Unlike Kalgoorlie, this town has seen it's day. It lays claim to the start of the gold rush era, and is remembered in particular for an amazing mine rescue that captured the imagination of the nation. It spanned more than two weeks and involved the saving of one miner trapped underground following torrential rains that flooded the mine.
The rescue involved heroic efforts by three divers, a breakneck record train dash from Perth, and round the clock efforts to pump water out to keep the miner above water level.
As we read the account we came to realize just how great was the effort when compared with Tassie mine rescue and all it's technology
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