Name

Date

District

Name Of Mine

Remarks

Source

Hoar, George

23 Jun 1892

Eidsvold

East Mount Rose

Injured. Fall of rock. (Sundry bruises)

1893/3/663

Hobbs, Matthew

8 Feb 1892

Charters Towers

Eastward Ho

Killed. Fall of rock; instant death. (Fractured skull)

1893/3/661

Hobson, Thomas

2 Jul 1892

Rockhampton

Phoenix Mount Morgan

Injured. Fall of rock. (Slight bruises)

1893/3/663

Hockin, Frank

6 Jun 1894

Charters Towers

Brilliant Central

Injured. Let the condensed water from the pipe into the cylinder when the engine was going full speed and burst the end off. (Slightly scalded)

1895/3/573

Hodge, Henry

1 Sep 1892

Charters Towers

Victoria

Injured. Received whilst fixing rock-drill. (Crushed finger)

1893/3/663

Hodge, Joseph

24 Feb 1898

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Gold Mines

Injured. Neglected to give proper signals when about to be hauled up a winze and had to let go when he got 100 feet up, and fell to the bottom. (Scalp wounds and abrasions)

1899/3/418

Hodge, Willliam

8 Nov 1897

Charters Towers

Marshall's Queen

Killed. A piece of stone fell from a descending bucket of packing stuff and caught the sufferer. (Injured back)

1898/3/127

Hodges, -

21 Jul 1888

Etheridge

Durham

Injured. Fell down shaft. (Fractured skull)

1889/3/538

Hodges, Edward

2 Jul 1898

Gympie

Phoenix

Injured. Slipped from platform. (Two Ribs Broken)

1899/3/420

Hodges, E.

19 Oct 1887

Gympie

No. 1 S. Great Eastern

Injured. Thrown from the ground by the whim rope.   (Ribs fractured)

1888/3/471

Hodges, Henry

31 Mar 1892

Charters Towers

Victoria P.C.

Injured. Stumbled in stepping into engine room. (Broken Thigh)

1893/3/662

Hodgson, John

16 Aug 1894

Charters Towers

Lady Maria

Injured. The engine-driver being unable to get over the centre let the truck back and caught the sufferer's hand. (Loss of finger end)

1895/3/573

Hoel, Emmanuel

11 Feb 1890

Etheridge

Hope Extended

Killed. Fall of rock, hanging wall. (Crushed to death)

1891/4/339

Hoffman, August

1 May 1886

Gympie

No. 2 North Phoenix

Injured. Staging gave way whilst working out shots. (Bruised)

1887/3/930

Hogan, Anthony

20 Jun 1899

Chillagoe

Griffith

Injured. Rock fell while timbering close to shaft. (Fractured leg)

1900/2/259

Hogan, John

14 Jul 1896

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block and Wyndham

Injured. On the brace. Sufferer pulling the truck it missed the points, fell between the rails and jammed his leg. (Broken leg)

1897/4/130

Hogan, Michael

23 Sep 1893

Charters Towers

Stockholm P.C.

Injured. Fall of rock from wall. (Lacerated wounds and fracture of small bone in foot)

1894/3/392

Hogarty, James

10 Sep 1896

Charters Towers

Brilliant and St. George

Injured. Riding up in the skip. At the change from the underlie to the vertical his arm was projecting and was caught by the bow. (Laceration of arm)

1897/4/130

Holland, John

26 Jun 1896

Gympie

S. Glanmire and Monkland

Killed. Fall from stage. (Fatal internal bruises)

1897/4/129

Holland, Robert

19 Aug 1897

Crocodile

Mount Morgan

Injured. Fall of rock owing to neglect of timbering. (Fracture of both legs)

1898/3/127

Holloway, William

11 Jan 1898

Etheridge

Big Reef Mill. Castleton

Killed. Breakage of hoisting tackle and fall of cam-shaft and wheel. (Crushed)

1899/3/418

Holman, John

8 Nov 1887

Charters Towers

Disraeli

Injured. Drilling out a missed charge of powder; explosion, recklessness. (Loss of right arm)

1888/3/472

Holmes, Andrew

18 Nov 1898

Croydon

Golden Gate Consoles Ltd.

Injured. A loose stone fell on his hand. (Hand slightly crushed)

1899/3/421

Holmes, Andrew

20 Jul 1893

Croydon

Iron Duke and Nancy Lee

Injured. Stone falling when working out a shot. (Damaged fingers)

1894/3/932

Holmes, Charles

1 May 1890

Etheridge

Durham

Injured. Fall from ladder. (Severe bruises)

1891/4/340

Holt, Joseph

6 Oct 1887

Charters Towers

St George P.C.

Injured. Fall of a small flake of rock. (Bruises)

1888/3/471

Holzman, Chas.

15 Nov 1883

Gympie

Phoenix P.C.

Injured. Fall from stulls whilst stowing mullock. (Leg hurt)

1884/3/233

Hood, Walter

11 Jul 1900

Gympie

No. 1 N.Columbia and Smithfield

Injured. Jammed against the rock. (Cut across the knuckles)

1901/4/465

Hood, William

28 Oct 1892

Rockhampton

Mount Morgan

Injured. Ran against a plank. (Fractured knee-cap)

1893/3/664

Hoolihan, J.

7 Apr 1884

Charters Towers

Empress of North

Injured. Fall of rock, face of drive. (Thigh fractured)

1885/3/86

Hoolihan, Thomas

21 Apr 1887

Charters Towers

United Queen Consols

Injured. Explosion of portion of nitro-glycerine charge left in bottom of hole from a previous defective explosion.  (Cut nose and loss of teeth)

1888/3/471

Hooper, Francis

17 Nov 1897

Charters Towers

Brilliant P.C.

Injured. Was knocked down by descending truck in the shaft as he had not got out of the way. (Injury to hip joint and bruising)

1898/3/127

Hooper, Louis

29 Apr 1889

Charters Towers

Brilliant

Injured. Overwinding. (Slight abrasion on head)

1890/3/354

Hopkins, John

3 Jun 1890

Herberton

Hannam Silver Mine

Killed. Fall of rock. (Crushed)

1891/4/340

Hopper, George

1 Oct 1892

Gympie

No. 1 N. Glanmire

Injured. Fall of rock. (Rib displaced)

1893/3/664

Horrocks, William

20 Aug 1891

Charters Towers

New Grace Darling

Injured. Struck by his mate missing the drill. (Bruised hand)

1892/4/318

Horrocks, William

17 Nov 1890

Charters Towers

New Grace Darling

Injured. Accidental explosion of dynamite from boring in a hole from which a charge had just been fired. (Loss of one eye and wounds)

1891/4/342

Horsfall, Herbert

12 Feb 1898

Croydon

La Reine D'or

Injured. Whilst removing machinery one of the winding-drums fell or rolled on his leg. (Bruise on leg)

1899/3/418

Hortihan, Patrick

7 Jun 1900

Charters Towers

Band of Hope

Injured. Fall took place while sufferer was working off a shot which had been fired in the preceding shift. (Fracture of left arm and wounded back)

1901/4/465

Hoskins, J.

20 Jul 1891

Gympie

No.4 North Phoenix

Injured. From a rolling stone. (Jammed finger)

1892/4/317

Hoskins, William

6 Apr 1885

Charters Towers

Mosman G.M. Co

Killed. Shot explosion. (Severe wound on body)

1886/3/76

Hoskins, William

5 Apr 1895

Charters Towers

Brilliant and St.George

Injured. Improperly getting out of moving truck. (Contusions on back)

1896/4/147

Hoswell, John

19 Apr 1888

Croydon

Michael Davitt

Injured.Drilling out a missed shot. (Broken leg)

1889/3/537

Hourigan, M.

12 May 1891

Gympie

1 South Phoenix

Injured. Fall of rock. (Injured hand)

1892/4/317

Housenicht, Fred.

29 Aug 1890

Eidsvold

Mount Rose

Injured. Fall of loose earth when timbering shaft. (Bruised ankle)

1891/4/341

Houston, Alexr.

21 Mar 1900

Maryborough

Torbanlea

Killed. An explosion of gas occurred on the date given by which these five men were seriously burnt. All were taken to the hospital at Maryborough alive, but one by one they succumbed to the injuries which they had received. (Burnt)

1901/4/464

Houston, Herman

16 Oct 1888

Eidsvold

Golden Spur

Injured.Fall of earth when pushing truck along the level. (Lost end of thumb)

1889/3/539

Houston, John

21 Mar 1900

Maryborough

Torbanlea

Killed. An explosion of gas occurred on the date given by which these five men were seriously burnt. All were taken to the hospital at Maryborough alive, but one by one they succumbed to the injuries which they had received. (Burnt)

1901/4/464

Hovey, Thomas

11 Mar 1898

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block and Wyndham

Injured. Whilst descending a pass a loose stone was displaced and fell on him. (Fracture of thigh)

1899/3/419

Howard, Henry

25 Feb 1889

Charters Towers

New Alexander

Injured. Improperly riding up underlie. (Bruises on body)

1890/3/353

Howe, Michael

13 Jul 1886

Charters Towers

Papuan Block

Injured. Shaft accident. (Severe bruises)

1887/3/930

Howe, Pat.

21 Jan 1891

Gympie

Crown and Phoenix

Injured. Fall of stone. (Scalp wound)

1892/4/316

Howell, John

20 Jun 1884

Gympie

No. 1 North Phoenix

Injured. Part of previous charge exploded whilst drilling a fresh hole; was not aware of its having missed. (Lost an arm)

1885/3/86

Howell, Thomas

4 Sep 1896

Charters Towers

Band of Hope

Injured. Fall of rock in face of level.  (Lacerated wounds on arm)

1897/4/130

Howell, William Henry

19 Apr 1888

Warwick

Just- in- Time Thane's Creek

Killed. Fall of rock in an underlie shaft. (Body much bruised)

1889/3/537

Howells, Thomas

1 Jun 1899

Gympie

Oriental and Glanmire

Injured. Fall of slab from staging. (Grazed ribs)

1900/2/257

Howells, Uriah W. H.

13 May 1892

Charters Towers

Day Dawn P.C.

Killed. Fell down shaft.

1893/3/662

Hoyston, William

30 Aug 1894

Charters Towers

Guiding Star Extended

Injured. Fall of rock. Sufferer worked under ground known to be dangerous. (Severe lacerated wound on arm)

1895/3/573