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Bad Ground

Bad Ground


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At 9:26 pm on April 25 2006, a suspected seismic event triggered an underground rock fall at the Beaconsfield gold mine in northern Tasmania. Of the 17 people who were in the mine at the time, 14 escaped in the immediate aftermath of the collapse. One man, Larry Knight, was killed outright, and two others, Brant Webb and Todd Russell, were also believed to have perished. Five days after the mine collapse, however, the men were found alive - but trapped - nearly a mile below the surface. Following extraordinary efforts on the part on the rescue team, and a fortnight of heart-stopping drama played out in the full spotlight of the Australian media, Webb and Russell were finally freed on Tuesday 9 May, a full two weeks after being trapped. "Bad Ground" tells the amazing and inspiring story of their escape from a subterranean nightmare. But "Bad Ground" is not just a tale of two men's courage in adversity, it is also the story of those who worked desperately against the clock and against all odds to reach them, of those who kept vigil, of those who grieved and of those who never stopped believing in the possibility of their emerging alive. Tony Wright has woven the events of the Beaconsfield mine collapse into a narrative that reads like a psychological thriller. No reader will remain unmoved as Russell and Webb reveal the thoughts, the fears, the courage and the humanity to be found in the hearts of men enduring the unendurable, down in the deepest dark.

Table of Contents:
Prologue - sweat of the sunAnzac Day in a small townA day at the officeDo you copy, Larry?Three men missingBrant goes tunnellingWish upon a starHas he got air?Water tortureStrangers in the streetBroken on the rockA message from beyondIn the deepest darkThe crush zoneThe cool kid in Grade 12Voices from the deadJust one chanceThe angle of reposeHatsy to the rescue"See you soon, Daddy"Pictures from the dark"Fighting very hard"Bad ground above and below5.59am: the dawnEpilogue - all that passesPostcript to the anniversary edition

About the Author :
Tony Wright was born in Heywood, Victoria in 1951. He has been a journalist for more than 30 years and is currently national affairs editor of The Bulletin, Australia's most respected news and current affairs magazine. he was Feature Writer of the Year in the 2006 Magazine Publishers of Australia awards, a prize that he previously won in 2004

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Highly recommended as an enjoyable and inspirational read - Melbourne Age


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781847241771
  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Quercus Publishing
  • Height: 234 mm
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1847241778
  • Publisher Date: 05 Jul 2007
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English


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