This may be of interest to Dave Evans who I believe specialises in mining accidents. However this one happened last tuesday as I walked across the mullock heap of the New WOmbat Hill mine in Daylesford. To cut a long story short I slipped and ended up in Ballarat Hospital with a broken ankle. Very interesting history to the mine as the land was taken up under the noses of the local miners by an American upstart from Ballarat by the name of James Herbert McGill better known as the leader of the Revolver Brigade at the Eureka Stockade. Somewhat off topic but irresistible. Regards Sore and sorry Les Pitt

Hello Les, Yes I collect all mining accidents in Victoria, so it looks like you will be on my database, hope you don't mind. Send me more details if you wish to devans@ncable.net.au Dave in Ballarat At 06:03 PM 14/10/2005, Les Pitt wrote: >This may be of interest to Dave Evans who I believe specialises in mining >accidents. However this one happened last tuesday as I walked across the >mullock heap of the New WOmbat Hill mine in Daylesford. To cut a long story >short I slipped and ended up in Ballarat Hospital with a broken ankle. >Very interesting history to the mine as the land was taken up under the >noses of the local miners by an American upstart from Ballarat by the name >of James Herbert McGill better known as the leader of the Revolver Brigade >at the Eureka Stockade. >Somewhat off topic but irresistible. > >Regards >Sore and sorry Les Pitt > > >==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== >Victorian place names database >http://www.rootsweb.com/~auswgw/vic_place_names.htm