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A 300kg piano, 61 metres down: Bendigo's gold mine hosts an underground concert

Bendigo Fine Music chair Thomas Heywood's wild idea became reality: a 300kg piano was lowered 61 metres into the Central Deborah Gold Mine for a one-off evening concert - believed to be the first concert ever staged inside such a mine. The underground performance celebrated 175 years since gold was discovered in Bendigo, central Victoria, turning a former mine shaft into a concert hall.

The upbeat factormusic where the gold rush began - delight, 61 metres underground.
✓ Verified · ABC News · 2026-10-10 · Australia
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