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David CAMPBELL

David CAMPBELL

Male Abt 1852 - 1932  (80 years)


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  • Name David CAMPBELL 
    Birth Abt 1852  Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • From second marriage cert. No birth found in official records.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1861  Bothkennar, Stirling, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1861 census for Smith's House, Bothkennar:
      Marion Paton, head, widow, aged 70, born Logie, Stirling
      Alexander Paton, son, aged 31, coal miner, born St Ninians, Stirling
      Mary Campbell, granddaughter, aged 11, lint dressers' daughter
      David Campbell, grandson, aged 9, scholar, born Glasgow, Lanark.
    Census 1871  Skinflats, Bothkennar, Stirling, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1871 census for Skinflats, Bothkennar: No 18:
      Marion Patton head widow aged 80 pauper born Logie, Stirling
      David Campbell grandson unmarried aged 18 coalminer born Glasgow, Lanark
      Janet Burton boarder unmarried aged 48 born Bothkennar, Stirling
      Catherine Patton, grandchild aged 2 born Bothkennar, Stirling
    Census 1881  Airth, Stirling, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1881 census for Airth, Stirling, Scotland Ref No 302185: Dwelling: Path.
      Alexander Campbell, son, aged 1, born Linlithgow, Scotland
      David Campbell, son, aged 3, born Bothkennar, Stirling, Scotland
      David Campbell, head, married, aged 29, vanman (baker's), born Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
      Hellen Campbel, daughter, aged 5, scholar, born Bothkennar, Stirling, Scotland
      Mary Campbell, wife, aged 24, vanman's wife, born Grangemouth, Stirling, Scotland
    Emigration 5 Oct 1883  Arrived in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia aboard Southesk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Mine manager 
    • CENTRAL QUEENSLAND COAL.
      Mr R.D.Graham, a former well-known Ipswich resident, who was interested in some of the coal mines in West Moreton, was in Ipswich yesterday, says the "Queensland Times," of the 17th instant.
      He is at present engaged in developing the. coal measures in Central Queensland, and, in course of conversation with a representative of this journal, gave some interesting information on this subject. There are two distinct districts being opened up along the railway which runs from Rockhampton to Longreach-one in the basin of the Mackenzie River, the other in the basin of the Dawson River.
      Mr. Graham is now principally interested in The Bluff Colliery, which belongs to the Mackenzie series. The Bluff Colliery is about 109 miles from Rockhampton, and half-a-mile from the Central Railway, with which it is connected by a branch line. The coal there belongs to a lower strata, and is of greater age than the Ipswich coal. It is known as semi-anthracite coal, being much hardier than the Ipswich product, and bearing transhipment well. An analysis shows that the fixed carbon in it is about seventy-eight per cent, and the volatile hydrocarbon about twelve per cent, the balance being ash. The seam has an average height of 5 ft. 6in., with a 7 in. band of splint coal. The coal is won by means of a tunnel or underlie shaft, which has now reached a distance of 250 yards from the surface. The colliery is still almost in its infancy, having been sending out coal for a period of only about two yours. Progress has, however, been continuous, and the present output is over 900 tons per month. The commodity is sold to the Mount Morgan mines, to the railway authorities, and to Rockhampton consumers. The coal is practically smokeless. A report from the British Admiralty authorities, who made tests, stated that the amount of smoke was scarcely perceptible.
      There are now over 100 men, women, and children dependent on the colliery. About forty miners are employed, in addition to men engaged in timbering and other work. There are two stores in the locality. Mr. Graham says that the miners appear to be a contented and well to-do class, their work being constant and their pay higher than anywhere else in Australia. A provisional school is being erected, and other enterprises on the social side are expected to eventuate in the near future. Mr Graham has come down to engage men for a second shift, as further development is to be carried on at the mine. He can do with a dozen men or more, and most of these have already been secured. There are already a number of Ipswich men among those employed at the pit, the remainder being mostly from the Burrum or Newcastle districts. The underground manager, who has charge of the mine during Mr. Graham's absence, is Mr. D. Campbell, a one-time resident of Dinmore (who formed one of the rescue party in connection with the disaster at the Tivoli mines some years ago). The Bluff is the only colliery now in active operation in Central Queensland.
      The other coal properties in the Mackenzie districts are the Mammoth and the Columba. The Mammoth was prospected by Mr. Graham for an Adelaide company. Veins of remarkable size and value were discovered. One seam was found to be 24 ft. thick, with only one band of stone about an inch in width, while at another place a 20 ft. seam was found without single band of stone. Thirty-two tons were sent to the railway for testing purposes, and gave results better than the English standard. The Mammoth enterprise has, unfortunately gone into liquidation. The Columba properly adjoins The Bluff. The ground was opened up on what is regarded as the same seam as The Bluff, but further away from the area of faults, and a report shows a superior prospect. This company who commenced operations on this land is, however, now working twenty miles nearer Rockhampton than The Bluff. A seam was also opened by the Pearl Creek Company; but it proved to be a small one, the coal standing at a high inclined angle.
      There Dawson fields were opened by two companies - the Dunstan and the Dawson. Both of these sent coal to the Admiralty authorities for trial experiments. The Dawson Company's country has recently been taken over by the Premier (the Hon. W. Kidston) on behalf of the state, and the shaft has been continued to a depth of 200 odd feet. Two hundred tons of coal have been brought to the surface and is awaiting carriage to port to be tried by the Admiralty.
      "I omitted to say," concluded Mr. Graham, "that we are preparing to make coke from the coal The Bluff. We supplied Mount Morgan with eight tons of coke, and the manager. Captain G. A. Richard, states that it is a grand flux."
      Altogether, Mr. Graham speaks in a most sanguine manner regarding the development of the coalfields in Central Queensland.
      CENTRAL QUEENSLAND COAL. (1907, January 22). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved January 3, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53088249
    Residence 1893  Whitwood, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1903  Mammoth Mine, Jellinbah (near Bluff, Central Queensland, Aust) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1908  Bluff, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1919  Bluff, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1930  Bluff, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Death 5 Jan 1932  Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Queensland Death Certificate No 1932/00743: 1932/000743 000008. David Campbell, mine manager, male aged 80 years, general hospital, Rockhampton. Born Glasgow, Scotland. Lived Queensland about 50 years. Parents David Campbell flax spinner and Catherine Patterson (incorrect as her surname was Paton). Marriages: 1: Scotland to Mary Rutherford (incorrect to Mary Campbell). 2: Australia to 31 years to Christina Abel. Children: By 1: Helen Rutherford aged 56, Alexander aged 50, 2 males and 1 female deceased. By 2: Jane aged 46, 2 males and 2 females deceased. Cause: Carcinoma of bowel, cardiac failure. Dr Angus D. Buchanan 5 January 1932. Burial, 6 January 1932, North Rockhampton Cemetery. Certified by W.W. Lutton, minister Charles E. Lutton, Baptist. Witnesses: T. W. Cook, W.G.Muller. Informant: H.R.Nunn, daughter, Kent St off Cambridge St, Rockhampton and D.Ross, Clerk, Rockhampton Hospital.
    Burial 6 Jan 1932  North Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • David Campbell was a key figure in the rescue efforts after the Eclipse mine disaster at Ipswich in 1893. He had been working at Whitwood Colliery at Dinmore and had just been employed at the Eclipse mine when the disaster occurred.
      http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123347712
    • Following is the evidence that David Campbell gave into the death of his son David Campbell junior in 1890:
      David Campbell on oath states - I am a miner and reside near Dinmore. The deceased David Campbell was my son. I know Mr Bowley. He arranged with me to give my son employment to work at his Brick Press at Dinmore. My son commenced work on Friday afternoon 25th July last.
      I saw the Press before my boy went to work with - Mr Bowley told me what my boy had to do that he had to put the bricks in the Press - I remember 28th July, my son met with an accident that day. I was not present, but was there before he left the works for the hospital.
      I spoke to my son and he was able to speak to me - he died in the hospital the following morning.
      My son told me. "My shirt caught the cog wheel and in the moment of excitement my legs were caught - the projecting knee caught me under the knee and carried my leg past that post under the press"
      My son was 12 years and eleven months old. There is about an inch between the projecting knee of the Press and the Post.
    Person ID I1351  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2022 

    Father David CAMPBELL,   b. Abt 1827, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN 
    Mother Catherine PATON,   b. Abt 1821, Perthshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1858, Greenbank, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Family ID F1292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary CAMPBELL,   b. 18 Sep 1856, Grangemouth, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1883, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 10 Aug 1874  Skinflats, Bothkennar, Stirling, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1874 Marriages in the District of Bothkennar in the County of Stirling. No 9. 1874 on the Tenth day of August at Skinflats Bothkennar after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland. David Campbell Coalminer bachelor aged 23 of Skinflats, Bothkennar. Father: David Campbell Labourer (Deceased).
      Mother: Catherine Campbell M.S. Paton (Deceased).
      AND
      Mary Campbell Domestic Servant Spinster aged 19 of Skinflats, Bothkennar. Father: Alexander Campbell Coalminer Deceased. Mother: Helen Campbell M.S. Rutherford (decease?). Wtinesses: William ?? minister of Bothkennar. James Snedden. Isabella Rae
    Children 
     1. Helen Rutherford CAMPBELL,   b. 11 Dec 1875, Skinflats, Bothkennar, Stirling, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1956, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. David CAMPBELL,   b. 10 Aug 1877, West Mains, Bothkennar, Stirling, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1890, Ipswich Hospital, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)
     3. Alexander CAMPBELL,   b. 26 Jul 1879, Drumbowie, Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1965, 19 Brae-Ross St, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     4. John Littlejohn CAMPBELL,   b. 1 Oct 1883, Aboard ship off New South Wales, Australia en route to Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1883, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2025 

    Family 2 Christina Moar ABEL,   b. 17 Jan 1853, Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1932, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 8 Oct 1884  Hutton Lane, North Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Queensland marriage certificate No 1884/009248. 8 October 1884, Brisbane, David Campbell, widower, born, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Miner, 30 years, of Ipswich. Parents David Campbell and Catherine Paton. Father's profession: Flax Spinner. Christina Moar Abel, spinster, Broxburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. 29 years of Hutton Lane off Adelaide Street. Parents: John Abel and Jane Strachan. Father's profession: Mason. Married at the residence of George Cruickshank, Hutton Lane, North Brisbane according to the rites of the Presbyterian Church. This marriage was solemnized between us: David Campbell and Christina Moar Abel (her mark), in the presence of Peter Miller and Margaret Borrowman. By Charles Ogg, officiating minister.
    Children 
     1. Jane "Jeannie" CAMPBELL,   b. 9 May 1886, New Chum, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1970, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     2. Catherine CAMPBELL,   b. 24 Jun 1887, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1888, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. George Thompson CAMPBELL,   b. 4 Aug 1890, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1891, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. William CAMPBELL,   b. 20 Jul 1895, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1895, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. Mary Abel CAMPBELL,   b. 5 Nov 1896, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1897, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F1819  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2025 

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