Miners involved in Queensland mining accidents (1882-1900) - surnames beginning with Q-Ri
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| Name |
Date |
District |
Name Of Mine |
Remarks |
Source |
| Quested, Stephen |
28 Jul 1893 |
Charters Towers |
Golden Gate |
Injured. Fall of rock at face. (Contusions on thigh) |
1894/3/932 |
| Quigley, L. |
10 Mar 1893 |
Croydon |
Douglass |
Killed. Unexpected explosion from a charge which missed fire. |
1894/3/931 |
| Quinn, Edward |
14 Dec 1894 |
Gympie |
North Glanmire Tribute |
Injured. Fall of rock.(Bruises of head body and hand) |
1895/3/575 |
| Quinn, Frank |
11 Jan 1894 |
Charters Towers |
Stockholm. P.C. |
Injured. Riding on man truck when too many on it, was caught by the timbering. (Sprained ankle) |
1895/3/571 |
| Radfield, George |
23 Mar 1895 |
Charters Towers |
Brilliant Extended Block |
Injured. Struck by stone falling down shaft. (Fractured skull) |
1896/4/147 |
| Rae, Alexander |
29 Mar 1897 |
Charters Towers |
Brilliant Deep Levels |
Killed. Fell with stage into 70 feet of water. (Drowned) |
1898/3/125 |
| Rainbow, Frederick |
8 Apr 1896 |
Ravenswood |
Hadleigh Castle Rochford |
Killed. Fall of rock. Whilst engaged drilling in the face of underlie a heavy mass of lode matter fell on him. (Crushed) |
1897/4/128 |
| Ralston, William |
19 Dec 1896 |
Croydon |
Waratah Mill |
Injured. Sufferer's hand was drawn into a snatch-block whilst guiding the rope during a hoisting operation. (Fingers of left hand injured) |
1897/4/131 |
| Ramsden, Henry |
12 Feb 1896 |
Charters Towers |
Victory No. 3 Shaft |
Injured. Knocker-line broke while he pulled, and he fell 6 feet on a drill which entered the abdomen. (Lacerated wound on groin and rupture of bladder) |
1897/4/128 |
| Randolf, Martin |
13 Oct 1890 |
Ipswich |
Bundamba |
Injured. Crushed between two skips. (Leg slightly hurt) |
1891/4/341 |
| Randorff, H. |
18 Jul 1899 |
Ipswich |
Whitwood |
Injured. Fall of stone; very slight injuries. (Back bruised) |
1900/2/260 |
| Rannes, Robert |
6 Jun 1899 |
Croydon |
Caledonia P.C. |
Injured. Small piece of rock fell from roof. (Slight Scalp wound) |
1900/2/259 |
| Rant, G. |
30 Mar 1895 |
Rockhampton |
Mount Morgan |
Injured. Accidentally fell over a bank on surface. (Slight abrasions) |
1896/4/147 |
| Rawlins, Thomas |
7 Sep 1893 |
Charters Towers |
Sunburst |
Injured. Fall of rock at face. (Contusions on knee) |
1894/3/932 |
| Rea, John |
18 Mar 1893 |
Ipswich |
Caledonian (Walloon) |
Injured. Caught by wire rope when unwinding it from the drum. (Fractured arm) |
1894/3/931 |
| Reardon, John |
27 Jan 1899 |
Charters Towers |
Kelly's Queen Block |
Killed. Working down loose ground when a mass fell striking the bar from his hand and causing him to fall head foremost on to loose stones, by which his skull was fractured. |
1900/2/258 |
| Reay, George |
6 Oct 1898 |
Charters Towers |
Brilliant and St. George |
Injured. Caught by fall of rock while using machine drill. (Bruised foot and ankle) |
1899/3/421 |
| Reay, James |
22 May 1897 |
Charters Towers |
New Queen |
Injured. Fall of rock from side of shaft whilst sinking. (Scalp wound and slight fracture of skull) |
1898/3/126 |
| Reen, Daniel |
18 Jan 1892 |
Croydon |
Lady Mary Reward Claim |
Injured. Slipped and lost control of the windlass thereby receiving a blow with the handle. (Forehead wounded) |
1893/3/661 |
| Rees, Jeremiah |
4 Sep 1890 |
Charters Towers |
New Queen |
Injured. Fall of rock from face. (Sprained ankle) |
1891/4/341 |
| Regan, Pat. |
4 Jul 1891 |
Ravenswood |
John Bull Block |
Injured. Letting timber down underlie shaft. (Fracture of kneecap) |
1892/4/317 |
| Reid, Frank |
26 Feb 1889 |
Croydon |
Highland Mary No. 2 Block |
Injured. Clutch of engine getting out of gear, sufferer was run down shaft. (Internal injury) |
1890/3/353 |
| Reid, Fred. |
8 Jul 1896 |
Gympie |
Columbia and Smithfield |
Injured. Sufferer put his head out of cage whilst ascending and was caught by centering. (Head bruised) |
1897/4/130 |
| Reid, George |
21 Aug 1890 |
Etheridge |
Lord Nelson |
Injured. Caught between skids. (Sprained ankle) |
1891/4/341 |
| Reilly, Bernard |
11 Jul 1889 |
Charters Towers |
Day Dawn P.C. |
Injured. Fall of rock. (Injury to knee) |
1890/3/354 |
| Reilly, John |
23 Dec 1895 |
Charters Towers |
Day Dawn Block and Wyndham |
Killed. Was knocked down the shaft when resting between the skidways for air and fell 310 feet. |
1896/4/149 |
| Reilly, Patrick |
3 Feb 1900 |
Gympie |
2 South Great Eastern |
Injured. Accidental fall whilst sufferer was working near the face. (Wounded on left side) |
1901/4/463 |
| Retallick, Christopher |
9 Mar 1897 |
Charters Towers |
Brilliant Block |
Injured. Fall of rock in a stope well secured by props, but a portion fell away unexpectedly. (Abrasion of chest) |
1898/3/125 |
| Rhodda, Thomas |
8 Sep 1890 |
Charters Towers |
Brilliant P.C. |
Injured. Fall of rock from face. |
1891/4/341 |
| Rich, Henry |
21 May 1889 |
Gympie |
Gympie Great Eastern |
Injured. Slipped from staging. (Bruised thigh) |
1890/3/354 |
| Richards, John |
12 Apr 1891 |
Gympie |
1 N.Phoenix |
Killed. Fall of pipe down shaft. Deceased and others were shifting the pump set, and in hoisting one of the pipes the chain broke. (Crushed) |
1892/4/316 |
| Richards, Joseph |
18 Jun 1900 |
Gympie |
No. 2 South Great Eastern |
Injured. A steel wire rope, apparently good, broke and let empty bucket fall on sufferer's foot. (Wound on left foot) |
1901/4/465 |
| Richards, Richard |
10 Feb 1888 |
Charters Towers |
St. George P.C. |
Injured. Powder exploded while being rammed into hole. (Hand and arms burnt) |
1889/3/537 |
| Richards, S. |
24 Jan 1896 |
Charters Towers |
Mills United |
Injured. Shaft accident. The bottom length of ladders became unhooked and he fell on tools. (Lacerated wounds on arm and leg) |
1897/4/128 |
| Richards, Thos. |
7 Feb 1896 |
Gympie |
Caledonia and New Zealand |
Injured. Piece of the cutter flew off in the smithy, and penetrated the arm. (Main artery of arm severed) |
1897/4/128 |
| Richards, William |
14 Sep 1897 |
Charters Towers |
Lady Florence |
Injured. Rock fell from hanging-wall whilst he was boring at the face. (Broken leg) |
1898/3/127 |
| Richards, William |
23 Dec 1889 |
Charters Towers |
New Victoria |
Injured. Fall of rock. (Injury to spine) |
1890/3/355 |
| Richards, William |
10 Mar 1888 |
Charters Towers |
Day Dawn and P.C. |
Injured. Fell from brace. (Severely shaken) |
1889/3/537 |
| Richards, William |
9 Oct 1888 |
Ipswich |
Aberdare Colliery |
Killed. Fall of coal. (Crushed) |
1889/3/539 |
| Richardson, George |
15 Nov 1895 |
Herberton |
Vulcan (Irvinebank) |
Injured. Unexpected explosion of a charge that had missed fire. (Right leg shattered) |
1896/4/149 |
| Richardson, Stephen |
22 Oct 1888 |
Gympie |
7 and 8 South Monkland |
Killed. Fall of rock. (Crushed) |
1889/3/539 |
| Rickard, Charles |
11 Jan 1897 |
Charters Towers |
Brilliant Block |
Killed. Fall of rock while drilling in the face. A wedge shaped piece fell from about 8 feet above him. It appeared to be safe when sounded a short time previously. (Crushed pelvis) |
1898/3/125 |
| Rickard, William |
31 Mar 1897 |
Ravenswood |
Hadleigh Castle Rochford |
Injured. Sufferer was one of a party of sinkers, and whilst putting in a false cap near the face of the underlie the rock fell on him. (Broken arm and internal injuries) |
1898/3/125 |
| Rickard, William |
22 Mar 1893 |
Charters Towers |
Day Dawn P.C. |
Injured. Stone falling down a pass. (Incised wound on arm) |
1894/3/931 |
| Riley, Pat. | 12 Apr 1891 | Gympie | 1. N. Phoenix | Injured. Handle of winch struck forehead. (Lacerated wound on forehead) | 1892/4/316 |
| Ritchie, A. | 23 Jun 1894 |
Charters Towers | Mills United | Injured. Ascended a pass where the mullock was blocked. It got away and carried him down with it. (Abrasions) | 1895/3/573 |
| Ritchie, Alexr. | 30 May 1898 | Ravenswood | Perseverance | Injured. Loose coat caught by spur-wheels whilst oiling bearings of pumping engine and his hand was dragged between the teeth. (Loss of right arm) | 1899/3/419 |
| Ritchie, Robert | 9 Feb 1896 | Burrum | Torbanlea | Injured. Explosion of firedamp. Sufferer incautiously put his head up a rise with his lamp on it, after resting on Sunday and an explosion occurred. (Severely burnt) | 1897/4/128 |
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