Name

Date

District

Name Of Mine

Remarks

Source

Waddell, James

26 Jul 1897

Ipswich

Tivoli

Killed. Caught on drum of winding engine. (Crushed to death)

1898/3/126

Waddell, Malcolm

16 Jun 1897

Gympie

Pheonix Golden Pile

Injured. Caught by slab falling out of bucket. (Injured Instep)

1898/3/126

Waddling, Henry

26 Jun 1882

Ravenswood

King's Silver Mine

Injured. A fall of mullock; not seriously hurt. (Bruises)

1883/1/531

Wagen Knecht, R.

20 Oct 1885

Gympie

No.1 Nth. Phoenix

Injured. By one of the cams of crushing plant. (Crushed foot)

1886/3/77

Walker, Charles

4 Feb 1893

Ipswich

Eclipse

Killed. During the heavy floods which prevailed in the early part of the year this man was drowned by the inundation of the mine, the roof having fallen in under the pressure of the flood water on the surface. (Drowned)

1894/3/931

Walker, James

11 Jun 1896

Charters Towers

Kelly's Queen Block

Injured. A piece of batten fell from the corner of shaft (about 800 feet) and struck sufferer. (Laceration and fracture of arm)

1897/4/129

Walker, Samuel

26 May 1899

Gympie

No. 6 North Phoenix

Injured. Fall of ground. (Swollen ankle cut on calf of leg)

1900/2/259

Walker, Thomas

17 Mar 1896

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Freeholds

Killed. Deceased (a shaft-sinker) was in the act of drawing a drill from the hole when a flake of rock fell and caused the drill to penetrate the abdomen. (Crushed and injury to groin)

1897/4/128

Walker, Thomas

29 Dec 1895

Charters Towers

Kelly's Queen Block

Injured. Were cleaning out a hole which had been fired and an explosion took place, some small quantity having been left unexploded. (Slightly injured)

1896/4/149

Walking, H.

9 May 1895

Charters Towers

Eastward Ho

Injured. When riding up underlie shaft. (Bruised ankle)

1896/4/147

Walking, Herbert

9 Feb 1895

Charters Towers

Eastward Ho

Injured. Fall of stone in shaft whilst sufferer was in the bottom, sinking. (Incised wound on back)

1896/4/146

Walkinton, William

17 Sep 1890

Gympie

1 N. Phoenix

Injured. Resting boards left on at a level, when the cage descended to go to a lower level the sudden stoppage jerked and sprained the ankle of the sufferer who was in the cage. (Sprained ankle)

1891/4/341

Wall, Steve

7 Jul 1900

Croydon

Roger's Golden Gate

Injured. Carelessness in not cleaning down the sides of the shaft after firing. Stone fell on him. (Slight injuries)

1901/4/465

Wallace, J.

16 Apr 1887

Charters Towers

No. 1 Stockholm

Injured. Fall of rock in underlie. (Wounds hip and groin)

1888/3/471

Walls, John

8 May 1888

Croydon

Monkland United

Injured. (Broken ribs and shock)

1889/3/538

Walsh, Frank

3 Jun 1889

Ravenswood

John Bull Block

Injured. Fall of rock. (Scalp wound)

1890/3/354

Walsh, Thomas

12 Dec 1888

Eidsvold

Golden Spur

Injured. Fell 20 feet to bottom of shaft; trying to suspend a plummet. (Bruised)

1889/3/540

Walters, John

9 May 1898

Charters Towers

Deep Lead (Pentland)

Injured. Whilst working at the face of washdirt some earth fell on him, covering him. (Severe bruises)

1899/3/419

Walters, Richard

15 Mar 1889

Tenningering

Reid's Creek

Injured. Explosion of powder. (Severely burnt)

1890/3/353

Ward, Samuel

20 Dec 1894

Charters Towers

Day Dawn P.C.

Injured. Striker missed his blow and hit sufferer's hand. (Broken finger)

1895/3/575

Ware, John

19 Dec 1891

Mackay

Zelma P.C.

Injured. Rope broke. (Cut ankle)

1892/4/319

Warsden, James

14 Nov 1900

Gympie

Phoenix West Tribute

Injured. The bucket falling down the winze broke a skid which struck the sufferer. (Injuries to ankle and arm)

1901/4/467

Warwick, Sampson

29 Nov 1889

Charters Towers

Day Dawn P.C.

Killed. Fall of rock. (Crushed)

1890/3/355

Waters, Charles

13 May 1892

Rockhampton

Mount Morgan.

Injured. Stone fell down shaft. (Slightly bruised)

1893/3/662

Waters, Henry

3 Jul 1888

Charters Towers

No.2 Queen, S.W.

Injured. Fall of portion of air hose in shaft. (Factured Skull)

1889/3/538

Waters, Henry

28 Nov 1888

Charters Towers

No. 2 Queen

Killed. Explosion of rack-a-rock while deceased was engaged picking out a missed charge. (see also Robert Brown)

1889/3/540

Waters, Thomas

9 Feb 1888

Charters Towers

Day Dawn Freehold

Injured. Portion of rock-drill fell on him. (Bruised foot)

1889/3/537

Watson, Andrew

20 Aug 1896

Ipswich

Swanbank

Injured. Slipped in front of his wagon. (Scalp wound)

1897/4/130

Watson, Richard

19 May 1892

Charters Towers

Mount Leyshon

Injured. Stone fell down shaft. (Scalp wound)

1893/3/662

Watson, Thomas

20 Nov 1900

Gympie

South Glanmire and Monkton

Injured. Stone fell whilst working out ground after firing. (Injured thumb)

1901/4/467

Watson, Walter

26 Oct 1900

Charters Towers

Golden Surprise

Injured. A shot hung fire and sufferer went in, but was caught by its explosion. (Bruised forehead and thigh)

1901/4/467

Waugh, David

3 Jun 1897

Ipswich

Bundamba

Injured. Winding up wagon from dip when rope which held the pulley-block broke, letting wagon run back and caused handles of windlass to strike them. (Scalp wound and bruised chest)

1898/3/126

Wearn, Joseph.

17 Jan 1900

Rockhampton

Mount Morgan

Injured. Sufferer pushed his wagon too far at the siding and the full ones coming out caught him. (Fractured leg)

1901/4/463

Weideker, John

20 Mar 1895

Charters Towers

Mills United

Injured. Carpenters injured by falling timber on surface when building a boiler-house. (Contusions on spine)

1896/4/146

Weir, J.

3 May 1895

Rockhampton

Mount Usher

Injured. Approached stope without notice. (Slight scratches)

1896/4/147

Welby, Edward

9 Mar 1900

Croydon

Mountain Maid United

Injured. This was on the surface and no reason is assigned for the act. (Seriously injured)

1901/4/463

Welch, W.

6 Jul 1899

Thornborough

Reconstruction

Injured. Stepping from stull he alighted on loose stones. (Ankle Dislocated)

1900/2/260

West, Joseph

20 Jan 1898

Charters Towers

Briliant Extended

Injured. Sufferer went into a strope where the previous shift had fired a shot, and a piece of the shattered rock fell on him as he got to the face. (Scalp wound and injury to neck)

1899/3/418

West, William

31 Aug 1892

Charters Towers

Papuan Block

Injured. Ladder accident on surface. (Contusions)

1893/3/663

Weston, Sam.

16 Jul 1891

Croydon

True Blue 3 and 4 S.

Injured. Miscellaneous shaft accident. (Rib broken)

1892/4/317

Wettig, Ameran

6 May 1897

Clermont

Alluvial Claim

Killed. Overcome by foul air whilst descending shaft; fell from rope and fractured his skull. (Suffocated)

1898/3/126