The Wittenoom Legacy

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The Wittenoom Legacy

Introduction/Aim: In the fifty years since the Wittenoom crocidolite (blue asbestos) industry ceased operating, the epidemic of asbestos‐related diseases in Australia has intensified. Use of the employment records of the Australian Blue Asbestos Company and records of the Wittenoom township resident...

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Main Authors:	Musk, A., Reid, A., Olsen, N., Hobbs, M., Armstrong, B., Franklin, P., Hui, J., Layman, L., Brims, Fraser, Alfonso, H., Shilkin, K., Sodhi-Berry, N., De Klerk, N.
Format:	Conference Paper
Published:	WILEY 2018
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67313

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