Name

Date

District

Name Of Mine

Remarks

Source

Sabadini, Nicholas

19 Sep 1890

Ravenswood

John Bull P.C. Sandy Creek

Injured. Fingers got foul of the crushing battery. (Two fingers crushed)

1891/4/341

Salmon, Joseph

4 Nov 1889

Gympie

Columbia Smithfield

Injured. Fall of rock. (Bruised shoulder)

1890/3/355

Saltrick, Harry

21 Jun 1893

Gympie

Saltrick and Gamgee's Claim

Injured. Fall of earth. (Arm broken)

1894/3/392

Sandilands, Charles

10 May 1899

Thornborough

General Grant

Injured. Caught standing too close to shot when fired. (Scalp wound)

1900/2/259

Sant, John

20 Apr 1893

Croydon

Mayday No.1 Extended

Killed. Fall of rock. (Fracture of skull)

1894/3/932

Saunders,

1 Oct 1890

Ipswich

Waterstown

Injured. Fall of brushing. (Shoulder hurt)

1891/4/341

Saunders, Henry

24 Mar 1897

Croydon

Waratah Gold Mines

Injured. Sufferer was sending skip from bottom; knocker line broke causing him to fall down underlie 12 feet. (Badly shaken)

1898/3/125

Saunders, Walter

18 Dec 1884

Charters Towers

Mexican Reef.

Injured. Fall of rock. (Bruised)

1885/3/87

Saunders, William

3 Jul 1899

Gympie

Smithfield and Phoenix Golden Pile

Injured. Finger caught by a stone on the truck while it was being filled from the shute. (Injury to finger)

1900/2/259

Savage, Hedley

24 Mar 1886

Charters Towers

North Queen

Injured. Fall of rock from hanging-wall of stope. (Bruises)

1887/3/930

Savage, Thomas

19 Apr 1887

Gympie

Lucknow Surprise

Killed. Fell down shaft 140 feet into water, thence into underlie. (Drowned)

1888/3/471

Scateni, G.

2 Oct 1895

Gympie

Columbia Smithfeild

Injured. Explosion of blasting materials. (Slight injuries to hand arm and leg)

1896/4/148

Schroder, Christopher

12 Nov 1900

Charters Towers

Clarke's Worcester and Victory

Killed. Caught by ascending truck in underlie and was bruised fatally. (Fractured leg and bruised back)

1901/4/467

Schuh, Louis

7 Aug 1900

Rockhampton

Prospecting Claim

Killed. Used iron tamping bar instead of wooden one which was at hand and should have been used. (Fatally bruised)

1901/4/465

Scorfield, James

22 Jan 1892

Ipswich

Aberdare

Injured. Wagon ran away down hill and scattered coals at foot of incline, a piece caught sufferer bruising him and breaking two ribs. (Broken ribs)

1893/3/661

Scott, -

31 Aug 1882

Herberton

unknown

Killed. Supposed to be fixing the detonating cap with his teeth, thereby causing it to explode. (Head blown off)

1883/1/531

Scott, James

21 Apr 1898

Etheridge

Lady Maria

Injured. Fall of ground. (Slight bruises)

1899/3/419

Scott, James

3 Apr 1899

Etheridge

City of Dunedin

Killed. Fell down shaft. (Bruises and lacerated wounds)

1900/2/259

Scott, Joseph

12 Jul 1890

Gympie

4 N. Phoenix

Injured. Fall of timber. (Injured foot)

1891/4/340

Scougall, S. D.

21 May 1897

Gympie

Alliance and Sunburst

Injured. Ignition and explosion of gas which had accumulated in a rise. (Burnt on face and arms)

1898/3/126

Searle, David

11 Oct 1892

Eidsvold

No. 4 Stockman

Injured. Carrying lighted candle and detonator together. (Slightly burnt)

1893/3/664

Seaton, Thomas

9 Sep 1896

Croydon

Ryan's Lease

Injured. Charge missed; exploded following day. (Injury to eye)

1897/4/130

Seevkin, Wm.

19 Jun 1884

Ravenswood

John Bull

Injured. Fall of timber. (Head cut and bruises)

1885/3/86

Sellin, James

8 Feb 1899

Croydon

No.7 Golden Gate

Injured. Flake of stone fell on them after they had taken down all that appeared loose. (Wounds on head arm and back)

1900/2/258

Sergent, Thomas

5 Oct 1889

Charters Towers

Mt. Leyshon

Injured. Fall of rock. (Bruises)

1890/3/355

Shankle, Henry

1 May 1890

Charters Towers

New Grace Darling

Injured. Fall of rock. (Scalp wound)

1891/4/340

Shanks, J.

2 May 1895

Ipswich

Waterstown

Injured. Fall of coal. (Bruised)

1896/4/147

Shanks, J.

3 Jun 1897

Ipswich

Whitwood Colliery

Injured. Kicked by a horse. (Bruises)

1898/3/126

Shanks, Thomas

26 Apr 1899

Gympie

1 N Oriental and Glanmire

Injured. Slipping off a piece of rock. (Slight scratches on back)

1900/2/259

Shanks, Thos.

29 Oct 1900

Gympie

No. 2 West Victory

Injured. Whilst filling a truck, slipped and fell under it. (Bruises on thigh)

1901/4/467

Shannon , Thomas

12 May 1886

Gympie

2 and 3 S. Smithfield

injured. Fall of stone loosened by shot. (Cut and bruised)

1887/3/930

Shannon, James

21 Jan 1900

Charters Towers

Kelly's Queen Block

Injured. A log got away from top of underlie in which men were at work retimbering. Striking the debris, it caused it to strike the men. (Bruises on body)

1901/4/463

Shannon, Patrick

28 Apr 1894

Croydon

Iguana Queen W. Block

Injured. Explosion of dynamite. Supposed both shots had gone off and went in, but one then exploded when within 30 feet of it. (Fracture of skull and bruises on head and body)

1895/3/572

Shannon, Patrick

9 Mar 1894

Charters Towers

Mills United

Injured. A piece of rock fell from a bad hanging wall whilst sufferer was setting a prop. (Bruised Leg)

1895/3/572

Shaw, James

30 Nov 1900

Hodgkinson

General Grant

Injured. Men were being brought up the shaft after finishing their shift and attempted to get off at level without stopping the engine, which they did, with the result that Kirbye fell down the shaft and his mate into the level. (Broken rib)

1901/4/467

Shaw, William

18 Mar 1889

Herberton

Great Northern

Injured, Fell from ladder. (Injuries to body)

1890/3/353

Sheahey, John

27 Oct 1891

Charters Towers

East Victoria Extended

Injured. Fall of rock. (Foot and thigh injured)

1892/4/318

Shearin, Robt.

30 Jun 1888

Tenningering

Mount Maning

Injured. By fall of a slab. (Hip bruised)

1889/3/538

Sheehy, J.

4 Jul 1900

Gympie

S. Glanmire and Monkland

Injured. The stage on which he was working fell. (Sprained ankle)

1901/4/465

Sheehy, Jeremiah

21 Dec 1894

Gympie

Great New Zealand

Injured. Fall of a drill down the shaft. (Bruised foot)

1895/3/575

Sheehy, John

20 Jan 1897

Gympie

Phoenix Reserve

Killed. This was a whim driver who went to the shaft for some unknown purpose and fell 400 feet into water. (Killed or drowned)

1898/3/125

Sheehy, Joseph

4 Dec 1889

Gympie

Great Eastern

Injured. Falling from stirrup while descending shaft. (Spine injured)

1890/3/355

Shepherd, Alexander

1 Jul 1890

Ravenswood

Old Man

Injured. A ladder gave way; sufferer was on it and fell a few feet. (Scratches)

1891/4/340

Sheppardbottom, James

6 Aug 1898

Charters Towers

Moonstone Extended

Injured. A stone fell out of bucket ascending the underlie and struck the sufferer. (Fractured ribs)

1899/3/420

Short, William

17 May 1892

Gympie

No. 1 N. Phoenix

Injured. Suffer had a staging erected in the engine house doing some repairs and fell with or from it. (Scalp and flesh wounds)

1893/3/662