Miners involved in Queensland mining accidents (1882-1900) - surnames beginning with Fl-Fy

Name

Date

District

Name Of Mine

Remarks

Source

Flaherty, J.

27 Sep 1896

Crocodile

Mount Morgan

Injured. Arm caught between rollers of the crusher at the surface. (Loss of arm)

1897/4/130

Fleiner, Michael

26 Feb 1889

Tenningering

Reid's Creek Co.'s Mine

Killed. Fell down shaft. (Instant death)

1890/3/353

Fleming, Charles

11 Jun 1896

Charters Towers

Brilliant Central

Killed. Sinkers at work. Slab of rock fell from side of shaft about 30 feet above them, killing Fleming instantly and slightly injuring Morrison.  (Skull fractured)

1897/4/129

Fleming, Edward

5 Oct 1892

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block

Injured. Fall of rock. (Scalp wound)

1893/3/664

Fleming,  J. P.

26 Jan 1899

Gympie

Australasian

Injured. Slab broke away and fell down shaft whilst being lowered with D. suspender. (Scratch on forearm)

1900/2/258

Flint, John

19 Oct 1894

Howard

Queensland Collieries Co.

Injured. Fall of coal. (Slightly injured)

1895/3/574

Floyd, Chas.

5 May 1897

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block and Wyndham

Injured. A piece of rock fell where he had taken refuge from a shot and caught him. (Abrasion on hip)

1898/3/126

Flynn, Charles

7 Jan 1895

Charters Towers

New Brilliant

Injured. Accident whilst landing a kibble on the brace. (Fracture of both legs)

1896/4/146

Flynn, Cornelius

3 Jul 1899

Charters Towers

Kelly's Queen Block

Killed. Fall of rock; Deceased was standing on the stull working off the shots when a mass fell and knocked the bar from his hand, causing him to fall foremost on the stones below and fracture his skull, causing death.  (Fractured skull)

1900/2/259

Flynn, Dan

18 Feb 1891

Gympie

1 .S. Great Eastern

Injured. Endeavouring to get off cage at one of the levels before it had stopped. (Bruises and loss of finger)

1892/4/316

Flynn, John

5 Jul 1894

Gympie

No. 2.N. Great Eastern

Injured. Fall of ground. (Wounds on scalp face and body bruised)

1895/3/573

Foley, John

18 Aug 1892

Charters Towers

Victory

Injured. Received whilst riding up underlie. (Fracture of forearm)

1893/3/663

Ford, William

6 Nov 1897

Charters Towers

Brillliant Extended

Injured. Uploading a cage of corkwood and a piece fell on him. (Broken leg)

1898/3/127

Foreman, Thomas

19 Jun 1884

Ravenswood

John Bull

Injured. Fall of timber. (Sprained leg)

1885/3/86

Forsath, James

6 Jun 1899

Gympie

1 Nth Oriental and Glanmire

Injured. Piece of Quartz fell in pan whilst he was descending. (Scalp and leg Wound)

1900/2/259

Forsdyke, Israel

8 Feb 1895

Maryborough

Torbanlea

Injured. Fall of rock from roof. (Scalp wound)

1896/4/146

Forslem, Samuel

22 Nov 1889

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block and Wyndham

Injured. Fall of rock. (Foot bruised)

1890/3/355

Forster, David

1 Oct 1892

Charters Towers

St. George and Brilliant

Injured. Struck by stone in a pass. (Contusions)

1893/3/664

Francis, William

15 Apr 1885

Charters Towers

Day Dawn P.C.

Injured. Collision with plat in underlie shaft. (Severe bruises

1886/3/76

Fraser, Walter

6 Sep 1886

Palmer

No. 1 N. Lankelly

Injured. Charge exploded whilst tamping. (Lacerated wounds and injuries to eyesight in both cases)

1887/3/931

Freeman. Arthur G.

24 Jul 1893

Croydon

Mark Twain United

Injured. Fall of rock after shot fired. (Back and knee injured)

1894/3/932

Froggart, Isaac

8 Oct 1886

Charters Towers

Golden Gate

Killed. Shaft accident.

1887/3/931

Fry, William

30 Sep 1896

Gympie

North Inglewood

Injured. Fall of rock. (Dislocation of right humerus and bruised pelvis and buttocks)

1897/4/130

Fulton, Robert

28 Mar 1898

Herberton

Jumna

Injured. Fall of rock. No detailed report. (Broken leg)

1899/3/419

Fysh,  F. W.

22 Mar 1898

Clermont C. D.

Dead Horse Lead

Injured. A fall of alluvial ground wherby he was covered and bruised and shaken. (Shock to system)

1899/3/419