Montreal (Iron Ore)

1926 - Abandoned

Bowman, William, 05 Mar 1879, aged 19, Miner, fall of ore from forebreast

Brocklebank, William, 18 Apr 1873, aged 57, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Brooks, James, 30 Apr 1873, aged 20, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Bryan, William, 08 Jul 1874, aged 36, Miner, a blow on the head from a piece of timber which he was carrying

Burns, Bernard, 14 Aug 1867, aged 35, Miner, killed by a fall of ore

Burns, Daniel, 09 Apr 1868, (accident: 07 Apr 1868), Miner, killed in a cage accident [More information ...]

Burns, Patrick, 16 Jul 1871, (accident: 15 Jul 1871), caughr by waggons

Burns, Terrence, 14 Jan 1882, aged 38, Miner, killed by a fall of stone from roof

Colgan, John, 02 Nov 1881, (accident: 25 Oct 1881), aged 43, crushed by a fall of ore

Conway, Daniel, 04 Jun 1875, aged 18, Labourer, the falling of some ground in a drift as he accompanied by another man were passing along a drift. There was no regular thoroughfare through this part of the mine and the presence of the men at this place was altogether unnecessary but the agents had prohibeted them going that way to and from their work

Donnelly, James, 13 Mar 1882, aged 40, Labourer, crushed by frame of windlass falling

Doran, Arthur, 17 Aug 1886, aged 41, Miner, fall of roof; after firing a shot in the roof of the working, the deceased and his partner trimmed down what they considered unsafe, shortly after a large stone fell and knocked the timber on deceased, crushing him to death

Fagan, James, 05 Dec 1878, aged 26, Miner, killed by a fall of ore

Fletcher, Francis, 02 Jun 1871, aged 22, Miner, the roof and side of the working gave way and buried him in the debris, before he could be extricated he was quite dead

Flinn, John, 08 Sep 1881, aged 42, Miner, killed by a fall of roof, Buried: Cleator Churchyard

Foy, Patrick, 01 Sep 1924, (accident: 24 Jan 1924, 7.30 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 69, Miner, Deceased was working in the forebreast of his working place, and while he was barring a piece of ore on the bottom, the bar slipped and he fell against the side of the working. He completed his shift. He returned next day, but had to go home after working 4 hours. He did not work again and died fully 7 months later as a direct result of the injury sustained

Girvan, Thomas, 11 Jan 1876, aged 22, Miner, bored a hole in the side of a pillar he had been prohibited from touching, after firing a shot he went too quickly to the place when a quantity of ore fell and struck him

Graham, Robert, 12 Apr 1883, aged 50, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Haile, William, 12 May 1903, aged 31, Miner, fall of roof [More information ...]

Hannay, George, 08 May 1877, aged 25, Miner, fall of ore from side of working, after firing a shot he had dressed down such loose ore as he had observed, but that which fell had escaped his notice

Hannay, Richard, 14 Apr 1868, (accident: 07 Apr 1868), Miner, killed in a cage accident [More information ...]

Harkness, Timothy, 01 Aug 1874, aged 61, Hanger on, the descending cage came down on him as he was reaching into the sump

Hayton, Amos, 20 Dec 1878, aged 48, Miner, fall of ore from roof, Buried: Egremont Cemetery

Hellon, Patrick, 19 Dec 1876, aged 45, Miner, after firing a shot he returned to his place although cautioned against doing so by his partner before the loosened fragmants had time to subside, he was struck by a piece of sill or shale

Higgins, James, 11 Mar 1891, 1:00 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 51, Iron Ore Miner, A fall broke down the timbers in his working place, and imprisoned him; he died from exhaustion, when recovered [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Hope, Edward, 09 Mar 1883

Keenan, Patrick, 25 Apr 1879, aged 30, Miner, explosion of dynamite

Kirk, John, 08 May 1871, caught by machinery and killed on the spot

Kyles, Joseph, 31 May 1878, aged 21, Miner, crushed by cage

Lloyd, William, 02 Jan 1869, aged 27, Miner, killed by a fall of earth and metal after exploding a shot, left a widow and four children

Maguire, Alexander, 26 Sep 1867, aged 42, Iron Ore Miner, killed by a fall of ore from the roof while setting props

Middleton, George, 15 May 1904, aged 11, [Not employed - Schoolboy] [More information ...]

Morris, John, 07 Mar 1872, he was putting in some timber, when his foot slipped, and he fell amongst a heap of iron ore, sustaining such injuries that he died shortly afterwards [date of report]

Mourning, Joseph, 19 Nov 1874, aged 22, Sinker, overwound to the headgear by the engineman

Murphy, Bernard, 24 Sep 1894, 11:30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 45, Miner, A temporary staging had been placed across the top of the shaft to facilitate repairs, and the accident was caused by the engine-man attempting to raise the cage to the pit top, instead of stopping at the surface [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Murphy, Michael, 10 Jun 1876, aged 21, Labourer, while the men were riding away he reached his head over the guard at the middle eye where he persistantly remained despite the remonstrances of his fellow workmen. The descending cage struck him behind the head.

Murphy, Thomas, 14 Jan 1879, aged 26, Miner, fall of ore from roof

Nixon, Robert, 27 Aug 1877, (accident: 01 Aug 1877), aged 50, Labourer, moving empty waggon forward to the shoot he incautiously jumped on its side and was caught between it and a prop supporting the shoot

Riley, John, 26 Nov 1870, aged 27, Sinker, he fell out of the kibble and was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of fourteen yards, by which he was so severely injured that he died early next morning

Rodgers, John, 16 Oct 1906, (accident: 15 Oct 1906), aged 27, Labourer [More information ...]

Sanderson, James, 07 Jan 1876, aged 32, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Savage, Philip, 28 Jan 1874, aged 42, Miner, fall of ground from the roof of the drift in which he was working

Scott, Michael, 24 Sep 1894, 11:30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 55, Miner, A temporary staging had been placed across the top of the shaft to facilitate repairs, and the accident was caused by the engine-man attempting to raise the cage to the pit top, instead of stopping at the surface [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]

Skelton, John, 17 Nov 1870, aged 34, Iron Ore Miner, killed as a result of a fall of roof

Smith, Charles, 25 Jan 1899, aged 17, Brake Boy, The youth was employed at the top of a steep self-acting incline. He had put a bogie over the top of the incline without first taking the precaution to see that the brake was tight on the drum. The consequence was that the bogie ran away at a great speed, and in his hurry to get to the brake lever he was caught by the ascending chain and whirled round the drum [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Southward, John, 18 Jun 1874, aged 28, Miner, fall of ore from the roof of the drift in which he was working

Tear, John, 04 Apr 1874, aged 34, Miner, a fall of ground from the roof in the drift in which he was working

Thompson, Isaac, 21 Jul 1882, aged 60, Miner, killed by a fall of ore

Timmins, Thomas, 12 Oct 1867, aged 42, a piece of metal weighing about six tons fell upon him crushing him so severely that he died in about 20 minutes after his reception into Mr. Stirling's hospital

Tomlinson, Thomas, 28 May 1874, aged 40, Miner

Trembath, John, 05 Oct 1885, aged 33, Miner, reaching between a piece of loose ore and a bank of stone for his candle, when the ore slipped and crushed him

Tyson, Isaac, 13 May 1877, aged 27, Miner, fall of stone from roof, injured leg, afterwards amputated

Vicarry, William, 21 Feb 1879, aged 15, Nipper, crushed by bogie of ore at foot of brake road

Watson, James, 24 Mar 1874, aged 39, Miner, hit his head by a portion of a water barrel smashed by overwinding through the carlessness of the engineman

Watson, John, 29 Apr 1892, 12:00 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 55, Miner, He and his mates were engaged in re-timbering an old road through some broken ground, when a large piece of ore resting on the old timber came away, and knocking out the new timber, deceased was buried under the falling rubbish [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Watson, Palmer, 14 Feb 1883, aged 40, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

Wison, Matthew, 31 Aug 1874, aged 45, Miner, fall of ore from the roof of the place where he was working