MORIARTY Michael Joseph b. 1876 ,Poplar,Middlesex,England d. 28 Jun 1913 ,South Melbourne,Victoria,Australia: GeniAus' Family Site

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Name	MORIARTY Michael Joseph
Born	1876	,Poplar,Middlesex,England
Gender	Male
Died	28 Jun 1913	,South Melbourne,Victoria,Australia [1, 2, 3]
Died	Cause: Boiler accident
Buried	1 Jul 1913	Coburg Cemetery,,Victoria,Australia
Person ID	I2472	GeniAus Family Tree
Last Modified	9 Dec 2022

Family NELSON Florence Ethel, b. 13 Apr 1889, ,South Melbourne,Victoria,Australia , d. 1929, ,Grays,Essex,England (Age 39 years)

Married 13 Nov 1908 ,Queenstown,Tasmania,Australia [4]

Children

	1. MORIARTY Rose Catherine, b. 10 Jun 1909, ,North Lyall, Tasmania,Australia , d. 5 Jun 1989, ,Shoeburyness,Essex,England (Age 79 years)
	2. MORIARTY Nellie, b. 1910, ,,Tasmania,Australia , d. ,,Essex,England
	3. MORIARTY Mollie, b. 1910
	4. MORIARTY Michael Joseph, b. 1913, ,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia , d. 1976, ,Chelsea,,England (Age 63 years)

Last Modified 7 Jun 2023

Family ID F1176 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Died - Cause: Boiler accident - 28 Jun 1913 - ,South Melbourne,Victoria,Australia

Buried - 1 Jul 1913 - Coburg Cemetery,,Victoria,Australia

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Sources

[S151] Kilmore Free Press, Thursday 3 July 1913.
One man, Michael Moriarty, killed by
a fall of a boiler on Saturday at South Yarra
and three others injured.
[S2] Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 30 June 1913.
HOISTING ACCIDENT.
THREE MEN INJURED.
MELBOURNE. Saturday.
A serious accident happened this morning at
the Melbourne electric light power-house,
South Yarra, three workmen named Michael
Moriarty (45), Edward Olsen (EG), and Chas.
Watt (41) being injured, owing to the falling
of a boiler drum from a height of 12ft. The
men were hoisting the boiler drum by means
of a block and tackle when tho accident hap-
pened. Moriarty was injured internally, and
had one of his logs broken. Olsen had one of
his hips broken, and he, too, suffered internal
injuries. Watts had a shoulder dislocated.
All three are married men, and reside at South
Melbourne, They were removed to the Alfred
Hospital.
Sunday.
Moriarty died last night, and Olson is in a
, critical condition.
[S152] Lismore Star, Monday 30 June 1913.
FOUR MEN INJURED.Fix this text
Melbourne, Sunday. :
While six men were erecting a boiler
drum' weighing five tons the scaffolding
collapsed, and four men-Michael Moriarty,
Edward Olsen, Charles Watt and Jas. Jen
kins-were pinned under the boiler and
debris. They received shocking injuries,
and all were conveyed to the hospital.
Three of them are in a precarious condi
tion.
[S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Name: Michael Moriarty
Spouse Name: Florence Ethel Nelson
Marriage Place: Tasmania
Registration Place: Tasmania
Registration Year: 1908
Page Number: 0979