Kal (1996)
“The Italian miner had been trapped for ten days at the bottom of the Westralia mine, just north of nearby Coolgardie.
‘They’ll never get him out,’ people had said for the first five days.
‘He’s buried alive-just sitting there in his tomb,’ many a miner commented. ‘Terrible way to go.’ ‘My oath,’ others agreed. ‘Better to cop it quick. A cave-in, or an explosion even.’ Varischetti had been working a rise-a stope above the lowest level of the mine-when one of the heavy storms that occasionally st...ruck the area had caused a flash flood. As the main shaft and the lower levels took in water, miners were quickly brought to the surface but, in his airpocket halfway between the flooded ninth and tenth levels, Varischetti had worked on, oblivious.
When news of his entombment had reached the surface, a special train with equipment and experienced divers was rushed from Perth and a desperate rescue bid attempted. But few held out hope.
‘Divers work in the sea,’ was the laconic view of the average miner.MoreLess
‘They’ll never get him out,’ people had said for the first five days.
‘He’s buried alive-just sitting there in his tomb,’ many a miner commented. ‘Terrible way to go.’ ‘My oath,’ others agreed. ‘Better to cop it quick. A cave-in, or an explosion even.’ Varischetti had been working a rise-a stope above the lowest level of the mine-when one of the heavy storms that occasionally st...ruck the area had caused a flash flood. As the main shaft and the lower levels took in water, miners were quickly brought to the surface but, in his airpocket halfway between the flooded ninth and tenth levels, Varischetti had worked on, oblivious.
When news of his entombment had reached the surface, a special train with equipment and experienced divers was rushed from Perth and a desperate rescue bid attempted. But few held out hope.
‘Divers work in the sea,’ was the laconic view of the average miner.MoreLess
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