Historical events during the month of October
Australia
Date
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Event
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Cause
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Description
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Deaths
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02/10/1992
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Sean Kennedy 1992
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Crush Injury
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On the morning of the accident three employees of Farnsway Faminco Proprietary Limited a contracting firm engaged b
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1
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02/10/2024
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2024 Oaky North Surface
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News reports state: There are grave fears for a worker hurt in an incident at a Bowen Basin coal mine and a second wor
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1
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04/10/1990
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Rowlands & Hilton 1990
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Crush Injury
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At some time between 11:35am and midday on 4 October 1990, miner Martin Rowlands and nipper Ricky Gudge were replac
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1
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05/10/1990
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Malcolm Wolfenden 1990
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Vehicle
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An empty Wabco fifty haul pack dump truck driven by Mr Wolfenden came into collision with a loaded dump truck of th
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1
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06/10/1996
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Wayne Jackson 1996
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Fall
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On Sunday 6 October 1996 Mr Wayne Anthony Corry Jackson, backfill mucker, sustained fatal injuries after the EIMCO
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1
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12/10/1980
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Cobar Shaft Fire 1980
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Fire
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Three miners were incinerated in the cage in the mine shaft whilst removing old concrete delivery pipes. It is believed
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3
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12/10/1912
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Mt Lyell 1912
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Fire
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The 1912 North Mount Lyell Disaster (also known at the time as the Mount Lyell Disaster) refers to a fire
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42
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13/10/1954
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Collinsville State Coal Mine 1954
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Outburst
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In the evening of October 13, 1954, an outburst occurred in the deepest part of the Collinsville State Mine ab
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7
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17/10/1994
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Gavin Milner 1994
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Vehicle
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The single vehicle accident which caused the death of Gavin John Milner at the Tichum Creek Quarry on 17 October 19
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1
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22/10/2016
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2016 Opalton Collapse
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The Courier Mail reports:
POLICE and firefighters have dug with their hands to retrieve the body of a 62 -year-old ma
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1
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24/10/2005
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Fatigue
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Vehicle
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In April 2004 Trevor Deakin was working at a Queensland mine and was driving from the mine, Kestrel, near Emerald to Mac
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3
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27/10/1996
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Barry Rooks 1996
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Fall
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On Sunday 27 October 1996 Mr Barry Arnold Rooks was fatally injured when a rock fall of approximately 2 to 3 tonnes
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1
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29/10/1905
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Stanford Merthyre Mine 1905
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Explosion, Fire
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On the 29th October 1905, five miners and one of the directors of the colliery were killed trying to extinguish a fire i
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6
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Rest of the World
Date
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Event
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Cause
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Description
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Deaths
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21/10/1966
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Aberfan Disaster 1966
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Collapse, Inrush, Outrush
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The Aberfan disaster was a catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip in the Welsh village of Abe
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144
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28/10/2023
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2023 Kostenko Mine Fire
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Explosion, Fire
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The death toll caused by a fire at a mine in Kazakhstan has risen to 42.
The blaze ignited on Saturday and
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42
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31/10/2022
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2022 Pakistan Mine Deaths
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A number of new articles describe the deaths of coal mine workers in Pakistan in 2022.
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