |
| Davis, Thomas |
5 Jul 1888 |
Charters Towers |
Bonnie Dundee |
Killed. Explosion of blasting gelatine in bottom of shaft; probably in the hands of one of them. |
1889/3/538 |
| Davis, W.J. |
18 Jul 1895 |
Charters Towers |
Carrington |
Injured. Stone falling down shaft. (Scalp wound) |
1896/4/148 |
| Dawson, A. |
1 May 1900 |
Gympie |
No. 1 North Columbia and Smithfield |
Injured. A slab fell on sufferer's toe. (Crushed toe) |
1901/4/464 |
| Dawson, Frank |
13 May 1898 |
Gympie |
Brennan's Caledonian |
Injured. Piece of stone fell from roof and caught him. (Broken collar-bone) |
1899/3/419 |
| Dawson, William |
10 Sep 1890 |
Ipswich |
Aberdare |
Killed. Fall of coal. (Head crushed) |
1891/4/341 |
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