Yields information about a serious head on collision between two trams in Wendouree Parade, issues with the systems and tramcars and training. Gives extensive details of the accident and its consequences.Twenty Seven page photocopy of a Coroner's Inquest and proceedings into the death of Elizabeth Clark in Ballarat following a collision between Scrubber Tram and No. 26 in Wendouree Parade, 5/2/1936, near Barrett Avenue. The Coroners Inquest was held on 4/3/1936. The copy of the inquest from the Public Records Office Victoria - VPRS 24/P/O, unit 1303, file 1936/302. For detail scans of photographs by the Police Photographer see Reg. Item 3688. Contains witness statements by: Henry Morganti (Barrister & Solicitor), Dr. William Griffiths, Lillian Oliver (passenger on tram), Jean Oliver (passenger on tram), George Stock (Police Photographer), Alfred Forte (SEC - Tram track assistant), Albert Mawby (Inspector - SEC), Frederick Thompson (Driver of No. 26), John Tucker (Driver of the Scrubber Car) and 1st Constable Roy Vinnicombe (Victoria Police).On rear - PROV stamp and file number.trams, tramways, accidents, collision, coroners inquests, wendouree parade, barrett ave

Yields information about a collision between a tram and motor vehicle at the Victoria St terminus and issues with the driver of the motor vehicle being fatigued and the effects of alcohol - see article written on Coroners inquests by Alan Bradley.Ten page copy, from scanned original of a Coroner's Inquest and proceedings into the death of Bernard John Bourke in Ballarat following a collision between a motor car driven by the deceased and SEC tram No. 12 at the Victoria St terminus on, 5/7/1963. The Coroners Inquest was held on 28/8//1963. The copy of the inquest from the Public Records Office Victoria - VPRS 24/P2, unit 62, file 1963/1399. For detail scans of photographs by the Police see Reg. Item 3710. Contains witness statements by: Desmond Ian Domaschenze - Motorman SEC, William Alexander Maes, Motorman SEC and Constable Neil Thomas Patterson. Not copied was the post mortem report: The deceased, Bernard John Bourke, was dead on arrival at Ballarat Base Hospital. A post mortem on 7 July found fractures of ribs and associated lung damage, and concluded that “death was caused by stove in chest”. On 8 July Bourke’s blood was analysed. The conclusion: “I analysed this blood and found it to have an alcohol content of 0.120%. This blood alcohol level in an eleven stone man would be equivalent to the minimum consumption of eight, seven ounce glasses of beer”. This was transcribed by Alan Bradley from the file.On rear - PROV stamp and file number.trams, tramways, accidents, collision, coroners inquests, victoria st

REPORT OF CORONERS INQUEST MAY 18TH 1908. Report on railway accident at Sunshine Station.Coroners Courtrailways, accident, coroners inquest 18/5/1908, railways, inquest, coroners report

Yields information about the condition of the collision between the scrubber tram and No. 26 in Wendouree Parade and the parties involved during Feb and Mar. 1936.Set of two cuttings and text extracts of the reports of the collision between the Ballarat scrubber and tram No. 26 on Wed 5 Feb, 1936. Both extracts and texts down loaded from the National Library Trove Website. .1 - report in the Melbourne Herald, reporting on the inquest into the death of nurse Elizabeth Clarke - titled "Ballarat Trams in Fatal Collision - no warning bell heard says woman passenger", giving details of the accidents, statements of witness Lilian Oliver, Alfred Forte (SEC track assistant), Albert Mawby traffic superintendent, quizzed by Constable Shields re track brakes, Frederick Thompson (Driver of 26). Drivers represented by Mr. Dooley. .2 - report in The Argus 6-2-1936 about the accident - "Woman Critically Injured - accident in Ballarat - Drivers jump for lives", reporting on the event, giving names of those involved, injuries, including the name of the scrubber driver John Tucker, and another passenger Miss Walsh.accidents, collision, scrubber tram, coroners inquests

Family research queries John and Sarah Watts William and Mary Watts Both families were shoemakers. John and Sarah Watts arrived in Eltham circa 1850. John Watts was recorded in the initial 1858 Eltham Roads District Board rates book living in Little Eltham, also 1859 and 1860. The property then appears to be in the name of Thomas Watts from 1861 to 1863 at least. Thomas was married to Ann. According to a Facebook contact from family researcher Rosie Watts in Queensland, the children of John and Sara were Betsy aka Elizabeth, Ann, Maria, Robert and Sarah (later Jones). Sarah was born 1850, the only child born in Australia. Sarah Watts remained in Eltham and married a man by the name Meadows. On 24 January 1860 John Watts was asaulted by a beligerant drunk (John Castle) whilst sitting at the bar of the Fountain Hotel that evening. Castle without warning grabbed Watts by the throat, pushed him over and kicked him in the head with his heavy boots. Constable Lalor was called and Castle attempted to assault him as well. Watts was helped up, was sick and was taken home by his son and a Mr Wallace. He went to bed. Watts died April 11 and his wfe Sarah advised the Coroner's inquest held April 11 that he had never left his bed from that time. Castle was charged with manslaughter. He was found guilty by jury and sentenced to 18 months hard labour on the roads. John Watts is buried in Eltham Cemetery in an unmarked grave before records were kept. His wife, Sarah later Sarah Meadows (previously Watts, nee Tew) is buried there also along with her daughter Ann Southerly Head (nee Meadows). john watts, william watts, mary watts, john castle, manslaughter, fountain hotel, constable peter lalor, shoemaker, sarah meadows, sarah watts (nee tew)

Printed List of Names of People killed in the Sunshine Accident Easter Monday 20 April 1908 Rose Acreman died Melbourne General Queen Vic Buried Footscray Thomas Atkinson died Sunshine Buried Williamstown John Blight died Melbourne General Queen Vic Buried Ballarat Old John Brown died Sunshine Buried Ballarat Old Stuart Bunyard died Sunshine Buried Oakleigh Archer Clark died Sunshine Buried Melbourne New Mary Clark died Sunshine Buried Melbourne New Frances Dalling died Sunshine Buried Warrick James Dannock died Sunshine Buried Kew Maria Dannock died Sunshine Buried Kew Joseph David died Sunshine Buried Melbourne New Ernest Denier died Sunshine Buried Ballarat New John Dent died Sunshine Buried Kew Denis Doran died Sunshine Buried Melbourne Albert Ellingsen died Sunshine Buried Ballarat New Joseph Gates died Sunshine Buried Footscray Leslie Gates died Sunshine Buried Footscray Matilda Giles died Melbourne General Queen Vic Buried Kew Ethel Green died Sunshine Buried Kew John Haekes died Sunshine Buried Kew Ada Hughes died Sunshine Buried Williamstown Griffith Hughes died Sunshine Buried Williamstown Thomas Huntington died Sunshine Buried Footscray Elizabeth Jones died Sunshine Buried Melbourne Catherine Laffan died Sunshine Buried Melbourne Bridget Laffan died Sunshine Buried Melbourne George McCall died Sunshine Buried Kew Alexander McKay died Sunshine Buried Melbourne Thomas McKean died Sunshine Buried Melbourne William Nankervis died Sunshine Buried Melbourne Frederick OConnor died Sunshine Buried St Kilda James Pascoe died Sunshine Buried Ballarat Old Harry Peate died Sunshine Buried Kew Esther Rushbrook died Sunshine Buried Kew Frederick Sawyer died Sunshine Buried Melbourne Oscar Skoglund died Alfred Buried Kew Janet Thomas died Sunshine Buried Ballarat Old William Thomas died Sunshine Buried Melbourne Annie Tucker died Sunshine Buried Coburg Margaret Tucker died Sunshine Buried Coburg Rupert Watson died Sunshine Buried Coburg Elizabeth Williams died Sunshine Buried Melbourne Frederick Williamson died Sunshine Buried Coburg Agnes Wright died Sunshine Buried Kew A3 photocopy of death registered in the District of East Melbourne in the State of Victoriasunshine railway disaster, disaster, railways, sunshine railway station

1/ Sunshine Diaster Easter Monday 20th April 1908 Newspaper cuttings|2/ Compensation Personal Injuries Sunshine Accident 20th April 1908 Part 1 & Part 2|3/ List of relatives of people that were involved and others|4/ Notes on some staff|5/ Legislative Assembly Wednesday 25th November 1908 Sunshine Railway Disaster Non. Samuel Mauger|6/ The Australian Locomotive Drivers' Guide|7/ Report of Evidence and Addresses of Counsel given at Coroner's Inquest|8/ Minutes of the Victorian Railways Commissioners Meetings 20/9/1909 & 16/4/1909|9/ Double Line Block Train Register|10/ Sunshine Railway Disaster 1909 Project Design Anne Best November 2005|11/ Sunshine Railway Disaster 20/4/1908 Notes taken for Mr William Shannon District Rolling Stock Inspector at the Enquiry|12/ Various notes on railways stations and other miscelleous articles|13/ Sunshine Rail Disaster Commemorative Service Monday 10:30pm 20/4/1998 90th Anniversary|14/ The Sunshine Railway Disaster by John Buckland|15/ Sunshine Railway Disaster verious newspaper cuttings|16/ Correspondence|17/ Poems & Sings|18/ Sunshine Disaster 20/4/1908 various|19/ The Sunshine Railway Disaster Who Was To Blame? Conroner's Searching Enquiry W.O. Bagley|20/ Victorian Railways Rules and Regulation for the Guidance of Employe's 1907|21/ Timetables & Fares around 1908|22/ Power to Stop Tlk to Vicrail Senior Management 7th December 1977 by A. G. Gibbs|23/ Tom Rigg's Photo Album 100th Anniversity 2008 and Book Launch|24/ Peter Alexander Assistant to Chief Mechanical Engineer Report on Train Brakessunshine railway disaster, sunshine railway station, railway, sunshine

Nicholas John Bolle was born in Dorstadt, Germany in 1836 to parents Heinrich (Johannes Heinrich Wilhelm) and Friederike Hartmann (Anne Marie Friedericke). Around the age of 20 he immigrated to Australia and made his way, most likely on foot, 150km in a northerly direction to the Bendigo goldfields. In March 1863 Nicholas registered his first mining claim, naming it Bolle’s Reef. Having worked this reef until it no longer paid, he went on a prospecting tour of the area and found another gold reef towards Elysian Flat, staked a claim and registered it under the name of his beloved wife ‘Rosanna’. Sadly, as was often the case, the cost of hiring men to get the gold out of the ground, and removing it from the clay and quartz, outweighed the amount of profit he was making from his discoveries. In November 1863 while living and working at Old Tom Gully, Nicholas appeared in the Government Gazette as insolvent. Nicholas continued to struggle on, scoping out the surrounding area in the Whipstick Forest, and having some little success and by 1869 he was given a government reward of 25 pounds for discovering a new area of gold in the Whipstick. The Government Gazette records this reward – 'for the discovery of the Whipstick, 25 pounds' (Government Gazette 1869) By 1872 Nicholas had established a quartz crushing plant at his mine in Old Tom Gully, (the Old Tom mine) a remote place in the middle of the Whipstick. Mining was a dangerous business, and in 1875 Nicholas was called as a witness in a coroner’s inquest into the death of a John Bashton who was accidentally killed in a mining accident at nearby Easter Claim in December. In 1881, he was again called to give evidence when one of his employees Mr Thomas Garrett was killed while working at his claim at Old Tom Reef. So we are fortunate to have Nicholas describing his day’s work in his own words. Reference: Michelle Dennis Family History http://www.michelledennis.com.au/?page_id=1067) The Old Tom Mine site is situated between Old Tom Road, Scotsman Road, Eaglehawk-Neilborough Road and an unnamed road, Whipstick VIC 3556. The Marong Heritage Study, Mining Sites ( City of Greater Bendigo) describes the former mine site as follows: '40 metre-long mullock heap with one dumping line running north from a filled shaft. The heap has been partially quarried. 20 metres south is a scatter of red hand-made bricks and rough concrete rubble. Further south there are smaller mullock dumps and a line of shallow reef workings Surface workings 30 metres west of the mullock dump, running north, is a line of small mullock paddocks, terminating in a shallow open cut. On the same line to the south, in an area north and west of the most southerly section of reef workings there is an area of hydraulic sluicing. West of the cyanide works and along Scotchman Gully there are patches of shallow alluvial workings. Battery site On the eastern side of the open-cut is a small mullock paddock, below which is a spread of hand-made red bricks and fire bricks. Near this rubble is a dry dam, with traces of battery sand nearby. Puddling machine site 10 metres north of the water race is the outline of a 20 foot diameter puddling machine. The central mound retains its wooden post and fragments of timber side-boarding are still present in the puddling trench. Water was fed to the puddling machine from the race by a pipe, now largely buried. The dumps are weathered and partially quarried, but the puddling machine is in good con 40 metre-long mullock heap with one dumping line running north from a filled shaft. The heap has been partially quarried. 20 metres south is a scatter of red hand-made bricks and rough concrete rubble. Further south there are smaller mullock dumps and a line of shallow reef workings Surface workings 30 metres west of the mullock dump, running north, is a line of small mullock paddocks, terminating in a shallow open cut. On the same line to the south, in an area north and west of the most southerly section of reef workings there is an area of hydraulic sluicing. West of the cyanide works and along Scotchman Gully there are patches of shallow alluvial workings'. Reference: https://www.goldfieldsguide.com.au/explore-location/553/old-tom-mine/ Document. Gold Sale notes for Nicholas Bolle. Papers pinned together covering the years 1868 - 1887 being statement of gold melted and assayed for Nicholas Bolle from the Eaglehawk branch of the Bank of Victoria. A few of the papers are from the Bank of New South Wales - Eaglehawk Branch, Bank of Australasia, Bank of Australasia Gold Office. The earliest statement dated 3 Jul 1868 is for Messrs Harrison & Bashton. Other early ones are for Derbyshire Reef. The Bank of Victoria cards mention R. H. Andrews, Agent on the back. The Bank of Australasia Gold Office statement contains an ink picture of the building on the back.gold sale notes for nicholas bolle, bank of victoria - eaglehawk branch, bank of new south wales, bank of australasia, bank of australasia gold office, messrs harrison & bashton, derbyshire reef, r. h. andrews

Typed Report on the Sunshine Station Smash Inquest began 4 May 1908|Typed Report The Sunshine Station Smash Easter Monday 20th April 1908|Typed Report Sunshine Railway Station Part 3 Railway Disaster by Tom Rigg|Typed Report Sunshine Railway Disaster by Tom Rigg|Typed Report Sunshine Railway Disaster 20th April 1908 Some Highlights|Typed Report The Sunshine Station Smash|Typed Report Names of People killed in the Sunshine Accident Easter Monday 20th April 1908|Photocopy of An Act to authorize the construction of certain lines of Railway by the State 29 December 1880. Fifteenth Schedule Footscray to Bacchus Marsh Railway Construction.|Typed Tender for Railway Works Report of the Professional Board appointed to examine and compare the tenders submitted for the Proposed Raiilway Works|Handwritten notes Melbourne to St Albans construction|Continuous paper Report Staff at Sunshine Railway Station Historical|Photograph of Mural at Tin Shed St Albans taken by thomastowns leading photographer Hans Jobe Roysted 20 April 2000|Typed Report Taken from the Secretary for Railways Correspondence Books Series 422|Typed Report Sunshine Rail Disaster Unveiling of the Plaque Sunshine Station 15 November 1998 10:00am|Typed Report Press Release by Tom Rigg 20 April Sunshine Historical Society placed a Wreath on the plaque on the Melbourne side of the Sunshine Railway Platform. It is now 95 years since the accident.|Typed Timetable Victorian Railways December 1865|Typed Booklet The Sunshine Railway Disaster by John Buckland Easter Monday 20 April 1908|Newspaper Article Move on disaser Advocate 27 March 2001|Typed Poem In Memory of the Sunshine Railwa Disaster composed and written by Patrick Hassett|Newspaper Article The Age 21 April 1908 Terrible Railway Disaster|Newsletter Newsrail June 1998 Sunshine Station Disaster Memorial|Newspaper Article Brimbank Messenger 8 September 1998 Technology signaling new rail era|Brochure St Albans to Sydenham Rail Electrification Project Bulletin 3 December 2001|Map Railway Map of Victoria 1908|Newspaper Article Brimbank Independent 10 November 1998 Memorial to mark rail crash disaster|Newspaper Article Brimbank Messenger 21 April 1998 Horror Smash recalled|Newspaper Article The Advocate 18 November 1998 Moving tribute|Newspaper Article The Advocate 20 March 2001 Crash tragedy haunts station|Typed Report Sunshine Rail Disaster 20 April 1908 List of Person killed and injured. Addresses included. Research by Jan Withers 1990|Typed Report Sunshine Rail Disaster Commemoration Service Monday 10:30pm 20 April 1998 90th Anniversary program Compiled by Tom Rigg|Typed Report of Names of People Killed in the Sunshine Accident Easter Monday 20 April 1908 and where they are buried|Photocopy Death certicates of the 44 people killed in the Sunshine Rail Disaster on Easter Monday 20 April 1908|Artwork of Newspaper Article Terrible Railway disaster|Flyer Official unveiling of a plaque laid in memory of 44 people who died in the Sunshine Rail Disaster Easter Monday 20 April 1908 occurring Suunday 15 November 1998|Photocopy of Report of Coroners Inquest 18 May 1908|Book The Sunshine Railway Disastersunshine railway disaster, sunshine railway station, railway, sunshine

The Coroner found that the death of a student who drowned at Watermarc in 2014 was preventable.News clipping, black text.watermarc

A tragedy occurred at the McHaffie home in 1868. Capt. William Grossard was accidentally shot on 17 December 1868 when a friend of John McHaffie was on the verandah of the homestead and mishandled a gun. His grave is situated at Grossard Point, Ventnor, Phillip Island.Historical8 A3 pages of a legal document including handwritten depositions of witnesses.Proceedings before Coroners. Inquisitioncaptain grossard, inquest, john mchaffie, shooting, fredrick grimwade

Five pages numbered 1-4-6-7 and 8 handwritten in ink on lined paper. Personal recollections by Angus Kennedy of doctors, inquests, cemeteries, funerals etc. Incomplete as several pages are missing. Doctors mentioned in the document: Stuart, Hunt, Owens, Eadie, Hutchison, Smith, Hoyle, Maxwell, O'Donnel, Roche (Coroner), Cruikshonk, Cheyne, Atkinson, Hugh Boyd, Barnet, Betham. Typed transcription included.bendigo, hospital, bendigo doctors

Seven men were killed at the Great Extended Hustler's mine disaster on 2nd May 1914 by an explosion of dynamite occurring as the men were waiting at the plat to ascend the mine at the end of their shift. No blame was attached to anyone in the findings of the inquisition. It was unknown what caused the dynamite to explode. This document formed part of the research done at the time of the 100 years commemoration of the mine disaster, held at Hustlers Hill in 2014. One page photocopy of the report of the proceedings before Coroner inquisition held at Bendigo on the 3rd, 9th and 12th of May 1914, to inquire into the deaths of the miners William Crowther Blair, John Henry Campbell, Frederick James Chinn, Matthew George Forster, Leslie Duncan Martin, William Ryan and Herbert John Thomas who were killed 'by an explosion of dynamite at the Great Extended Hustlers Mine, Bendigo on 2nd. May 1914. Richard Ernest Reed, the Underground Manager, was commended for his bravery. The Juror's names were : Samuel Glen, miner; Frederick Osborne, miner; Francis Pinder, miner; Harrison Kidd, miner; James Chapman, miner; Killian Brophy, carpenter; Henry Eames, butcher; William Sinclair, carpenter. great extended hustlers, goldmining, accidents, coronial inquest, crowhter, blair, campbell, chinn, forster, martin, ryan, thomas, richard reed, 1914

The Sunshine railway disaster - who was to blame - Coroners searching enquiry . A book by W O Bagley published in 1909non-fictionA book detailing the findings of the Coronial Inquest into the 1908 Sunshine Railway Disaaster.sunshine railway disaster, disaster, railways, sunshine railway station