Title: Beaconsfield miners mark Anzac Day
Orginal link: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21618347-1244,00.html
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Published date:April 25, 2007 10:48am
THE two survivors of the Beaconsfield mine disaster were at an Anzac Day dawn service in the small Tasmanian town today, a year after the mine collapse that killed their mate.[/b]


Miner Larry Knight, 44, died and Todd Russell and Brant Webb became trapped when a seismic incident caused a rock fall at the gold mine about 9.30pm (AEST), on Anzac Day last year.

Mr Russell and Mr Webb were trapped underground for two weeks.

The people of Beaconsfield will commemorate the disaster on May 9, the anniversary of the day the pair was rescued.

West Tamar mayor Barry Easther said the date was chosen in consultation with the RSL, the local council and the Anzac Day committee.

He said May 9 was a poignant choice.

"That was the day Larry Knight was laid to rest and the day that Brant Webb and Todd Russell were rescued," he said.

"We didn"t want to complicate Anzac Day with thoughts about the rock fall that happened in the evening (of April 25) last year."

Mr Easther said the May 9 commemoration would include a service to remember Mr Knight.

Mr Webb and Mr Russell still live in Beaconsfield and both have no plans to move away.

Mr Easther said the mine was still on the minds of everyone in the town.

"Anzac Day brings back unforgettable memories of what happened at 9.23pm on April 25 last year," he said.

He said the town was coping well a year on.

"We are a vibrant community and we have been blessed with large numbers of visitors coming here because of the mine and what happened.

"People from all over the world have been touched by the story that came out of Beaconsfield and they feel a real need to visit the place where it all happened."

About 100 people gathered at the Beaconsfield Cenotaph this morning to mark Anzac Day.

.. as harsh as it sounds, for Christ sake, shut up about it already !!!

it happened, we got the facts, they got the money, and the family and friends of Mr Knight should be left in peace.

same goes for many MANY other things that just keep getting dragged up, anyone would swear that todays journalists get stories by dredging the bowels of the media for out dated crap and re-writing the article..

There we go, the government wants a good way to help prevent global warming and the cutting down of rainforest's.. ill bet, if every media giant got fined 10 cents for every article that is just regurgitated news, or an article about a drunk celebrity they would all stop publishing them !!!

We would get something decent to read, there would be a hell of a lot less paper wastage, AND all that money could go towards cleaning up Australia !!!

I agree..enough is enough.