502 - The Beaconsfield Mine Collapse

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Fact, History, Facts, Comedy

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Summary

For two weeks in 2006, Australia held its collective breath as a huge rescue effort attempted to save two men (Todd russell and Brant Webb) trapped nearly a kilometre underground at the Beaconsfield Mine in Tasmania. Joining us to hear about this incredible story of survival is our dear friend Evan Munro-Smith!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:44 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

I Was Actually There (ABC):

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/i-was-actually-there/beaconsfield-mine-rescue-2006-todd-russell/103939258

Head Game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCgyZB9Bf-U

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/foo-fighters-make-good-on-word-to-miners/news-story/2c8f6a5f84bedf8aa6fa4a0f7541e9c3

https://www.smh.com.au/national/rock-to-rock-foo-fighters-message-to-miners-20060506-gdnhjn.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20081010054932/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/07/2384587.htm

https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2009/01/01/35955/beaconsfield%3A_the_musical

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-02-26/beaconsfield-gold-rejects-inquest-findings/1602592

60 mins:

https://youtu.be/IbAx4eis2qo?si=jCNgyG63DsX-WM2n

60 mins (2016);

https://youtu.be/LXC-LYD-4LU?si=mkbz_mr4HtLej0Er

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0:00.0	Hey, mate, it's just Matt jumping in here to let you know that I'm coming to the UK for a tour this
0:05.7	September, 2025. I'm coming to Edinburgh, Cambridge. It's our first ever show there. Birmingham,
0:12.6	Manchester, Swansea, first ever Wales show and London. I'm going to be doing my show Bad Boy,
0:19.2	as well as a live Who knew it with Matt Stewart in each of those places.
0:24.0	Cannot wait so pumped up.
0:25.6	And also while I've got you, our recent 500th episode, which we recorded live at the Capitol Theater,
0:32.1	that is now available to watch on our YouTube channel.
0:35.8	So just head over to our YouTube channel. Do go on pod and check out all three episodes there. A whole lot of fun. And yes, grab tickets to Bad Boy and Who Knew It in the UK at Matt Stewartcom.com. Anyway, let's get on with the show.
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1:53.7	My name is Dev Wonki and as always I'm here with Jess Perkins.
1:56.7	I love you.
1:57.6	Thank you.
1:58.6	No, that was to the listener.
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