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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