One of the Beaconsfield miners has died. Here’s how his story hooked the nation for 20 years
1Beaconsfield miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb became national heroes after spending 14 days stuck in a mine. Then the media turned their ordeal into a commodity.
In The Conversation’s words.2
The story so far
One source so far- Reports
- 1
- Newsrooms and sources
- 1
- Last 3 hours
- 1
Only one newsroom has this so far.
The numbers behind it
How it spread, where it’s heading and where the coverage is from
Every report, in order
1 reports from 1 newsrooms, first to latest. Each links to the original.


