Thomas Charles Howe

   Cause of his death was chronic fibrosis of lungs.

  General Notes:

http://www.johnandpauline.info/ notes:
Occupation: Mine Manager - New Chum Railway Gold Mine, 1908 - 1910 minimum, Bendigo. Ref: "Bendigo a History", Frank Cusack
In 1896, the New Chum Railway mine was the best yielding mine in Bendigo.
At the time, rich reefs had been unearthed at 3000 ft.
In 1906 a damning report was released on the adequacy of ventilation in the Bendigo mines. The New Chum Railway was one of the worst, because of the great depth of mining and inadequate ventilation. At its 4236 ft level, the temperature 95 deg. The soil was continually wet. The men sat eating their crib in a steamy fog with a temperature of over 100 deg. and humidity of 99%. The mines were 'sallow and sickly' and of two men chosen at random, 'their sputum teeming with tubercle bacilli'. However, of the evils resulting from bad that of heat and humidity was far the lesser. The killer was the silica- dust from drilling and blasting.
In 1908, Thomas was presented with a silver tea service by the employees of the mine.

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection.

Thomas married Elizabeth Eliza Brown (Dowsett) on 9 Apr 1895 in Bendigo, Victoria Australia. (Elizabeth Eliza Brown (Dowsett) was born on 24 Aug 1876 in Hargereaves St, Sandhurst (now Bendigo), Victoria Australia, died in 1967 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria Australia and was buried in Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.)

  Marriage Notes:

http://www.johnandpauline.info notes:
Marriage: Mrs Howe's place at Booth St Golden Square. Elizabeth was only 18 on her marriage date. Written consent for the marriage was given by her aunt and guardian, Eliza Howe.
• marriage witnesses: Booth St Golden Square. H. Howe and Eliza Howe