Parkside (Iron Ore)

Adams, Joseph, 06 Feb 1869, aged 48, Miner, a piece of timber accidentally fell from the roof upon his head while he was in a stooping posture, the base of his skull was fractured, and he was instantaneously killed

Adams, Thomas, 09 Oct 1894, 9:50 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 45, Deputy, He was going down on the cage alone, having previously instructed the engineman to stop at the "eye." This was reached in safety, and a few minutes later the signal to "lower, men on" was received. He was found lying across the cage, on its arrival at the bottom, quite dead, his neck being dislocated [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Cannon, Thomas, 04 Jun 1875, aged 42, Miner, a piece of shale falling on him in his working place killing him instantly

Casson, Ritson, 10 Aug 1870, aged 55, Iron Ore Miner, a piece of metal fell from the roof striking him just above the heel, and cutting all the flesh there from, mortification set in on Tuesday, and he died at five o'clock on Wednesday morning

Cullerton, Martin, 26 Oct 1883, aged 53, Overman, killed by a fall of stone

Devlin, John, 01 Sep 1881, aged 46, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Doyle, Michael, 16 Dec 1870, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Fletcher, William, 02 Sep 1901, aged 65, Miner, fall of roof [Inspection made & inquest attended.] [More information ...]

Hudson, Thomas, 12 May 1903, aged 16, Ore Picker, Deceased was employed on a picking belt, and part of his work was to lower the wagons from the hurry or shoot after they were loaded. A loaded wagon stood a few yards in front of the shoot; a wagon at the shoot was just finished loading, and three wagons loaded from a heap stood on the same line of rails, 3 or 4 feet behind. The locomotive came to remove the five wagons, and after being coupled to the first was signalled back by the guard, and bumped against the wagon at the shoot, which in turn bumped against the three behind it and, rebounding, caught and crushed deceased, who at this moment appears to have gone between the first and second wagons to couple them.

Kennedy, James, 09 Jan 1866, aged 21, killed by a fall from the roof

Long, Thomas, 28 Jan 1861, (accident: 23 Jan 1861), injured by a fall of stone, died in the Infimary from his injuries

Lynch, James, 11 Jul 1863, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

Lynch, Michael, 20 Dec 1871, aged 14, a large quantity of stone fell upon him from the roof, crushing and injuring him so seriously that he only survived the accident a couple of hours [Inquest: 21 Dec 1871]

Mason, John, 12 May 1873, (accident: 08 May 1873), aged 60, he was standing on a waggonway at a point where some lines of rails converge, and some trucks coming up on each of the lines of rails on each side of him, he was caught between the sides of two trucks, and sustained severe injuries, his body being much crushed

McReevy, James, 09 Sep 1889, aged 64, Miner, fall of ore from roof; while putting in a set of timbers a piece of ore fell from a slip in the roof, striking the deceased, and causing instant death

Moore, John, 10 Nov 1867, (accident: 08 Nov 1867), aged 36, Iron Ore Miner, hit by a fall of stone from the roof, died from his injuries at home

Nelson, John, 06 Jun 1860, fell down shaft

Newby, John, 26 Feb 1864, aged 45, Banksman, fell down shaft

Oliphant, Joseph, 30 May 1872, aged 53, Labourer, suffered a severe compound fracture of one of his legs, from the fall of a heavy piece of timber upon it

Osborne, Patrick, 11 Mar 1864, fell down shaft, left a wife and five children

Park, William, 20 May 1861, aged 59, accidentally killed by falling from the cage down to the bottom of the pit

Poole, Anthony, 26 Jun 1885, aged 15, Labourer, ascending shaft with three others on cage, suddenly fell off to the bottom; subject to fainting fits

Sails, Robert, 28 Aug 1874, aged 40, Miner, fall of ore from the roof of his working place

Selby, Thomas, 07 Aug 1871, aged 42, Miner, fell 70 fathoms down the shaft

Shimmins, John, 08 Jul 1859, killed by a fall of ore

Walker, Luke, 24 Oct 1862, aged 33, Miner, he was at work in a drift when a piece of metal, about 30 cwt., fell from the roof, and killed him upon the spot

Williams, Robert, 06 May 1891, 1:30 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 23, Iron Ore Miner, the deceased and two others were engaged in stopping bottoms up, and after firing a very heavy shot, sat down to rest when a fall from the roof occurred, striking deceased [Inspection made & inquest attended]