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Appendix I.

List Of Persons Killed And Injured.

No Name Age Occupation Remarks
  Persons Injured  
 I.  Philip Mylechraine  37  Miner The partition between the ladderway and the winding compartment was broken to put him into the kibble, but he refused to go, and had to be taken up the ladderway by means of ropes.
 II.  Evan Christian  50  Labourer He was dragged up three ladders with ropes, and left on the platform for dead; the men went lower to render assistance to others, and when they returned he was able to speak to them, and was got to the surface with ropes.
 III.  James L. Kneale  32  Labourer Found clinging to the ladder, where he had been for several hours ; he was lowered with ropes to the 60-fathoms level and put into the "box."
 IV.  John Corlett  70  Miner He was found lying on the platform at the 60-fathoms level and put into the "box."
  Persons Killed  
 1  James Henry Corkill  44  Miner Rescued alive. Died 26th May.
 2  William Kewin  24  Labourer Lying on platform.
 3  Joseph Moughtin  28  Miner Lying on platform. He had fallen off the ladder.
 4  Louis Kinrade  24  Miner Lying on platform close to "hanging wall."
 5  Robert Cannell  41  Waggoner In a sitting position near "hanging wall."
 6  Edward Kinrade  27  Labourer Lying on platform.
 7  Sandy Callan  24  Waggoner Do. Do.
 8  William Senogles  46  Miner Clinging to the ladder, with one foot on a rung, and the other on the platform.
 9  William Callow  29  Miner Lying on platform.
 10  Robert Lewney  24  Labourer Do. Do. He had fallen off ladder and bled a good deal.
 11  Frank Christian  30  Waggoner Lying on platform.
 12  Edward Kewley  22  Labourer Do. Do.
 13  John Kewley  32  Kibble-filler Do. Do.
 14  William Christian  26  Labourer Do. Do. He had fallen off ladder.
 15  John Fayle  40  Waggoner Lying on platform.
 16  John Oliver  57  Miner In the manhole with his arm over one of the rungs of the ladder.
 17  Walter Christian  21  Labourer Lying on platform.
 18  John James Oliver  22  Labourer In manhole with one foot on the ladder and the other on the platform.
 19  John Robert Kewin  28  Labourer Sitting on the platform with his legs through the manhole.
 20  Robert Kelly  20  Labourer Lying in the level. Body recovered on the 7th June.

 

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