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Name

Date

K/I/O

Status

Dep

Comments

District

Division

Source

Maas, Claus

1889/11/06

Injured

Single, 64 Y. O.

   

Gippsland

Crooked River

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Maas, Claus

1889/11/06

Injured

Single, 64 Y. O.

   

Gippsland

Crooked River

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Maas, Phillip

1868/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Castlemaine

Yandoit

(Dig. Evans)

Mabilia, Giovanni

1970/08/04

Killed

   

Mine collapse (inq. date)

   

(Dig. Evans)

Mace, H

1875/07/21

Injured

   

Compo

Sandhurst

Raywood

(C.I.R.)

Maddeford, James O.

1881/08/13

Killed

Married,

5

 

Beechworth

Jamieson

(C.I.R.)

Madden, Alfred

1899/05/30

Killed

   

Suffocated

Beechworth

Prentice United Mine

(A.R.Sec.Mines)(C.C.A.)

Madden, Arthur S.

1869/08/14

Injured

   

Date reported

 

Guiding Star Co.

Dickers M. R.

Madden, John

1888/03/10

Killed

Single, 26 Y. O.see William

   

Ballarat

Ballarat

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Madden, John

1890/09/02

Killed

Married, 58 Y. O.

 

Compo

Ballarat

Creswick

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Madden, John

1900/09/06

Injured

34 Y.O.

 

Explosion

Ballarat

Star of the East Mine

(B.C.)(C.C.A.)

Madden, Samuel

1872/06/08

Killed

Married, 46 Y. O.

6

Nuggetty Gully

Ballarat

Linton

Inquest

Madden, William

1888/03/12

Killed

Single, 26 Y. O.see John

 

Date reported

Ballarat

Ballarat East

(C.C.A.)

Maddern, George

1861/07/22

Killed

   

** ***

Ballarat

Ballarat West

(N. B. Evans)

Maddern, Richard

1861/07/22

Killed

   

** ***

Ballarat

Ballarat West

(N. B. Evans)

Maddiford, William J. O.

1881/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Beechworth

Alexandra

(Dig. Evans)

Madew, Alexander

1885/08/24

Injured

Married, 43 Y. O.

   

Beechworth

Beechworth

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Magan, Patrick

1900/05/20

Killed

   

Fall into shaft (Body found August 2.

Ballarat

New Korinoor

(S.V.Evans)(C.C.A.)

Magee, Francis

1856/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Beechworth

Ovens

(Dig. Evans)

Mageveney, Henry

1860/00/00

Killed

40 Y. O. (Irishman)

 

Fall of earth

Ballarat

 

(Dig. Evans)

Magner, William

1871/02/14

Killed

     

Ballarat

Band & Albion

(N. B. Evans)

Maguire, Robert

1892/00/00

Killed

50 Y. O.

 

Suffocated foul air

Ballarat

Ballarat East

(Dig. Evans)

Maher, Denis F.

1939/05/16

Killed

Single, 29 Y. O.

 

Date reported ** ***

Castlemaine

Eganstown

(C.C.A.)

Maher, E.

1889/10/24

Injured

Married, 35 Y. O.

   

Sandhurst

Eaglehawk

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Maher, Samuel

1912/00/00

Injured

     

Sandhurst

North New Mine

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Maher, Stephen

1876/06/14

Killed

Single

   

Beechworth

Beechworth

(C.I.R.)

Maher, Walter

1908/00/00

Injured

     

Ballarat

Jubilee Mine

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Main, Christian

1886/06/30

Injured

Married, 40 Y. O.

   

Sandhurst

Raywood

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Major, Lewis

1856/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Beechworth

Ovens

(Dig. Evans)

Makepeace, Christopher

1883/03/06

Killed

Married, 53 Y. O.

7

Fall down shaft

Sandhurst

Sandhurst

(C.I.R.)(Dig. Evans)

Makin, Thomas

1910/00/00

Injured

     

Gippsland

Coal Mine

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Malandrini, Julius

1879/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Beechworth

 

(Dig. Evans)

Malcolm, John

1855/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Sandhurst

Bendigo

(Dig. Evans)

Malcolm, Walt Murray

1889/00/00

Killed

Apprentice

 

Fall down lift shaft

 

Hawthorn

(Dig. Evans)

Males, Andrew

1909/00/00

Injured

     

Ballarat

New Normanby Mine

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Maltby, Thomas

1870/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

 

Dry Creek

(Dig. Evans)

Man, Ah

1875/10/26

Killed

Single

   

Beechworth

Beechworth

(C.I.R.)

Man, Chong

1865/00/00

Killed

31 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Ararat

Pleasant Ck.

(Dig. Evans)

Man, Haw

1863/00/00

Killed

46 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Castlemaine

Yapeen

(Dig. Evans)

Man, Quee

1872/00/00

Killed

53 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Castlemaine

Vaughan

(Dig. Evans)

Manallack, P.

1908/00/00

Killed

     

Sandhurst

Goldfields South Mine

(C.H.Evans)

Mang, Wang

1861/00/00

Killed

38 Y. O.

 

Accident drowned

 

Shepherds Flat

(Dig. Evans)

Mangan, Thomas

1869/06/24

Uninjured

     

Ballarat

Clunes

Dickers M. R.

Mann, James

1868/09/30

Killed

Married, 42 Y. O.

4

Junction GMC ***

Ballarat

Creswick

(C.C.A.) Dickers M. R.

Mann, Thomas

1860/00/00

Killed

50 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Sandhurst

 

(Dig. Evans)

Mann, Thomas

1884/00/00

Killed

7 Y. O.

 

Fall down shaft

Sandhurst

Diamond Hill

(Dig. Evans)

Mann, Thomas

1892/00/00

Killed

   

Manager

Sandhurst

Bendigo Mine (Diamond Hill)

(C.H.Evans)(Dig. Evans)

Mann, William

1886/00/00

Killed

49 Y. O.

 

Threw himself down shaft

Sandhurst

Whroo

(Dig. Evans)

Manning, George

1908/00/00

Injured

     

Gippsland

Coal Mine

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Mansfield, Henry

1870/00/00

Killed

   

Bucket fall in shaft

Ballarat

Blackwood

(Dig. Evans)

Mansfield, William

1902/03/19

Killed

62 Y. O.

 

Cardigan Mine **

Ballarat

Cardigan

(W.Y.H.S.)

Manson, A.

1910/00/00

Injured

     

Gippsland

Korumburra

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Manthorpe, Thomas

1871/00/00

Killed

   

Fall down shaft

Maryborough

Inglewood

(Dig. Evans)

Marchmont, George

1884/10/21

Killed

Married, 50 Y. O.

7

Compo ***

Sandhurst

Raywood

(C.I.R.)(Dig. Evans)

Marden, James Howarth

1867/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Ararat

Beaufort

(Dig. Evans)

Marie, Johan Jan Pierre

1856/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Ballarat

 

(Dig. Evans)

Mark, Robert

1870/04/30

Injured

     

Ballarat

Scarsdale

Dickers M. R.

Marquand, Charles

1892/03/21

Injured

   

Compo

Sandhurst

Sandhurst

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Marronny, M.

1868/09/19

Killed

   

Koh-In-Noor

Ballarat

 

(C.C.A.)

Mars, Philip

1868/10/10

Killed

   

Date reported

Castlemaine

Yandoit

Dickers M. R.

Marsh, Charles

1877/01/05

Killed

Married,

6

Threw himself down shaft

Gippsland

Stringer's Creek

(C.I.R.)(Dig. Evans)

Marsh, Henry

1887/11/23

Injured

Married, 52 Y. O.

   

Sandhurst

Sandhurst

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Marshaley, John

1871/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Sandhurst

 

(Dig. Evans)

Marshall, David

1906/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

   

(Dig. Evans)

Marshall, John

1933/11/09

Killed

   

Accident inquest date

   

(Dig. Evans)

Marshall, Thomas

1866/00/00

Killed

33 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Maryborough

Dunolly

(Dig. Evans)

Marshall, William

1859/00/00

Killed

40 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Sandhurst

 

(Dig. Evans)

Marteinson, John

1862/05/15

Killed

38 Y. O.

 

Approx Date

Sandhurst

New Chum Gully

Dickers M. R.

Martin, Archibold F.

1884/02/25

Injured

Married,

   

Sandhurst

Sandhurst

(C.I.R.)

Martin, David

1856/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Ballarat

 

(Dig. Evans)

Martin, Henry

1878/05/06

Killed

Single, 33 Y. O.

   

Maryborough

Maryborough

(C.I.R.)(Dig. Evans)

Martin, James

1869/08/26

Killed

   

Majestic QMC

Ballarat

Black Hill

Dickers M. R.(N. B. Evans)(Dig. Evans)

Martin, James

1892/00/00

Killed

     

Sandhurst

Dixon's Mine

(C.H.Evans)

Martin, John

1850/00/00

Killed

   

Fall into shaft

Ballarat

Blackwood

(Dig. Evans)

Martin, John

1888/09/13

Injured

Single, 28 Y. O.

   

Ballarat

Buninyong

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Martin, John

1890/08/08

Injured

Single, 32 Y. O.

 

Compo

Beechworth

Dark River

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Martin, Joseph

1863/00/00

Killed

52 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Castlemaine

Daylesford

(Dig. Evans)

Martin, Leslie Duncan

1914/05/03

Killed

   

Explosion (inq. date)

   

(Dig. Evans)

Martin, Murdock L.

1905/00/00

Killed

     

Sandhurst

Clarence Mine

(C.H.Evans)(Dig. Evans)

Martin, Patrick (Peter)

1866/10/27

Killed

     

Ballarat

Royal Saxon MC

(N. B. Evans)

Martin, Richard

1860/00/00

Killed

30 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Ballarat

Creswick

(Dig. Evans)

Martin, Richard Thomas

1858/00/00

Killed

38 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Ararat

 

(Dig. Evans)

Martin, Robert

1859/00/00

Killed

34 Y. O.

 

Fall into shaft of full water

Sandhurst

 

(Dig. Evans)

Martin, Robt.

1891/05/25

Killed

Married, 49 Y. O.

7

 

Sandhurst

Eaglehawk

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Martin, Theodus

1876/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Maryborough

Timor

(Dig. Evans)

Martin, Thomas

1871/07/10

Killed

     

Ballarat

Absolute Certainty Co

(N. B. Evans)

Martin, W.

1868/06/25

Killed

   

Ballarat & Clunes Mine

Ballarat

 

(C.C.A.)

Martin, W.

1869/03/24

Killed

   

Date reported

Ballarat

Clunes

(C.C.A.)

Martin, William

1863/00/00

Killed

   

Accident drowned

Castlemaine

Fryerstown

(Dig. Evans)

Martin, William

1870/00/00

Killed

   

Iron fall down shaft

 

Chinamans Flat

(Dig. Evans)

Martin, William

1870/01/04

Injured

   

Date reported

 

Windmill Hill

Dickers M. R.

Martin, William

1871/06/01

Killed

     

Ballarat

Hiscocks

(N. B. Evans)

Martin, William

1875/01/19

Killed

Single

   

Ararat

Pleasant Ck.

(C.I.R.)

Martin, William

1878/09/28

Killed

Single

   

Ballarat

Ballarat

(C.I.R.)

Martin, William

1883/02/17

Killed

Married, 47 Y. O.

7

Timber fall in claim

Maryborough

Dunolly (Goldsborough)

(C.I.R.)(Dig. Evans)

Martinuni, Theodorus

1876/01/14

Killed

Single

   

Maryborough

Maryborough

(C.I.R.)

Maru, Robt

1888/08/08

Injured

Single, 26 Y. O.

   

Sandhurst

Eaglehawk

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Maslin, J.P.

1900/00/00

Killed

11 Y. O.

 

Fall down mine shaft

Sandhurst

 

(C.H.Evans)

Mason, Chas.

1886/02/01

Injured

Single, 40 Y. O.

   

Myrtleford

Bethanga

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Mason, Frederick G.

1859/00/00

Killed

35 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Ballarat

Buninyong

(Dig. Evans)

Mason, John

1884/06/03

Killed

Married,

None

 

Ballarat

Steiglitz

(C.I.R.)

Mason, R.

1896/00/00

Killed

     

Sandhurst

180 Mine

(C.H.Evans)

Mason, Ralph

1876/10/20

Killed

Married,

8

 

Sandhurst

Sandhurst

(C.I.R.)

Mason, Thomas

1866/00/00

Killed

   

Facture skull

Ballarat?

Durham Lead

(Dig. Evans)

Mason, William

1898/04/15

Injured

   

Crushed fingers

 

Lawrence

(C.C.A.)

Mason, William

1908/09/24

Killed

     

Ballarat

Band and Loch Mine

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Massey, Richard

1892/10/08

Injured

   

Compo

Beechworth

Indigo

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Massy, Edward

1887/00/00

Killed

Gardener

 

Fall down shaft

Ballarat

Creswick

(Dig. Evans)

Mastensen, John

1862/01/06

Injured

   

Approx Date

Sandhurst

Bendigo

Dickers M. R.

Matcott, Jas.

1889/01/02

Killed

Married, 33 Y. O.or 28 Y. O.

   

Sandhurst

Eaglehawk

(A.R.Sec.Mines)(Dig. Evans)

Mather, Andrew

1865/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Maryborough

St Arnaud

(Dig. Evans)

Mather, Bert

1909/00/00

Injured

     

Ballarat

Sth Star Mine

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Mather, James

1884/01/30

Killed

Single

 

Compo **

Ballarat

Creswick

(C.I.R.)(C.C.A.)

Mather,Thomas

1880/06/07

Killed

Single, 24 Y. O.

   

Castlemaine

Fryer's Creek

(C.I.R.)

Mathers, James

1884/00/00

Killed

Surface manager

 

Fall down shaft

Ballarat

Allendale

(Dig. Evans)

Mathews, John

1855/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Castlemaine

 

(Dig. Evans)

Mathias, William

1863/08/17

Killed

     

Ballarat

Linton

(Geel. H.R.C.)

Mathison, John Alex.

1874/05/25

Killed

Single, 27 Y. O.

   

Ballarat

Creswick

(C.I.R.)(Dig. Evans)

Matte, William

1872/00/00

Killed

   

Fall down shaft

Ballarat

Egerton

(Dig. Evans)

Matthew, Edward

1852/00/00

Killed

44 Y. O.

 

Accident drowned

Ballarat

 

(Dig. Evans)

Matthews, Alfred

1875/00/00

Killed

4 Y 6 M. O.

 

Fall down shaft

Sandhurst

 

(Dig. Evans)

Matthews, Charles

1872/00/00

Killed

17 Y. O.

 

Fall down shaft

Castlemaine

Fryerstown

(Dig. Evans)

Matthews, Charles W.

1936/07/09

Killed

   

Accident

   

(Dig. Evans)

Matthews, James

1864/00/00

Killed

   

Accident drowned

Ballarat

 

(Dig. Evans)

Matthews, John

1866/10/01

Killed

     

Ballarat

Band of Hope

(N. B. Evans)

Matthews, John

1884/08/30

Injured

Single

   

Sandhurst

Eaglehawk

(C.I.R.)

Matthews, John

1891/04/09

Injured

Married, 50 Y. O.

 

Compo

Sandhurst

Eaglehawk

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Matthews, Lewis

1891/07/16

Injured

Married, 61 Y. O.

   

Maryborough

Maryborough

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Matthews, R.

1904/00/00

Killed

   

In slum pit

Sandhurst

Sth. New Moon Mine

(C.H.Evans)

Matthews, William

1861/00/00

Killed

39 Y. O.

   

Sandhurst

Try Me well

(A.O.B.)(Dig. Evans)

Matthews, William

1899/08/31

Injured

Married,

 

Machinary accident

Ballarat

Star of the East Mine

(C.C.A.)

Matthews, William Abraham

1926/02/11

Killed

   

Mine accident

   

(Dig. Evans)

Maxfield, James

1871/00/00

Killed

   

Fall down shaft

Sandhurst

 

(Dig. Evans)

Maxwell, John

1862/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Maryborough

Tarnagulla

(Dig. Evans)

Maxwell, John

1892/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

 

Snake Valley

(Dig. Evans)

May, Arthur

1873/12/23

Killed

     

Sandhurst

Bendigo

(Aust. Sketcher)

May, Frederick J.

1908/00/00

Killed

         

(Dig. Evans) (PRO)

May, Isaac

1878/10/22

Injured

   

Compo

Ararat

Pleasant Ck.

(C.I.R.)

May, John

1853/07/03

Killed

   

**

Ballarat

Ballarat

(B.D.G.S.) (Ball.P.)

May, John

1872/08/24

Killed

     

Ballarat

Band & Albion

(N. B. Evans)

May, Martin

1883/06/29

Injured

   

Compo

Beechworth

Beechworth

(C.I.R.)

May, Silas

1893/00/00

Killed

     

Sandhurst

222 Mine

(C.H.Evans)

Mayberry, John

1877/09/10

Killed

Married, 44 Y. O.

6

 

Ballarat

Creswick

(C.I.R.)(Dig. Evans)

Mayberry, John

1905/00/00

Killed

         

(Dig. Evans) (PRO)

Maydew, William Turner

1859/00/00

Killed

or Mayden?

 

Fall down shaft

Castlemaine

 

(Dig. Evans)

Mayer, William

1856/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Maryborough

 

(Dig. Evans)

Maylor, Thomas

1860/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Maryborough

Inglewood

(Dig. Evans)

Mayman, William

1876/01/10

Killed

Married,

3

 

Maryborough

Maryborough

(C.I.R.)

Maynard, Henry

1884/06/17

Injured

Married,

   

Ballarat

Ballarat

(C.I.R.)

Maynard, Thomas

1871/00/00

Killed

   

Fall down shaft

Beechworth

Eldorado

(Dig. Evans)

Me, Kim

1864/00/00

Killed

53 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Maryborough

Avoca

(Dig. Evans)

Mead, John

1909/00/00

Injured

     

Gippsland

Coal Mine

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Mead, Patrick

1884/10/21

Injured

Married,

   

Sandhurst

Sandhurst

(C.I.R.)

Meade, George

1857/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Beechworth

 

(Dig. Evans)

Meade, John

1884/01/15

Injured

Married,

   

Ballarat

Buninyong

(C.I.R.)

Meaney, E.

1906/00/00

Injured

     

Ballarat

 

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Meaney, James

1884/08/11

Injured

Married,

   

Ballarat

Creswick

(C.I.R.)

Meaney, John

1887/11/13

Injured

Married, 41 Y. O.

   

Ararat

Pleasant Ck.

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Medding, Joseph

1887/08/22

Injured

Married, 36 Y. O.

 

Compo

Sandhurst

Sandhurst

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Meehan, William

1865/00/00

Killed

40 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Castlemaine

Fryers Creek

(Dig. Evans)

Meere, Michael

1863/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Sandhurst

 

(Dig. Evans)

Mellanaphy, Patrick

1860/00/00

Killed

30 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Sandhurst

 

(Dig. Evans)

Mellor, James

1865/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

 

Melbourne Hospital

(Dig. Evans)

Mellor, Thomas

1893/04/13

Killed

   

Compo

Beechworth

Rutherglen

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Melrose, William

1859/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Maryborough

 

(Dig. Evans)

Men, Houn

1857/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Castlemaine

 

(Dig. Evans)

Meng, Ky

1871/11/28

Killed

     

Ballarat

 

(N. B. Evans)

Mennick, John

1871/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Maryborough

Dunolly

(Dig. Evans)

Merfield, Thomas

1865/00/00

Killed

51 Y. O.

 

Fall of earth

Sandhurst

Eaglehawk

(Dig. Evans)

Merritt, Thos.

1889/12/20

Injured

Single, 24 Y. O.

   

Castlemaine

Daylesford

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Merry, George

1870/05/19

Killed

35 Y. O.??

   

Ballarat

Steiglitz

Dickers M. R.

Merry, John

1870/05/19

Uninjured

     

Ballarat

Steiglitz

Dickers M. R.

Merrylees, James

1866/10/19

Killed

   

**

Ballarat

Working Miners

(N. B. Evans)

Methven, Robert

1892/10/10

Injured

   

Compo

Beechworth

Beechworth

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Meuleman, Archie

1911/00/00

Injured

     

Beechworth

Harrietville

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Meyer, David

1913/00/00

Injured

     

Beechworth

Excelsior Dredge

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Micallef, Pietro

1925/11/08

Killed

   

Fall of earth (inq. date)

   

(Dig. Evans)

Michelsen, Thomas

1909/00/00

Killed

   

Fall of earth

Sandhurst

Specimen Hill Mine

(C.H.Evans)(Dig. Evans)

Middlass, William

1881/00/00

Killed

(see William Middlemiss)

 

Fall of earth

Ararat

Pleasant Ck.

(Dig. Evans)

Middlemiss, James

1881/12/02

Injured

   

Compo

Ararat

Pleasant Ck.

(C.I.R.)

Middlemiss, William

1881/05/31

Killed

Single. (see Middlass)

 

Fall of earth

Ararat

Pleasant Ck.

(C.I.R.)(Dig. Evans)

Middleton, Robert

1864/00/00

Killed

40 Y. O

 

Fall of earth

Ballarat

Smythesdale

(PRO) (Glen C)(Dig. Evans)

Miehie, Andrew

1870/00/00

Killed

   

Killed on claim

Beechworth

Ovens

(Dig. Evans)

Miles, Edwd

1888/07/06

Killed

Married, 57 Y. O.

   

Maryborough

Avoca

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Miles, William C.

1949/10/29

Killed

49 Y. O.

 

**

Sandhurst

Eaglehawk

(B.A.)(A.O.B.)

Miligan, Samuel

1885/03/02

Injured

Married, 28 Y. O.

   

Sandhurst

Sandhurst

(A.R.Sec.Mines)

Millane, M.

1914/00/00

Injured

     

Castlemaine

Ajax Central Mine

(A.R.Sec.Mines)