- Australian miners Todd Russell (foreground), and Brant Webb (obscured behind Russell), emerge from two weeks trapped in a gold mine 3,000 feet below ground at the Beaconsfield Gold Mine at Beaconsfield, Australia, The men were trapped when an magnitude 2.1 earthquake caused a cave-in in the mine shaft. Rescuers drilled through 45 feet of rock, the last part by hand, to reach the men.
2 Australian Miners Freed After 2 Weeks - [AP]
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Fuck yeah!Gotta' l... (Below threshold)1. Posted by yo | May 8, 2006 5:52 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Fuck yeah!
Gotta' love the unflappable Aussies.
Dude, good news in the news, for change.
Thanks!
1. Posted by yo | May 8, 2006 5:52 PM |
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Posted on May 8, 2006 17:52
2. Posted by jdavenport | May 8, 2006 9:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Man. Two weeks.
Its been so long, I had forgotten about the story.
2. Posted by jdavenport | May 8, 2006 9:17 PM |
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Posted on May 8, 2006 21:17