Low Bitchburn Colliery

1876, 29 Apr - Brockwell seam abandoned

1883, 13 Jan - Busty seam abandoned

1930, 09 Dec - Main, Hutton, Yard, Ballarat, Busty, Five Quarter seams abandoned

1936, 05 May - Top Main or Main and Brockwell (Worked as one seam) seam abandoned

1937 - Harvey seam abandoned

Allison, Robert, 29 Mar 1869, aged 71, Hewer, a shot exploded unexpectedly

Appleby, George, 01 Mar 1915, (accident: 21 Mar 1914), aged 27, Hewer, died from disease of the lungs and kidneys alleged to have been accelerated by injuries received when he sprained himself by slipping when filling a tub

Bland, James, 06 Dec 1864, (accident: 05 Dec 1864), aged 12, Driver, crushed by tub

Brown, John, 07 Oct 1887, aged 61, Hewer, caught by engine set as he was coming outbye, he having been previously cautioned

Cauden, Joseph, 06 Jan 1882, (accident: 04 Jan 1882), aged 19, Hewer, fall of stone in working place, Buried: Crook Cemetery

Collier, Edward, 14 Jul 1859, aged 15, Driver, killed by a tub falling down a staple

Firbank, William, 23 Sep 1889, aged 39, Shifter, died in the mine from heart disease, no inquest

Franklin, John, 18 Nov 1917, (accident: 18 Nov 1911), aged 35, Waggonwayman, died as a result, it was alleged, of injuries received by a fall of stone, cause of death was given as injury to back in 1911, spinal paralysis and pneumonia

Harper, William, 04 Jun 1903, aged 31, Banksman, when detaching the hauling rope from a set of full tubs, which had just come out of a drift, he fell and was run over and killed

Hebdon, William, 13 Feb 1865, aged 63, Screener, jammed by apparatus tub; chain broke [More information ...]

Hodge, George, 15 Feb 1893, 3:15 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 34, Hewer, Fall of stone which came off at a slip and canted out some props.

Luck, Septimus, 04 Oct 1924, 10.0 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 59, Master Shifter, Owing to the ordinary work at this mine being stopped, deceased and other officials were employed in doing any necessary work. It is presumed that when controlling two full tubs down a road, dipping 2 ins. per yard, having one drag in the first tub, he was walking backwards in front of them, and his head came in contact with a plank 12 ins. above the tub, but lower than those on each side of it. Although the tubs were not out of control, the slight jerk of the tubs against his chest was sufficient to break his neck. He died soon afterwards

Oakey, John Sharp, 05 May 1865, (accident: 23 Apr 1865), aged 32, Manager, he was present when a boiler was being shifted; during the lowering of the boiler to its place one of the blocks of the pulleys broke, when the boiler swayed to one side, caught deceased on the back, and injured his spine; Okey died as a result of his injuries on 5 May

Rain, George, 16 Apr 1860, Hewer, killed by a fall of roof

Redfern, Thomas, 03 May 1911, aged 57, Stoneman, he was repairing and making available a road which had not been in use for some 20 years; at the place where the accident occurred a flag of sandstone at one side was overhanging a pack; the pack had fallen away, and the deceased and his mate cleared out the stones so as to build the pack right up to the roof; they thought the stone was sound but, as a precaution, set two props under it; while deceased was working under the stone it suddenly fell on to him knocking out both the props; he was instantly killed; probably the stone was set away from the roof at the edge and in driving the props up deceased broke the stone along the coal side

Reynoldson, John, 11 Apr 1868, aged 23, Hewer, he undermined a prop and so caused a fall of stone, which caused his death [Inquest: 13 Apr 1868]

Richardson, George, 17 Oct 1872, aged 62, Hewer, tubs got off the way on an engine plane and draw some timber which struck him

Sharp, Thomas, 23 Nov 1885, (accident: 10 Nov 1885), aged 43, Hewer, broken back by a fall of stone

Shaw, John, 22 Apr 1852, (accident: 10 Mar 1852), he had sustained severe injuries to his legs and spine when a fall of stone occurred on 10 March, the injuries left him with little use of his limbs, and eventually his leg became infected with gangrene, he died on 22 April