Bad Ground

Inside the Beaconsfield mine disaster

Tony Wright, Todd Russell, Brant Webb

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English

Pier 9
01 April 2012

True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Social impact of disasters; Mining industry

Bad Ground is the exclusive, authorised story of the 14-day entombment and rescue of Beaconsfield miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell and the fascinating aftermath. The blast and rock fall which occurred one kilometre underground on Anzac Day, 25 April 2006 killed their fellow worker, Larry Knight and left their shift manager in doubt they were also dead. Tony Wright's enthralling, often spine-chilling narrative begins with a masterfully rendered portrait of the small Tasmanian mining township in which the drama unfolded, a township that revealed to him its deepest secrets. Bad Ground reads like a psychological thriller as it follows the many intriguing and moving developments surrounding its central characters and their families, above ground and deep down below.

By: Tony Wright
With: Todd Russell, Brant Webb
Imprint: Pier 9
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
Weight: 312g
ISBN: 9781743361481
ISBN 10: 1743361483
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 April 2012
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tony Wright is the national affairs editor of The Bulletin and provided the most extensive, in-depth coverage of the mine disaster and rescue extensively in the magazine during his first 20 days in Beaconsfield, during which he forged extensive links with the local mining community.