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

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 > > >==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== >The mailing list for the golden triangle of Ballarat, Bendigo and >Maryborough VICTORIA

The Ajax and North Nuggetty were both mines in Daylesford, are you sure it was in Talbot?. I know mine names are repeated ad nauseum through Victoria. Hender is also a Daylesford name. Les from Daylesford -----Original Message----- From: the basclains [mailto:thebasclains@smartchat.net.au] Sent: Monday, 12 September 2005 10:34 AM To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Samuel Hender died Ajax Mine 1917 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 ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== The mailing list for the golden triangle of Ballarat, Bendigo and Maryborough VICTORIA -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.21/96 - Release Date: 10/09/2005