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From: Dave Evans <>
Subject: Re: Samuel Hender died Ajax Mine 1917
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:43:03 +1000
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Hi Polly,
The Annual Report of the Secretary of Mines states tha in the N0. 4
District. G.H. Fitches, Mines Inspector Ballarat. Accidents, -- Two
fatal and one serious accident occured. At the North Nuggetty Mine,
Samuel Hender was killed by a fall of rock whilst boring with a
machine. At the Ajax, Daniel Sullivan was boring with a machine when
a large rock fell from the shoulder of the drive, killing him. At the
Llanberris N0.1, George Ling received a badly crushed foot by a fall of rock.

That is all that is reported in that report.
You may be able to get more information from newspaper reports of the time.

Dave in Ballarat
At 10:34 AM 12/09/2005, the basclains wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am trying to find info on Ajax Mine in particular a miner Samuel
>Penglase Hender who was killed 4th January, 1917 at the Ajax Mine,
>North Nuggety, Talbot. His death was the reult of misadventure and
>rocks. He is buried in the Daylesford Cemetery.
>
>Cheer
>
>Polly
>
>
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