Trove Tuesday: Mining Accident

Today's post involves my 2nd Great Uncle Albert 'Victor' Battye. Victor (as he was known) was the son of Edward Battye and his wife Ellen nee Pierse. He was born in Gundagai in 1888 and died at his mother's house at Jones' Creek on the 13th November 1919. He never married and was buried at the North Gundagai Cemetery on the 14th December 1919. I have previously posted about him here.

Source: "OH, MY POOR WIFE" (1916, October 29). Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), p. 9. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121344151

Transcript:

Victor Battye, a young miner, was seriously injured at Gundagai North Gold Mine on Friday, through the fall of a large rock. Battye received immediate assistance, and was found to be suffering from severe injuries to the spinal chord, the lower part of the body being paralysed. He was conveyed to the hospital, where he lies in a precarious condition.

Source: FALL OF EARTH. (1916, October 31). The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser (NSW : 1868 - 1931), p. 2. Retrieved July 4, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123530705

Transcript:

FALL OF EARTH.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO VICTOR BATTYE.

QUITE a gloom was caste over the town on Saturday by the unfortunate accident that befel Victor Battye, a young and experienced miner. It appears he was working about 50 feet down in the Gundagai North Gold Mine at Jones' Creek, when a fall of rock, estimated by the manager of the mine to be about half a ton, fell, from a distance of about five feet overhead, one rock striking Battye on the side throwing him down. His mate Harry Smith was a short distance away and went to his assistance and called for help and Battye was removed to the surface and afterwards carried to the local hospital, the lower portion of his body and legs being semi-paralysed. On arrival Dr. Gabriel gave the body a good overhauling and pronounced the case a serious one as the spine was injured. Battye now lies at the hospital in a serious condition, but we are pleased to be able to state the case is making as much progress as possible considering the injuries. Much sympathy is felt for the Battye family, as Victor was a very conscientious man and had been the main support to the home for many years.

Source: ALL ABOUT PEOPLE. (1916, December 28). The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate (NSW : 1898 - 1928), p. 4. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122185049

Transcript:

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Victor Battye, who was injured in a mine accident a few months back, was taken to Sydney for medical treatment. A big body of volunteers carried Vic. the two miles journey from the hospital to the railway station.

Source: ALI ABOUT PEOPLE. (1917, January 15). The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate (NSW : 1898 - 1928), p. 2. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121754839

Transcript:

Mr. Vic. Battye, the victim of the Reno mine accident, is to undergo an operation in the Sydney Hospital in the course of a few days when Dr. Maitland returns from Kosciusko. Vic. has been an inmate of Sydney Hospital since he was taken to Sydney.

The Kendall Children.

I started this post a while ago and was going to finally finish and post it yesterday however our four grandchildren came over and I got sidetracked. Our grandchildren range in age now from six down to one; they are so full of life (each of them lights up a room when they enter it) and we feel extremely blessed to have them in our lives. After spending the afternoon researching this post, their arrival made this tragedy even more poignant for me and so I appreciated their company even more than usual and hugged them a bit tighter too! This morning I woke up to a cold, wet and windy Wagga day and the thought of three little girls out in August weather like this, in light weight dresses with no shoes or jumpers impacted on me even more. Those poor babies! One of the girls was found still clasping her doll that she had carried with her over the whole tragic journey. When my husband and I were looking around the Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery some time ago we came across a very sad he

Trove Tuesday - The Murder of Patrick McCooey

These articles involve my 5th Great Grandmother Ann Puckeridge (nee Maund) and her son William Puckeridge (my half 4th Great grand Uncle). Ann was born in England and married her first husband Joseph Puckeridge around 1796. There are records of two children being baptised in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England for this couple Sarah (1799-?) and James (1800-?). Their lives took a turn in 1800, when Joseph was sentenced to death for stealing scotch ticking, this sentence was later remitted to transportation for Life. In 1801 Joseph, the convict and Ann his free wife arrived in Australia on board the ship Earl Cornwallis , their English born children's fate is unknown. They went on to have the following children in Australia: William (1802-1877), John (1804-1885), Ann Sawyer nee Puckeridge (1806-1882), Mary Ann (1809-1818), Richard (1812-1881), Joseph (1814-1857) and Henry (1817-1819). Joseph worked as a brickmaker in Australia and died in Sydney in 1818. In 1820 Ann married J

Trove Tuesday - Death of a Centenarian

The year I turned twelve my Great Great Grandmother Flora Ann Worldon nee McDonnell passed away just two months short of her 105th birthday. She was born at the Inn owned by her Father and Uncle at Five Mile Creek, Gundagai in 1875; the ruins of which can be still seen today near the 'Dog on the Tuckerbox' and lived a full and interesting life. Growing up she had always been part of the family folklore. I have always known her to be my oldest ancestor at the time of their death but now it seems that my 5th Great Grandmother Ann Costello nee Hogan at 105 years of age has overtaken her for top ranking. There do seem to be some embellishments and discrepancies in the article however, she had been in Australia for only twenty nine years not over half a century and her immigration files have her birth year c.1798 rather than c.1782 that would be required for her to die in 1887 aged 105, so more research is required for verification of her exact age. Source: DEATH OF A CENT

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