Miners involved in Queensland mining accidents (1882-1900) - surnames beginning with Hu
Ab-Ai | Al-An | Ap-Ay | Ba | Be-Bi | Bl-Bo | Br | Bu-By | Ca | Ce-Cl | Co | Cr-Cu | Da | De-Di | Do-Dw | E | Fa-Fi | Fl-Fy | Ga-Gl | Go-Gu | Ha | He-Hi | Ho | Hu | I-Je | Jo-Ju | K | La-Le | Li-Ly | Ma | Mc | Me-Mi | Mo-Mu | N | O | Pa | Pe | Ph-Pu | Q-Ri | Ro-Ry | Sa-Sh | Si-So | Sp-Sy | Ta-Ti | To-Ty | U-V | Wa-We | Wh-Wi | Wo-Wr | Y-Z
| Name |
Date |
District |
Name Of Mine |
Remarks |
Source |
| Hudpeth, John |
23 Sep 1887 |
Gympie |
7 and 8 Monkland Tribute |
Injured. Allowed handle of windlass to go too soon at top of winze and was struck by it. (Scalp wound) |
1888/3/471 |
| Hudson, Samuel |
4 Dec 1890 |
Rockhampton |
Annie United |
Injured. Shot hung fire and afterwards exploded. (Loss of right hand) |
1891/4/342 |
| Hughes, George |
16 Jul 1895 |
Charters Towers |
Victoria and Caledonian Block |
Injured. Stone falling down underlie shaft. (Incised wound on back) |
1896/4/148 |
| Hughes, J. W. |
25 Apr 1895 |
Charters Towers |
Kelly's Queen Block |
Injured. Loose dirt fell on them; supposed to have come from behind the shaft-timbering. (Scalp wounds) |
1896/4/147 |
| Hughes, John |
11 Oct 1893 |
Ipswich |
Aberdare |
Killed. Sufferer on stage examining the shaft when the rope broke and he fell 60 feet into water, received injuries and drowned. |
1894/3/933 |
| Hughes, John |
11 Feb 1892 |
Croydon |
Posthole and Sovereign |
Injured. Fell 40 feet down shaft, started with inverted hook. (Back and side injured) |
1893/3/661 |
| Hughes, Richard |
29 Jul 1897 |
Crocodile |
Mount Morgan |
Killed. Fall of rock from back of open cutting |
1898/3/126 |
| Hughs, Geo. |
27 Oct 1900 |
Gympie |
No. 1 S. Gympie Gold Mines |
Injured. Engine driver put engine wrong way sending the bucket swiftly to the bottom which should have ascended, and sufferer was caught by it. (Three ribs fractured and wound on temple) |
1901/4/467 |
| Humphrey, Edward |
21 Feb 1889 |
Etheridge |
Cumberland 266 |
Injured. Fell from scaffold. (Slightly bruised) |
1890/3/353 |
| Humphries, Leonard |
28 Mar 1895 |
Gympie |
No. 2 Great Eastern |
Injured. Fall of rock. (Thigh bruised and ankle hurt) |
1896/4/147 |
| Hunt, A. |
20 Jun 1900 |
Ipswich |
Bogside |
Injured. Fall of coal and band of stone which runs interstratified in the scam of coal. (Arm injured and rib broken) |
1901/4/465 |
| Hunter, Archibald |
15 Mar 1895 |
Gympie |
Crown and Phoenix |
Injured. Fall of rock. (Back bruised) |
1896/4/146 |
| Hunter, John |
17 Nov 1894 |
Charters Towers |
Mills United |
Injured. A rolling stone struck his foot; it had fallen from the wall of an adjoining stope. (Bruised foot) |
1895/3/574 |
| Hunter, Peter |
17 Sep 1888 |
Ipswich |
Ebbw Vale |
Injured. Fall of coal. (Bruised) |
1889/3/539 |
| Hunter, William |
18 Jul 1891 |
Ravenswood |
John Bull Block |
Injured. Fall of rock; working off a shot. (Broken Toe) |
1892/4/147 |
| Hunter, William |
8 May 1895 |
Ravenswood |
Hadleigh Castle |
Injured. Injured by falling rock when working out a shot. (Slight bruises) |
1896/4/147 |
| Hutchins, John |
10 Dec 1891 |
Charters Towers |
New Towers Extended |
Injured. Dropped a poker when handing it up. (Punctured wound in chest) |
1892/4/319 |
| Hutchinson, Willm. |
4 Jul 1891 |
Charters Towers |
Day Dawn P.C. (No. 2 Shaft) |
Injured. Falling down an underlie shaft; very seriously injured but expected to recover. (Fractured skull, broken arm, other injuries) |
1892/4/317 |
More information
If you have an enquiry, contact us in any of the following ways:
For general enquiries:
- Ask at your local Queensland public library
- Other libraries [new window http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/]
Creatively linking Queenslanders to information, knowledge and each other
