Triumph And Tragedy

From drought to the flooding rains of Cyclone Larry, the Beaconsfield mine to Steve Irwin's demise . . . it has been a helluva year for national news. Neil Jameson presents his take on 2006's highs and lows.

Bids In For Debt Of Beaconsfield Mine

BIDDING for Macquarie Bank's $48 million parcel of debts connected with the troubled Beaconsfield mine in Tasmania closed on Friday with at least two expressions of interest.

Bids In For Macbank's Beaconsfield Debt

BIDDING for Macquarie Bank's $48 million parcel of debts connected with the troubled Beaconsfield mine in Tasmania has closed with at least two expressions of interest.

Beaconsfield Reopens But Ownership Under A Cloud

MINING has resumed at the Beaconsfield goldmine in Tasmania where an Anzac Day rock fall killed miner Larry Knight and trapped Todd Russell and Brant Webb for 14 days. But questions about future ownership of the high-grade mine remain to be resolved.