The Entombed Miner by Tom Austen

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to top and right foredge. Slight skew to spine. Dust jacket has wear to edges and is now in a protective cover. Signed by author. Interior and binding are very good.

On 19 March 1907, Modesto Varischetti was trapped by water in a mine shaft at Bonnievale in Western Australia. Nine days later, he was rescued.

This book tells how the mine was flooded, how Modesto responded to the ordeal, and the efforts to save him. It also describes the relationships between the Australians and the Italians on the Goldfields. (publisher blurb)