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Todd Russell, Beaconsfield mine collapse survivor, dies aged 54 due to illness

Tasmanian premier leads tributes for Russell, who earlier this month returned home to ‘see out his days’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Beaconsfield mine collapse survivor Todd Russell has died aged 54 after recently announcing deteriorating health. The Tasmanian premier, Jeremy Rockliff, led the tributes on Tuesday morning, saying his thoughts were with Russell’s…

Todd Russell, Beaconsfield mine collapse survivor, dies aged 54 due to illness

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