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Playwright changes Beaconsfield musical title
The creator of a musical-comedy about the 2006 Beaconsfield rockfall changes its title.[MORE]
Union urges boycott of Beaconsfield musical
The union representing Beaconsfield miners is urging people not to attend a musical about the 2006 tragedy.[MORE]
Outrage at Beaconsfield mine tragedy musical
A musical-comedy about the 2006 Beaconsfield mine disaster has been condemned.[MORE]
Power blackouts after storms
Aurora Energy is working to restore power to parts of northern Tasmania after this morning's thunderstorms.[MORE]
Mine rockfall not preventable: Inquest
A manager at the Beaconsfield Gold mine has told an inquest he is convinced the fatal rockfall more than two years ago could not have been prevented.[MORE]
Mine inquest told of seismic increase
A Beaconsfield mine manager has told an inquest he knew seismic activity at the mine had increased in the week before a fatal rockfall.[MORE]
Manager denies mine was 'bad ground'
A Beaconsfied mine manager has denied the area where a miner died in 2006 was "bad ground".[MORE]
Mine needed longer bolts: Inquest
A manager at the Beaconsfield Gold mine says history shows longer bolts should have been installed before a fatal rockfall more than two years ago.[MORE]
Mine manager makes risk admission
A former Beaconsfield mine manager has admitted he did no formal risk assessment when the mine changed its methods before a fatal rockfall.[MORE]
Manager denies safety breach
The former underground manager at the Beaconsfield gold mine has denied he ordered a miner to break a safety rule in the lead-up to a fatal rock fall.[MORE]
Mine's money woes 'misinterpreted'
The former underground manager at the Beaconsfield gold mine says presentations he gave to workers about its financial position before a fatal rockfall were misinterpreted.[MORE]
Mine manager rejects safety claims
The former underground manager at the Beaconsfield Gold Mine has dismissed claims he put production ahead of safety in the lead up to a fatal rockfall.[MORE]
Inquest told miners not reporting rockfalls
The technical geologist at the Beaconsfield Gold mine has revealed he was frustrated that miners were not formally reporting rockfalls before a fatal collapse two years ago.[MORE]
Beaconsfield manager questioned about lack of cameras
The Beaconsfield Gold mine's geotechnical manager has been questioned on why the mine allegedly didn't follow expert advice to use underground cameras in the lead-up to the fatal Anzac Day rockfall.[MORE]
Mine manger denies safety compromise
The Beaconsfield Gold mine's geotechnical manager has strongly rejected claims the mine compromised safety in the lead-up to the fatal rockfall in 2006.[MORE]
Mine inquest told 925 level 'not safe'
An inquest has heard the Beaconsfield Gold mine was warned by its geotechnical officer that the area of a fatal rockfall was not safe for mining, six months before the accident. [MORE]
Mine geologist on 'steep learning curve'
A geologist at the Beaconsfield gold Mine has told of his inexperience in geotechnical issues before a fatal rockfall two years ago.[MORE]
Questions raised over mine advice
An inquest has been shown evidence that the Beaconsfield gold mine did not properly inform its consultants when seeking their advice before a fatal rockfall two years ago.[MORE]
Mine lawyers challenge expert investigator
Lawyers for the Beaconsfield Gold Mine have been questioning an expert about measures the mine took to prevent a rock fall on Anzac Day 2006 which killed miner Larry Knight.[MORE]
Beaconsfield mine design criticised
An independent investigator has criticised the Beaconsfield gold mine's methods and design prior to a fatal rockfall in 2006.[MORE]
Mine lawyers blasted for 'gross disrespect'
A Tasmanian coroner has allowed lawyers for Beaconsfield Gold to return to the inquest into the death of a miner in a rockfall two years ago.[MORE]
Coroner to rule on mine lawyers' return to inquest
Lawyers representing Tasmania's Beaconsfield Gold Mine want to return early to the inquest into the death of Larry Knight.[MORE]
Beaconsfield miner tells of finding body
The man who found the body of a Beaconsfield miner after the 2006 rockfall has told an inquest of the conditions in the mine after the disaster.[MORE]
Inquest told mine not prepared for rockfalls
A mining consultant has revealed the Beaconsfield Gold mine was preparing for the wrong kinds of rockfall in the months leading up to the 2006 Anzac Day collapse.[MORE]
Beaconsfield Gold loses second bid to recoup rockfall closure losses
Beaconsfield Gold has lost its second attempt to claim back losses incurred after a rockfall at the northern Tasmanian mine more than two years ago.[MORE]
