More than a century ago, a small mining community was rocked by a terrifying thunderstorm which left a miner trapped underground due to heavy rain filling the mine.
The water wasn’t the only thing overflowing, with a flood of camaraderie and loyalty during a gruelling nine-day rescue took place to save the entombed miner.
On March 19, 1907, the storm burst over the Coolgardie goldfields in Western Australia, with the underground gold mine at Bonnievale going underwater.
All 160 miners scrambled to safety, with the exception of Italian mineworker Modesto “Charlie” Varischetti, who had been working alone in a 30ft rise from the 1000ft level.
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