Name

Date

District

Name Of Mine

Remarks

Source

Roberts, A.

4 Jun 1894

Gympie

1. N. Smithfield

Injured. Fall of rock. (Injured on back of hand)

1895/3/573

Roberts, A. L.

12 Jul 1890

Gympie

3 N. Great Eastern

Injured. Explosion. (Injured foot)

1891/4/340

Roberts, C.

19 Oct 1891

Gympie

2 S. Great Eastern

Injured. Stone flying from drill. (Cut hand)

1892/4/318

Roberts, Charles

10 Apr 1894

Gympie

Phoenix P.C.

Injured. A shot or two had missed on previous shift, and no proper message had been left to warn sufferers. They bored inti one when an explosion took place. (Arm injured and bruises)

1895/3/572

Roberts, Edward

29 Jul 1892

Ipswich

Waterstown

Killed. Fall of coal, died 1st August. (Internal injuries)

1893/3/663

Roberts, Howell

26 May 1898

Gympie

Phoenix P. C.

Injured. Fall of rock from face while boring hole. (Wounded knee)

1899/3/419

Roberts, John

18 Mar 1887

Charters Towers

No.3 East Day Dawn

Injured. Carelessness in riding up underlie. (Severe Bruises)

1888/3/471

Roberts, Joseph

8 Mar 1893

Charters Towers

Mills United

Injured. Fall of rock from face. (Contusions)

1894/3/931

Roberts, Robert J.

1 Feb 1900

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block and Wyndham

Killed. Sufferer had fired gelignite some distance back from the face and a fall ocurred at the face when he went in, which caught and crushed him. (Fatally crushed)

1901/4/463

Roberts, Thomas

19 Aug 1896

Ipswich

Waterstown

Klled. Fall of coal. Sufferer had ceased wedging down top coal and commenced to undermine, when apiece of "tops" fell on him crushing his hand. (Crushed to death)

1897/4/130

Roberts, William

15 Jan 1894

Charters Towers

Kelly's Queen Block

Injured. Miscellaneous. Whilst fixing a prop, slipped and fell down the footwall, 30 feet deep. (Severe Contusions)

1895/3/571

Robertson, Donald

17 Nov 1890

Charters Towers

Mossman's Rainbow and Wyndham

Injured. Fell (staging giving way) with a power drill in his arms. (Severe bruised and sprains)

1891/4/342

Robertson, George

18 Nov 1886

Charters Towers

Sovereign

Injured.Cap exploded. (Loss of thumb and fingers)

1887/3/931

Robertson, J.

9 Feb 1882

Charters Towers

Day Dawn

Injured. A portion of the reef fell while Robertson was at work. (Leg crushed)

1883/1/531

Robertson, John

14 Mar 1884

Burrum

Queensland Land and Coal Co's. Mine

Injured. Fell in engine house, and was drawn by the rope on to the drum but soon released, only slightly injured. (Leg bruised)

1885/3/86

Robertson, John

25 Aug 1898

Eidsvold

Minerva

Injured. Material falling from face of stope. (Trifling injuries)

1899/3/420

Robins, John

25 Sep 1895

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block and Wyndham

Injured. Fall of rock. (Fracture of leg and four ribs)

1896/4/148

Robinson, George

27 Aug 1894

Charters Towers

Washington

Injured. Sufferers stumbled over some debris in escaping from a lighted charge, and on recovering, the charge exploded before he got out of the way. (Contusions and wounds on face)

1895/3/573

Robinson, George

21 Dec 1885

Charters Towers

Washington Lot 597

Injured. Broken rope (not serious). (Scalp wounds)

1886/3/77

Robinson, John

24 Feb 1885

Charters Towers

Alexandra Hill Mine

Injured. Fall of rock. (Not serious). (Leg bruised)

1886/3/76

Robinson, Michael

6 Nov 1888

Cooktown

Sluicing Claim Mount Romeo

Killed. Fall of earth. (Crushed)

1889/3/539

Robinson, Thomas

29 Dec 1892

Eidsvold

Heights of Alma

Killed. Got entangled with machinery. (Terribly mutilated)

1893/3/664

Robinson, William

14 Feb 1890

Etheridge

Durham

Injured. Fall of staging. (Severe bruises)

1891/4/339

Robyns, George

5 Oct 1890

Charters Towers

Mt.Leyshon (2)

Killed. Slipped while descending a cribb-work stage and fell on broken rocks, wounding his head, 22nd Sept. It was considered a triffling accident but the brain appears to have been injured. (Slight scalp wound resulting in death)

1891/4/341

Rogers, John

9 Mar 1892

Gympie

S. Glanmire and Monkland

Injured. Rope broke when pulling a truck up ladder-way. (Scalp wound)

1893/3/661

Rogers, John

8 Mar 1893

Charters Towers

Day Dawn and Wyndham

Injured. Stone fell down a pass. (Fracture of cheek bone)

1894/3/931

Rogers, Michael

30 Jan 1892

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block

Injured. Fall of rock. (Injury to spine)

1893/3/661

Rogerson, Patrick

17 Oct 1891

Ravenswood

New England Works

Injured. In connection with machinery. (Contused wounds on face)

1892/4/318

Rollins, Thos.

16 Dec 1886

Charters Towers

North Queen

Injured. Blasting accident. (Lacerated wounds on body)

1887/3/931

Ronan, Thomas

11 Aug 1885

Gympie

No. 2 Nth. Lady Mary

Killed. Fell 300 feet down shaft with slight underlie.

1886/3/76

Roonan, Michael

30 Sep 1895

Charters Towers

Brilliant Central

Killed. Sufferer was sinking and the rope above drew from the shoe, allowing the bucket to fall to the bottom and killed him.

1896/4/148

Roper, J.

18 Mar 1886

Charters Towers

Bonnie Dundee

Injured. Over-winding, neglect of sufferer. (Wounds on face and head)

1887/3/930

Ropis, Michael

7 May 1896

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block and Wyndham

Injured. Overbalanced whilst pulling the knocker-line, and fell into the plat opening. (Dislocation of shoulder)

1897/4/129

Rose, Hugh

23 Jun 1883

Gympie

No.1 Nth. Phoenix

Injured. Slipped and fell on the drive. (Lacerated Arm)

1884/3/233

Ross, Alexander

13 Sep 1895

Croydon

No. 9 N. Golden Gate

Injured. Mullock falling on hand whilst resting it on bucket. (Palm of right had cut)

1896/4/148

Ross, Allan

1 Jan 1897

Charters Towers

Mills United

Killed. Sufferer was working on a pent house in the shaft, fixing an air pipe for ventilation, walked along a beam, missed his footing, and fell down the underlie 110 feet. (Broken neck)

1898/3/125

Ross, David

7 Dec 1892

Rockhampton

Mount Morgan

Killed. Whilst rolling log from dray. (Crushed to death)

1893/3/664

Ross, William

12 Mar 1892

Warwick

Queen

Injured. Supposed missed shot, approached too soon in a shaft. It exploded and severely injured the sufferer. (Severely injured)

1893/3/661

Roughly, Thomas

13 Sep 1897

Croydon

Highland Mary Unit

Injured. Brake lever broke. Tried to put his foot on remainder and was thrown over drum. (Knocked unconscious)

1898/3/127

Rouse, William

16 Oct 1883

Charters Towers

Bryan O'Lynn

Killed. Fall of rock. (Crushed -Killed)

1884/3/233

Router, Stephen

20 Feb 1894

Gympie

No 2 Great Eastern

Injured. Sufferer slipped on a rail. (Right leg injured)

1895/3/571

Router, Wm.

29 Oct 1900

Gympie

South Glanmire and Monkland

Injured. Stopping in intermediate level, he fell from his perch. (Slight wound on hip)

1901/4/467

Routh, John

23 Nov 1894

Charters Towers

No. 6 Queen

Injured. Empty bucket went up the shaft and caught the centering, knocking out a plank, which caught sufferer in the bottom. (Scalp wound)

1895/3/575

Rowe, W.E.

14 Aug 1885

Etheridge

Durham

Killed. Fell from bucket whilst descending shaft.

1886/3/76

Rubessa, Francis

11 Oct 1893

Ipswich

Aberdare

Injured. Sufferer was on stage examing the shaft, when the rope broke and he fell 60 feet into water. (Slightly abraded and shock)

1894/3/933

Rudd, Joseph

14 Feb 1898

Croydon

Croydon Gold Fields Limited

Injured. Rudd was in charge of sending up pump-rods in the dark, and a piece of timber fell on his foot. (Foot severely hurt)

1899/3/418

Ruddle, John

19 Nov 1898

Charters Towers

Band of Hope

Injured. Allowed his foot to project out of the cage, and his foot was caught at the plat. (Fractured leg)

1899/3/421

Ruddock, John

24 Jul 1897

Charters Towers

Brilliant Central

Injured. Cleaning out holes fired by previous shift when an explosion took place. (Loss of eyesight)

1898/126

Ruge, Hans

18 Feb 1898

Ravenswood

Grant

Injured. Working off loose rock, and a piece caught sufferer in falling. (Slight scalp wound)

1899/3/418

Rugge, Joseph

20 Apr 1896

Ravenswood

A Claim

Killed. Fall of rock. Deceased (a fossicker) working a surface outcrop, was caught by a fall; crawled to the nearest path where he was found and died shortly afterwards. (Internal injuries)

1897/4/129

Rule, John

5 Oct 1899

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block and Wyndham

Killed.. Fall of rock in wide stopes which had been standing unworked for some weeks. (Crushed to death)

1900/2/261

Rumsey, John

1 Jul 1895

Gympie

Sadowa

Injured. Sufferer was an old man working alone in an out-of-the-way place, and rock fell on him. (Thigh broken)

1896/4/147

Russell, John

2 Mar 1893

Eidsvold

East Mount Rose

Injured. Fell down an underlie shaft. (Broken leg)

1894/3/931

Russell, Michael

23 Aug 1899

Charters Towers

Marshall's Queen

Injured. Working down loosed ground he stepped back to avoid a fall and his foot slipped. (Bruised foot)

1900/2/260

Rutledge, William

14 May 1898

Ipswich

Perkin's Freehold

Injured. A plank, whilst being sent down, broke away and fell on sufferer at bottom of shaft. (Bruised)

1899/3/419

Ryan, James

1 Jun 1889

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block and Wyndham

Injured. Fall of rock down a pass. (Severe bruises and scalp wound)

1890/3/354

Ryan, Pat

9 Jun 1886

Gympie

3 and 4 N. Glanmire

Injured . Explosion of shot before fuse was lighted. (Cheek wounded)

1887/3/930

Ryan, Patrick

16 Jan 1891

Charters Towers

Mills United Freehold

Injured. Fall of rock; Supposed concussion from neighbouring blasting operations. (Scalp wound)

1892/4/316

Ryder, Fred.

25 Feb 1899

Croydon

No 5 S. Golden Gate

Injured. Piece of quartz fell when working a shot off. (Wounded arm)

1900/2/258

Ryder, Herbert

2 Jul 1889

Rockhampton

Mount Morgan

Killed. Machinery in motion, belt came off.

1890/3/354