Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameThomas THOMAS
Birth1877
Death9 Feb 1897, Moonta Mines
FatherJohn THOMAS (1841-)
MotherAlice BOWEN (1844-)
Notes for Thomas THOMAS
THE PEOPLE'S WEEKLY, MOONTA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1897.
Another Fatal Accident.
THOMAS THOMAS THE VICTIM.
The inhabitants of this district were very much shocked on Tuesday morning when it became known that a young man named Thomas Thomas, about 20 years of age, had met with a fatal accident at Hancock's crusher during the early hours of the morning. The crusher man, who was the only other occupier of the upper chamber of the crusher at the time, did not see the accident happen. He was doing his work not far away when he heard a scream, and looking up saw the deceased with several coils of a new wire rope tightly binding him to the drum, round which the rope was being wound in order to bring a wagon load of ore up the incline from Green's bin to the top chamber of the crusher. The drum in question is about eight feet above where the unfortunate young fellow should have been working, but there is every probability that he was away from his place, and was standing on the wagon rails, almost directly under the drum, and for some unaccountable reason caught hold of the rope - probably to prevent himself from over balancing - and had not the presence of mind to let go when he saw his danger. The body was badly mangled, and death must have been almost instantaneous. Young Thomas had neither father or mother alive, but lived with his uncle, Mr Joseph Thomas, at the Mines (who it will be remembered, with Mr Godfrey - now in business in George-street - met with a serious accident underground some time back, by which both were maimed). Deceased has one brother older than himself, residing at Broken Hill, but who came down in time to attend the funeral; and a younger sister living with Mr Godfrey, who is another uncle. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved ones.
Another Fatal Accident.
THOMAS THOMAS THE VICTIM.
The inhabitants of this district were very much shocked on Tuesday morning when it became known that a young man named Thomas Thomas, about 20 years of age, had met with a fatal accident at Hancock's crusher during the early hours of the morning. The crusher man, who was the only other occupier of the upper chamber of the crusher at the time, did not see the accident happen. He was doing his work not far away when he heard a scream, and looking up saw the deceased with several coils of a new wire rope tightly binding him to the drum, round which the rope was being wound in order to bring a wagon load of ore up the incline from Green's bin to the top chamber of the crusher. The drum in question is about eight feet above where the unfortunate young fellow should have been working, but there is every probability that he was away from his place, and was standing on the wagon rails, almost directly under the drum, and for some unaccountable reason caught hold of the rope - probably to prevent himself from over balancing - and had not the presence of mind to let go when he saw his danger. The body was badly mangled, and death must have been almost instantaneous. Young Thomas had neither father or mother alive, but lived with his uncle, Mr Joseph Thomas, at the Mines (who it will be remembered, with Mr Godfrey - now in business in George-street - met with a serious accident underground some time back, by which both were maimed). Deceased has one brother older than himself, residing at Broken Hill, but who came down in time to attend the funeral; and a younger sister living with Mr Godfrey, who is another uncle. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved ones.