Miners involved in Queensland mining accidents (1882-1900) - surnames beginning with Wo-Wr
Ab-Ai | Al-An | Ap-Ay | Ba | Be-Bi | Bl-Bo | Br | Bu-By | Ca | Ce-Cl | Co | Cr-Cu | Da | De-Di | Do-Dw | E | Fa-Fi | Fl-Fy | Ga-Gl | Go-Gu | Ha | He-Hi | Ho | Hu | I-Je | Jo-Ju | K | La-Le | Li-Ly | Ma | Mc | Me-Mi | Mo-Mu | N | O | Pa | Pe | Ph-Pu | Q-Ri | Ro-Ry | Sa-Sh | Si-So | Sp-Sy | Ta-Ti | To-Ty | U-V | Wa-We | Wh-Wi | Wo-Wr | Y-Z
| Name |
Date |
District |
Name Of Mine |
Remarks |
Source |
| Wockner, Andrew |
20 Feb 1884 |
Charters Towers |
3 and 4 Just-in-Time |
Injured. Explosion of gas. One died in the hospital while suffering from the injuries received. (Face and body burnt) |
1885/3/86 |
| Wockner, Andrew |
15 Oct 1885 |
Charters Towers |
Queen Cross, L. 443 |
Injured. Fall of stonedown underlie (not serious). (Broken rib) |
1886/3/77 |
| Wood, George |
1 Jan 1899 |
Charters Towers |
Lady Carrington |
Killed. Overcome by fumes of dynamite, and was directed by the manager to go up shaft. He went up the underlie holding to the truck and on reaching the vertical let go and fell 204 feet into the water. (Fractured skull and drowned) |
1900/2/258 |
| Woodhall, George |
30 Jul 1892 |
Charters Towers |
No.1 W. Victoria |
injured. Shaft accident. (Bruises) |
1893/3/663 |
| Woodruff, Reginald |
17 Oct 1899 |
Etheridge |
Marquis Battery |
Injured. Caught in gearing of Berda pan. (Crushed finger) |
1900/2/261 |
| Woods, George |
6 Sep 1886 |
Palmer |
No.1 North Lankelly |
Injured. Charge exploded whilst tamping. (Lacerated wounds and injuries to eyesight in both cases) |
1887/3/931 |
| Woolcock, Thomas |
17 Apr 1899 |
Charters Towers |
Union P.C. |
Injured. To bend a rail they put it behind a prop in an old level which had been idle and under water for 17 years. The rock at the foot of the hitch gave way and rubbish buried them. (Slightly bruised) |
1900/2/259 |
| Wooley, Thomas |
20 Jan 1898 |
Ipswich |
Swanbank |
Injured. Sufferer (the manager) fell from the foot of the screens to the ground. (Bruises and shock) |
1899/3/418 |
| Woosnam, Edward |
4 Apr 1900 |
Chillagoe |
No. 1 Mineral Lease Mungana |
Injured. Whilst drilling an old shot out in a sinking shaft an explosion occurred. (Right hand injured) |
1901/4/464 |
| Wright, Alex. |
26 Oct 1886 |
Charters Towers |
Golden Crown |
Injured. Underlie shaft accident. (Severely bruised) |
1887/3/931 |
| Wright, Andrew |
01 Aug 1890 |
Etheridge |
Durham |
Injured. Fall of rock. (Flesh wound) |
1891/4/340 |
| Wright, George |
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 |
| Wright, James |
23 Mar 1894 |
Mareeba. |
Queen Constance. P.C. |
Injured. Fall of rock. (Sinews of leg sprained) |
1895/3/572 |
| Wright, R. H. |
8 Oct 1890 |
Ipswich |
Eclipse |
Killed. Caught by wagons on surface railway. (Crushed foot) |
1891/4/341 |
| Wright, Thomas |
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, and the roof having fallen in under the pressure of the flood water on the surface. (Drowned) |
1894/3/931 |
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