Montreal (Iron Ore)

1926 - Abandoned

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

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

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

Hayton, Amos, 20 Dec 1878, aged 48, Miner, fall of ore from roof

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]

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

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

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, 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

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

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 ...]

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]

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

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, 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]