Beaconsfield (film)

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Beaconsfield
GenreDrama
Written byJudi McCrossin
Starring
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production company Southern Star Group
Original release
Network Nine Network
Release22 April 2012 (2012-04-22)

Beaconsfield is an Australian television film produced for Nine Network. The film is a dramatisation of the 2006 Beaconsfield Mine collapse. It premiered on Nine Network on 22 April 2012. [1] [2]

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