Miners at Rosewood Colliery who defied the union ban during the State’s coal strike In June 1946. Here they work on the seam at the 110ft. level.
Merv Boughen using a pneumatic drill with Ernie ” Poppy” Joynson looking on. 

Rosewood History

Coal Miners who worked in the Rosewood district.

© Jane Schy 2025
Published 26/01/25

A strong sense of friendship and comaraderie is something that is evident when speaking to Coal Miners about their profession. It was built throughout their working lives, because every miner faced an amount of risk and danger in his daily work, and every miner depended on “the other bloke” his mate, to watch his back. The miners were thick, deeper than the average friendship. It can be likened to the bond formed between members of our Defence forces on a battlefield.

The years given below are when I found mention of the person working in the mining industry and are not start and end dates for their term of employment. If you can assist with information for this list please email me.  hello@rosewoodpasttimes.com

Colliery Proprietor

Ardath Colliery: Alexander Lawrie and D. S. Anderson
Clarefield Colliery: Thomas Burnside Clark snr
Clydebank Colliery: Walker Bros.
Edenbank Colliery: John Hardie
Glencoe Colliery: Messrs Hall Ltd (John F. Hall) worked the mine on a royalty lease on the property of William Domrow. Then Messrs Potts Bros, six Potts family members acquired the sub-lease of the mining rights.
Lanefield Colliery No 1: John Mitchell Bruce
Lanefield Colliery: 1923 Arthur James LovedayJohn Mitchell Bruce trading as Lanefield Collieries.
Lowfield Colliery: George Francis Wass and Harry Needham Wass
New Mountain View: Mr Eric John Petie
Normanton Colliery: Sidney Lyle Trewick, John Trewick, John Boughen, Norman John Boughen
Oakleigh Colliery: 1937 Rex William David Griffiths and William Lewis Stephens
Oakleigh Collieries: 1951 George Henry Rule and Robert Inglis Rule
Rosemount Colliery Pty. Ltd.: Edward Walter Richardson, Claude William Joseph Richardson, Frank Yarrow and David Andrew Berlin
Roughrigg Colliery: Charles and Agnes Cochrane
Smithfield No 2: Thomas Purnell & Thomas Purnell jnr.
United Collieries: William Binnie, Arnold Lambert Binnie
Westfalen Colliery Company: August Kathage snr., Wilhelm Kathage, August Kathage jnr., Arthur Kathage, Adolf Carl George Spann, Frederick Domrow
Westvale Colliery No 1: Frank Gunthorpe & William Pearn
Westvale Colliery No 3: Westvale Coal Company Ltd. 1925 Capt. Collins (Brisbane), Messrs D. Cochrane, W. Jones, F. Gunthorpe and M. W. Haenke
Westvale Collieries 1940: Willis Lynn Haenke and Sibyl Maida Dixon

Mine Manager

Patrick Prior 1901 Residence: Rosewood
Alexander Lawrie 1916, 1930 Residence: Walsh Street, Newtown, Ipswich (Ardath Colliery)
Arthur Boughen 1900-1941 Residence: Thagoona. (Caledonian Colliery)
Fred Evans 1940 Residence: Matthew Street, Rosewood (Caledonian Colliery)
William Harth 1952. 1958 Residence Griffiths Road, East Ipswich (Caledonian Colliery)
Thomas Howells 1950s Residence: Thagoona (Caledonian Colliery)
Robert Thomas Uprichard 1928  Residence: John Street (Duckenfield)
Frederich Hall 1906 Residence: Rosewood (Glencoe Colliery)
William Potts 1910 Residence: Rosewood (Glencoe Colliery)
Alexander McLean  1912, 1915, 1922  Residence: Lanefield  1926, 1929  Residence: John Street (Glencoe Colliery)
John Potts 1925 Residence: Rosewood (Glencoe Colliery)
John Frederick Hall  1939  Residence: Rosewood (Glencoe Colliery)
Keith Alexander Teske 1968, 1969 Residence: 60 Matthew St, Rosewood (Glencoe Colliery)
John Mitchell Bruce  1921, 1922  Residence: Rosewood (Lanefield Colliery)
Edward Walter Richardson 1925 Residence: Rosewood (Lanefield Colliery)
Arthur Urmson 1936 Residence: Balgowan (Lanefield Colliery)
Norman Henry Bade 1938, 1959 Residence: Walloon Rd., Rosewood (Lanefield Colliery)
John Clark Snr 1945 Residence: John St., Rosewood (Lanefield Extended) 1946 General Manager (Aberdare Colliery)
Fred Evans 1959 Residence: Matthew Street, Rosewood (Lanefield Colliery)
Ernest Harold Wiegand 1953, Residence: 78 Albert Street, Rosewood (Lanefield No 5)
Charles Edward Macdonald Stewart (underground) 1959 Residence: Railway St. (Lanefield Colliery)
William Wass 1938 Residence: Toowoomba Road (Lowfield Colliery)
Eric John Petie 1944 Residence: Joffre Street, Booval. (Lowfield No 2)
Mr. W. E. Lawrie 1931  (Malabar Colliery)
John Simm Mason 1952 Residence: 20 Whitehill Rd, Ipswich (Neath Colliery)
Eric Carl Frank Holzheimer 1951 (New Mountain View Colliery.
Thomas William Pocock 1954, 1972 Residence: Walloon Road (Neath Colliery 1954)
Sidney Lyle Trewick 1925 Residence: Matthew Street, Rosewood (Normanton Colliery)
George Henry Kitchener Embrey 1951 Residence: Perry’s Knob (Normanton No 2)
Lyle Stephen Trewick 1946, 1969 Residence: Mill Street, Rosewood (Normanton Colliery)
Trevor George Domrow (Section Deputy) 1972, 1977 Residence: North Ipswich (Normanton Colliery)
Arthur Boughen  1922, 1934  Residence: Thagoona (Oakleigh Colliery)
William Lewis Stephens, 1937 Residence: Rosewood (Oakleigh Colliery)
Raymond George Auld 1951 Residence: Byrne’s Estate, Bundamba (Oakleigh Colliery)
Joseph Sbeghen Residence: Albert Street, Rosewood (Oakleigh Colliery)
Claude William Joseph Richardson 1947 Residence: John St., Rosewood (Rosemount Colliery)
George Parker 1948, 1954, 1959, 1980 Residence: Matthew Street, Rosewood (1948 Rosewood Colliery No 2)
Charles Page Eden 1968 Residence: Railway Street, Rosewood (Rosewood Colliery)
Thomas Purnell jnr 1945 Residence: Mill Street, Rosewood (Smithfield Colliery)
Arthur Anzac Lovell  1949 Residence: William Street, Rosewood – Underground Manager (Smithfield Colliery)
Thomas George Evans Residence: Albert Street, Rosewood  (Smithfield Colliery)
Keith Alexander Teske 1963, Residence: 1 Rex St, Ipswich (Smithfield Colliery)
Maurice Maxwell Donaldson 1944 Residence: Berlin Street, Rosewood (United No 7)
John Frederick Embrey 1951, 1959, 1974 Residence: Waight Street, Rosewood (United No 7)
Alexander Russell Dick 1952, 1957 Residence: Matthew Street, Rosewood (United No 8)
William James Elmer 1958, 1959, 1969, 1980 Residence: Madden Lane, Rosewood (United No 8 & Normanton)
Charles George Bailey 1916 (Westvale Colliery)
Frank Gunthorpe 1929 Residence: Rosewood (Westvale Colliery)
Charles Stewart 1939, 1954, Residence: Mill Street, Rosewood 1959 Residence: School Street (Westvale Colliery)
William Lancaster (Underground Manager) 1921  Residence: Thagoona
Thomas Dowie (Underground Manager) 1941 Residence: Thagoona
George Clark 1939, 1943 Residence: Mill Street, Rosewood
John Thomas Mahoney 1954 Residence: Thagoona
Leonard George Ford Boughen 1954, 1959, 1969  Residence: Waight Street, Rosewood
William James Elmer 1958, 1959, 1969, 1980 Residence: Madden Lane, Rosewood
Edwin Arthur Riley 1959, 1969 Residence: Albert St., Rosewood
John Stoddart Hardie 1959, 1968  Residence: Mill Street, Rosewood
Henry Joseph Murray 1980 Residence: John Street, Rosewood

Mine Deputy

James Gunthorpe snr. 1929, 1939  1947 Residence: Rosewood (Rosemount Colliery)
Joseph Potts 1959, 1960 Residence: Matthew Street, Rosewood (Glencoe Colliery)
Darcy Potts 1963, 1968  Residence: Mill Street, Rosewood (Glencoe Colliery)
Walter Thomas Roberts 1919 Residence, Ferguson St, Ipswich (Lanefield Colliery)
Norman Henry Bade 1934 Residence: Walloon Rd., Rosewood (Lanefield Colliery)
George Wells 1926 Residence: Crown Hotel, Haigslea (Mountain Ash Colliery)
Harold Frederick Primus 1947 Residence: Lucerne Park, Rosevale (Normanton Colliery)
Charles William Leslie “Les” Beutel Residence: Mill Street, Rosewood (Normanton Colliery)
Lionel  Lawrence Freeman Residence: 19 Yates Street, Rosewood (Normanton Colliery)
Arnold Wrigley 1969 Residence: 37 Albert Street, Rosewood (Normanton Colliery)
Charles Harding 1954, 1958, 1968, 1969 Residence: Argyle House, Albert Street, Rosewood (Normanton Colliery)
Frank Alexander McBean Residence 8 William Street, Rosewood (Oakleigh Colliery)
James Gunthorpe snr. 1929, 1939, 1947 Residence: Rosewood (Rosemount Colliery)
Ernest Joynson Snr 1948 Residence: Miller’s Lane, Rosewood (Rosewood No 2 Colliery)
Thomas William Pocock 1952, 1959 Residence: Walloon Road, Rosewood (Neath Colliery)
Antonio Zande 1953 Residence: John Street Rosewood (United No 8 Colliery)
Trevellyn Mervyn Kerrian Evans: 1949, 1954, 1963 Residence: Thagoona, Main Line (Caledonian Colliery, Neath Colliery, United No 8 Colliery)
Mervyn James Schefe  Residence: Albert Street (United No 8 Colliery)
Anthony Pocock 1938  Residence: Rosewood (Westvale Colliery)

Charles Page Eden 1959, 1969 Residence: Railway Street, Rosewood
Mervyn Hans Jensen 1959 Residence: William Street, Rosewood
Victor Ludlow 1959 Residence: M.S. 366, Rosewood
John Thomas Mahoney 1959, 1969 Residence: Thagoona
Harold Cecil Yarrow 1959, 1969 Residence: Edward Street, Rosewood

Coal Carters

David Edwin Barram – Residence: Trevlac Street, Rosewood
Jackson Barram – Residence: 81 John St., Rosewood
John Gustafson Clark – Residence: Mill Street, Rosewood
Eric Reginald Cooper – Residence: Bunbamba, Ipswich
Eric Claus Crocker – Residence: Mount Walker
John Henry Crocker – Residence: Mount Walker
Bernard Gustav Haack – Residence: Albert Street, Rosewood
Frederick Profke – Residence: Berlin Street, Rosewood
John Raymond Schreiweis – Residence: Albert Street, Rosewood
Ernest Douglas Schreiweis – Residence: Matthew Street, Rosewood
Lawrence Joseph Tweddell – Residence: John Street, Rosewood
Walter John Wilkes “Wally” –  Residence: Marburg
Noel William Hayes (truck driver at Normanton) – Residence: Albert Street, Rosewood
Daniel David Bates (truck driver at Normanton) – Residence: Ebenezer Road, Rosewood
Herbert Knack (Timber Cutter) – Residence: Royal George Lane, Rosewood (Used to cart the pit props)

This is what we called the Jelly Box. A nice pine box about 24 inches long and 12 inches square. There were hundreds of these boxes used in the coalmines, or should I say the contents of the boxes were used. The boxes were then discarded but we managed to salvage some as they were very useful to make things from. Beautifully dove tailed on the ends, no nails. The contents were the gelignite used to blast the coal underground. The box in the picture I still have in the garage and use as tool box. Little bit worse for wear. Now over 60 years old. – Greg Brown (March 2025)

Coal wagons and trucks alongside Railway Street, Rosewood – Courtesy of Greg Brown

Coal Miners

NAMEYEARRESIDENCEMINE
Ahearn, Bevan James1959, 1969Walloon Road, Rosewood
Ahearn, Lallie Leonard1954, 1969Walloon Road, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Ahearn, Thomas Mailtand1954, 1959Ahearn Street, Rosewood
Allan, James1941Royal George Lane, Rosewood
Andersen, Walter John1959Edmond St., Marburg
Anderson, Kevin Hilton1959Waight Street, Rosewood
Appleton, Henry1900Caledonian Colliery
Killed 18/12/1900
Argow, Herman Albert1922HaigsleaCaledonian Colliery
Killed 3/05/1922
Arndt, Ernest Edward1929, 1941Matthew Street, Rosewood
Ashton, Frederick Louis Adolph1958, 1977Waight St., RosewoodLanefield Colliery
Austin, Thomas1922Thagoona
Bade, Norman Henry1925, 1941RosewoodLanefield Colliery
Bade, William Edward1959, 1969Trevlac Street, RosewoodOakleigh Colliery
Bailey, Allan Gordon1954Madden Lane, Rosewood
Bailey, Charles George1916CalliopeWestvale Colliery
Died 8/11/1916
Bailey, Kevin1959Malabar, Via Marburg
Baills, Alexander Edward1954Skinner Street, RosewoodRosemount Colliery
Baills, Arthur James1947, 1969John Street, RosewoodUnited No 8
Baills, Brian James1959, 1969John Street, Rosewood
Baills, Francis1954, 1959Rosewood
Ballin, John Carl1954, 1969Trevlac Street, Rosewood
Ballin, Raymond Lester1954, 1969Trevlac Street, Rosewood
Banks, Arthur1954, 1959School Street, Rosewood
Barnes, Wilfred1954Albert Street, Rosewood
Barram, Jackson Wilson1954
1958
1977
John Street, Rosewood
16 French St, Booval
38 Gledson St, Booval
Westvale Colliery
Barrett, Charles Gordon1959Haigslea, Via Walloon
Barrett, Raymond Charles1959C/- Taylor's, Walloon
Bassett, Harold DarkerMill Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Bassett, Keith1954, 1959Ahearn Street, Rosewood
Bassett, Noel Clifton Darker1954, 1959Off Mill Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Battaglene, William John1959Matthew Street, Rosewood
Beasley, Charles Gordon1941Haigslea
Beattie, Robert Hugh1941Marburg
Beckman, Frederick Henry1948AmberleyWestvale Colliery
Bell, Edward Jun1931, 1947Lower John Street, RosewoodCaledonian Colliery
Bell, Jospeh Francis1941Walloon
Bell, Kenneth John1959Walloon
Bell, Patrick Joseph1941Walloon
Bell, Ronald1954Walloon Road
Bell, Thomas Joseph1941Walloon
Bell, William Michael1941Walloon
Bennett, James1909, 1916Rosewood
Bennett, Thomas1921, 1934John Street, Rosewood
Bennett, William1921, 1941Rosewood
Berg, George Harry1959, 1969Walloon Road, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Berg, Noel1959Marburg
Berghauser, John1941Haigslea
Berlin, Allan George1953
1954, 1980
Brassall, Ipswich
Raceview, Ipswich
Roughrigg Colliery
Caledonian Colliery
Berlin, Barry Lionel1959Mill Lane, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Berlin, David Andrew1941, 1969Rosewood
Berlin, Edward Frederick1948Mill Street, RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Berlin, Ian Stewart1956, 19809 Hunter Street, BrassallNew Mountain View
Berlin, Raymond LeslieRetired 1955Showground Road, MarburgSeveral mines
Berlin, Roy William1959Marburg
Berlin, Wilfred Edward1954, 1980Rosewood Road via Marburg
Berlin, Vern Neville1954, 1980Rosewood Road via MarburgRoughrigg Colliery
Bernitt, Henry1928, 1929Walloon
Berrell, David Herbert1954, 1959Albert Street, Rosewood
Beutel, Charles William Leslie1959, 1969Mill Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Beutel, Maurice Ronald1959Mill Street, Rosewood
Beutel, Vivian Herbert1959, 1969Marburg Road, Rosewood
Bischoff, Frederick William1959John Street, Rosewood
Blaine, Colin Walter Francis 1959Queen St., Marburg
Blair, James1954, 1959Matthew Street, Rosewood
Blair, Robert John1954, 1969Upper John Street, Rosewood
Blake, Frank Herman1959Marburg
Blake, Leslie Edwin1954Tallegalla
Blake, Mervyn Edward1959Marburg
Blake, William John1959Railway St., Marburg
Blokland, Siebertus1963,198085 Matthew St., Rosewood
Bodman, Joseph1926, 1941TallegallaMountain Ash Colliery
Boothenko, Andrew1941Walloon
Bork, Kevin William1959MindenUnited No 7 Colliery
Bork, WilliamMindenUnited No 7 Colliery
Boughen, Albert
(winding driver)
1959Albert Street, Rosewood
Boughen, Arthur1934, 1949Thagoona
Boughen, Clifford Albert1941, 1969Albert Street, Rosewood
Boughen, Harold James (winch driver)1954Walloon Road, Rosewood
Boughen, Howard Smith1954, 1959Ipswich Road, Rosewood
Boughen, John1941John St., Rosewood
Boughen, John Leonard1969Wraight St., Rosewood
Boughen, Leonard George Ford1932, 1941Rosewood
Boughen, Leslie ArthurNormanton Colliery
Boughen, Lloyd Gordon “Stumpy”1959, 1969Berlin Street, Rosewood
Boughen, Mervyn Nicol1939, 1969Walloon Road, Rosewood
Boughen, Norman John1928, 1929Matthew Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Boughen, Ronald Norman (Electrician)1958, 1977John Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Boughen, Walter Donald George "Wocka"1959, 1977Walloon Rd., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Broughton, Leonard Gordon1959School St., Marburg
Boyle, Peter1912Rosewood
Bradley, William Charles1939John Street, Rosewood
Brennan, Clifford Gilbert1941Ringelstein's, Walloon
Brennan, Morris Gordon196352 Cyprus St, Nth IpswichMt. Elliott Colliery
Killed by fall of coal. 26/9/1966
Brennan, William Colin1939Caledonian No 3
Killed 26/5/1939
Brooks, George1911, 1939Rosewood
Brough, George1928William Street, Rosewood
Brown, Dudley Arnold1959Edward St., Rosewood
Brown, Ian Wallace19775 Skinner Street, RosewoodOakleigh Colliery
Brown, John Patrick
(operated the washing plant)
1958Railway Street, RosewoodUnited No 8 Colliery
Brown, Kenneth1941, 1969Walloon
Brown, Robert James1941, 1968Skinner Street, Rosewood
Brown, Wallace Reginald1954, 1969Skinner Street, Rosewood
Brown, William Edward1931LanefieldOakleigh Colliery
Brown, William Henry1927, 1934Albert Street, RosewoodCaledonian
Bruce, Brian Percival1954, 1969Matthew St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Bruce, Gordon1922, 1954Rosewood
Bruce, Henry1921, 1922Rosewood
Bruce, James William1941Matthew St., Rosewood
Bruce, John1909, 1917Rosewood
Bruce, Norman George1959Lanefield Colliery No. 4
Bruce, Perry Benjamin1919RosewoodCaledonian Colliery
Buhse, Carl Frederick Adolph1912, 1914Walloon
Burchmann, Stanley William1959, 1969Just Street, RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Burgess, Leonard Reginald "Reg"1943, 1958Matthew Street, RosewoodRosemount No. 4
Burke, Charles Alfred Joseph1917Rosewood
Burton, Robert1975
1976, 1980
Boarder at Royal George Hotel
(home Cribb Island)
Ipswich-Rosewood Rd, Rosewood
Oakleigh Colliery
Normanton Colliery
Bygrave, William Alexander "Billy"1958Mill Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Calder, IanNormanton Colliery
Campbell, Joseph Patrick1958, 1959Albert St., Rosewood
Carey, Charles William1912, 1928RosewoodCaledonian Colliery
Carroll, Frank1921Albert Street, Rosewood
Carson, Hugh Kelso1954Albert Street, Rosewood
Cash, George William1959Railway Street, Rosewood
Cash, Patrick John1912,1959Madden Lane, Rosewood
Castle, Eric George1954,1969Off Railway Street, Rosewood
Christie, Peter1941Berlin St., Rosewood
Churchett, William James1921, 1941John Street, Rosewood
Churchett, William James Jnr1941, 1969Matthew St., Rosewood
Clare, Kenneth Reginald1959, 1969Matthew Street, RosewoodVarious-ended up at
Normanton Colliery
Clark, George1943Mill Street, Rosewood
Clark, John1915, 1939
1941
John Street, Rosewood
Albert St., Rosewood
Lanefield Extended
Clark, John Jun1959, 1969Edward St., Rosewood
Clark, Thomas Burnside1941John St., RosewoodClarefield Colliery
Clark, Thomas Burnside Jun1954, 1969Madden Lane, RosewoodClarefield Colliery
Claus, Clive1949
1959, 1977
Haiglsea
Trevlac St., Rosewood
Caledonian Colliery
Claydon, Alfred Henry1959Upper John Street, Rosewood
Claydon, William1921, 1941Hudson’s Farm, Rosewood
Claydon, William George1940RosewoodWestvale Colliery
Clegg, William1950Came from ScotlandUnited No 8
Clement, William Taylor1928, 1954John Street, Rosewood
Cochrane, Charles1915
1922
Perry's KnobCaledonian Colliery
Roughrigg Colliery
Cochrane Donald James (son of James)1963Rosewood Rd, MarburgRoughrigg Colliery
Cochrane, Gregory Malcolm (Fitter)1976-1978
1979
1 Ahearn Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Oakleigh Colliery
Cochrane, Harry1939
1941, 1969
John Street, Rosewood
Edward St., Rosewood
Cochrane, James1931, 1969TallegallaRoughrigg Colliery
Cochrane, Robert1954, 1966Ahearn St, RosewoodRoughrigg Colliery
Cochrane, Robert (son of James)1969Rosewood Rd., MarburgRoughrigg Colliery
Cochrane, TyroneOakliegh Colliery
Coleman, Arthur Charles1954, 1969Walloon Rd, RosewoodMt Elliott Colliery
Collett, Roy1928RosewoodLanefield Colliery
Collins, Douglas1954Walloon
Collins, George William1954, 1959WalloonCaledonian Colliery
Collins, Leslie William1959Walloon
Collins Lewis John1959, 1969Walloon
Collins, Sidney1929, 1941Albert Street, Rosewood
Collins, Sydney George1969Rosewood Road, WalloonCaledonian Colliery
Collins, Victor David1959Walloon
Coleman, Arthur Charles1949, 1980Walloon Road
Coleman, Arthur Raymond (carpenter)1963, 1997Walloon RoadOakleigh Colliery
Colman, John1921, 1928John Street, Rosewood
Conway, TonyNormanton Colliery
Cooper, Roy Clive1959Moorelands, Via Rosewood
Cosgrove, Peter Michael (washing plant)1968, 197723 yards Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Court, Basil Kenneth1959, 1969Mill Street, Rosewood
Court, Gordon Arnold1959, 1969Toowoomba Rd., Rosewood
Coveney, William Francis1959Edward St., Rosewood
Crabb, Ernest Victor1911, 1914Rosewood
Crocombe, Harold Edward1954Walloon
Crump, Clarence Charles1969Symes St., GrandchesterNormanton Colliery
Dale, Francis Charles1954, 1969Yates St., Rosewood
Dalley, Douglas John1959Albert St., Rosewood
Dance, Clemen Blandford1959Marburg
Dance, Clyde Herbert1959Owen St., Marburg
Davis, William1901Caledonian Colliery
Deas, Thomas1929, 1954Walloon RoadSmithfield Colliery
Roughrigg Colliery
Death, John Thomas Bertram1954John Street, Rosewood
Deehan, Johann1915RosewoodCaledonian Colliery
Dempster, Andrew1928, 1934Albert Street, Rosewood
Diamond, Harry Wright1914, 1915Rosewood
Dick, Alexander1934, 1954Matthew Street, Rosewood
Dick, Alexander Russell1952, 1957Matthew Street, RosewoodUnited No 8
Dickens, Francis Eric "Frank"1959, 1969Off Mt. Walker Rd., RosewoodUnited No 8
Dickens, Reginald George1959Mt. Walker Rd., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Haigmoor Colliery
Dickfos, Carl Henry Alfred1929, 1939,
1959, 1969
Matthew Street, Rosewood
Mill Street, Rosewood
Dickfos, Desmond Alfred Arthur1954, 1969Mill Street, Rosewood
Dilger, Lincoln Stuart1959Marburg
Dixon, Andrew1969Haigslea, Via Walloon
Dixon, Thomas jnr1906Marburg
Dobbs, Keith Eric1959Church Lane, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Domrow, Colin Frederick Adam1941John St., Rosewood
Domrow, Frederick Jr1914Rosewood
Domrow, Leslie Ernest1959John Street, Rosewood
Domrow, George Herbert1943, 1963Matthew Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Normanton No 2
Domrow, Lloyd Gordon1959Trevlac St., Rosewood
Domrow, Mervyn Vincent1936, 1943Mt MarrowRoughrigg Colliery
Domrow, Percival Kenneth1951, 1958Marburg Road via RosewoodUnited No 7
Domrow, Stanley Edwin1959, 1969Waight St., Rosewood
Domrow, Trevor George1969
1977
31 Liverpool St, North
Ipswich
1 Geraldine Ave., North
Ipswich
Normanton Colliery
Killed in Newhill Colliery 1997
Domrow, William Frederick1912, 1922Rosewood
Domrow, William Frederick Jun1954, 1959John Street, Rosewood
Donaldson, James1926Station Road, BoovalMountain Ash Colliery
Donaldson, Leonard John1954Madden Lane, Rosewood
Donaldson, Maurice Maxwell1931, 1941John Street, RosewoodUnited No 7
Donaldson, Robert John Maxwell1926, 1939Rosewood, QueenslandUnited No 7
Donges, Christian1959Walloon
Donohue, William Patrick1959, 1969Matthew St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Donovich, Martin1954Albert St., Rosewood
Dowe, Gustav Carl1921, 1922Albert Street, Rosewood
Downie, George1980Haigslea Malabar RoadMount Elliott Colliery
Downie, Sidney Sylvester1958
1968
Crabbe Lane, Amberley
8 River Rd., Bundamba
Mount Elliott Colliery
Downing, Rae1959, 1969Matthew St., Rosewood
Dowse, Ronald George1941Berlin St., Rosewood
Dreier, Ivan Michael1952-1968School St., RosewoodLanefield No. 5
Drysdale, Donald James1959Marburg
Drysdale, William Rae1958, 1969Yates St., RosewoodRoughrigg Colliery
Lost his life in the
Box Flat explosion in 1972.
Drysdale, William (son of William Rea)Oakleigh Colliery (Deputy)
Jeebropilly Mine (Safety Officer)
Durston, Charles Henry1922Argyle House, Albert Street, Rosewood
Dutney, Cecil Frederick1926, 1940RosewoodWestvale Colliery
Dutney, Colin George Blair1954, 1969John Street, Rosewood
Dutney, Leonard Charles1929, 1941Albert Street, Rosewood
Easton, Alexander1926, 1932Matthew Street, Rosewood
Eden, Charles Paige1954
1968
Mill Street, Rosewood
Railway Street
Rosewood Colliery
Normanton Colliery
Eden, Robert Charles1968Railway Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
(worked on gantry)
Edyvean, Thomas1942KarrabinWestfalen Colliery
Edgeworth, Francis Jack1954Royal George Lane, Rosewood
Edgeworth, John1917, 1941RosewoodLanefield Colliery
Edgeworth, Eric Arthur
(Colliery Clerk)
1963Albert Street
Edmonton, A. 1939Booval, IpswichWestfalen Colliery
Ekert, Mervyn John1954Berlin St., Rosewood
Elliott, Ronald Walter1954, 1969Skinner St., Rosewood
Elmer, William James1958, 1980Madden Lane, RosewoodUnited No 8
Elms, Arnold1941Matthew St., Rosewood
Else, John1912Walloon
Embrey, Archie Cyril1941, 1959Matthew St., RosewoodUnited No 7
Embrey, Earl Dudley1963Toongarra Rd., LeichhardtUnited No 7
Embrey, George Henry Kitchener1939, 1977Stonehaven," Perry's KnobNormanton No 2
Embrey, Herbert1936, 1951Kingston Street, RosewoodUnited No 7
Killed 31/01/1952
Embrey, John Frederick1932, 1941TallegallaUnited No 7
Worked at a couple of mines of
which he was manager.
John worked past retirement age
into the mid 1970s. -Janet Plumridge
Embrey, Ronald George1959Trevlac St., Rosewood
Embrey, Victor Allen1959, 19698 Holmes Street, North IpswichLanefield Colliery
Embrey, Walter Henry1954, 1969Belmont St., Rosewood
Evans, Fred1934, 1959Albert St., RosewoodLanefield Colliery
Evans, Henry Willis "Harry"1953, 1954
1959, 1977
Pinegrove
Makepeace and Albert Sts., Rosewood
United No 8
Evans, Thomas George11/11/1940
3/10/42-26/5/45
17/3/47-13/8/48
28/3/47-29/4/50
1/5/50-2/4/54
Albert Street, RosewoodWestvale Colliery
Lowfield No 2 Colliery
United No 7 Colliery
United No 8 Colliery
Westvale/Lowfield
Colliery

Evans, Trevellyn Mervyn Kerrian1939, 1954Mt Marrow Road, ThagoonaCaledonian Collieries
Neath Colliery
United No 8 Colliery
Farrell, Patrick Bernard1922, 1926, 1941
1959
Albert Street, Rosewood
William St., Rosewood
Normanton Colliery
Farrell, Patrick Edward1944,1959, 1968
1977, 1980
Mill St., Rosewood
5 Matthew Street, Rosewood
Rosewood Colliery

Faulkner, Joseph1941Albert St., Rosewood
Featherstone, Robert1915Rosewood
Fechner, Barry John1969Yates St., Rosewood
Fechner, George Frederick1941Walloon
Federer, Raymond1954Matthew St. Rosewood
Federer, William Charles1905, 1928, 1941RosewoodCaledonian
Feeney, William1914, 1917Walloon
Fleming, James1929Albert Street, Rosewood
Fleming, James Jr1928, 1929 Mill Street, Rosewood
Fleming, Peter1941Mill St., Rosewood
Franklin, Donald Robert198051 Lanefield Road, Rosewood
Freeman, Allan Maldren1954, 1959Albert St., Rosewood
Freeman, Arthur Jr1954, 1969Albert St., Rosewood
Freeman, Desmond Allen1954Albert St., Rosewood
Freeman, Douglas1959, 1969, 1980Lanefield Rd., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Freeman, George Frederick1959, 1969Lanefield Rd., Rosewood
Freeman, Ian Clyde1959Edward St., Rosewood
Freeman, James Norman1954,1969, 1977Madden Lane, Rosewood
Freeman, Leonard1951Phillip Street, One MileUnited No 7
Freeman, Lionel Lawrence1954, 1969, 198019 Yates St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Freeman, Percy Ernest1954, 1969, 1980106 Albert St., RosewoodCaledonian Colliery
Lanefield No 5
Normanton Colliery
Freeman, Reginald Ronald1954, 1959Walloon Rd.
Freeman, Wilfred Andrew1954,1969, 198012 Makepeace Street, Rosewood
Freeman, William "Bill"1912Rosewood
Freeman, William Alfred1954, 1969, 1980Makepeace Street, Rosewood
Rosewood Haigslea Road
Freeman, William Farley1954, 1959Walloon & Hospital Rds.
Freese, Harold Victor Andrew1954, 1969, 198081 Albert St., Rosewood
Freivaldt, Herman August1919Waterworks Road, North
Ipswich
Lanefield Colliery
Gabardo, Angelo1926, 1945, 1954Albert Street, Rosewood
Gabardo, Narcisso1949, 1968, 1969Albert Street, Rosewood
Gannon, Halbert Byng1959, 1968Madden Lane, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Mt. Elliott Colliery
Gardner, Roland James1959Marburg Rd., Rosewood
Gehrke, Joseph Heinrich William1943Mount Walker West
Gehrke, Ronald John58 Matthew Street, Rosewood
George, George Fredrick1943Berlin Street, Rosewood
Gerber, Donald1959, 1969Marburg
Gibson, William Anderson Gilchrist1928Ipswich Road, Rosewood
Gilbey, Walter Henry1939, 1941, 1959Walloon Rd., Rosewood
Gillam, Roland Andrew (Prop Carter)GrandchesterNormanton Colliery
Goodwin, Melvyn Rexford1959, 1969, 1977Matthew St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Grant, Alfred Moreton1911, 1921Rosewood
Gray, William1929Tallegalla
Griffiths, Rex William David1937
1939
Station Rd., Silkstone
Macquarie St., Silkstone
Oakleigh Colliery
Greet, Cecil Edwin1931, 1932, 1941LanefieldLanefield Colliery
Greenwood, James George1959Walloon
Grimsey, Ivan Darrell1959, 1968, 1969Albert St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Guard, Edward1909, 1911Rosewood
Gunthorpe, Charles1915, 1939Rosewood
Gunthorpe, Frank1912, 1939, 1941RosewoodWestvale Colliery
Gunthorpe, James1917, 1922RosewoodRosemount Colliery
Gunthorpe, Raymond Lloyd1959Madden Lane, Rosewood
Gunthorpe, Roy William Charles1941Albert St., Rosewood
Gunthorpe, William Thomas James1939,1959, 1969John St., Rosewood
Haines, Thomas Richard Urry1916RosewoodPerry's Knob
Haley, Thomas1913Campbell's Gully, WalloonCaledonian Colliery
Haley, Timothy1922Thagoona
Hall, David1941Lanefield Rd., Rosewood
Hall, Gabriel1916, 1917Walloon
Ham, Leonard Hodgson1969, 19807 Ahearn St., Rosewood
Hannam, Timothy John1941Railway St., Rosewood
Hanson, Vincent James1947Rosewood No 2 Colliery
Killed 4/12/1947
Hardie, John Stoddart1912, 1934, 1941ThagoonaCaledonian Colliery
Hardie, William John1920ThagoonaCaledonian Colliery
Killed 6/08/1920
Harding, Alan William1956-1969Perry's Knob via RosewoodOakleigh Colliery
Harding, Harry WilliamRosewoodOakleigh Colliery
Harding, Samuel Robert1977Matthew Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
(Came for 3 days,
stayed 13 years)
Harold, William1906Caledonian Colliery
Harron, James1959Marburg
Harth, William1952, 1958 (Mine Manager)2 Griffiths Rd, East IpswichCaledonian Colliery
Hatcher, Colin Alfred George1941, 1959, 1969Marburg
Hatcher, Desmond Colin1958, 1969, 1980Owen St, MarburgCaledonian No 5
Hatcher, Keith Raymond1959Marburg
Hauschildt, Elwyn Keith1959Marburg
Hauschildt, Raymond1959Marburg
Hawkins, Edward Charles1921, 1939, 1941Rosewood
Hawkins, Edward Charles Jun1938, 1964Albert St., RosewoodLanefield Colliery 1938-48
United No.8 1948-53
Oakleigh 1953-64
Hawkins, Henry1924Churchill, IpswichLanefield Colliery
Hayes, John Patrick1959Madden Lane, Rosewood
Hayes, Noel William1954
1959, 1969, 1977
Madden Lane, Rosewood
62 Albert Street, Rosewood
Normanton Colliery
Hayes, Timothy1885Caledonian Colliery
Killed at work 8/10/1885
Heck, Arthur Ambrose1941Mt. Marrow, Via Thagoona
Hecksher, Brain David1959Edmond St., Marburg
Heidke, Graham (Fitter)196321 Brisbane Road, Ebbw ValeNormanton Colliery
Heit, Neville Keith1959Arthur St., Rosewood
Hess, Neville Maurice1954Walloon Rd., Rosewood
Hewlett, Samuel Evans1917, 1921Albert Street, Rosewood
Hickey, John Thomas1928, 1932Thagoona
Hickey, Leslie Patrick1941Walloon
Hines, Victor1977ThagooonaCaledonian Colliery
Hinton, Walter1949, 1969, 19809 Yates St., Rosewood
Hinton, Walter John1921, 1922Thagoona
Hobbs, Sydney1941Matthew St., Rosewood
Hodgson, George1909, 1929
1959, 1969
Walloon
Showground Rd. Rosewood
Hodgson, George Jun1959, 1969Showground Rd. Rosewood
Hodgson, Henry James1959, 1969, 1980Walloon
Hodgson, James1909Walloon
Hodgson, Joseph1921, 1934, 1941William Street, Rosewood
Hodkinson, Eric John 1947, 1949New Street, BoovalUnited No. 8
Hodkinson, George Herbert1929Walloon
Hohenhaus, Benjamin Ernest1954Woodford Street. One MileAmberfield Colliery
Holland, Ronald Gordon1959, 1969, 198021 William St., RosewoodOakleigh Colliery
Holznagel, Brian Ray1959Bassett Lane, Rosewood
Holznagel, Geoffrey Albert1959, 1969, 198012 Madden Lane., Rosewood
Holznagel, William Arthur1959, 1969Bassett Lane, Rosewood
Horne, Gordon Harold Snr (Driller)1958, 1969, 1980Toowoomba Road, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Horne, Lorimer Errington1934Lanefield
Howell, Osborne John1958Grandchester
94 Haig Street, Brassall
Howells, Thomas1932, 1958ThagoonaCaledonian Colliery
Hutton, George1931, 1932Matthew Street, Rosewood
Ingram, Archibald Woodward1919Off Waterworks Road,
North Ipswich
Lanefield Colliery
Isles, Talbot Wilfred196950 Albert St., Rosewood
Jackman, Ronald1948AmberleyWestvale Colliery
Jacobs, Bradley Charles197262 Matthew Street, RosewoodRosewood Consolidated Collieries
Aberdare Colliery
Jacobs, Lindsay Charles1954Lanefield Rd., RosewoodLanefield Colliery
Jacobs, Trevor Marley1954
1972, 1977
Lanefield Rd., Rosewood
62 Matthew Street,
Rosewood
James, Frederick1912Walloon
Jarvis, Cyril Douglas1954, 198010 Kingston Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Jeffrey, John (wheeler)1919Byrne Estate, BundambaLanefield Colliery
Jenner, Leonard Wilson1959Main Road, Marburg
Jennings, "Blue"Normanton Colliery
Jensen, Mervyn Hans1941Matthew Street, Rosewood
Jeynes, Allan Christopher1926Haigslea HotelMountain Ash Colliery
Johns, Cedric Brian1959Walloon Rd., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Johns, Thomas Edward1925, 1951Blackall St, Basin PocketSwanbank
Blackheath (20 years)
Redbank
Borehole (7 years),
Lanefiel
Thagoona (Westfalen)
Aberdare Extended
Haigmoor
Johnson, George1947-1957United No 8
Johnson, John Patrick Joseph1939, 1941, 1949Mill Street, RosewoodMountain View Colliery
Johnson, Thomas1921-1939Matthew Street, Rosewood
Johnson, William1926, 1939, 1941Off Lower John St. Rosewood
Johnstone, David Steele1950, 196343 Alexandria St., North BoovalUnited No 8
Jonas, Desmond Henry1959, 1969Ahearn St.
Jonas, John Armour1926, 1941, 1959Albert St., Rosewood
Jones, Albert1916Tallegalla
Jones, John Henry1928Railway Street, Rosewood
Jones, Roy1969Lanefield Rd., Lanefield
Jones, Stanley1939, 1941Rosewood, Queensland
Joynson, Elon1939Madden Lane, Rosewood
Joynson, Ernest1926,1941, 1954Back Showgrounds, Rosewood
Joynson, Ernest Jr1931, 1941, 1954Rosewood
Kanofski, Kevin1954, 1959, 1969Trevlac St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Kanowski, Leslie1963, 1977John Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Kanofski, Ronald Allen1959Royal George Hotel,
John St., Rosewood
Kathage, Otto Walter1942Caithness St., BoovalWestfalen Colliery
Kelly, Lawrence Cecil1954, 1959, 1969Matthew St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Kennedy, Kevin William1959Mt. Forbes Rd., Rosewood
Kerslake, Herbert Norman Roy1954, 1959Walloon Rd., Rosewood
Kilpatrick, Harry Jarrold1941John St., Rosewood
Klauke, Frank Robert1921, 1932, 1941Toowoomba Rd, Rosewood
Kelidon, Frederick William1963Madden Lane, Rosewood
Kleinschmidt, Otto1941,1969, 198078 John St., Rosewood
Kleve, August Frederick1941Railway St., Rosewood
Kleve, Douglas1954, 1969, 198020 Walloon Rd., Rosewood
Kleve, Harold1954, 1959Matthew St., Rosewood
Kleve, Jack1954,1969, 198041 Railway St., Rosewood
Kleve, Ronald William1941, 1959, 1969John St., Rosewood
Klupfel, Peter August1941Mt. Marrow
Knox, Harold George1954Rosewood Hotel
Koch, Arthur William1954, 1959Albert St., Rosewood
Kraatz, Adrain Derryl (Under Fitter)19656 Waight Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Oakleigh Colliery
Krebs, Keith Lawrence1954, 1959Trevlac St., Rosewood
Kubler, Daniel James1954, 1959, 1969John St., Rosewood
Kunde, Kevin Ronald1954Yates St., Rosewood
Kunde, Owen Alwen1954Albert St., Rosewood
Kurtz, James Norman
(Foreman driller)
1968Calvert
Kuss, Herbert Walter1929, 1931RosewoodWestvale No 3
Leather, Frederick1944Rosemount Colliery
Lacey, Frederick John1922, 1939Walloon Road, Rosewood
Lack, Albert Wilhelm1941North Rosewood
Lack, Mervyn Edwin1954Yates St., Rosewood
Lack, Raymond John1954, 1959, 1969Kingston and Belmont Sts.,
Rosewood
Langan, James Thomas1959Albert St., Rosewood
Lawrie, Alexander1916, 1930Walsh Street, NewtownArdath Colliery
Lawrie, George Hutton1930, 1939Lusitania St., Newtown, IpswichArdath Colliery
Lee, George Francis1954, 1969, 1980106 John St., RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Lee, Harry Alfred1959Matthew St., Rosewood
Lee, Philip1959, 1969, 19801 Belmont St., Rosewood
Lenihan, John Nicholas1939, 1941Lanefield
Lenihan, Patrick1959, 1969Matthew St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Lenihan, Thomas Edward1954, 1959Matthew St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Lergesner, Arthur Edwin1926, 1939, 1959Edward St., Rosewood
Lergesner, David Joseph (mech fitter)1980, 1997116 John StreetOakliegh Colliery
Lergesner, John1909, 1922, 1929RosewoodCaledonian Colliery
Lergesner, Joseph Leslie1939, 1959Berlin St., Rosewood
Levitt, Brian Allan1959, 1969Main St., Walloon
Liddell, Joseph Albert1932, 1935RosewoodRosewood Colliery
List, John1922, 1934Thagoona
List, John William1939, 1941, 1959Thagoona
Littlejohn, Alfred James1954, 1959Matthew St., Rosewood
Lloyd, Graham Stafford1954Thagoona Main Line
Lobley, Benjamin1909, 1911Rosewood
Lock, Alfred George1941Matthew St., Rosewood
Lock, Charles Henry1939Rosewood
Long, Leslie John19807 Makepeace Street,
Rosewood
Lord, Albert William1952Brisbane St., IpswichNeath Colliery
Killed 13/06/1952
Lotz, Graham James1954Hospital Road, Rosewood
Lovell, Arthur Anzac1939William Street, RosewoodSmithfield Colliery
Lovell, Cyril Arthur Norman1941, 1954School Street, RosewoodRosemount Colliery
Lovell, Victor Leslie1954Railway St., Rosewood
Ludlow, Thomas Alfred1954,1969, 198030 Lanefield Rd., Rosewood
Ludlow, Victor1969, 198047 John St., Rosewood
Macdonald, Charles Edward Stuart1939, 1941Rosewood
Madden, John1914Mount Walker
Maddox, Elwyn George1977Brigg’s Road, Raceview Oakleigh Colliery
Maddox, Kevin John1953, 1980Ms/366b Ebenezer Rd., EbenezerMountain View
Maddox, Rodney Elwyn (son of Elwyn) Boiler Maker1977266 Whitehill Rd, Flinders ViewOakleigh No 3 Colliery
Incident 12th June
Died 19/11/1990
Mahoney, John Thomas1922, 1939, 1941
1954
Rosewood
Thagoona
Manz, Ferdinand August1951ThagoonaRosewood Colliery
Maroske, Max John1959, 1969Off Mt. Walker Rd., Rosewood
Martin, John1919Walloon Road, RosewoodLanefield Colliery
Masuryk, Wasyle1941Ahearn St., Rosewood
McBean, Frank Alexander1954, 1969, 19808 William St., Rosewood
McBean, Keith1954Madden Lane, Rosewood
McCarthy, Kevin Walter194779 Woodend Rd., IpswichRosewood Colliery
McChristie, William1928, 1929Rosewood
McDicken, Robert1950Came from ScotlandUnited No 8
McDonald, Henry1917Rosewood
McDonald, Eric Stewart1944BoovalLowfield No 2
McDonnell, Thomas1928, 1932Rosewood
McDowall, Raymond James19485 Bright St, East IpswichRosewood No 2 Colliery
McGown, William1941Matthew St., Rosewood
McGregor, Alexander19308 Birdwood ST, North IpswichArdath Colliery
McGuire, Michael John1912, 1922Walloon
McGuire, Patrick Joseph1922WalloonCaledonian Colliery
McKean, Thomas1939Albert Street, Rosewood
McKinley, William1912Rosewood
McLaren, Alex Ernest1954Albert Street, Rosewood
McLean, Alexander1911RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
McMurdo, William Bell1950, 196320 Robert St., Ebbw ValeUnited No 8
McNamara, John James1937ThagoonaCaledonian Colliery
Lost his life in
Box Flat Explosion
31/07/1972
McNamara, Robert Patrick1926Thagoona
McQuillan, William John1914,1915Walloon
Meier, Donald Graham1963
1964, 1977, 1980
17 Chermside Rd,
Eastern Heights
16 Knaggs St., Moura
At a Rosewood Mine
He went to Moura about 1964.
Worked underground until his
retirement in 1990s. - Jenny Greet
Melnyczuk, Petro1959, 1969Walloon Rd., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Melville, William1926, 1930Canberra, Walsh St., IpswichArdath Colliery
Killed 14/11/1930
Mensforth, Keven John1959Marburg
Merritt, Leslie Roy1954, 1959Yates St., Rosewood
Meyer, Ross1959Walloon Rd., Rosewood
Michajlyszyn, Josef1959Skinner St., Rosewood
Mitchell, Thomas Charles1915RosewoodCaledonian Colliery
Mogensen, Morten Peter Evan1954Just Street, Rosewood
Moore, George1959, 1969Skinner St., Rosewood
Moore, Vincent1959, 1969Skinner St., Rosewood
Moran, Matthew Sydney1943, 1947RosewoodLowfield Colliery
Normanton Colliery
Morgan, Herbert Edwards1916G. Keefe's , RaceviewWestvale Colliery
Murphy, Arthur1929Thagoona
Murphy, Arthur Edward1922, 1934Thagoona
Murphy, Colin Roy1932, 1958Thagoona
Murphy, Ernest Wilfred1928, 1932
1959
Berlin Street, Rosewood
Walloon Rd., Rosewood
Murphy, Lionel John1929, 1959, 1969Thagoona
Murphy, Ronald James1958Walloon via Thagoona
Murphy, Roy Ellis1954Ahearn St, Rosewood
Murphy, Walter Michael1959Thagoona
Murphy, William1938Ellenborough St., IpswichWestfalen Colliery
Nation, Benjamin George1928, 1939, 1954Albert Street, RosewoodLowfield No 2
Newlands, William King1915, 1916Walloon
Newman, Neville Athlyn19806 Skinner Street, Rosewood
Niebling, Warren1959Kunkala
Noble, Aaron Major1959Haigslea
Noble, Alfred John1959Main Rd., Haigslea
Noble, Peter1959Haigslea
Noble, Robert1959Walloon
Nuffer, Harry William (winch driver)1939, 1941North RosewoodRoughrigg No 5
O’Brien, Thomas1912Rosewood
O’Donnell, Edward "Ned"1941LanefieldDied in a fall of coal. 1994
O’Donnell, Edward Jun1954, 1959John St., Rosewood
O'Donnell, Michael Crane1937, 1943LanefieldLowfield No 2
Killed 7/10/1944
O'Donnell, Michael Joseph1963, 1980, 199794 John Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Oakleigh Colliery
O’Neill, John James1959, 1969, 198017 William St., Rosewood
O’Neill, Thomas Kevin1954, 1959Lanefield, Via Rosewood
O’Neill, William Francis1954, 1969, 1980Lanefield
O’Reilly, James Michael1959, 1969School St., Rosewood
O’Reilly, Patrick1959Bremerview, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
O’Reilly, Raymond Phillip1954, 1959Bremerview, Rosewood
O’Reilly, Terrence John1954, 1959Bremerview, Rosewood
Page, Henry Merven1959Walloon
Paidley, James Robert "Jim"1959Lanefield, Via RosewoodNormanton
Palmer, Roy George1939, 1941John Street, Rosewood
Parker, George1928, 1939North RosewoodRosewood Colliery
Parker, James Norman1954, 1959, 1969Matthew St., Rosewood
Parsons, Lionel Bertram1915,1917Walloon
Pasterfield, Hilton Ernest1954Thagoona
Pattison, William1922Davidson Street, Basin PocketCaledonian Colliery
Died 9/05/1922
Pearn, William1914Rosewood
Petie, Graham Eric1959Berlin St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Petie, Maxwell John1959Mill St., Rosewood
Pierce, Keith Lewis (Driller)1959Marburg Rd., Rosewood
Piccini, JohnNormanton open cut. Went to Jeebropilly.
Plotzki, Wilhelm Albert1921Albert Street, Rosewood
Pocock, Anthony1932, 1939, 1941RosewoodWestvale Colliery
Pocock, George Edgar1931, 1939, 1941RosewoodWestvale Colliery
Pocock, Glyn Desmond1954,1969, 1980John St., Rosewood
Pocock, Harold1931, 1939RosewoodUnited No 5 Colliery
Incident 12th February 1953
Died 17th February
Pocock, Harry Clarence1939, 1941Mill Street, Rosewood
Pocock, John1928,1934Rosewood
Pocock, Norman Joseph1954, 1969Walloon Rd., Rosewood
Pocock, Oliverto 1929AshwellWestvale Colliery
Pocock, Ronald Anthony1939, 1941
1959, 1969
Toowoomba Road,
Rosewood
John St., Rosewood
Pocock, Thomas William1939, 1941, 1951Perry's KnobNeath Colliery
Normanton Colliery
Pocock, William1939, 1941Railway Street, Rosewood
Podolak, Frank196879 Scotts Road, DarraNormanton Colliery
Potts, Alexander1910, 1939, 1941RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Potts, Daniel David1926, 1934, 1941William Street, RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Potts, Darcy1949, 1969, 198028 Mill St., RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Potts, James Michael1954John St., RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Potts, John1921, 1939RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Potts, Joseph1959Matthew St., RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Potts, Maurice Francis1939Mill Street, RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Potts, Patrick William1969, 198029 Matthew St., RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Potts, Robert Charles1921, 1939, 1941William Street, RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Potts, William1906, 1909, 1911RosewoodGlencoe Colliery
Powell, Phillip1939Liverpool-street, North IpswichWestvale Colliery
Preuss, Rudolph1954Madden Lane, Rosewood
Price, Terence MeryvnRosemount Colliery
Primus, Harold Frederick1947Lucerne Park, RosevaleNormanton Colliery
Heart attack at work
Died 2/06/1947
Purnell, Paul Gerrard1917, 1934, 1941WalloonNormanton Colliery
Purnell, Thomas1932, 1939, 1954Mill Street, Rosewood
Purnell, Thomas Jun1939, 1941Matthew Street, Rosewood
Pyle, Lynn1959Walloon
Quinlivan, John1954, 1959Albert St., Rosewood
Quirk, Michael1916, 1939, 1941Rosewood
Quirk, Thomas1921, 1932Mill Street, RosewoodCaledonian Colliery
Rackley, Douglas George1959School St., RosewoodRosewood Colliery No 2
Rafter, Patrick Alexis1977Matthew StreetNormanton Colliery
Ramsay, Ronald George1959Waight St.
Rea, John1894Caledonian Colliery
Rea, Lochsley Clemont Marshall1954, 1959Albert St., Rosewood
Rea, Wallace Alexander Glen1954, 1959, 1969Mt. Marrow
Reberger, Raymond Francis
(Fitter & Turner)
1977Ebenezer Rd, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Redman, Joseph1934Tallegalla
Reilly, Edward Thomas1939John Street, Rosewood
Reinhardt, Daryl Trevor1968, 1972Toongarra Rd, Leichhardt, IpswichGlencoe Colliery
Lost his life in the
Box Flat Explosion 1972
Reinhardt, George Herman1959, 1969Walloon Rd., Rosewood
Reinhardt, Harold Charles1954, 1959, 1969Walloon Rd. and Matthew St.Glencoe Colliery
Lost his life in the
Box Flat Explosion 1972
Richardson, Charles William1954Ebenezer
Richardson, Claude William Joseph1928,  1939, 1941John Street, RosewoodRosemount Colliery
Richardson, Edward Walter1915, 1939John Street, Rosewood
Richmond, James1928Rosewood
Riedel, Hermann1914, 1917Walloon
Riley, Edwin Arthur1939, 1941, 1954Rosewood
Robb, VictorTallegallaNormanton Colliery
Roberts, Albert Hulme1921, 1922Matthew Street, Rosewood
Roberts, Edward James1919, 1922, 1928Matthew Street, RosewoodLanefield Colliery
Roberts, Walter Thomas1919Ferguson Street, IpswichLanefield Colliery
Robertson, Alexander Gray1912Rosewood
Robertson, James Gray1912Rosewood
Robinson, Charles1915, 1916, 1917John Street, Rosewood
Rodgers, Desmond Harley1954, 1969, 198053 Lanefield Rd., Rosewood
Rodgers, Edwin Bevan19699 Makepeace St., Rosewood
Rodgers, Kenneth Raymond1959William St., Rosewood
Rodgers, Wilson Alexander1954, 1959, 1969Lanefield Rd., Rosewood
Rohl, Gary Lester1954Haigslea via WalloonCaledonian No 4
Rule, Norman John19638 Bird Street, BundambaOakleigh Colliery
Ruler, Francis George1959Queen St., Marburg
Ruthenberg, Lloyd Francis1959Marburg
Ryan, Thomas Thoral1928, 1932John Street, Rosewood
Sailer, Roy19436 Baker St, West IpswichRosemount Colliery
Salmond, Colin1939Albert Street, Rosewood
Sbeghen, John Peter1972, 198011 Matthew Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Sbeghen, Joseph1939, 1963Albert Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Oakleigh Colliery
Sbeghen, Peter1941Albert St., Rosewood
Schealler, Norman1954, 1959, 1969Berlin St., Rosewood
Schefe, Lionel Oscar1959Ahearn St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Schefe, Mervyn James1954, 1959, 1972Albert St., RosewoodUnited No 8
Schiefelbein, Roy Eric1954, 1959, 1969Matthew St., Rosewood
Schmidt, Desmond Roland1969Haigslea, Via Walloon
Schmidt, Harold Ernest1959, 1969Haigslea
Schneider, Jerome Edward1954Warrillview
Schneider, Louis Edwin1954, 1959Albert St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Shreiweis, Douglas Richard1954Madden Lane, Rosewood
Schreiweis, Ernest Douglas1949, 1954Waight Street, Rosewood
Schreiweis, Gordon Daniel1949, 1969, 198020 Waight St., RosewoodRoughrigg No 5
Schreiweis, John Raymond (Coal Carter)1943, 1949, 198040 Albert Street, Rosewood
Schreiweis, Raymond Lester1955-1997Albert St., RosewoodNormanton 1955-1979
Tarong - 11 weeks
Oakleigh 1979-1980
Aberdare 1980-1987
Idemitsu 1987-1997
Schreiweis, William Norman1949, 1959, 1969Clares's, Matthew St.,
Rosewood
Schumann, Alexander Frederick1954John St., Rosewood
Seidel, Allan Maxwell Robert1954Walloon
Seidel, Gustav Wilhelm Robert1928, 1932, 1941Walloon
Seidel, Gustav Wilhelm Robert1954Walloon
Self, Henry Edward1959William St., Rosewood
Sharp, Gilbert Lionel1959, 1969Amberley Rd., Walloon
Sharp, Lionel Robert1959,1969Old Toowoomba Rd., Walloon
Sharp, Robert1959Walloon
Shearer, Dudley William1954John St., Rosewood
Shearer, Harold Alexander1921, 1939, 1941John Street, Rosewood
Shearer, Victor Angus1931, 1939, 1941, 1954John Street, RosewoodWestvale Colliery
Shearer, William Sydney1917Rosewood
Sleaford ,Walter Henry1954, 1959, 1969Arthur and Matthew Sts.
Sleaford, Leslie George1941, 1963William St., RosewoodLanefield No 1 Colliery
Smith, Arthur Edward1954, 1959, 1969Albert and Belmont Sts.,
Rosewood
Lanefield No 5
Normanton
Oakleigh
Smith, Brian William1963
1977, 1980
Lanefield Road, Rosewood
51 Albert Street, Rosewood
Oakleigh Colliery
Smith, Charles William1928John Street, Rosewood
Smith, Claude Vincent (engine driver)1963, 1977William Street, RosewoodUnited No 8 Colliery
Smith, Harry1916, 1922Rosewood
Smith, Hector Roy1959, 1969Upper John St., Rosewood
Smith, James Patrick1934, 1939
1941, 1959, 1969
John Street, Rosewood
School St., Rosewood
Lanefield Colliery
Smith, Robert James1959Upper John St., RosewoodLanefield Colliery
Smith, Walter Vivian1954, 1959Belmont St., Rosewood
Smith, William Charles1921, 1922John Street, Rosewood
Snow, Thomas William1922, 1929John Street, Rosewood
Spann, Maxwell Percy1980, 1997South Station Rd, SilkstoneOakleigh Colliery
Sprenger, Henry John1969Queen St., Marburg
Stahnke, Ashley John1969Warrillview
Steele, George1909, 1915Rosewood
Steele, Henry1906, 1909, 1911Matthew Street, Rosewood
Steele, William Edward1909, 1912, 1914Rosewood
Steele, William John1909,1911Rosewood
Stephan, Archibald1959, 1969Yates St., RosewoodRosemount No 4
Stephan, Ernest Thomas1954, 1959, 1969Walloon Rd., Rosewood
Stephan, William Robert1929Bremer View, Rosewood
Stephens, William Lewis1928, 1939, 1941Matthew Street, RosewoodOakleigh Colliery
Stephenson, Raymond Keith (Plant Operator)1969
1980
Royal George HotelNormanton Opencut
Jeebropilly Mine
Stirling, James1906St. Helens, BundambaCaledonian Colliery
Stitz, Elwyn William1954, 1959Walloon Rd., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Every morning Elwyn would check
the horses' shoes and if needed
he would repair them.
Stitz, Wilhelm1916, 1917Rosewood
Strathie, Alexander1931Matthew Street, Rosewood
Stocks, Donald Frederick1969Edmund St., Marburg
Strong, Neil David1969Kunkala, Via Rosewood
Strybos, Godefridus "Fred"1972, 198011 Bognuda Street, BundambaWorked at Oakleigh and Mt. Elliott.
Ended up at Whitwood & Aberdare.
Retired from Box Flat.
Sugden, Arthur Albert1969Matthew St., Rosewood
Sweeney, Robert1917, 1922Thagoona
Swift, Sydney Warren1928, 1939, 1941Marburg Road, Rosewood
Symonds, Sidney1939, 1941
1959, 1969
Tallegalla
Waight St., Rosewood
Teske, Keith Raymond1963
1968, 1969
1 Rex St, Ipswich
60 Matthew St, Rosewood
Smithfield Colliery
Glencoe Colliery
Topp, Harold1926Kunkala, Rosewood
Towson, George Hodgson1898, 1904WalloonCaledonian Colliery
Killed at work 19/01/1904
Towson, John William1915, 1917Walloon
Towson, Robert1914, 1917Walloon
Trewick, John193526 Ellenborough St., IpswichNormanton Colliery
Killed 27/08/1935
Trewick, Lyle Stephen1954Matthew St. RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Trewick, Sidney Lyle1929, 1939, 1959Matthew St. RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Trigger, Leslie Andrew1969Walloon
Trigger, Melville George1969Walloon
Trost, Kevin1974-1996Oakleigh Colliery
Turnbull, Adam Jr1929, 1934Rosewood
Uprichard, John Jr1928Rosewood
Uprichard, Robert Thomas1926, 1928John Street, RosewoodDuckenfield
Urmson, David1939Albert Street, Rosewood
Utz, Keith Douglas1969School St., Marburg
Vecellio, John1939Albert Street, Rosewood
Verrall, Graham William1959William St., Rosewood
Verrenkamp, Earl1959Queen St., Marburg
Verrenkamp, John “Jack” (Blacksmith)1959Queen St., MarburgCaledonian Colliery
Waite, William Alfred1916Sandy GallopWestvale Colliery
Wanless, Thomas1915Rosewood
Ward, Francis Joseph “Frank"1949, 19801 Ipswich Rosewood Road, Rosewood
Ward, FrankAmberley Road, RosewoodRosewood Colliery
Box Flat
Warsaw, ArthurNormanton Colliery
Wass, Allan William1939Toowoomba Rd, RosewoodLowfield Colliery
Wass, Desmnd Keith1954Toowoomba Rd, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Wass, Eric Roy1934, 1939, 1941William Street, Rosewood
Wass, George Francis1921, 1932Albert Street, Rosewood
Wass, Lloyd Limberd1939, 1941, 1959Toowoomba Road, Rosewood
Wass, Ronald Charles1954, 1959Toowoomba Rd., Rosewood
Waters, Allen William1969Lanefield Rd., Rosewood
Waters, Barry Thomas1977Lanefield Rd., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Waters, Clarence Harold1954, 1959Albert St., Rosewood
Waters, Cyril Mervyn1941, 1969, 1980124 John St., Rosewood
Waters, Kevin Dudley1954, 1959Lanefield
Wells, George1926Crown Hotel, HaigsleaMountain Ash Colliery
Wendt, Bevan Roland1963HaigsleaCaledonian Colliery
West, Percy Robert1916LoamsideWestvale Colliery
White, Norman William Clifford1954The Bluff, Rosewood
Wiegand, Alfred1931, 1934, 1941Rosewood
Wiegand, Alfred Edward1954, 1959, 1969Waight St., Rosewood
Wiegand, Ernest Harold1939
1940, 1954
Tallegalla
Lanefield Rd & Albert Street.
Smithfield (1960's)
Rylance Colliery until
retirement Sept., 1973
Wiegand, Errol John1969Waight St., Rosewood
Wiegand, Leslie Norman1941, 1959, 1969John St., Rosewood
Wilks, James Richard1916, 1917, 1921
1924
RosewoodCaledonian Colliery
Clarefield Colliery
Williams, Arthur1959Mill St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Williams, Ernest Roy1959Albert St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Williams, Frederick1912, 1934Thagoona/WalloonCaledonian Colliery
Williams, George William1928, 1929
1943, 1954, 1969
Ebenezer
William Street, Rosewood

Rosemount Colliery
Williams, Leslie Frederick1941Lanefield Rd., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Williams, Neville Frederick1969Edward St., Rosewood
Williams, Victor Henry1929, 1939, 1941
1959, 1968
Thagoona
Mill St., Rosewood
Williamson, James1914, 1917Rosewood
Wood, Thomas1941John St., Rosewood
Woodrow, John Hunter1959Madden Lane
Woodward, Errol Clifford1959Mill St., Rosewood
Woodward, James1939Matthew Street, Rosewood
Woodward, Stanely Bernard1941Marburg
Woolley, Samuel Victor1917Thagoona
Wright, Arthur Edward1926, 1941, 1969Matthew Street, Rosewood
Wright, Joseph1926, 1934, 1941Albert Street, RosewoodLanefield Colliery
Wright, Peter Craig39 John Street, RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Wrigley, Arnold1954, 1959
1968, 1980
Matthew St., Rosewood
37 Albert Street, Rosewood
Normanton Colliery
Wrigley, Thomas1959School St., Rosewood
Wyatte, Chester1954, 1969Ahearn St; Lanefield Rd.
Rosewood
Wyatte, Graham George1950
Early 1950's
Late 1950's
1960's
1967
1969
Mills Street, RosewoodRosewood Colliery
Neath Colliery
Westvale Colliery
Rosewood Colliery
Mt. Elliott Colliery
Box Flat until it closed.
"He loved his mining days." - Ross Wyatte
Yarrow, Albert Edward "Bertie"1959, 1969, 198060 Albert St., RosewoodNormanton Colliery
Yarrow, Charles Albert1928Rosewood
Yarrow, Gordon Laird
(miner then engine driver)
1936, 1941, 1949
1954, 1968, 1977
Albert Street, Rosewood
Matthew Street, Rosewood
Caledonian Colliery
Yarrow, Harold Cecil1954John Street, Rosewood
Yarrow, Herbert Douglas1941, 1969, 198034 Waight St., Rosewood
Yarrow, John ArthurStoneleigh, LanefieldWorked at a number of
mines.
Yarrow, John Freeman "Jack"1931, 1939
1941, 1969, 1980
John Street, Rosewood
3 Waight St., Rosewood
Rosemount Colliery 1951
Yarrow, John Matthew1959, 1969Matthew St., Rosewood
Yarrow, Matthew1941, 1954William St., Rosewood
Yarrow, Owen LeslieAshwell, Via Rosewood
Yarrow, Walter Thomas1926Park Estate, John Street, Rosewood
Yarrow, William jnr1936RosewoodLanefield Colliery
Zandegiacomo, Antonio Osvaldo1929, 1939, 1941
1953
1959
Mill Street, Rosewood
John Street, Rosewood
10 William St., Rosewood
Rosewood Colliery
Westvale Colliery
Zandegiacomo, Della Morte Michele "Zan"1932, 1936
1963
Rosewood
13 Fox Street, Booval
Westvale Colliery
United No 8
Normanton Colliery

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Published 26/01/25

 

 

 

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