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Miners involved in Queensland mining accidents (1882-1900) - surnames beginning with U-V

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Name

Date

District

Name Of Mine

Remarks

Source

Uniacke, Arthur

16 Oct 1888

Eidsvold

Golden Spur

Injured. Fall of earth when pushing truck along the level. (Cut hand)

1889/3/539

Uran, William

12 Feb 1900

Croydon

Mountain Maid United No. 1 Shaft

Killed. Sufferer was alone but appeared to have fallen off the ladder. (Fatal)

1901/4/463

Usher, Dan.

13 Aug 1884

Herberton

Great Northern

Injured. Drilling out charge of dynamite, some granite debris having fallen into hole. (Bruised)

1885/3/87

Usher, Daniel

25 Mar 1899

Croydon

Federation Mine

Injured. Magazine took fire, containing about 50 detonaters, which exploded; the gelignite burnt. (Not reported)

1900/2/259

Usher, Daniel

14 Nov 1898

Croydon

Jolly Tar No 2 North

Injured. Picking sawdust out of detonator with small twig and it exploded. (Finger off left hand)

1899/3/421

Usher, Thomas

15 Mar 1900

Gympie

Scottish Gympie

Injured. Struck by a piece of rock or mullock. (Flesh wound in arm)

1901/4/464

Valmederi, James

14 May 1894

Etheridge

Nil Desperandum

Injured. Sufferer was relieving a pass when the stone came away rapidly and struck him before he could get out of the way. (Bruised on head and body)

1895/3/572

Vanstone, J.

31 Jul 1888

Charters Towers

Band of Hope

Injured. Explosion of gelatine in butt of hole previously fired, a portion of the charge having been left unexploded. (Broken leg)

1889/3/538

Vaughan, John

27 Jun 1888

Eidsvold

Lady Rose

Injured. Fell 40 feet down shaft; rock broke away while timbering. (Bruised)

1889/3/538

Venstom, William

28 Nov 1894

Charters Towers

Papuan Brilliant and Victory

Killed. Slabs had been raised against the logging of a shaft and when about 30 feet deep, the top ground fell and the slabs with it one of them striking sufferer, who was in the bottom. (Skull crushed; instant death)

1895/3/575

Vernal, George

1 Oct 1890

Charters Towers

Day Dawn School Reserve

Injured. Hand caught by bow of kibble falling. (Broken thumb)

1891/4/341

Vernall, George

10 Mar 1884

Charters Towers

Peabody

Injured. Fell down underlie shaft. (Bruised)

1885/3/86

Vernon, William

12 Oct 1893

Charters Towers

Brilliant P.C.

Injured. Sufferer was struck by a piece of steel flying from the anvil when cut by the bar. (Loss of eye)

1894/3/933

Verran, Thos. Henry

27 Jun 1888

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Block

Injured. Fall of rock. (Bruised ankle)

1889/3/538

Vogler, Henry

12 Jul 1892

Eidsvold

No 4 Stockman

Injured. Blasting accident. (Bruised wrist)

1893/3/663

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